Happy Hour {Empress Layover}

I bumped Friday happy hour up to Thursday this week and am sharing yet another Empress gin cocktail! I absolutely love St. Germain elderflower liquor and have been looking forward to trying this recipe. Spoiler alert: It did not disappoint. You can see how I made the cucumber ribbon in last week’s post. I did… Read More

Cinco de Mayo Celebration {Taco “Charcuterie” Board, Daddy-OLE’s Salsa, Baked Churros & St. Germain Margaritas}

It was the day we’ve all been waiting for: Taco Tuesday on Cinco de Mayo! Like every other year in recent memory, we celebrated at home!! I set up everything on the island in the kitchen. We enjoyed chips, soft tacos and fixings, churros with dips and margaritas (for the adults, of course)! We also… Read More

Sunday Supper {Best Strawberry Shortcake}

I mentioned back when I shared our Easter feast that I used my favorite pound cake recipe to make both bunny cakelets for then and cake bowls for later! Well, later came last Sunday and they were deeeeeelicious! Strawberries have been so fresh, juicy and inexpensive that I knew it was time! They were so… Read More

Happy Hour {Empress Windsor Garden}

Happy Friday, friends! I’m checking in from week 7 “safe at home”. I’m going to keep going here until I share all the fabulous cocktail creations I’ve been working on at home. We’re still working our way through the Empress Gin recipes and this Windsor Garden cocktail was light and refreshing! I told y’all when… Read More