Its that time of year again: Memorial Day Weekend. The sun is shining, school is ending, and moods are lifting everywhere. What better way to kick off your summer than relaxing in the warmth, hanging out with friends and, of course, drinking by the pool.

But who wants to begin the summer with the same old boring drinks they’ve been drinking all year? It’s time to shake things up a bit, get a little festive. After all, we should be thankful we’re no longer stuck drinking in the cold confines of a house or dorm. ‘Tis the season to darty (read: day party)!

Luckily, we have just the drinks to get you started: Tito’s Vodka Cocktails. They’re the perfect mix of sun and alcohol, and isn’t that what vacation is all about? Even better, Tito himself came to our office and offered us a demo on how to make these drinks, and trust me — once you make them, you’ll have yet another reason to thank heaven it’s summertime. Read More »

St. Patrick’s Day is one of the few days of the year where it’s socially acceptable to drink all day, party all night and wake up with a pounding headache the next morning wondering where you got that giant bruise and when you got green paint in your hair. That does not mean that you have to do as the Irish do and only drink beer, though. There are some interesting options out there that will be sure to get the job done.

Not quite sure what all those festive concoctions actually contain? Read on as we reveal all! Read More »

I love cooking, but sometimes I find myself lacking culinary inspiration. This happens most when I’m craving something in particular, but either I don’t have the ingredients I need, or I don’t feel like making the same dishes over and over again. Luckily, I’ve found dinner-inspiration help from Gojee.

Gojee is a recipe search engine that features handpicked recipes from some of the web’s most popular food bloggers. Simply type in an ingredient or dish that you’re craving, and Gojee will return a photo slideshow of recipes to satisfy your cravings. You can also type in what ingredients you already have on hand to filter the results to show only recipes you can make right now. You can further filter the recipes by eliminating all those that contain ingredients you don’t like.

If that didn’t already sound awesome, the more you use Gojee, it learns what you like and don’t like, so you’re more likely to find recipes you love, without having to sift through things you’d never eat.

I’ve already found a ton of great recipes that I can’t wait to try! The only problem with Gojee is that the images are so delicious-looking, just browsing makes you hungry. Read More »

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You’ll need…

• One organic cucumber
• 1 liter of Tito’s Handmade Vodka
• Watermelon juice
• Champagne

Instructions…

It’s a day at the spa in a glass!!  Peel and dice you organic cucumber into 1/2-inch cubes, then add to 1 liter Tito’s Handmade Vodka. Let sit 5-7 days until desired flavor is reached, then strain and enjoy chilled with a splash of watermelon juice and topped with champagne!

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The temperatures have dropped, frost has fallen, the outer part of your North Face fleeces have been added…yes my friends, we are entering the dark part of winter. The cold memories we had thought of fondly during that god awful heat wave are back with vengeance. But have no fear, lovelies, I’ll help you prepare, and I promise not to make you wear long underwear.

As someone with a strong addiction to anything hot and caffeinated (*cough* Ryan Gosling sipping coffee in his château *cough*), I’m positive I have found the best combination of drinks to not only warm your hands, toes…all extremities, but also one that will make you feel cozy inside. The kind of cozy feeling that melts hearts and makes you call Mama up just to tell her you love her. Yeah, I’m that good.

Without further adieu, here are the ten BEST winter drinks (yes, I do suggest you limit yourself to one a day…hey, gotta make a good thing last, right?) Read More »

I love winter. But I especially love the drinks that winter brings. It suddenly becomes acceptable to drink hot cocoa all the time and those yummy peppermint mochas show up in Starbucks. But it’s also really easy to make your own winter drinks, including some with, ahem, an extra dose of comfort.

Spiked Pumpkin Chai Tea Latte

You’ll need…

• 4-5 chai tea bags (any brand works)
• about 1 pitcher’s worth of water (or a medium sized soup pot)
• about ¼ cup of Coffee Mate Pumpkin Spice creamer
• about 1 tsp pumpkin pie spice
• 2 shots of Bailey’s Irish Cream
• 2 shots of rum

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When trying to figure out what to write about for this week’s weekly ten I was a little bit stumped. So I decided to go back to the basics. And this is college after all, so it’s no surprise that drinks soon followed. But I didn’t want to go with the most common drinks or the weirdest drinks, or the ways to drink those drinks. So instead I thought I’d do something a little bit different. The drinks with the best, the sexiest, the craziest cocktail names out there.

Fair warning though, this week, instead of my usual witty commentary I’m going to take a back seat and let these drinks speak for themselves. All recipes taken from drinkmixers.com.

10. Sex on the Beach. 1 ½ oz vodka. ½ peach schnapps. 2 oz cranberry juice. 2 oz orange juice.

9. Between the Sheets. 1 oz brandy. 1/2 oz light rum. 1/2 oz triple sec. sweet and sour mix.

8. Mountain Dew Me. 2 oz midori melon liqueur. 1 oz triple sec. 4 oz pineapple juice. 1 splash7-Up soda.

7. Bend Over Shirley. 1 ½  oz raspberry vodka. 4 oz sprite soda. 3/4 oz rose’s grenadine syrup.

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“Trick or Treating” may be for little kids, but try to tell any college student that the holiday is reserved for elementary schoolers and they will eat you alive.

Halloween parties are freakin’ awesome. And it’s a known fact that us college kids will be running rampant all over the country come Halloween night. What other chance do we get to play beer pong as Kanye West and Taylor Swift (stopping the game mid-toss with a “Imma let you finish…” before snatching the pong ball from each other)?

But dressing up as a slutty ____ (insert anything here….no really, anything), isn’t the only way to celebrate.

If you’re going to throw a party or be a guest at one (and that covers pretty much everyone) why not go all out and make one of these awesome Halloween cocktails? We’re all suckers for themed parties, so why not do it up big? After we graduate, its not going to be acceptable anymore (not that that means we won’t still do it).

So ditch the wine coolers and the beer keg (mmm perhaps that can stay…) and get creative for the holiday. [Click on the images to get the ghoulishly tasty recipes!] Read More »