It's not often a cleaning product leads you to a cocktail creation but in this case it did!  I have been in love with the Mrs. Meyers brand of household cleaning products and in my current nesting mode, I have become obsessed with the lemon verbena scent.  They make counter top cleaner, scrub, candles, laundry detergent, dryer sheets and recently I discovered their plug in scent diffusers…my house smells amazing!

The berries are coming, the berries are coming! I have started seeing the roadside stands open for business -- I love to use fresh strawberries in season for all kinds of cocktails -- here is a fun favorite!

After a long winter, spring is all about renewal. The birds are chirping, the sun is finally shining, and this exciting new libation will be sure and give your mouth a little pop! The Lavender Collins is a fragrant cocktail made with lavender syrup and fresh lemon juice.  Bombay Sapphire has wonderful botanicals such as lemon peel, juniper berries and coriander that will certainly add a blossoming kick to your palate.  I saw this recipe and just had to mix one up.  And then I mixed a second one and then a third one….needless to say – highly addictive!  Could Gin be my new Vodka?!

Pink grapefruit is sweet yet tart and lends itself to the refreshing vodka cocktail…try this one for your next afternoon soiree!

Have you noticed the trees bloomin’ lately?  Spring is in the air and it is time to mix up some lively cocktails to enjoy the time of bloom.

One of my favorite events to attend when I lived on the East coast in the spring was the National Cherry Blossom Festival – so in honor of the cherry blooms – here is a wonderful cocktail to kick off spring!.

The nights are still chilly enough to enjoy this warm cocktail as part of your St. Patrick’s Day celebration…it tastes exactly like the classic candy!

It as been established that I adore champagne...and of course I love butter (very close behind the bacon obsession)…May I offer up to for St. Paddy’s day a more “girlie” approach…with the lovely Irish Lady cocktail and Irish Shortbread?  This is the perfect way to start a day of celebrating all things Irish!