Since yesterday’s park picnic with friends was a last-minute thing (the forecast said thunderstorms until about 11AM, and our original plan was an indoor restaurant), we kept it simple: takeout from Southern Hospitality (pulled pork, yum) and BYO beverages. Dogs and babies optional, but encouraged. What I made: red sangria. I completely forgot to take...
Pre-mixed cocktails in Mason jars with screw-on lids perched in an enormous, galvanized-metal bucket.
I'm going to call these "Fiesta Cups" because it's my personal belief that when you serve tequila in hollowed-out fruit set on a retro devilled egg platter...well, that's a party, right there.
I was wondering the same thing when I ordered one at brunch yesterday. But I am now full of information on the topic, thanks to our very helpful waitress, so I’ll tell you. It’s a Mexican cocktail that consists of a beer poured over a mixture of lime, salt, and various hot sauces or chiles....
Above, one of the cocktails featured at the 7 For All Mankind Spring 2012 launch. I had one (just one, because me and tequila are not friends), and it was delicious. Very summery. Excited for summer.
GARDEN PARTY
2 oz Patron Silver
1 oz simple syrup
I'm sorry, maybe you didn't hear me.
Morgan's signature "I'm Preggers" drink...
I first made this white sangria years ago, for an L.A. friend's birthday party, and on New Year's Eve I decided to revisit the recipe, this time using sparkling wine rather than regular old pinot grigio.
In a highball glass (over ice or not; up to you), pour 4 oz white wine (I used pinot grigio). Add 1 oz. St. Germain elderflower cordial, 1/2 tsp lemon juice, and top with a little champagne or club soda.
That "turn" thing I was talking about?
Hey-o.
The major problem with this weather is that it makes me hate my dogs, and they didn't do anything to me except for look cute and need to pee in a place that is not my floor.
But cold weather does have its benefits, and one major one is that you get to make things like mulled wine and call it "cooking" (what? you do it on a stove).
