beverage

A white Russian cocktail sits on a wooden cutting board in front of some jars of homemade kahlua, vanilla sugar, and a bottle each of rum and vodka.
beverage

Homemade Kahlua and Vanilla Sugar

A white Russian is one of my favorite non-whiskey cocktails, and for good reason: they’re delicious. However, I make mine with homemade Kahlua made with vanilla sugar, which sounds bougie for an ingredient within an ingredient. I swear it’s actually an important pantry staple once you make it for the first time and begin incorporating […]

Read More
Cocktails & Mixed Drinks
beverage

Cocktails and Mixed Drinks

I’ve recently been playing with some adult beverage recipes, and I thought some of my more successful attempts would make a great blog post. I’m covering three of my personal favorite cocktail recipes today! Each cocktail utilizes a different spirit, including champagne, whiskey, and rum, and all have a sweet and sour flavor profile that […]

Read More
Hot Chocolate New Year
beverage

Homemade Hot Chocolate Mix

Originally published 12/8/15. Around most of the country, it’s already pretty cold. And even here in Florida, we’ve had a few cooler days, plus some rather odd rain (seriously, it’s raining like August here recently, and it’s weird). I don’t know about the rest of you, but when the weather’s too icky to go out, […]

Read More