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    Easy Delicious Food & Cocktail Recipes

    If you love making seasonal recipes, you’ve come to the right place. You’ll find unique food and cocktail ideas for every occasion and time of year.

    Dry January Mocktails

    • Strawberry elderflower mocktail in a collins glass with strawberries, lime, and mint scattered next to it on a wicker tray.
      Strawberry Elderflower Mocktail Fizz with Mint
    • Mai tai on a wood cutting board.
      Virgin Mai Tai Mocktailย 
    • Pina colada mocktail in a glass goblet sitting on a round cutting board.
      Virgin Piรฑa Colada Mocktail
    • Lemonade mocktail in a goblet with flowers spread out next to it.
      Passion Fruit Mint Lemonade Mocktail (Non-Alcoholic Mojito)

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    ๐Ÿˆ Game Day Favorites

    • The dip in a white dish surrounded by veggies and crackers.
      Easy Buffalo Chickpea Dip
    • Overview of basket of chips with salsa
      Air Fryer Tortilla Chips
    • Grilled wings pilled up on a wood cutting board topped with lime wedges.
      Grilled Margarita Wings
    • Overview of two bowls of creamy enchilada soup with a spoon in the bowl on a white countertop
      Creamy Chicken Enchilada Soup

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    Top Rated Recipes

    Try my top rated recipes with five-star reviews.

    • Close up of hibachi shrimp rice bowl and other bowls in the background.
      Hibachi Shrimp Rice Bowls
    • overview of two buffalo chicken rice bowl with an avocado, cilantro, forks, and a napkin on the side on a white background.
      Buffalo Chicken Rice Bowl
    • Limoncello spritz cocktails in wine glasses with a cutting board of ingredients in the background.
      Limoncello Spritz
    • Caramelized air fryer carrots laid out on aplate topped with dill and parmesan
      Air Fryer Carrots with Parmesan and Dill

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    • Winter
    • Game Day
    • Valentine's Day
    • Mocktails
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    My name is Melissa, and Iโ€™m a registered dietitian, recipe developer, and food photographer with a Food Science degree based in the beautiful city of Charleston, South Carolina. I’m love sharing my recipes, cocktails, and life here.

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    Cocktails

    Browse my cocktail collection for the best at home happy hour for all seasons. It’s all here including vodka, gin, tequila, whiskey to make the best margaritas, martinis, sours, mules, spritzes, and more.

    • The hibiscus margarita garnished with a pink edible flower and a tajin rim.
      Hibiscus Margarita with Mango
    • Amaretto spritz on a wood surface with a bottle of amaretto and lemon halves in the background.
      Easy Amaretto Spritz Cocktail Recipe
    • Rome with a view cocktail garnished with a lime wedge in a highball glass.
      Rome with a View Cocktail Recipe
    • Margarita on a wood surface garnished with a skewered lychee fruit.
      Lychee Margarita Cocktail Recipe

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    Wine Cocktails and Pairings

    It’s time to uncork a whole new way to enjoy wine! Discover how to pair your favorite wine with your favorite foods, or use that wine to whip up some easy wine cocktails!

    • Four wine glasses with white, red, and rose wines that are spilled over on their side.
      Best Wine for Italian Food
    • Three champagne flutes being clinked together.
      Champagne and Sparkling Wine – What’s the Difference?ย 
    • White, rose, and red white in glasses on a shaded tabletop.
      Best Wine Pairings for Charcuterie and Cheese Boards Guide
    • Lemon and limes garnishing the cocktail.
      Tinto de Verano (2 Ingredient Red Wine Cocktail)

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