I'm going to save your life with Lime Margarita Freezies. Yes. These are just like Mr. Freezies, but with margaritas inside of them. (Yes. Tequila is included.) Margaritas are awesome, but you know what sucks? Making margaritas. I know; it's not rocket surgery. But keeping around the materials, to have ice on hand, to whip out the blender... that's a pain in the arse. And sure, there's these handy little frozen cans of the mix. But if you're going to use one of those, …
Adult-Only Mocha Baileys Fudge Pop Recipe
If you're hot, and if you like fudgsicles or iced caps, then I've got just the thing for you: My adult-only Mocha Baileys Fudge Pop Recipe. This poor little bottle of Baileys I had was sitting all forlorn like in my liquor cabinet. Usually it's waiting for winter because the only thing I ever tend to use it in is a coffee drink. Coffee drinks, of course, do not make the ideal hot summer drink (and it's supposed to be hot AF this weekend in Ontario!). After I spotted the Baileys, I …
O Canada Sangria – Putting the “Happy” in Canada Day
Celebrating #Canada150 with a backyard barbecue, long weekend camping trip or get-together with friends? Nothing says Happy Birthday Canada like this Canadian sangria made with truly Canadian ingredients (not including the lemonade, if you choose to use it). For research only, I’ve made my O Canada Sangria a few times over the last few weekends and can’t decide if I like it with or without the lemonade most. My friends are also equally divided 50-50. That means the choice is …
Creamy Hot Chocolate Mix – Make Your Own To Last The Winter
To me, there is nothing better than hot chocolate. That's why I love whipping up this Creamy Hot Chocolate Mix at the beginning of each winter. It keeps on the counter all season and is so much better than anything I can buy in the store. My daughter asked me to make her something we could keep on the counter that would be creamy, like the kind she gets from our local coffee shop. I had a hard time finding something similar in the stores, so I set about to create my own version made with …
Turn Grape Juice Into Wine, Conquer the World
For a long time I held the narrow opinion of where good wine should come from; namely the liquor store. I've spent years turning my nose up at "homemade" versions and mostly because I had my share of lousy wines stolen from a friend's basement in my late teens. I can't be the only one who's been exposed to wine that brings tears to your eyes and burns a little on the way down. Years later when my Dad started making his own wine at a local winemaking store I gave it another …
