Last weekend we had some friends over for a Southern-themed dinner party. I had been promising for years to make our friend A. my shrimp and grits. Looking for a Southern drink to serve alongside them, I immediately thought of homemade lemonade. But a little more grown up... And anyone that's met me knows I… Continue reading spiked sparkling lemonade

One of my favorite memories from childhood is my dad coming home from the grocery store with a giant watermelon during the hot summer months. We'd cut it in half, put it on a TV tray, and watch a show side-by-side eating ice-cold watermelon with our spoons. While I'm still not a huge fan of… Continue reading watermelon rosé margaritas

  The ideal old-fashioned. A hotly debated topic on who makes it perfectly and what exactly goes into the best one. Rye or bourbon? Sugar cube or simple syrup? Lemon peel, orange peel or cherry? I'm not here to argue, but rather I humbly submit to you a darn good old-fashioned recipe. Cheers friends. COLLIN'S… Continue reading collin’s old fashioned

Happy National Tequila Day! Post college, I have to admit I can only take my tequila in a really cold, limey margarita featuring non-Jose Cuervo tequila. #thisis29 And I have to say there's nothing better than an ice cold margarita on a 105 degree Texas summer day. The recipe below is my favorite ratio of… Continue reading classic margarita

The "b" here stands for the great American spirit--bourbon. It is refreshingly delicious on a hot summer day and pairs well with anything southern like shrimp & grits. You can thank Bobby Flay for this one. Cheers! B & TEA COCKTAIL Recipe from Bobby Flay's Bar Americain cookbook Yields: 1 cocktail Ingredients: For the cocktail:… Continue reading b & tea cocktail

A few years ago, we spent Christmas in Victoria, TX with my in-laws. As most Texas, Christmases go, it was sunny & 75 and perfect patio weather. Out at the Huber farm, there are beautiful orange trees and we'd just returned with a few buckets full of freshly picked ones. With an abundance of meyer… Continue reading orange & meyer lemon margaritas