Cocktails

Row of red liquid-filled shot glasses on a marble countertop.

Healthy Holidays: Pomegranate Martini (The Diva)

12/12/2015
It's two weeks before Christmas, one week before the end of the fall semester, and...
Cocktails / Recipe
Festive holiday drink with cranberries and a poinsettia plant.

Making a Manhattan, the PK Way (May Involve Cranberries)

12/05/2014
It's a special night! I'll be making my primetime debut auditioning for The Taste, ABC's...
Autumn / Cocktails / Drinks / Health / Nutrition / Recipe / Winter
Refreshing cucumber drink with ice in a glass.

Cucumber Basil Sparkler: The Sweet Taste of Summer

09/29/2014
The calendar may read "autumn," but the hot weather in Boston definitely says "summer." Not to...
Cocktails / Drinks / Farmers' markets / Health / Recipe / Summer
A refreshing pink cocktail with ice, lime wedges, and a salted rim.

Summer Cocktails Starring Local Fruits, Vegetables, and Herbs (Slide Show)

05/23/2014
A lot of articles on cocktails have been flitting across my newsfeed as we approach...
Cocktails / Drinks / Farmers' markets / Food / Nutrition / Recipe / Summer
A refreshing pink cocktail with ice, lime wedge, and salt rim.

Cocktails Get Local: Shaking Up a Watermelon Margarita (Video)

08/29/2013
Bring summer watermelon into your cocktails for an out-of-this-world margarita that is dangerously delicious. Nothing...
Cocktails / Food / Health / Recipe
A vibrant red cocktail garnished with mint leaves and strawberries.

Herb-Infused Strawberry Martini

06/30/2013
Last year at this time I was on fire mixing up a whole slew of...
Cocktails / Diet / Dietary Guidelines / Drinks / Farmers' markets / Food / Health / Nutrition / Recipe / Summer
A refreshing cocktail with lime and ice in a glass.

Strawberry Cocktails Go Brazilian: Meet the Caipirinha

06/14/2013
I tried a caipirinha for the first time many years ago when visiting Brazil, and appropriately so given...
Cocktails / Diet / Drinks / Food / Health / Nutrition / Recipe
Two red cocktails with festive greenery and a bowl of guacamole on the side.

Pomegranate Margarita Martini

12/27/2012
Who said margaritas were just for summer?   I adore avocados and always have them...
Cocktails / Drinks / Food / Health / Holidays / Nutrition / Recipe
Green kiwi cocktail with a cucumber slice garnish.

Cucumber Basil Gimlet and its Teetotaler Cousin

08/31/2012
It's the end of August and the beginning of Labor Day weekend, the unofficial end of summer....
Cocktails / Diet / Dietary Guidelines / Drinks / Food / Health / Nutrition / Recipe / Summer
Fresh berries and peaches with mint on a wooden table.

Summer Sangria with Stone Fruit, Berries, and Mint

08/04/2012
Looking for the perfect libation for a sultry summer evening? Whether or not served with...
Cocktails / Fruit / Recipe / Summer / Wine