Happy World Gin Day! There are SO many ways to celebrate, with all the brands and varieties of gin available these days. One category I’m just beginning to explore is pink gin. Originally a type of cocktail involving gin and Angostura bitters (which turned the cocktail a lovely hue of pink), today the term also applies to a wide variety of pink colored gins flavored with botanicals like rhubarb, raspberry, gooseberry, and strawberry.
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There’s nothing quite like the scent of new lilac blossoms wafting through my kitchen windows on an early Spring morning. Lilac is one of my very favorite flowers, and possibly my very favorite scent, so this year I decided I had to do something to preserve that beautiful, clean, but fleeting aroma.
It's been a long, cold winter and the bright yellow blossoms of our forsythia bushes are an incredibly welcome sight to see. We actually had more snow last week, but somehow new life is beginning to emerge, the first signs of Spring peeking through the gray-brown New Hampshire landscape. I've been really interested in wild edible plants recently, and specifically, local, New England-native edible flowers I can forage for.
If you love classic cocktails and also love mezcal, this riff is for you. And if you're new to mezcal or unsure about it, this is great way to test drive it in something other than a Margarita or Paloma! When I first created this recipe back in 2018, I was just getting into mezcal …
Let's celebrate National Margarita Day (February 22 for the uninformed) with a sweet and tangy passionfruit and kiwi margarita, complete with festive garnish! This delicious cocktail could also be a fun drink to serve on St. Patrick's day, thanks to its incredibly bright green color. Kiwis are in season in the winter and early spring …