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Sinister Cider

October 31, 2016 by eghassett

Sinister Cider

This is my favorite Halloween cocktail!  Why should kids have all the fun?  Have some ready for your grown-up friends and invite them in for their own “treat.”   We love inviting friends in for a “Sinister Cider!”  Get the recipe and read more here….

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Filed Under: Cocktails, Fall Deliciousness, Halloween Tagged With: apple cider, Halloween cocktail, limes, maple syrup

Chocolate Covered Cherry Martini and More Valentines Treats

February 13, 2016 by eghassett

Chocolate Covered Cherry Martini

This was my signature Valentine’s cocktail from last year…the Chocolate Covered Cherry Martini…. and for the kids Chocolate Covered Cherry Italian Sodas! And don’t forget the Red Hot Heart Pancakes for your Valentine breakfast tomorrow! Other Valentine treats I’ve shared are below, click on picture to link you to the recipes!  Enjoy! Happy Valentine’s Day!…

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Filed Under: Cocktails, Valentine's Day Tagged With: chocolate covered cherry, Valentine cocktail, valentines ideas, valentines recipes

Red Hot Martini

February 12, 2016 by eghassett

Red Hot Martini

My childhood memories of Valentine’s Day bring back the flavors of hot, fiery cinnamon Red Hots.  And if you’ve made my Homemade Fireball, you know I LOVE fiery cinnamon cocktails!  So, I bring you my latest Valentine cocktail….the Red Hot Martini, it’s beautiful AND delicious! Finding the right ingredients for my cocktails takes lots of…

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Filed Under: Cocktails, Festive Fun!, Valentine's Day Tagged With: festive cocktail, Valentine cocktail, valentines day

Orange Crush-sicle

January 23, 2016 by eghassett

Orange Crush-sicle

Need a special orange cocktail for your Bronco party?!  You’ve come to the right place! For this weekend’s AFC Championship game I wanted to create something special.  I’ve been craving something creamy but not too heavy.  Since I’ve made lots of BLUE drinks for past Bronco games I decided to go with an ORANGE drink….

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Filed Under: Cocktails, Football Party, Gena's Favorites Tagged With: denver broncos cocktail, football party cocktail, orange and blue fever, superbowl cocktail, superbowl drinks

Mistletoe Mojito

December 24, 2015 by eghassett

christmas mojito

Remember this festive post from last year?  It’s a cranberry simple syrup muddled with rum, lime and mint.  Top with a little sparkling water and garnish with sugared cranberries. Toast to the love of this season with this yummy drink!  Click here or on the picture to link you to the recipe. Merry Christmas and…

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Filed Under: Cocktails, Holiday Goodness Tagged With: christmas cocktail, cranberry cocktail, holiday cocktail

Fall Cider

October 14, 2015 by eghassett

fall cider cocktail

  Hello Followers!!  I have missed you so much! I can’t believe I haven’t blogged since…….July?!  Wow!!  Three kids and a wonderful summer equals not much time to blog!  Now that fall is here, so is soccer, which for me means coaching two out of the three kids’ soccer teams.  I love every minute!  But…..again,…

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Filed Under: Cocktails, Fall Deliciousness Tagged With: apple cider, fall cocktail, fall drink, lime, whiskey

Red, White and Boozy Cocktail

June 11, 2015 by eghassett

Red, White and Boozy Cocktails

Tomorrow night is the second Women’s World Cup game for Team USA!!  They won their first game against Australia and I can’t wait to cheer them on again tomorrow as they face Sweden at 6pm MST.  Soccer is a passion of mine and I LOVE watching all the world cup games, cheering loudly, decked out in…

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Filed Under: Cocktails Tagged With: fourth of july cocktail, patriotic cocktail, red white and blue cocktail, rum drinks, world cup soccer party

Best Ever Pina Colada

May 22, 2015 by eghassett

pina colada

Here I am in rainy Colorado, dreaming of tropical places filled with sunshine and coconut cocktails.  We have a saying here in Colorado, “If you don’t like the weather, stick around for 5 minutes, it’ll change!”  And it’s so true….USUALLY!!!  But for the last two weeks it has been non-stop RAIN! In an attempt to…

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Filed Under: Caribbean, Cocktails Tagged With: best ever pina colada, happy hour, pina colada, substitute for coco lopez, tropical cocktail

Pineapple Habanero Margarita

May 5, 2015 by eghassett

Pineapple Habenero Margarita

Happy Cinco de Mayo! I just whipped up a delicious Pineapple Habanero Margarita that I want to share with you! I highly recommend that you stop at the store on your way home or make the trip for these ingredients….totally worth it!! Habaneros are HOT so just use a tiny slice for the perfect heat…

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Filed Under: Cinco de Mayo, Cocktails Tagged With: Cinco de Mayo, happy hour, pineapple cocktail, pineapple margarita

Mother’s Day Ideas

April 21, 2015 by eghassett

Lavender Vanilla Pear Margarita

Pamper your mother with lavender this year… Lavender is a natural calming herb, proven to lower heart rate and blood pressure, by merely taking in its relaxing scent. (source: Health.com)  Doesn’t this sound like the perfect way to spoil your mother this year on Mother’s Day?! Here are a couple of ways you can surprise…

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Filed Under: Cocktails, Homemade Sauces, Mother's Day Tagged With: homemade simple syrup, latte, lavender, lavender margarita, lavender simple syrup, margarita

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I love snow, kids and pure maple syrup!

More importantly, I am the happy mom of three, with a busy weekday schedule. I believe in balance, good ingredients and fun! I spend a lot of time planning our weekly menus and want to share my efforts with you!

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