Beverages

A Touch of Fall {Apple Cider Recipe Roundup}

September 14, 2011

Our air conditioner is turned off for the season, our windows are wide open, light quilts and long pajama pants are pulled out from the back of our closets, Saturday’s are devoted to college football games… and my allergies are driving me crazy. This can only mean one thing, my friends. Fall is officially here! [...]

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It Began With a Lime {Recipe: Habanero Margarita}

August 9, 2011

It all began with a lime… Well, a lime I was cutting up for a dinner recipe and a very long day full of one thing after another with my kids. My patience was shot and I welcomed the retreat into my kitchen to cook dinner. As I was squeezing the wedges, the sweet citrus [...]

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Patience {Recipe: Homemade Limoncello Cocktail}

July 25, 2011

My husband can be a very patient man. For example, it has been mentioned around here a few times that I have a bit of an instant gratification issue. When I set my mind on something, I pretty much want it then. My husband, on the other hand, can window shop, online shop, research and [...]

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Summertime Memories {Recipe: Old Fashioned Chocolate Egg Cream Float}

June 8, 2011

Summertime as a little kid was the best. My mom had an in-home daycare, so every day I had friends my age to play with. There were no video games, only 3 channels on TV – none which were interesting to a kid my age, huge shade trees in our backyard and lots of fun! [...]

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The Happiness Report #9 – Cozi, Cocktails & Instagram

June 5, 2011

Happy Summertime, everyone! You know the warmer weather makes me especially happy after the harsh winter we’ve had. I thought I’d share a little dose of what’s been making me happy lately. Every summer, I choose a cocktail that is going to be my summer drink. I’m not a big drinker, but in the summer [...]

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Almost Like Butterbeer from Harry Potter

May 31, 2011

I think I am one of the few people in the universe who has not read the Harry Potter series. Although I love to read, I have commitment issues when it comes to reading books, and a whole series is just more than my ADD attention span can handle. My husband and son are big [...]

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Keurig Love and the K-Cup Ambassador Program

May 10, 2011

    Dine & Dish readers…in the month of May, use the code AM0001-3571 to receive a 15% discount plus free standard shipping off Keurig Home Brewers when you purchase from www.GreenMountainCoffee.com. I have never been an at home coffee drinker. I have always been one of those crazy people you see shelling out the [...]

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5 Things I Love About My Mom {Recipe: Strawberry Lemonade Spritzer}

May 8, 2011

I consider myself very lucky to have a mom who I can also call my best friend. I love many things about my mom, but I’ve managed to sum up a few of my favorite things about her that make me smile. It’s the thought that counts. My mom isn’t a big card sender and [...]

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Virtual Picnic For the Planet {Recipe: White Peach Sangria}

April 22, 2011

  When was the last time you have been on a picnic? Not just grabbing a bucket of food at the closest fast food restaurant then heading to the park, but a real picnic… where you pack a basket, lay out a blanket under the trees, and eat a nice, slow meal together enjoying both [...]

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Being Irish {Recipe: St. Patrick’s Day Grasshopper Cocktails}

March 10, 2011

I’m not Irish, however I married a full-blown Irish man, so that makes me what they call “Irish by Marriage”. What I have found out, through my 11 years of marriage to an Irish man, is that once you are “in” with the Irish, your entire life starts to become very Irish. Green suddenly becomes [...]

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