cocktails

girls night in

September 4, 2012

You may have heard, I love to throw a party. Big or small, formal or casual, well planned out to each and every detail or an impromptu last minute thing (my controlling nature prefers the former, of course). sunday night dinner In college with my own place, the hostess in me blossomed. My housemate and [...]

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perfect labor day party

August 29, 2012

I am going to be incredibly cliché in declaring I cannot believe Labor Day is this Monday. Totally snuck up on me this year. We are planning a small shindig, and I am mixing classy with lowbrow, cocktail party with casual barbeque. We really just want a low key comfortable thing – friends over grilling and chilling. A [...]

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caperberry cocktail party

August 20, 2012

I love caperberries – salty, briny, salty goodness. Larger than the caper and a completely different thing, the caperberry is the fruit of the caper plant and is about the size of an olive, while a caper is the smaller flower bud. They taste similar, and I find the caperberry is milder in flavor. Awesome salty [...]

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cherry mojito milkshakes and a shiny chic cocktail party

August 1, 2012

Regular readers know I love to throw a party. That we often have happy hour at home. That I am distracted by shiny things. When BACARDÍ sent me a big box filled with fabulous things for a shiny chic party, I was beyond excited. You should have seen me looking through the box – it was [...]

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cherry limeade popsicles

July 26, 2012

Homemade popsicles always leave me nostalgic for the summers of childhood – waking early to get outside as soon as possible. Wearing my swimsuit under my clothes, ready for the impromptu pool party, slip and slide or sprinkler run. Walking hot dusty miles into town with my best friend, buying candy and gum at the [...]

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cherry sorbet champagne floats

July 16, 2012

One of the first things I made with our cherry haul was sorbet. Easy as (cherry?) pie. Cool, refreshing, amazing flavor. Blended just enough to achieve a creamy consistency, with small cherry pieces dotted throughout… Then we poured champagne over it, like a pretty pink ice cream float. Wow. I can tell you one thing, [...]

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fruity sangria

June 29, 2012

I was talking to a new friend the other day (I miss all my classmates!), and we were having an in depth conversation about wine. I was telling her I need to branch out, that I generally stick to dry bold reds. She brought up Rose, which always immediately makes me think of the Zinfandel [...]

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throw a great pool party

June 19, 2012

Summertime is upon us, and summertime means pool parties. The house we just moved from had a pool, and we had many a fun summer there. We basically lived in our back yard for three months. Jason did a great job of keeping the pH levels perfect and the pool sparkly blue. I did a [...]

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strawberry habanero margaritas

June 4, 2012

Growing up in Lake Oswego, we had one of those “pie house” restaurants. I loved it. From the Lyons mints and Lifesavers at the counter to the grilled cheese sandwiches and french fries on the menu, I wanted one of everything. Including the pie. I’d sit in front of that glass case and watch so [...]

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