I always seem to push the cocktails during the holiday season, for any family gathering. Why is that? Family, holidays and cocktails just go together. Make a “Jewish Manhattan” for Hanukkah, and read the story of said cocktail, HERE at 12 Bottle Bar.… Read More ...
Homemade Hot Cocoa Mix Gifts
Are you a homemade holidays sort of gift giver? I usually am, and usually include at least one homemade item (usually cookies, predictably) with my gifts. The homemade gift may be skipped this year what with having a newborn, but I’m still filing things away for next year. Like this yummy, homemade hot cocoa mix gift in the cutest packaging. … Read More ...
Gift Idea: Peppermint Schnapps
Thanksgiving is officially over. Are you ready to start thinking about Christmas gifts? I know many a cocktail lover who would appreciate these beautifully packaged bottles of DIY mint Schnapps. Find the how-tos HERE at The Brass Paperclip Project.
Take a look at this Christmas Cocktail Recipe Book
we found on Amazon.… Read More ...
Chocolate Snowman Spoon For Hot Chocolate Drinks
The new big thing, spoons! OK, so maybe not so new, but bigger and bigger with the many interpretations of the chocolate party spoon. Make these adorable snowmen chocolate spoons HERE at Cute Food for Kids.… Read More ...
Beautiful Chocolate Coffee Spoons for Thanksgiving
Beautiful, colorful, sweet, cozy and just right for Thanksgiving. I’m loving and planning on making these adorable (yet sophisticated) chocolate turkey coffee spoons. Make them HERE at She Knows, from… Read More ...
Reese’s Pieces Shots
Just another month and a half before I’m baby-free and can enjoy a yummy shot of something, anything. Like maybe a shot that brings up memories of our beloved E.T. and looks so pretty with the crushed candy on the rim of the glass. Find the how-tos to make the perfect Halloween shooter–Reese’s Pieces Shots–HERE at 1 Fine Cookie… Read More ...
The Hello Good IZZE Contest is Almost Here…
Remember just a few days ago when I mentioned the best sparkling juice ever, IZZE
? No? HERE. And I told you to get out your cameras? Well, the Hello Good IZZE contest starts Monday!! So stock up on some IZZE, snap a photo with your favorite bottle of IZZE and submit the photo to the IZZE facebook page, starting … Read More ...
Make Your Own Coolata
I love my Dunkin’ Donuts coffee, but I’m terribly boring. I just get regular. With cream. No sugar. Never anything fancy. Clearly I’m missing something wonderful, if this how-to-make-a-knock-off Oreo Coolata tells me anything. Find the recipe HERE at We Lived Happily Ever After.… Read More ...
IZZE Sparkling Juice. And Get Out Your Camera! Big Prizes on the Way.
One of the perks of this gig is getting boxes full of cool stuff just to try. This time around my box was full of pretty bottles of IZZE. That is, IZZE, the sparkling fruit beverage flavored only with natural fruit juice that boasts (rightly so) to offer “just the right combination of sweetness and sparkle.” I know … Read More ...
Fake Wine Bottle Labels for Halloween
I’m counting the days until Baby 2 is born (a couple months to go) for several reasons, not least of which in importance is being able to enjoy a glass of wine and get cool stuff like evil fake wine bottle labels. Guess I could still do the latter and share with everyone else at Halloween. Available at ThinkGeek… Read More ...
Drink Your Potion
Okay, okay, back to more immediate concerns: Halloween. Find the how-tos to make Kool-Aid mad scientist potion HERE at Our Best Bites. If you dare.… Read More ...
Avengers-Themed Party Food
So this movie I missed in the theaters is now on DVD. The Avengers. Devote a day with the kiddos on Avengers crafts, pizza, Hulk punch, Thor’s hammer apps, and a Captain America trifle HERE at Cute as a Fox.
If you are planning an Avengers party check out these Avenger party decorations.
Edible Apple Cups
So cozy and perfect for Fall, but my favorite is the cinnamon stick straw. Brilliant. Find the how-tos to make apple cups HERE at How Does She?.… Read More ...
Mason Jar Cozies (Plus a Giveaway!)
Ghostly Orange Hot Chocolate
There are even more ideas for using Ghost Peeps in this post, but my eye was drawn to the orange hot chocolate. Hurry up chill in the air and Halloween, I’m waiting for you! Make ghostly orange hot chocolate HERE at Home is Where the Boat is.… Read More ...