Author: swooz

  • Moscow Mules

      Do you like your drinks ice cold? Me too. I can’t drink a warm beer or even one that is somewhat cool-it has to be ice cold! Do you love to experiment with new cocktails? You KNOW I do by just perusing my blog. Quite often we see particular mugs or glasses associated with…

  •   We are still in triple digits here in Arizona. I can feel the weather changing though as the days get shorter and the nights cooler.  l’m starting to welcome the idea of Fall and everything that comes with it. Fall is akin to comfort food. As Summer slips away, we start day dreaming of…

  • We had such a lovely Fourth of July yesterday. It was a beautiful day here in Arizona and we lazed around all day and I threw together a quick blueberry puree in my ninja blender. I had quite a bit of fresh mint left in the fridge and whipped together this refreshing sipper with some…

  •   I have a serious THING for key lime pie, so turning that into a martini? yeah… Is there really anymore to say? Other than this is for my Summer Cocktail Series. Cocktail # 2 Commence with the sippin’ and the porch sittin’ !!   Key Lime Pie Martini (serving: 1) 1.5 oz. vanilla vodka…

  •   Summer Fresh ripe juicy blackberries Elderflower St. Germain liqueur Warm gentle breezes Porch sittin’ A few of your best friends   What do all of these have in common? The Amelia cocktail– named after Amelia Earhart is a wonderful, berrylicious,  bright and fresh cocktail that comes together quite easily in a cocktail shaker. The…

  • Blood Orange Poppy Seed Loaf

    Lets face it-there are certain fruits or foods which given their name do not exactly evoke a tasty image. Case in point, the blood orange. I mean….how could one get excited over something with the word blood in it if you’re going to be shoving it in your mouth? Well, these little beauties lend the…