Drink Archives

No celebration is complete without a cocktail or drink! Here you will find dozens of different drink recipes tested and approved from my family to yours. From Broiled Grapefruit Margarita to Lime Cucumber Cosmo to Roasted Peach Old Fashioned, there is a drink recipe for every holiday or celebration. You can do it, I'll show you how!

Pear Ginger Cocktail

By: Melissa Erdelac · On: October 16, 2019 · Updated: December 29, 2020

How to Make Ginger Simple Syrup

By: Melissa Erdelac · On: October 16, 2019 · Updated: September 1, 2020

How to Make an Espresso Martini

By: Melissa Erdelac · On: October 9, 2019 · Updated: March 2, 2021

Colorado Bulldog Cocktail

By: Melissa Erdelac · On: September 15, 2019 · Updated: June 23, 2021

Skinny Margarita

By: Melissa Erdelac · On: April 24, 2019 · Updated: March 2, 2021

Blackberry Martini

By: Melissa Erdelac · On: December 28, 2018 · Updated: August 31, 2020

Raspberry Peach Mojitos

By: Melissa Erdelac · On: September 19, 2018 · Updated: August 31, 2020

The American Granddaughter

By: Melissa Erdelac · On: July 13, 2018 · Updated: May 25, 2020

Aperol Spritz Recipe

By: Melissa Erdelac · On: July 13, 2018 · Updated: June 23, 2021

Broiled Grapefruit Margarita

By: Melissa Erdelac · On: May 2, 2018 · Updated: February 1, 2021

Sparkling Cranberry Cocktail

By: Melissa Erdelac · On: December 18, 2017 · Updated: September 14, 2020

Spiked Lemon Shake-Up Cocktail

By: Melissa Erdelac · On: August 29, 2017 · Updated: June 15, 2021

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