Tag Archives: cocktails

CUBA LIBRE

Posted on April 30, 2013 by Manu

Who’s up for a drink?? Today I want to show you how to make one of my all time favourite cocktails: Cuba Libre (or Rum and Coke). It is really very easy and does not require any particular skill… it … Continue reading →

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Posted in Drinks, South American | Tagged cocktails, coke, cola, Cuba, Cuba Libre, Cuban, drinks, lime, lime juice, rum | 3 Comments

MIMOSA COCKTAIL

Posted on March 7, 2013 by Manu

Today I want to share with you a very easy recipe for quite a sophisticated drink: the Mimosa cocktail. This delicious and pretty looking drink is basically made of sparkling wine mixed with fresh orange juice, could it get any … Continue reading →

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Posted in Drinks, Fruits, Special Occasions | Tagged champagne, cocktails, drinks, easy, fruits, orange juice, oranges, sparkling wine, Special Occasions, spumante, Woman's Day | 1 Comment

TEQUILA SUNDOWN

Posted on February 12, 2012 by Manu

Valentine’s Day is coming soon! I will be sharing the recipe for the perfect Valentine’s Day gift in my next post, so stay tuned! In the meantime, I thought of sharing a drink recipe. I would have wanted to re-create a … Continue reading →

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Posted in Drinks, Mexican, Special Occasions | Tagged cocktails, drinks, orange, orange juice, pomegranate, pomegranate juice, sundown, tequila, tequila sundown, Valentine's Day | 9 Comments

IL SICILIANO COCKTAIL

Posted on January 2, 2012 by Manu

Sicily is very famous for its citrus fruits… be it lemons, mandarins or oranges. So, one of the drinks for the Sicilian Street Food New Year’s Eve Party that I organised as part of Foodbuzz’s 24×24 program had to have … Continue reading →

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Posted in Christmas, Drinks, Events, Foodbuzz 24x24, Italian, Special Occasions | Tagged Christmas, cocktails, drinks, Foodbuzz, Foodbuzz 24x24, Grand Marnier, Italian, Italy, lime, New Year, New Year's Eve, orange, orange juice, Sicilian, Sicily | 8 Comments

POMEGRANATE MARTINI

Posted on January 2, 2012 by Manu

I always associate pomegranate with Christmas and New Year. It is very common to see it on an Italian table during the holidays. I love its intense ruby colour and the juicy, yet crunchy texture of its seeds. I think … Continue reading →

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Posted in Christmas, Drinks, Events, Foodbuzz 24x24, Special Occasions | Tagged Christmas, cocktails, drinks, Foodbuzz, Foodbuzz 24x24, Grand Marnier, Italian, Italy, Martini, New Year, New Year's Eve, pomegranate, pomegranate martini, Sicilian, Sicily, vodka | 10 Comments

MAKE-AHEAD FROZEN MARGARITAS – THE SECRET RECIPE CLUB

Posted on August 29, 2011 by Manu

In the past few months, I have seen quite a few posts mentioning a “Secret recipe club”. If you know me, you will also know that I am very curious by nature so I had to find out more and … Continue reading →

Posted in Drinks, The Secret Recipe Club | Tagged cocktails, drinks, Grand Marnier, ice, lime, margaritas, Mexico, tequila, the secret recipe club | 73 Comments

MOJITO – COOK AROUND THE GLOBE

Posted on August 26, 2011 by Manu

When I visited Cuba back in 1998, I learnt to appreciate rum and all rum based drinks. Since then, my 2 favourite cocktails have been Cuba Libre and Mojito, which was made popular by one of its most famous admirers: Ernest … Continue reading →