Plum Smash
For our newest cocktail, DIY Cocktails and I came up with the Plum Smash. A smash is a classic cocktail where the fruit is smashed or crushed with the liquor. …
Food/Drink
Food and drink
Beer Ice Cream
Pliny the Elder is a great double IPA from Russian River Brewery. We heard rumors of people making Pliny the Elder ice cream, but couldn’t track it down. So, I …
Bourbon Ice Cream
I decided to experiment with ice cream flavors this summer. First up: bourbon ice cream. And it was great. In fact, I will cut to the chase right now and …
Make Your Own Chocolate Magic Shell
Did you know you can make your own Chocolate Magic Shell to pour on top of ice cream? It just takes chocolate and coconut oil. And it looks like it …
Watermelon Mojito
Happy Memorial Day! DIY Cocktails and I have come up with the Watermelon Mojito. As you may have guessed by the name, this drink takes the mojito to the next …
Homemade BBQ Sauce
I get a lot of compliments about my barbecue sauce. It’s a good balance of salty, sweet, and spicy. It’s extremely easy to make, too. Here’s the recipe: Savvy BBQ …
Make Your Own Hot Dog Buns
Don’t you hate it when there are 6 hot dogs in the package and 8 hot dog buns in the package? The solution is to make your own buns. You …
Lemon Lavender Cocktail
My newest concoction with DIY Cocktails is the Lemon Lavender Cocktail. We used lemon and lavender from my yard, champagne, gin, and some of the limoncello I recently made. (If …
Make Your Own English Muffins
Make Your Own English Muffins. Mmmm homemade eggs benedict…
Pink Collins Cocktail
If I were going to describe the latest drink I made with DIY Cocktails, I would describe it as a grapefruit and elderflower soda with a strawberry chaser. That is …
Canadian Biscuits
When I was first married, I told my Southern-born husband that I was going to make him biscuits. He was pleased, but when I put the biscuits in front of …