Topic: cocktail recipes

St. Paddy on a Diet — Forget beer; the real saint of tonight’s celebrations is this low-calorie basil gimlet recipe. (FitSugar)

7 Mardi Gras Cocktail Recipes for a Less-Fat Tuesday

It’s Mardi Gras, and we’re all for partying (moderately) but we also don’t want Fat Tuesday to become Bloated Wednesday. To kick off Lent with a bang, instead of a sugar-laced hangover and hundreds of extra calories to burn, check out our healthy modifications of these seven Mardi Gras cocktails More »

Christmas Recipe Roundup: 12 Holiday Food and Drink Ideas

Because it’s Christmastime and you’re absurdly busy, we’d like to help make this holiday season a little less stressful for you. (Ha!, you say?) In that festive spirit, we present a roundup of 12 of Blisstree’s best food- and drink-related holiday posts (including recipes, cocktails, celebrities, and cookie cutters), all in one place:

Healthy Baking That Actually Tastes Good: 10 Sugarless, Flourless Cookie Recipes

12 Days of Christmas Cookie Recipes: Vegan, Gluten-Free Sugarplum Cookies

12 Days of Christmas Cookie Recipes: No-Bake Chocolate Peanut Butter Buckeyes

12 Days of Christmas Cookie Recipes: Mint Chocolate Thumbprints More »

Festive Holiday Traditions Reinvented With Jack Daniel’s

Several years ago, my husband (then-boyfriend) and I lived in London, where I attended graduate school. It was there that I became acquainted (okay, obsessed) with the pleasures of sticky toffee pudding, a classic dessert on that historic island that’s made with dates and brown sugar (and is actually cake, not pudding). I ordered sticky toffee pudding for dessert in gastropubs whenever I could (good thing I was working out a lot at the time), and when I got brave enough, I attempted to make it at home from scratch. Since then, I’ve made sticky toffee pudding every year during Christmastime, much to the delight of my now-husband. It’s rich, festive, and so delicious that it’s almost impossible to believe there’s no chocolate in the recipe.

I never thought sticky toffee pudding could be improved upon, until one year I decided to reinvent my Christmas baking tradition: So I poured some Jack Daniel’s into my batter. More »

Our Thanksgiving Survival Guide: 25 Ideas to Get You Through the Holiday Weekend

It’s Monday. Thanksgiving is Thursday. All ready for turkey day? If you’re human, we’re guessing the answer is no. You’ve still got some decisions to make, which is why we’ve compiled 25 of our best Thanksgiving ideas in one place — from holiday recipes and movies to eco-friendly ideas and tips on how to deal with annoying relatives. So whether you’re looking for a different dessert choice or a festive cocktail, you’ll find all your Thanksgiving fixins right here. Which leaves you plenty of time to pick out a stylish turkey day outfit with an elastic waistband.

1. Guilt-Free (Vegetarian) Thanksgiving: Meatless Monday Recipe Roundup

2. Please Pass the Pepto: 10 Utterly Nauseating Dishes to Avoid on Thanksgiving

3. Thanksgiving Food Coma: Are Smart Eating Choices Possible on Turkey Day? Foodtrainers Nutritionist Lauren Slayton Weighs In More »

Recipe Gallery: 10 Warm Cocktails to Sooth Thanksgiving Dinner

10 recipes for warm, stress reducing cocktails to get you through this Thanksgiving dinner. Rum cocktails for Thanksgiving it is! When the temperature drops, as we hope it will around Thanksgiving, we begin to crave a mug of (spiked) hot chocolate in between mouthfuls of stuffing and pie. And when do you need a nice hot cup of liquid sanity more than Thanksgiving weekend? (Answer: Christmas.) So check out our recipe gallery of ten warm cocktails that will help heat up this holiday season. The best part? You can mix up these toasty, boozy drinks in innocent-looking coffee mugs, and your teetotaling relatives will be none the wiser. Except for that third-cousin-once-removed you may accidentally hug too long. More »

Holiday Recipes – Jack Daniel’s Makes the Yuletide Merry and Bright

‘Tis the season for merry making, cookie baking, and cocktail mixing. Shake things up by using Jack Daniel’s Tennessee Whiskey in a few fabulously festive and absolutely delicious recipes. It will add a sweetly distinctive flavor to all your favorite holiday foods and drinks. Or give the iconic bottle as a gift. Spread some cheer and enjoy the spirit of the yuletide. More »

Gallery: 10 Festive Cocktails to Get You Through Thanksgiving Dinner

Thanksgiving dinner is stressful, we know. However there’s always one bright spot amid the flurry of Thanksgiving angst: The festive cocktail. Drinking during the holidays isn’t just encouraged, it’s practically required. But rather than slurping red wine out of a coffee mug when no one’s looking, we found ten Thanksgiving cocktail recipes that’ll make everyone’s holiday weekend go a little more smoothly (especially yours). But don’t blame us if your guests have one too many glasses of mulled wine during dinner and an alcohol-fueled debate erupts between the in-laws. Just sit back, relax, and think of this dinner table drama as a testament to your bartending skills. Cheers. More »

Hey, Janet Farris: You Won Our Latest Facebook Giveaway – 3 Signed Food Network Chef Cookbooks

Guess what, Janet Farris? You won our latest Facebook Giveaway, just for becoming a fan of Blisstree on Facebook. And this prize is first-rate: Three signed Food Network chef cookbooks!

We’re giving Janet these three new cookbooks: More »

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10 Summer Cocktails Under 200 Calories: A Slimmer Sip

Yes, cocktails pack a real punch in the calorie department. But sometimes we just want one. Especially during summertime when there are so many refreshing girly drinks begging us for a sip on a shady veranda. Before you deprive yourself … More »