Salted Caramel and Whiskey Truffle

Turning a classic truffle into a modern sophisticate with a little salted caramel and whiskey.

Salted Caramel and Whiskey Truffle
Salted Caramel and Whiskey Truffle

Here’s the secret: Cook the salted caramel right to up to the point the mixture is about to burn. The caramel will impart a deep flavor that moves beyond the one dimensional sweetness when cooked only to a light or medium amber. Throw whiskey in the mix and you have yourself a classic truffle that is updated with a little sweet and salty along with some whiskey.      Continue reading Salted Caramel and Whiskey Truffle

Blackberry Cabernet Cupcakes

Blackberry Cabernet Cupcakes ~ When sugar and wine meet they birth cupcakes. At least they did this past weekend.

Blackberry Cabernet Cupcakes
Blackberry Cabernet Cupcakes

I really love making boozy anything and since I had left over wine and a surplus of blackberries I did a quick kitchen scan to see what my I could make with those two things. Naturally, no matter what I looked at cupcakes kept screaming at me Continue reading Blackberry Cabernet Cupcakes

Cocktail Popsicle: Honeydew Cucumber Margarita Popsicles

Honeydew Cucumber Margarita Popsicle ~ Get  your tequila with no drunk-dial regrets in this week’s cocktail popsicle featuring a honeydew margarita with cucumber. This may be my favorite cocktail pop yet! I love how the cucumber lends a crisp refreshing edge to sweetness of the honeydew and the tequila bite.

Honeydew Cucumber Margarita Popsicle
Honeydew Cucumber Margarita Popsicle

Let me say, I totally took one for the team this week! It’s not often (okay, never) that I find myself sloshed on a Monday night. Seriously, no shots were taken during the making of these cocktail popsicles….uh.

Okay, I’m a liar – one shot. Continue reading Cocktail Popsicle: Honeydew Cucumber Margarita Popsicles

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