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March 7, 2016 — 2 Comments

Pot O’ Gold Cocktail

Happy St. Patrick's Day! This isn't a holiday I usually go all out for, but any holiday that includes drinks is one I'll happily celebrate. I'm not a huge fan of beer, however, so I made this drink so I can happily participate in the spirit of the holiday too! This cocktail is inspired by a leprechaun's pot of gold at the end of the rainbow. I love the rainbow sugar rim; it adds such a festive touch to the whole thing.

Ingredients:

3/4 oz Goldschlager
1/3 oz butterscotch schnapps
apple juice
colored sugar
edible gold stars

To Make:

Dip the rim of your glass in corn syrup and then in the colored sugar.
Pour the Goldschlager and butterscotch schnapps in a chilled martini glass.
Top with apple juice and stir.

I used paper plates to rim my glasses–one for a circle of corn syrup, and the other for all the colored sugar. You can use a bowl, but I found paper plates to be the perfect size for my glasses and their flatness helped coat them evenly all the way around.

You can use any cinnamon schnapps you like–I chose Goldschlager because of the gold flakes in it. However, when you only use 3/4 oz you don't get enough gold for my taste, so I added some edible gold stars on the top too. Add them just before serving, so they don't completely dissolve before anyone gets to see them!

How do you celebrate St. Patrick's Day?

Published by Alexandra Adams in Drinks, Happy Hour, Recipe

February 12, 2016 — 1 Comment

Valentine’s Day Bart Cart Decor

Since Valentine's Day is just two days away–and Galentine's Day is tomorrow–I thought I'd show you how I decorated my bar cart for the holiday. A bar cart provides a great focal point for the room, as well as serving a functional purpose. Just a few changes to the decorations and you're all set!

I got this pink shimmery backdrop paper at Michaels and hung up three long strips behind the cart. It was a great way to make the space festive without having to involve paint or anything drastic!

I framed a great holiday card to add some dimension to the cart. You could also frame a small piece of art, or even a fun drink recipe for your guests! I also punched hearts out of red glittery wrapping paper, and used double sided tape to stick them together with the string in between. Easiest garland ever.

These X and O dishes are from the new Alphabet Soup collection at Michaels–I can't tell you how excited I was that they even had an X! I initially bought it because my design studio is X Height Ment, and then when I got home and was planning my Valentine's Day posts, I kicked myself for not buying the O too. So I had to go back and get it the next day (of course).

I love how this cart turned out! It's so festive and fun, and makes for a great place for guests to gather while they're filling their glasses. Now for the real question of the holiday– Conversation hearts: love em or leave em? I love them, but I love pretty much anything that's pure sugar. I recently found out that so many people aren't even tempted by them! Which camp are you in?

Published by Alexandra Adams in Decor, Drinks, Entertaining, Holiday, Party, Valentine's Day

February 5, 2016 — No Comments

Strawberry Sweetheart Valentine’s Day Drink

Valentine's Day is so soon! I know I already made the Cupid Shooters for this holiday, but I couldn't resist making another gorgeous red and pink drink. This Strawberry Sweetheart is perfect for a night in with your friends or your significant other.

Ingredients:

ice
sliced strawberries
frozen strawberries
pink champagne

To Make:

Puree your frozen strawberries until they reach a smooth consistency.
Pour strawberry puree and champagne into your glass—this part is just to taste! Add more strawberries if you want it a little sweeter or more champagne if you like it a little more boozy.
Add ice and sliced strawberries to garnish.

I like to slice my strawberries into hearts for a little extra Valentine-y flair! Just cut a small triangle out of the larger end to make the shape.

Who will you be drinking your Strawberry Sweetheart with this Valentine's Day?

Published by Alexandra Adams in Drinks, Happy Hour, Holiday, Valentine's Day

January 20, 2016 — No Comments

Cupid Shooters

Valentine's Day is less than a month away, so it's time to start planning! While I have several heart themed DIYs coming up in the next couple weeks, I thought I'd start out with a drink to get us all in the mood.

Ingredients:

3/4 oz chambord
1 oz citrus vodka
1 oz cranberry juice

To Make:

Pour chambord, vodka, and cranberry juice into a shaker filled with ice and shake vigorously.
Strain into shooter glass and serve.

These pink Cupid Shooters are perfect for a Galentine's Day celebration, or for you and your girlfriend to drink before you get in the uber to your double blind date! Not that I'm speaking from personal experience or anything...

I've been loving all the pink and red in stores recently; Valentine's Day is so festive! How are you celebrating this year?

Published by Alexandra Adams in Drinks, Happy Hour, Holiday, Valentine's Day

December 19, 2015 — No Comments

Three Ingredient Champagne Punch

If you're like me, you can probably just drink champagne straight out of the bottle and be pretty happy. But if you're serving it to a large group, it can get a little pricey—and dangerous—providing everyone with their own bottle (can you imagine??), so adding it to a punch is a great way to celebrate without having to buy a ton!

This champagne punch is the easiest thing in the entire world, I promise. Are you ready?

Ingredients:

2 liters of ginger ale
1 1.5L bottle of champagne
20 oz of frozen strawberries

To Make:

Add the champagne, ginger ale, and strawberries to a large punch bowl.
Done.

Seriously. Just dump everything in a bowl and serve!

You can never go wrong with adding more fruit or even juice concentrate either, so feel free to mix it up. This recipe is great as a base for more flavors or just on its own! And then you get to eat those amazing champagne-soaked strawberries...yum. I know what I'm toasting with on NYE!

PS. These disco ball drink stirrers would be a great addition to your flute of this punch!

Published by Alexandra Adams in Drinks, Happy Hour, New Years, Recipe