We enjoyed Rosé-Aperol Spritzes all summer and continue to serve them at our fall dinners. Everyone loves them.… Read more
Cocktails
Enticing cocktail recipes. Because life is full of reasons to celebrate.
Simple Syrup
Simple syrup is great for sweetening cold drinks, such as lemonade, iced tea or coffee. It also comes in handy when making cocktails, like this Rosé-Aperol Spritz.
It is much easier to sweeten cold drinks with simple syrup than with sugar. The syrup easily blends with liquids, unlike sugar, which sinks to the bottom of the glass and takes ages to dissolve.… Read more
Negroni Cocktails
After reading Gabrielle Hamilton’s memoir, Blood, Bones and Butter, I have been craving some of the food and drink she writes about in her book. In the memoir she talks about drinking Negronis during her annual summer trips to Italy. It was only a matter of time (a very short amount of time in fact – I didn’t make it to “official” summer) before I made my first Negroni cocktail. It did not disappoint.… Read more