Blood Orange Mint Gimlet About a year ago, I decided to spin off the cocktail section of Hungry Couple to this site. I thought they wer...

Even though Valentine's Day is over, I still seem to have chocolate and cherries on my mind. OK, I pretty much always have chocolate ...

Let's talk about cocktails with salted rims. We think about margaritas, right? Those huge, double sized frozen margaritas, served at ...

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If you follow my recipes and ramblings on Hungry Couple then you already know that I have a basket full of fresh Florida grapefruit addi...

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I frequently get my cocktail inspirations in the produce aisle of the grocery store. When I'm shopping for fresh, seasonal ingredient...

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Valentine's Day is coming up soon and, for some reason, I always associate it with cherries. Maybe because I've gotten too many c...

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Sometimes there's a lot to be said for simple. A refreshing and light cocktail seemed perfect for this time of year, when we're a...

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I was doing a new year's cleaning around here and that included the dreaded refrigerator clear out. Fortunately there was no year-old...

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Happy New Year's Eve! How do you like to ring in the new year? Party? Bar hop? Curled up with a good book and asleep before the ball ...

Happy Christmas! Even though it's not my holiday, I can't help but enjoy the music and lights and festivities of this beautiful s...

Not gonna lie. The first time I heard about hot buttered rum I thought the idea sounded nauseating. But over the years, whenever I heard ...

If it's December, there must be a bag of cranberries in my refrigerator at all times. So many delicious possibilities.  Cranberry sau...

I like my sweets salty and my salty snacks sweet. In other words, I'm obsessed with chocolate covered pretzels. Anytime I find myself...

So Thanksgiving is over.  You've feasted and indulged and slept it off.  And chances are you have some leftovers in the fridge to las...

Thanksgiving is one week away and I'm sure you've got your dinner menus planned. But what about your cocktail menu? Oh, were you ...

If you're not a bourbon drinker or don't have much experience with it, I can tell you that this is the cocktail that made me a fa...

If you've been reading Hungry Couple this week then you know it's Cookie Week! I've made Dark and Crunchy Peanut Butter Cooki...

There are drinks that are downed in a hurry, maybe to relax or take the edge off, and others that are more of an event.  Personally, I...

There's a chill in the air, the leaves are changing colors and the pumpkin cocktails are flowing freely around here. Mixed with the w...

The other day I was poaching pears in a ginger syrup for a cheese course dish and the aroma was intoxicating. Even the next morning, my k...

In case you were concerned that we're already more than a week into October and there haven't been any pumpkin cocktails, rest ea...

We've been having a mini heatwave in New York the last couple of weeks.  The last bits of summer intruding into our fall. So the boun...

The basic daiquiri is a wonderfully simple and tasty classic.  Just three ingredients - rum, lime and sugar.  But those few components bl...

I still remember the first time I heard about apple martinis. It sounded so unusual and intriguing and, when I was at a restaurant that o...

The temperature has finally fallen a bit around here.  Still warm but no longer hot.  The summer fruits are disappearing, replaced by lov...

Now that Labor Day weekend has come and gone, we're in that place between mourning the passing of summer and the anticipation of aut...

Even though we're quickly coming up on Labor Day weekend, I'm taking advantage of the last bits of summer I can grab.  There'...

For the last few years, late August has meant vacation heaven on the coast of Maine.  We know where to stay, where to eat and definitely...

I've been waiting for the August peaches!  In some ways, they're a frustrating fruit because they're available in my market a...

Once again I found myself planning cocktails in the produce aisle.  There's always a dazzling array of fruit these days but something...

Yesterday was National Cheesecake Day and I celebrated with several dozen of my fellow food bloggers.  We each made our own perfect versi...

Delivery people who come to my door usually have to contend with an eager tail wagger who assumes that they are there to play with her.  ...

Summer and s'mores just go together.  The smell of roasted, slightly burned marshmallows conjures up memories of summer camp and long...

Last week I had the good, and tasty, fortune to sample a new line of Häagen -Dazs gelato flavors.  Yes, I realize it's a tough job b...

So, remember a few weeks ago when I was in such a hurry for summer to arrive?  Yeah...um...OK.  We can check that off the list now becaus...

I love farmers markets and big displays of fresh produce and it's one of the many reasons to love summer.  Don't get me wrong, th...

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Do you remember when the world was supposed to end?  It was around May of 2011 when the rapture was supposed to occur.  Since we're a...

Spring is quickly giving way to summer around here with temperatures moving into 80's.  Still not oppressively hot, though.  Perfect ...

So, last week a made a nectarine cocktail because I couldn't resist the sweet aroma of them on display in my market.  Well, this week...

Happy almost Memorial Day weekend!  The start of summer beach days and grilling and long lazy afternoons sitting on a porch sipping a coo...

I'm loving the spring weather we're having, even if it's a little on the rainy side this year.  But after such a long, cold w...

Bala what?  Balalaika?  Such an odd name for a cocktail, isn't it?  And not one we've often heard being ordered across the local ...

It's just a few short days until we celebrate Cinco de Mayo and already I see tons of margarita recipes all around the internet.  The...