May 21, 2013

Homemade Sangria Simplified

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      I love a good sangria cocktail but I have not managed to make a batch yet.  I’ve been lucky over the years.  Either someone else agreed to mix it up and share or I purchased a ready-made type for gatherings. Those store bought concoctions just aren’t the same. They don’t have fresh [...]

Long Island Iced Tea Recipe [Long Island, NY]

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I have been armchair traveling quite a bit lately and in continuing to do so I just pulled out another recipe. This time a Long Island Ice Tea cocktail. I use to order this drink back in the day when I was much younger and unaware of the impact. An interesting fact is that this [...]

The Bourbon Sour That Says “I’m Sorry”

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Source: Uploaded by user via Frances on Pinterest   I love finding tasty cocktail recipes and one day I’m going to get around to making a few. I ran across the “SORRY  I was Sour” Sour cocktail in Redbook Magazine.  The name  certainly caught my attention. I’m sure your first thought might be  that bourbon [...]

4 Reasons to Visit the City of Portland

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    If you happen to be one of my close friends, you are finding it odd that I’m talking about Portland, Oregon. Truth is, events happened this summer that inspired me to think about travel outside of the box.  Every week the writers at Women’s World feature a different travel city alternating between domestic [...]