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Simple syrup
Try not to be blown away by the beauty of that picture, okay? I saw bottled simple syrup for sale the other day for a kind of ridiculous price and I was kind of horrified. Its name is no accident,...
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Key lime margarita
It’s summer! The time when I reach for Lucy Buffett’s cookbook before anything else. This one is based on Lucy’s Cadillac Margarita, adapted to, naturally, include key lime juice. Because I am...
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Homemade sour mix
What it is: Crazy easy to make with only two ingredients Completely natural, chemical free What it’s not: Loaded with high fructose corn syrup Neon (because, um, ew) What’s not to like? Combine these:...
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Mediterribbean punch
Some people come from money; I, on the other hand, come from funny (which is even better). My Uncle Steve named this drink. Don’t you love it? The folks over at Pom Wonderful contacted me a while back...
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Fresh limeade
Summer’s not quite over yet (as evidenced by the 90+ degree September we’re currently having in Nashville), so I thought I’d pass this one along while there’s still some heat in the air. You can make...
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Peppermint syrup
This is another one of those “I can’t believe I ever spent money on this” sort of recipes. I love those! Last year I sweet talked a barista into selling me a bottle of peppermint syrup so I could have...
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Snow cones
Somehow the stores are gearing up for back to school. Apparently fall is coming? (Someday?) But it’s still 110 degrees in the shade right now and I’m HOT. And so are the kids. Enter: snow cones! There...
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Fruit Tea
This is another one of those scribbled-on-a-piece-of-paper recipes. With a predicted high in Nashville of 96 degrees on Sunday, you’re gonna want to scribble it down as well — trust me. You will...
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Bourbon slushes
It’s Lissa‘s birthday! Despite the fact that we’re a few states away from each other these days, I’m celebrating with her bourbon slushes. These are such a great hot-weather drink, and are easy to make...
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Mambo margaritas
It’s late July in Nashville, which means it’s really too hot to do much of anything but try not to break a sweat by blinking too much. Getting up to make a margarita, however, is worth the effort....
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