Beverage

Apple Cider without a press? Yup, I went here, guys! We’re a bit starved for fall in these parts (Southern California) with our recent 100+ degree heat wave days. Not to mention, apple orchards are so hard to come by, and with the pandemic I’m not super interested in risking…

This recipe for Mint Mojito Iced Coffee was inspired by one of my favorite drinks at the national coffee shop chain Philz Coffee! Awww Philz, I remember you from the early San Fransisco days! (But let’s be real… majorly happy to have a location in my city of San Diego…

August is heat wave time in California, and nothing sounds better to me than hopping in a pool with a tall glass of this Mint Lemonade Slushie (Limonana). Who wants to join me?? (Oh wait… social distancing is still a thing…) Lemonade Slushies should be more common, I think. We…

So I will be the first to confess that this Hot Buttered Rum Apple Cider is not the most beautiful cocktail on the planet- BUT- it might just be the tastiest. Imagine a cocktail that tastes just like your favorite buttery apple crisp and this is what you have in…

Dave is awesome at making cocktails.  I think it’s the scientist in him that makes him geek out about measurements, consistency, and getting things perfectly balanced. And I, forever chaotic, can’t be bothered to learn how to make cocktails correctly, but will always be a very happy recipient of his creations.…

Has everyone jumped on the boba trend yet?  (Or is the boba trend on it’s way out..?  I can never be sure..) Since moving to California I’ve been educated on numerous Asian trends, and boba is certainly one of my favorites.  I did have boba in college, but back in…

So here we have it.  The culmination of the best of all brown liquids, stirred together with love, ice, and cream.  Yes, I’m talking about coffee.  New Orleans Iced Coffee to be exact. This recipe is inspired by that one day when best friend and part-time-blog-consultant slash full-time-party-animal, Emily, and I sought…

This post is either going to be hailed as either a “where have you been all my life” or a “wtf?” type of post.  I can feel it in my bones. I confess I am in the camp of “where have you been all my life.”  Which might be concerning…

I feel like this week should be a celebration week, hence an alcohol post on a Monday 😉 First off, I just got back from an amazing weekend in San Francisco slash Napa and so I most definitely have wine on the brain. (I’m currently prepping photos to share with you…

I am just going to go out on a limb here and say that this recipe might be the easiest and most un-recipe recipe that The Gourmet Gourmand has thus posted. Are you capable of fresh-squeezing citrus juice?  Are you capable of handing a bottle of chilled champagne to your significant…