Oh thank heaven for 7-Eleven!
Happy Free Slurpee Day everyone! Oh, and also, Happy National Mojito Day! There’s no better way than to cool off on a hot summer day than with a refreshing, minty Mojito. A cocktail that is far from pretentious, that simply decorates the rum inside of it.
It’s National Piña Colada Day! And I have to say, Piña Coladas are my all-time favorite summer cocktail. The coconut cream and pineapple juice together with rum transports me to an island where I’m basking in the sun on full-time relaxation mode.
Watermelon is one of my favorite ingredients to mix up in a cocktail on a hot, summer day. And this Fourth of July, I’m bringing you multiple watermelon cocktail recipes to quench the thirst of your party goers! The juicy sweetness of watermelon lends itself to pretty much any liquor. But my absolute favorite is mixing watermelon with gin. I smash some watermelon in my glass, add gin, a squeeze of lime, top with lime seltzer and boom, you have my very own cocktail at hand, “Dee’s Watermelons.” I hope you enjoy these festive cocktails this Fourth of July! Cheers.
For being such a big fan of veggies and all things pickled, I thought it was only appropriate to write about delicious, savory, pickled martinis for National Martini Day. One of the first pickled martinis I ever had was a fantastic pickled mushroom martini made by my favorite restaurant named Bolete, in Bethlehem Pennsylvania. The smooth martini, mixed with the pickled umami mushroom flavor was to die for! Now I order pickled cocktails anywhere I go.
The Joy of Sake is returning to New York to celebrate their 15th annual celebration of sake, paired with traditional and contemporary cuisine. There will be over 500 premium labels of sake to taste as well as appetizers from 18 of New York’s finest Asian restaurants. Tickets for this event are $110 per person and include unlimited sake tastings, and a dish from every restaurant in attendance.
On June 14th we celebrate National Bourbon Day and National Flag Day. So, let the flags fly high as you sit back and relax while enjoying some delicious bourbon.