Tag: cocktails
A Matter of Happiness (and a classic bourbon cocktail)
A Matter of Happiness tells alternating tales of a 1920s trailblazer in Detroit with her modern day descendant in Kentucky bourbon country. It’s a story of determination for both. Of course, since it is set in Kentucky, there’s lots of bourbon.
“Green Tea with a Kick” Hot Cocktail (for Turkey Hollow and Movies & Munchies)
Take a family of city dwellers (minus one because the parents are divorcing), add an eccentric long-lost aunt, a tale of magical woods and you get a story of sasquatch proportions. Movies & Munchies‘ November feature is Turkey Hollow, a Jim Henson romp through a mysterious hollow. It features the aforementioned dysfunctional family holiday as they…
Mexican Street Dog Cocktail
The title of this cocktail has a few different stories behind it: a dog, an artist, a bottle of tequila and a riff on a favorite cocktail.
Limoncello Sparkler
Today’s cocktail is brought to you by It Takes a Villa by Kilby Blades, the latest TLC Book Tour read. It’s a steamy little book set in Italy with a strong American protagonist and a hunky Italian. 🙂
A Review: The Essence of Nathan Biddle for TLC Book Tours. A Cocktail: The Hemingway Daiquiri for Summer Sipping
I paired today’s TLC Tour with a cocktail. Please read on for a review of The Essence of Nathan Biddle by J. William Lewis and a beverage to sip as you turn pages.
A Honeysuckle Cocktail for Honeysuckle Season by Mary Ellen Taylor
Honeysuckle Season and an early spring cocktail. Read on for a book review and a refreshing libation for the April/May edition for Cook the Books.
Food ‘n Flix for July: Coyote Ugly and a Spicy Mule
This month’s Food ‘n Flix feature film is Coyote Ugly. Obviously, a beverage was called for. Enter the spicy mule.
Midnight in Paris and a Golden Age Cocktail
It’s the end of May and I’m hosting Midnight in Paris for Food ‘n Flix. You can read the announcement post here. So, it stands to reason that I am probably the last person to post. (That being said, the deadline is actually tomorrow, May 31.) Let me get this out there first off: I am not…
Earl Grey Gin and Tonic with Blackberries and a TLC Book Tour
Here’s another TLC Book Tour. For this stop, I read The Great Unexpected by Dan Mooney. I received a copy for an honest review. Let’s get to it! About the book: A curmudgeon and his eccentric new roommate join together to plan an epic escape in this charming, poignant tale. Joel lives in a nursing…
Earl Grey Infused Gin for Food ‘n Flix and The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
It’s Food ‘n Flix time again so it seems it’s appropriate for another spirit laden recipe. (A lot of my Food ‘n Flix posts end up with a spirited recipe.) For July, the feature film was The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society. If you haven’t seen this film, you should. You should also…