Red White Blue Slushy – Patriotic Drinks Ideas for Fourth of July Picture this: It’s a hot, sunny Fourth of July. You’re at a barbecue hosted by someone else (hey, let your friends/family/neighbors do all the heavy lifting; just be sure to contribute something to the meal!). You’re surrounded by red, white and blue. Napkins. […]
Almond Milk Smoothie Recipe
Almond Milk Smoothie Recipe – Peanut Butter Banana. My husband works for the dairy industry. So you can imagine his reaction when almond milk showed up in our refrigerator … and when I pulled out the blender to test out almond milk smoothie recipes. 😉 It’s a good thing he loves me. Because he not only […]
St. Patrick’s Day Lime Sherbet
St. Patrick’s Day Recipe Idea: Lime Sherbet Floats in Mason Jars Now, I realize when you think St. Patrick’s Day and you think St. Patrick’s Day celebrations and you think St. Patrick’s Day celebratory drinks, something frosty and sherbety may not be top of mind … I know green beer tops my list … […]
Stenciled Mason Jar Glass
I’m not an inspirational quote kind of gal. I’m not sure why. Perhaps it’s my inner cynic? Perhaps because they come with too much pressure? All I know is this inspirational stenciled mason jar glass really spoke to me … and squashed my inner cynic. I think I like most about it is that […]
Low Cal Margarita
Nothing says summer vacation like a margarita. On the rocks. Or frozen. I’ll take one either way. With salt on the rim. A slice of lime to garnish. Yum. Just thinking about it conjures images of sand and beach and warm tropical breezes. Sun kissed skin and that residue of sea salt from […]
Layered Drink
Happy Memorial Day! Here’s hoping you’re having a wonderful, sun filled long weekend … and that you’ve had a chance to fire up that barbecue! And you know what goes great with barbecue AND will amazing your guests? Red, white, and blue layered drinks … in mason jars, of course! […]
Mason Jar Cocktails
This Mother’s Day, forget the flowers. Forget the chocolates. Heck, forget the card … And give mom the gift of a good stiff drink. 🙂 In a mason jar, of course! These mason jar cocktail mixers are so clever. And the combinations are endless. In fact, Something Turquoise has mixed up […]
Football Mason Jars
I’ll admit that I’m not a big football fan … I only know that Seattle and New England will be playing in this year’s big Bowl game because I have a sister-in-law in each state. So some jovial pre-game rivalry has kicked off. But I do like the commercials. And the food … […]
Mason Jar Crafts for Kids Book
It’s official. I’m a published author. A published author of a mason jar crafts for kids book. That’s right. That’s my name up there. On the cover of my new book. A new book that is currently available to order on Amazon.com and BN.com and Indiebound.org and Books a Million. Just click here … […]
Cherry Limeade
When I spotted this copycat Sonic cherry limeade recipe at Lil’ Luna, I knew I had to share it here. It seemed like a perfect concoction to enjoy on a sunny summer day. I also knew I would have to fess up to a truth. You see, I’ve never been to Sonic. So I […]
Chocolate Smoothie
Can you guess my favorite part of this chocolate almond smoothie? I’ll give you a hint. It starts with an “s” and ends with a “y.” Yep. The whole skinny part is what interests me. You see, I’m on a diet. Again. Though this time it seems to be working. As long as […]
Ice Coffee
What does is say about me that I prefer my tea hot, and my coffee cold? Iced cold … It probably says that I’m not a southern girl (which I’m not). But this iced coffee that I’m offering up here today isn’t your run of the mill coffee over ice. Nope. This here iced […]
Strawberry Pineapple Drink
Wasn’t it so nice to finally enjoy some nice, warm weather this past weekend? I even pulled out my beach chair and caught some rays in the back yard. And let me tell you, it was hot in the sun. Very hot. A heat that would’ve been nice to break up with a super cool […]
Peeps Milkshake
My brother-in-law is a huge Peeps fan. As in he actually eats them … and here I thought they were just for kids! I haven’t had a peep in … oh … more years than I’d like to share here! But this Peep milkshake from Kleinworth & Co. has me thinking I may […]
Toasting The Sochi Olympics
It didn’t even cross my mind to create a mason jar Olympic tribute. Which is crazy. Because I love the Olympics. And, clearly, I love mason jars … Sigh. I’m going to chalk it up to being crazy busy. And the cold. And snow … Mostly because everything lately is being blamed […]
Holiday Gifts: Food in Jars
The mason jar holiday craft party last week was amazing …. filled with so much incredible inspiration! So I’m sending out a giant thank you to all of you who linked up … and a giant thank you to my talented and creative co-hosts for your cutting-edge creativity and top notch co-hosting […]
Dirty Dr. Pepper
Have you ever had a dirty drink? And I’m not talking about one with actual dirt in it. Or one that has a dirty name … Maybe I should take a step back here and ask if you’ve ever heard of a dirty drink? No? Yeah, me either. And then a few weeks […]
Roasted Peach Lemonade
Lemonade and summer go hand-in-hand. Maybe because it’s so refreshing and thirst quenching on a hot summer day … and the weatherman has forecast some hot, steamy days ahead this week in Chicago. So I think it’s time for me to pull out the pitcher and start mixing up a batch of lemonade. […]
Drink Recipe for 4th of July!
Happy Fourth of July! I know you’re all busy making macaroni salad and pressing burgers and stocking the cooler … and that’s exactly why today’s mason jar idea is super easy. It’s a super simple drink recipe given a patriotic flare with some blue food coloring. And an adorable watermelon star […]
