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Category Archives: Cocktail Hour
Cocktail Hour: Party Punch
The mercury is rising and so is the general mood. Everybody wants to be festive and it’s time to party down. Invite rent-a-crowd over, your neighbors and all your freeloading friends to celebrate while you pour the party punch and … Continue reading
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Cocktail Hour: Social Butterfly
As the inimitable Mae West said: “so many men, so little time.” Spring has sprung and so have all the party invitations, soirees and romantic possibilities. What’s a girl to do? It’s a social smorgasbord out there. It’s likely your … Continue reading
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Sweet Seduction
This rum-inspired cocktail and cheesecake combination is guaranteed to get the pheromones flying. It’s meltingly perfect to get your honey-pie in the mood for some summer loving. Forget the diet for a night and help yourself to a love feast. … Continue reading
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Cocktail Hour: Spring Fling
There is nothing like a spring fling to put the rosy hue back in your cheeks. A quickie romance can be a great palate cleanser after a breakup or even after a long dry spell. Not every romance is destined … Continue reading
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Cocktail Hour: Southern Belle
I’m not much of a gambler, except when it comes to love. But the Kentucky Derby is such an eye-catching event it gets me fired up to have a flutter. Billed as the most exciting two minutes in horse racing, … Continue reading
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Cocktail Hour: Breakfast at Tiffany’s
Who hasn’t imagined how the other half drinks? To breakfast on Cristal and caviar while languishing amidst one million thread-count sheets and wondering what five star resort to vacation next. As Mae West said: “I never worry about diets. The … Continue reading
Cocktail Hour: Greta Garbo
There are times in life when you just have to draw the shutters, pull the blinds and take the phone off the hook and disappear from the social whirl. As they say, “Career socializing, the hours are good but the … Continue reading
Cocktail Hour: Celebrity Crush
Happiness is the art of self-delusion. We all need a little fantasy to keep us afloat. And I’m never happier than when I’m having a celebrity affair in the boudoir depths of my own mind. My favorite Celebrity Crush at … Continue reading
Mantinis and More
My gay best friend Luis whipped up this Mantini recipe and it’s guaranteed to get your lover into a lather. It’s the dirtiest Martini this side of the Hudson. Better to serve this up for someone you want to get … Continue reading
Cocktail Hour: Nightclub Refugee
This week’s cocktail is the Nightclub Refugee. It’s the bad boy of the cocktail world. Every woman sometimes wants a little of what is bad for her and this is a dose of naughtiness in a glass. It’s the namesake … Continue reading