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Spice Is Nice: Three Perfect Chai Cocktails

It’s my favorite time of year: chai season! Actually, if you know anything about me you know I think any time or season is perfect for chai, but the crisp...

Spice Is Nice: Three Perfect Chai Cocktails

By Ciaran Keast

Cocktail DIY: How To Make Your Own Flavored Vodka

Ciaran Keast

Vodka has the uncanny -- and rather well-known -- ability to leech flavor and color from anything steeped in it. And flavored vodka is good for a great many things,...

Cocktail DIY: How To Make Your Own Flavored Vodka

By Ciaran Keast

After-Dinner Delight: Set Up a Coffee Bar that Will Make You a Legend Among Hosts

Sandy Smith

You’ve nailed the appetizers. Your entrée brought water to the mouths of angels with its heavenly aroma. The craft beer and wines you paired with both showed absolute genius. Now,...

After-Dinner Delight: Set Up a Coffee Bar that Will Make You a Legend Among Hosts

By Sandy Smith

Milk and Cookies for Big Kids: 4 Ways to Upgrade Your Moo

Ciaran Keast

Ok, so brownies and port aren’t really your thing and you’re craving the traditional plate of cookies with milk. Except… you’re a grownup now, so why have just plain milk?...

Milk and Cookies for Big Kids: 4 Ways to Upgrade Your Moo

By Ciaran Keast

4 Fab International Holiday Cocktails

Sandy Smith

’Twas the month before Christmas and all through the world, people were mixing their favorite holiday cocktails in hopes of making spirits merry and bright. Here’s a sampling of international...

4 Fab International Holiday Cocktails

By Sandy Smith

Apple and Spice and Everything Nice: 3 Cocktails for Autumn Sipping

Sandy Smith

It may be time to bid farewell to the frozen margaritas of sultry summer nights, but don’t despair. This trio of cocktail recipes featuring the favorite fall flavors of lush...

Apple and Spice and Everything Nice: 3 Cocktails for Autumn Sipping

By Sandy Smith

Harvest a Collection of Great Seasonal Pumpkin Cocktails

Sandy Smith

’Tis the season for pumpkin picking, carving, and … cocktailing? Maybe you’ve never had a cocktail featuring this bright orange fall favorite. It’s high time to change that. Here’s a...

Harvest a Collection of Great Seasonal Pumpkin Cocktails

By Sandy Smith

Roasted Pear Bruschetta with Chèvre and Serrano Jamon

A Guest Writer

I always think of summer as bruschetta season; there’s no better way to eat fresh tomato than with a little mozzarella, olive oil and balsamic vinegar, and basil. It’s freshness...

Roasted Pear Bruschetta with Chèvre and Serrano Jamon

By A Guest Writer

Summer Switch: Cold Versions of Favorite Hot Drinks

A Guest Writer

When the temperatures start to rise and we pack away the jackets and long sleeves, we also replace our warm, winter drinks with summer thirst quenchers. Here are some refreshing...