The holiday weekend is upon us so why not celebrate the 4th of July with some festive cocktails!! Here are 3 red, white and blue drinks to whip up for your celebration. Enjoy!

Fourth of July Cocktail

Recipe found on Food Network

1 ounce watermelon schnapps
1 big splash cranberry juice
1 very thin slice jalapeno or serrano pepper
1 slice lemon
1 slice lime
1 1/2 ounces tequila
1/4 ounce blue curacao
1/2 ounce simple syrup
Watermelon wedge, for garnish (optional)

Mix the schnapps and cranberry juice in a shaker; pour into an ice-filled glass.
Muddle the jalapeno pepper, lemon and lime …

Mix things up a little this year and try this fabulous cocktail featured on Social Couture’s site. Complete with cranberries – it will match perfectly with all of the turkey trimmings! Enjoy!
- 1 1/2 oz Smirnoff cranberry twist vodka
- 1/4 oz Chambord
- 1/2 oz cranberry juice
- 1 tsp lemon juice
Garnish: 3 cranberries on stick
Mix all ingredients in a cocktail shaker with ice. Strain into a chilled martini glass. Garnish with 3 cranberries on stick.

With the holiday season approaching and the endless parties to be had, here is a chic gift-giving idea for that special hostess! Find this one and others at Sur La Table

Happy Independence Day!!
Nothing better than celebrating our country’s independence with a little food, drink and of course some colorful fireworks to light up the sky!
In preparation for the big day I thought it would be fitting to post an idea for some fabulous and festive 4th of July cocktails!  Check out this blog posted by Real Simple.
Have a safe holiday!!

As the month of love doth approach-eth, I begin to think of new and inventive ways to show the people in my life how much I care about them. Every year I try something new and this year I came across Fancy Flours which provides so many wonderful holiday baking inspirations that you can’t go wrong with any of them.
In particular, I love the vintage cookies!! The graphics are printed on edible wafer papers. Wafer paper is an edible starch based confection, made of potato starch, water and vegetable oil. …