Fill cocktail shaker with ice. Add mezcal, Aperol, lemon juice, and bitters. Shake until well chilled, about 15 seconds. Fill a rocks glass with fresh ice. Add club soda to glass and strain cocktail on top. Garnish with lemon peel.
Spring weather comes on with a vengeance in central Oklahoma, where I grew up. I miss it. I miss the way the energy crackles in the air as the warm, southern winds crash into the cooler winds from the north.
Make these Red, White and Blue Floats to celebrate the 4th of July. Only three ingredients and you will have a popular treat to celebrate our country's freedom! Anyone else looking for any and all cold treats to beat the heat? Oh my word, it's hot.
This simple sour has a name that calls to mind a 19th-century classic, but it's much more modern than that. Bartender T. J. Siegal created it for New York's Milk & Honey in the mid-2000s. The cocktail blends bourbon, lemon juice, and honey syrup for a whiskey-laced spin on the Bee's Knees.
Combine apple cider vinegar, sugar, water, salt, cinnamon sticks, peppercorns, bay leaf, chili pepper flakes, cloves, and coriander seeds in a medium saucepan and bring to a boil. Add watermelon rind, return to a boil and boil for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
A classic Greyhound consists of just two ingredients: vodka and grapefruit juice (perhaps a lemon wedge if you fancy garnishes). My Salted Tarragon Greyhound, a twist on this refreshing classic, consists of grapefruit juice, home infused grapefruit tarragon vodka, flaky sea salt and agave nectar.
There's nothing as refreshing as the perfect glass of Iced Tea . Freshly brewed. Perfectly sweetened - not too much, not too little. Growing up in the South we do love our iced tea. While we're surrounded by an endless supply of the sweet stuff at every corner, I prefer to have my own less-sweetened supply for home at my beck and call.
Get this all-star, easy-to-follow Red Wine Spritzers recipe from Rachael Ray
A few weeks ago when I was at the grocery store (um, where else would I be?)
Rich, creamy and chocolatey....this dairy based martini is the best you'll ever have. June is Dairy Month which means it's time to celebrate #AllThingsDairy! Fresh nutritious dairy foods like milk, cheese and yogurt don't just taste delicious; they're good for your body! Dairy foods are the #1 source of calcium in most individual's daily diet and offer ...