Happy Friday!  It’s cocktail o’clock, and I want to share with you my recipe for the fun and ever-popular Cosmopolitan.  I have wowed many with this outstanding concoction that tastes not-too-sweet, not-too-strong, but packs a punch nonetheless.
Sadly, I have had more than my share of completely unsatisfactory Cosmos.  This one, however, is purely sublime.
Cosmopolitan
from Shortbread
serves [...]

Goodbye summer vacation, hello break of dawn.  The end of lazy mornings and fun in the sun has turned into waking before dawn to drag sleepy children from their beds and time spent on math, science and social studies.
The good?  Being able to grocery shop in peace, having time to run all my errands, and [...]

This weekend was the official start of summer vacation in our household.  The school year is finally finished and I’ve turned off my alarm clock.  To celebrate, I mixed up a batch of White Sangria to enjoy on the back porch while I take a deep breath and let my shoulders return to their normal [...]

It’s time for a lime and tequila intervention.  There are still two weeks of crazy end-of-the-year activities left, but luckily this weekend is a holiday and I’m taking a break – a sour and salty on the rocks break.

Finally, a light at the end of the long, cold, winter tunnel.  I do believe I suffer from SAD (Seasonal Affective Disorder), and would never make it anywhere farther north without a blue light.
After enduring a weekend of cold rain and two children with the flu, I think a celebration is in order.  With temperatures [...]

World Tour Day Five:  Italy.
I am in search of a signature cocktail.  Something that I can order at any bar, or have someone make for me at their house, or that I can throw together at cocktail hour.  Something that is simple to make, includes a few fairly common ingredients, and that will please me [...]