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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.

    โค๏ธ Valentine’s & Galentine’s Day Cocktails

    • Strawberry martini on a pink surface with a lemon half in the background.
      Easy Strawberry Martini with Vodka
    • A coupe glass of Empress Gin French 75 on a cutting board with lemons, a bottle of gin, and tulips in the background.
      Empress Gin French 75
    • Image collage of 4 different cocktails with the words "Best Galentine's Day Cocktails" in text overlay.
      17 Galentineโ€™s Cocktails to Celebrate Your Besties
    • Pink spritz in a coupe glass with fluffy cotton candy on the rim.
      Shimmering Cotton Candy Spritz Cocktail with Prosecco
    • Negroni sour garnished with an orange slice with bottles of Campari and gin in the background while sitting on a wicker tray.
      Negroni Sour
    • An empress gin french martini in a coupe glass on a wooden cutting board with a bowl of blackberries and pink tulips in the background.
      Empress Gin Martini Cocktail Recipe
    • Collage of a silver drink, red cocktail in a coupe, purple drink, and glittery jello shot cocktails with the words "Best Glitter Cocktails" in the center of the collage.
      17 Glitter Cocktails to Add Sparkle to Your Night
    • Strawberry shortcake martini on a pink surface with ingredients in the background.
      Strawberry Shortcake Martini with Whipped Cream Vodka

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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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    • Valentine's Day
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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 Pittsburgh, PA. 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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