Happy Hour: Corpse Reviver #2 Cocktail

November 4, 2011by Aida Mollenkamp — Share

Right about now, you’re likely looking at the name of this cocktail and thinking, “why are you talking about corpses when Halloween has already passed?” Well, it turns out, the saintly celebrations haven’t ended for me quite yet because this weekend I’m attending an enormous Dia De Los Muertos celebration (read: rumored to be the largest in Southern California). I’m not really sure what to expect, but I’ll take lots of photos and will be sure to share them. What I am sure of is that DDLM is a celebration and logic follows that it’s best to toast spirited celebrations with spirited drinks, hence the Corpse Reviver #2.
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Road Fuel: The Great Margarita Debate

June 13, 2011by Aida Mollenkamp — Share

Road trips are where friends reveal their true colors. Yet after double-digit hours on the road, thousands of miles traveled, and getting to know my friends on a whole new level, I still adore them thoroughly. I may like them even more than when we started, but, we have decidedly different views on things — particularly when it concerns margaritas.

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Happy Hour: Spring Revival Cocktail

May 11, 2011by Aida Mollenkamp — Share

Strawberry and rhubarb: for me it’s a pitch-perfect pairing trumped for me by only a few other dynamic duos, like chocolate and malt or ginger and rum. But strawberry and rhubarb is the most elusive of the bunch. Growing up on the west coast, there wasn’t a ton of rhubarb around and it is still only around for a handful of weeks each year. Inevitably, what ensues is a strawberry-rhubarb extravaganza where I use it in any form from compote to sundae topper to this sparkler.
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Dos Gardenias Cocktail Recipe

May 5, 2011by Aida Mollenkamp — Share

Today may be Cinco de Mayo, but I consider it the unofficial National Margarita Day. Though it has become a drinking holiday second only to St. Pat’s and though most people have no clue what they’re celebrating, Cinco has stolen our hearts with all the tequila-induced and guacamole-laced celebration.
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Happy Hour: Cake and Cocktails

April 15, 2011by Aida Mollenkamp — Share

I was like the Nancy Drew of birthday cakes. When I was younger, my parents would hide my birthday cake and, with my best friend in tow, we’d sleuth about until we found it. Inevitably, we’d swipe some of frosting only to feign innocence when the cake came was found semi-mutilated. As I’ve grown older, I’ve opted for a more calm and quiet celebration and have even come to dislike most birthday cakes. But this year’s a different story.
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