How about a nice boozy popsicle to start the weekend on a relaxed note? And if you don’t feel like a popsicle, how about a watermelon daiquiri, without the four-hour freezing time? You can enjoy them immediately! I prefer using white rum to keep the flavor lighter, but if you love the taste of rum, you’ll want to use a dark rum, which will also have a higher alcohol content. You don’t need the plastic molds to make popsicles; you […]

Stone fruits – all those voluptuous peaches, plums, nectarines, cherries and apricots! Their season is fleeting, and right NOW, so make the most of them while you can.  A stone fruit cocktail feels decadent and indulgent, so it’s in the very nature of late summer that nothing should be too difficult or time-consuming.  Here are recipes for three simple cocktails that use stone fruit.  We could get a lot more complicated, but would you make any of these recipes if […]

Special drinks always give a party a little extra festivity, whether your guests are adults or children. Here are some delicious non-alcoholic drinks that would be tasty additions to either kind of summer party. The ginger-orange juice is not only colorful and peppy, it’s the best thing to drink if you have a summer cold. (Ginger is such an efficacious food; you can almost feel it sliding down the gullet and immediately putting things right.) A mango lassi is more […]

I’ve always been a fan of the Bloody Maria, the Mexican version of a Bloody Mary that is made with tequila instead of vodka. Last weekend I decided to make a hybrid of the two, combining the spicy flavors of a Bloody Maria – jalapeno and red onion –with vodka and a base of pureed fresh tomato juice. The resulting drink is the kind of beverage that will clear your sinuses – in a good way! Here’s a fun thing […]