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You’ll Have Heart Eyes for These 20 Valentine’s Day Cocktails

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Whether you’re having a romantic night in for Valentine’s Day or getting together with the girls for Galentine’s Day, these 20 Valentine’s Day cocktails will make you feel warm and fuzzy!


Valentine’s Day gets me all sentimental and has me thinking about sweet moments in my relationship.  Actually, it has me thinking about sweet moments in some of my friends’ relationships, too.  Like, I never really had that immediate “he’s the one” spark with my husband.  It’s something that developed over time.  But I sure as hell knew that my friend’s then-boyfriend-now-husband was “the one” for her as soon as I met him!  Funny.  Isn’t it?

It’s the season of sweetness, red and pink, and hearts – lots and lots of hearts!  I’ll have one or two Valentine’s Day recipes coming up for you soon, but today I’m talking about cocktails!  Sweeten up your Valentine’s Day evening with one of these Valentine’s Day cocktail recipes!  I’ll more than likely be sipping on a glass of red wine with a special romantic dinner for two, prepared with lots of love, on Valentine’s night! But who knows?  Some of these cocktails look very tasty and easy to make, too! 

You’ll Have Heart Eyes for These 20 Valentine’s Day Cocktails
  1. Amazing Raspberry Bellini – Simply {Darr}ling
  2. Lemon Raspberry Mimosas – Delightful E Made
  3. The Divine Damiana Valentine Cocktail – She Keeps a Lovely Home
  4. Raspberry Love Potion Cocktail – Who Needs A Cape?
  5. Be Mine Valentine’s Moscow Mule – A Worthey Read
  6. Valentine’s Cherry Strawberry Screwdriver Cocktail Recipe – This Mama Loves
  7. Love Potion Chocolate Cherry Martini – A Mother Thing
  8. Kiss Me Quick Cocktail – Holly’s Cheat Day
  9. Valentine’s Day Cherry Vodka Cocktail – Growing Up Gabel
  10. Mini Red Velvet Milkshakes – Pizzazzerie
  11. Blood Orange Martini – Cooks with Cocktails
  12. Sweetheart Martini – Nellie Bellie
  13. Chocolate Cake Martini – Delightful E Made
  14. Strawberry Confusa – Big Oven
  15. Cupid’s Colada Cocktail – Who Needs A Cape?
  16. Cherry Lime Moscow Mule Cocktail Recipe – Simply Darrling
  17. Elderflower Fizz – Love Happy Hour
  18. Cupid’s Pink Arrow – No Spoon Necessary
  19. Raspberry Cheesecake Cocktail Shots – Busy Being Jennifer
  20. Sweet Candy Cocktail – Dell Cove Spices

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Hocus Pocus Life Potion Cocktail

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Summon your inner Sanderson Sister with this Hocus Pocus Life Potion Cocktail made with white rum, Apple Pucker, lemon lime soda, and edible glitter dust!

♪ Come little children, I’ll take thee away, into the land of enchantment. ♫

 
Halloween is just a week away!  I’m a little sad about it, honestly.  I feel like the fall flew by this year and most of it still felt like summer.  I never got to go apple picking and I’m still waiting on the leaves to change to go on a photo walk.  But one thing that I did do was enjoy some of my favorite Halloween movies!  I have my list of favorites.  I’ve probably watched the old classics like Dracula, Frankenstein, Psycho, and The Birds multiple times.  Then, I threw in some childhood faves like The Addams Family and, of course, Hocus Pocus!

I’ve basically watched Hocus Pocus every time it’s on TV, which has been a lot!  You’ve got a great cast, a talking black cat, a friendly zombie, and lots of Halloween high-jinks!  What’s not to love?  So in honor of my favorite witchy sisters, I decided to make a Hocus Pocus Life Potion Cocktail.  In the movie, the Sanderson Sisters create a bright green potion to suck the life out of little children.  My potion is a little less dangerous!  Well, in moderation, anyway! 

Bringeth to a full rousing bubble, then add two drops oil of boil and a dead man’s toe. Next, add a dab of newt saliva, dash of pox. Stir thrice. One final thing and all is done: add a piece of thine own tongue. Administer one drop to victim and stand back. When victim’s life force shows, inhale the glowing aura. When the aura is extinguished, the victim is dead and you shall be young again.

The Sanderson Sisters’ spell for this recipe is one you won’t find in my kitchen.  A little too gruesome for my liking!  So I thought I’d put a tastier twist on this potion. 

Add white rum and Sour Apple Pucker over ice.  Shake it gently twice or thrice.  Top with lemon-lime soda, add edible glitter, then watch the magic begin!  Stir and watch the glitter spin!  Sip this glowing potion and feel revived!  Serve on Halloween to watch the witching hour come alive!

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Serving Size: 2

Hocus Pocus Life Potion Cocktail

Ingredients

  • 1.5 oz Captain Morgan White Rum
  • 1.5 oz DeKuyper Sour Apple Pucker
  • 17 oz bottle Polar Frost Lemon Lime Sparkling Water (or bright green soda of your choice)
  • Ice
  • Edible silver glitter dust

Instructions

  1. Fill a cocktail shaker with ice. Then, add the white rum and Apple Pucker. Shake.
  2. Carefully pour into glasses or chemistry flasks.
  3. Top with lemon lime sparkling water or soda.
  4. Add edible silver glitter dust (enough to get a good, glittery swirl going), stir with a swizzle stick, and serve!

Notes

Some of the edible glitter dust may settle at the bottom of the drink. Serve with a swizzle stick to keep that glittery swirl going!

