Alcoholic Beverages - The Cooking Bride

Strawberry, Ginger, and Champa...

May 9, 2013 by The Cooking Bride

I don’t know how things are done where you live, but when we throw a brunch in the South there is typically some sort of...

Five Spring Recipes . . . and ...

Apr 18, 2013 by The Cooking Bride

Spring sure does seem to be taking her own sweet time making her arrival, doesn’t she? I think Winter has finally conceded...

Pumpkin Pie Eggnog

Oct 30, 2012 by The Cooking Bride

Some traditions from childhood you never grow out of. Like picking out that perfect pumpkin right before Halloween. Not quite...

Five Fall Recipes (that aren&#...

Oct 4, 2012 by The Cooking Bride

Rest assured folks, the pumpkin recipes are coming. While pumpkins are definitely the star of the show when autumn arrives,...

Five Peach Recipes . . . And L...

Aug 23, 2012 by The Cooking Bride

I had no idea when I started this post that August is National Peach Month. Peaches are one of my favorite fruits and now that...

Six Refreshing Beverages to Be...

Jul 19, 2012 by The Cooking Bride

What’s this I hear about our country enduring the worst drought in 56 years? No rain usually means unbearable heat. And dead...

Six Strawberry Recipes . . .an...

May 17, 2012 by The Cooking Bride

Are ya’ll sick of strawberries yet? Boy, I hope not. And if you are . . . what’s wrong with you? When I was a kid, I used to...

Beer Margaritas

May 3, 2012 by The Cooking Bride

Ever wonder why Americans celebrate Cinco de Mayo? Contrary to popular belief, Cinco de Mayo does not mark the Mexican Day of...

Vanilla Bean Old Fashioned

Mar 29, 2012 by The Cooking Bride

Since I had vanilla bean pods lying around, I decided now would be an ideal opportunity to try a vanilla bean old...

Hard Spiced Apple Cider

Dec 12, 2011 by The Cooking Bride

This is a first. I have ALL my Christmas shopping done with two weeks to spare! Thank God for online shopping and Amazon.com....

Homemade Eggnog

Dec 1, 2011 by The Cooking Bride

It’s officially Christmas when the farmer’s market replaces fall mums with Christmas trees. When the Salvation Army bell...

The Gangster Martini

Jun 16, 2011 by The Cooking Bride

When I was about fifteen years old, I watched the movie Breakfast at Tiffany’s for the first time and instantly became obsessed...

Blackberry Limeade

May 14, 2011 by The Cooking Bride

There are certain cocktails out there that are more dangerous than others. You know the ones I’m talking about . . . they come in...

Authentic Lime Margaritas

Jun 26, 2009 by The Cooking Bride

Last week my husband and I took a vacation to San Antonio. I had been reading about the handmade margaritas. Until that...