Girl Scouts and Camp Fire girls step aside because I am about ready to blow your beanies off with this fun and festive cocktail that is worthy of any Fall or Campfire Circle.  My PP (peonies partner), absolutely loves s’mores.  What is not to love with graham crackers, chocolate and marshmallows.  I set out to make her a cocktail that will knock off her knee hi socks and loafers.  Let’s get…

Spiced S’mores Hot Chocolate

Fall has officially arrived and it couldn’t come soon enough. We had a fairly hot summer and although we enjoy fresh cocktails around the pool, we are ready for the crisp cool air. Our area produces a bright array of colorful foliage and mildly tippy-toes into winter, just like we like it!

This week, we decided to pull out our chunky sweaters, boots, jeans and huddle around the fire-pit.…

No churn Dulce de leche Ice Cream

We’ve discussed making ice cream in the past and the long debate of whether you need an ice cream maker or not so, you’ll be pleased to know this is a NO ICE CREAM MAKER recipe. No churn is a cinch to make and requires only 5 ingredients. Earlier this week we put up a “make your own dulce de leche hack” that you will need to follow to make this recipe.

Let’s get started:

Ingredients

Dulce de Leche Cocktail

As the story goes, Dulce de Leche was supposedly discovered by accident. Apparently, the maid of Manuel de Rosa was boiling milk and sugar and got called away. On her return, she found a pan of the sweet gooey goodness known as heaven on earth. Who knows if the legend is but, WHO CARES! Thank you, oh forgetful maid who almost burnt the castle down, we are forever grateful.

We’ve taken our…

Make your own Dulce de leche

This is one of the easiest hacks and ohhhh, so delicious.

We are gearing up for a Cabo trip and wanted to get into the spirit. So we decided to do a Dulce de leche series this week. Cause nothing says let’s get into a bathing suit like Dulce de leche, right!

Stay tuned for our Ice Cream, Cocktail and Cupcake Icing recipes!

Ingredients and Supplies needed:

Crockpot

Can of…

The Manhattan gained popularity after its invention in 1880, making it one of the most popular drinks. We decided to add it to our Classic Cocktails Series because it is delicious and oh so stylish.

Heres how to make it:

INGREDIENTS IN THE MANHATTAN COCKTAIL  

2 oz Bourbon or rye

1 oz Sweet vermouth

2 dashes bitters

1 dash Orange bitters 

Glass: Coupe

HOW TO MAKE THE MANHATTAN COCKTAIL

All the leaves are brown, and the sky is gray (music note).  I compiled this list of my favorite Fall tunes that you can pick up on Amazon Music.  If you are a prime member (link to Prime membership), you can listen to music to your heart’s content and you can create your very own playlists.  I like to refer to it as the Modern Mixtape (look up mixtape in the Urban Dictionary).  This is my…

GALAXY BLUE-Pantone 2019 Autumn/Winter NYFW

Are you ready for Fall Fashion?  Well you better be because it is NY Fashion week and I think the 2nd hottest color of the season is Galaxy Blue.  Every year and season, Pantone chooses the colors that will be trending in fashion.  The color is not quite Carolina Blue, not Cobalt, but Galaxy Blue.  It is bold, strong, sophisticated, and it reminds me of, well….the galaxy!  Get out your telescope…

The last thing you want to do at a party is stand over a hot grill all day making food for your friends.  It is a big party no no at our house.  The menu below will let you just set it out and forget about it.  If you are hosting, why should you miss out on the fun!

Fried Chicken—of course..duh!

We are, after all, called Peonies and Fried Chicken.  Fried Chicken is quite possibly the…

Apple Cider-Blood Orange Margarita

All the leaves are brown and the sky is gray…(🎵)

Nothing says Fall like a cocktail with cider in it.  I know you all are gearing up for fall that is quickly approaching– how about a cider refreshment?   

The ingredients are simple enough and when you combine all of these together, it will surely warm your innards from head to toe.  I highly recommend using a good tequila. 

CHEERS…

Create Curb Appeal on a Budget

Does your house lack curb appeal? Do you want to create a look that’s more inviting? Here are a few quick options that are affordable and easy to do for even the “not so handy” home owner.

Curb appeal is critical. As the guy who built the awe inspiring French Palace at Versailles, Louis XIV once said, “First feelings are always the most natural.” OK…so none of us live in a palace…but that…

Everything old is new again! Follow along while we recreate some of the “Classic Cocktails” of our generation.

INGREDIENTS

2 ounces bourbon

¾ ounce lemon juice

¾ ounce simple syrup

orange wedge (for garnish)

Maraschino cherry (for garnish)

Combine bourbon, lemon juice, and simple syrup in a cocktail shaker. Fill shaker with ice, cover, and shake vigorously until outside of shaker is very cold,…

WEEKEND GETAWAY SUMMER PACKING LIST

The key to packing for the weekend is to keep it simple and have items that you can mix and match.  I always start with some sort of color theme and go from there.  The list I have created below, I have selected blues and whites and a pop of color here and there.  I used to pack by picking out an outfit and rolling it, putting it in a plastic bag and then putting it in my suitcase.  It is far…

6 Summer Salads for every party

We are reaching the end of summer so we thought we’d bring you and end of summer series.

Here’s one of our summer salads that you can enjoy all year long.

Ingredients:

2 cups Orzo Pasta

1 cup Asparagus

2 cups Salmon

1/2 cup Dill

1/2 Lemon Juice

Salt and Pepper

Let’s get started:

Cook Orzo and set aside.

Bake or Broil Salmon. Break up into large flakes

Blanch asparagus. Chop into bite size…

10 Best Drinks of Summer

As part of our end of summer series we thought we’d give you our drink menu highlights in one condensed post.

Hang onto your hats folks….you’re gonna want to try them all.

SEA BREEZE

The Sea Breeze traces its origination back to the 50’s when vodka was starting to gain popularity.  The drink rose in popularity and had its peak in the late 80’s to the early 90’s.  Before the…

Dill Salmon Salad with Asparagus

We are reaching the end of summer so we thought we’d bring you and end of summer series.

Here’s one of our summer salads that you can enjoy all year long.

Ingredients:

2 cups Orzo Pasta

1 cup Asparagus

2 cups Salmon

1/2 cup Dill

1/2 Lemon Juice

Salt and Pepper

Let’s get started:

Cook Orzo and set aside.

Bake or Broil Salmon. Break up into large flakes

Blanch asparagus. Chop into bite size…