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At the end of the movie, you can see a bottle of the Life Potion being tossed in the air.  It’s a darker green than my potion.  During these modern times, a witch doesn’t like to use a lot of artificial color in her potions.  I’m keeping it real with a glowing green potion thanks to Apple Pucker and lemon-lime sparkling water!  Bottom’s up, witches!

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15 Cozy and Delicious Lattes to Keep You Warm this Fall

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Cozy up to a cuppa something warm with one of these 15 delicious fall lattes!  These recipes include pumpkin spice lattes and other soon-to-be fall favorites!


As a pumpkin spice lover, I couldn’t wait for the return of my favorite fall drink!  But it’s hard to enjoy fall lattes when it’s still 90 degrees outside.  Someone turn down the heat!  Thankfully, those hot and steamy days seem to have gone away for another year.  I can finally pull out my “basic white girl” survival kit again – you know, leggings, Uggs, hoodies, oversized sweaters, messy bun, and that always essential latte!

So today I’m sharing 15 delicious latte recipes that will help you get warm and cozy this fall!  Even if you’re not a pumpkin spice lover, you’ll definitely find a latte to cuddle up with!  And I don’t know about you, but chilly, latte weather always puts me in the mood for something sweet.  You might want to nibble on this Pumpkin Spice Cream Cheese Braid or one of these No-Bake Mini Chocolate Pumpkin Pies while you sip! 

  1. Vanilla Soy Chai Tea Latte – Growing Up Gabel
  2. S’mores Latte Recipe – Hello Nature
  3. The Drunken Pumpkin Spice Latte – The Farm Girl Gabs
  4. Starbucks Caramel Brulee Latte {Copycat} – Fantastical Sharing of Recipes
  5. White Chocolate Eggnog Latte – A Simple Pantry
  6. Crock Pot Caramel Latte Recipe – Tammilee Tips
  7. Starbucks Cinnamon Dolce Latte Recipe – Baking Beauty
  8. White Chocolate Pumpkin Spice Latte – Delightful E Made
  9. Homemade Gingerbread Latte Recipe – CakeWhiz
  10. Smoked Butterscotch Latte – CopyKat
  11. Chai Tea Latte Recipe – Oh My Creative
  12. Somoa Latte Recipe – Oh My Creative
  13. Butterbeer Latte – Practically Functional
  14. Copycat Starbucks Pumpkin Spice Latte Recipe – CincyShopper
  15. Peppermint Mocha Latte – Growing Up Gabel

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Star-Spangled Berry Sangria

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Party like it’s 1776 with this 4th of July Star-Spangled Berry Sangria! It’s made with fresh blueberries and strawberries for a patriotic, summer sip!


As one celebration turns into another, I find myself asking again, “Where is this year going?” Tomorrow is the 4th of July and even though the summer months have only just begun, it still feels like we’ll blink and summer will soon turn into fall.  And even though New Jersey has entered its first real heatwave of the season, I’m going to try to hold back from complaining, at least too much!  Because before we know it, we’ll be pulling our sweaters and boots on all over again.

So, for now, let’s party like it’s 1776 with a patriotic sip and enjoy the summer!  Even though I’m kind of a sourpuss when it comes to fireworks now – thanks to Hunter (fireworks, thunderstorms, car doors slamming – he hates it all!) – I’ll still enjoy the red, white, and blue celebration with something on the barbecue and a cold glass of this Star-Spangled Berry Sangria in my hand!


It’s that time of year again when our berry bushes are starting to burst with fruit! Our strawberries have slowed down quite a bit, but our blueberries and raspberries are doing well!  Since I’ve been freezing our raspberries to make a dessert like these raspberry crumble bars, I opted to make this sangria with strawberries.  The blueberries and strawberries give this sangria a perfectly patriotic look for the 4th of July!

I also believe that a good sangria shouldn’t be made without apples!  They’re a traditional sangria ingredient that soak up all of that sangria goodness!  So I cored, sliced, and used a cookie cutter to cut stars out of a Pink Lady apple.  Plus, the sangria-soaked stars make a pretty cute garnish for glasses, too!

CELEBRATE THE 4TH OF JULY WITH THIS STAR-SPANGLED BERRY SANGRIA!

Star-Spangled Berry Sangria
Party like it's 1776 with this 4th of July Star-Spangled Berry Sangria! It's made with fresh blueberries and strawberries for a patriotic, summer sip!
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Ingredients
  1. 1/4 cup brandy
  2. 1 tbsp. honey
  3. 750 ml bottle of dry white wine
  4. 1 can berry flavored seltzer
  5. 2/3 cup fresh blueberries
  6. 1 cup strawberries, sliced
  7. 1 apple, cored, sliced, and cut into stars
  8. Ice cubes
Instructions
  1. Add brandy and honey into a pitcher. Stir until the honey has dissolved.
  2. Then, add the rest of the ingredients and mix.
  3. Serve over ice with an apple star, to garnish.
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I added berry seltzer for a little sparkle. It’s the 4th of July, after all!  It also boosts the berry flavor, making this a really refreshing summer drink!  But if you don’t have berry seltzer available, swap in another flavor or just use good ol’ plain seltzer!

Also, if you want to get that fruit all boozed up, let the sangria sit in the fridge for a bit!  Then, fill your glass with ice, pour, and enjoy!  If you’re looking for a last minute recipe to serve tomorrow, this might be it!  It’s ready in a few simple steps and will be a hit all summer long!


Have a safe and happy 4th of July!

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