The wait is over. It\'s time to dive into your batch of Homemade Amretto and enjoy the sweet almonds goodness you created a few weeks ago.  And what better way to celebrate your patience than with a beautiful cup of Hot Chocolate"  Well I have...

I\'ve had this little baby steeping away since January and figured that I might as well show you all just how easy it is to make, and drink at home!Limoncello is a traditional Italian liquor, made with Lemons.  It is made by everyone in places...

 This week\'s cocktail commemorates the Anzacs. Lest we Forget.    It\'s an old time favourite, using my Lemonade Syrup with a hint of Rosemary and a dash of Pineapple juice.Try it during a Rising Sun.   Ingredients  2 shots lemonade...

How about some hard liquor for your Friday Night" You deserve it, after all you\'ve survived the school holidays with your children safely back in the arms of their teachers. I bet those teachers missed them.....This drink is as quick and easy as...

Thank God it\'s Frozen Maragaritas!As I may have eluded to on Facebook a few weeks ago, February 22nd is a special day for me and many others. It is a celebration of all that is good in the world.  It is International Margarita Day.  Where we...

In a last ditch effort to keep warm, I\'ve escaped North for the weekend.  It\'s warm up here, like Winter never arrived. They are still wearing singlets!  And in celebration, I\'ve whipped up a jug full of Strawberry Punch. Ingredients 1...

Hands up if you love Apple Pie! Hands up if you love cocktails!What if you could eliminate the tedious task of chewing while embracing the wonderment that is the Butterscotch Appletini"  Well now you can.Its a feat of molecular gastronomy!The...

Let it be known that I do not like Mango. True story.  Perhaps it\'s the flashbacks I have of mango sap burns or the unmistakeable smell of decomposing mangos from my childhood but in my opinion, mangos are only good for juice (tropical juice...

Break out the flanelette sheets and bed socks, Winter is coming!  Game of Thrones references aside, you will need something to warm your insides while binge watching the latest episodes.So I present you with Hot, Vanilla Buttered Rum....

I whipped this up a few weeks ago after finding a punnet of strawberries hiding in my fridge.  Rather than create a fresh batch of Penicillin, I opted for a fresh batch of strawberry syrup.    Ingredients 500gm fresh strawberries1 cup caster...

This week I am showcasing Candy Liqueur, a fabulous new product, just 3 months old and already wowing customers in QLD and NSW.               This raspberry flavoured vodka, created by Matthew Fraser of Brisbane is a game changer.  Sales...

Feeling poorly"  Drag yourself out of bed (it only takes 10 minutes, I promise!) and whizz this up.It has all sorts of things that are good for you, including my go to superfood! Rum!Ingredients 240gm tinned pineapple in natural juice2 shots...

Kiss me I\'m Irish! It might be a little late, but the sun hasn\'t quite set on St Patrick\'s Day yet. This is my favourite holiday. Not only does it give me an excuse for cocktails, but it\'s the only day of the year I can truly celebrate...

It\'s Mother\'s Day this weekend and like many of you, I will wake up early on Sunday morning and wait in bed much longer than my bladder would like, to receive my luke warm cup of milky tea and burnt toast.  But I won\'t complain (much)...

Homemade Liqueurs are one of the easiest and most cost effective ways of extending your cocktail supplies.  Most Liqueurs are built from a base of Vodka or Whiskey and all they require is flavouring and patience.Amaretto, is an Italian almond...

Today\'s cocktail comes courtesy of a marvellous little blunder.  Having realised that I\'ve run out of Vodka (eeeeek) I sent Mr Thermomix Me A Drink to the store to stock up.  In his all seeing wisdom, he elected to shake things up a little...

Lemons are prolific at my house.  I have 3 trees that are so badly cared for that out of sheer spite, they seem to fruit all year long and with a vengeance.  They have rebelled against civilisation, sprouted from the root stock and are now so...

Honestly I\'m surprised that I managed to hide these passionfruit from my family.  I have tried to test this recipe many times, only to discover that my stash of passionfruit have been swiped.My vines are too little to produce fruit this season,...

Break out the Cucumber sandwiches. Let\'s get Sophisticated just for a minute.Apparently Gin is making a come back to Aussie backyards and BBQ\'s around the country.  Now I didn\'t think I was old enough to drink Gin just yet, but the lady...

You\'ve heard of deconstructed cheesecake right" Well this is exactly that, but with Vodka.  Because Vodka goes with everything!It\'s a bit like licking the bowl after you put your cheesecake in the fridge to set and it could definitely be the...

 Sometimes I have a recipe in mind and sometimes I wing it.  Let\'s face it cocktail recipes aren\'t too hard to figure out.  This recipe was one of those toss it all together and taste recipes.  It is loosely based on a Hurricane cocktail...

I\'ve been keeping this secret and well, i need to get it off my chest.  Be warned though, once you realise how easy it is to give into temptation, you might just consider infidelity too!  There are many recipes for DIY Liqueurs and they are...

I\'m back, after a lovely Easter break with family.  It\'s been slow on the cocktail scene, but my excuse is that it was Good Friday and I couldn\'t stomach a seafood cocktail!   My baby sister and her family came to visit over Easter to...

I am so excited to introduce you all to my new favourite Vodka. And it\'s Raspberry flavoured!Matt from Candy Liqueur Co. sent me this shiny new bottle of heaven to showcase and I am slowly (alright very quickly) working my way through a list of...