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Covers & Cocktails Giveaway: Paid Time Off

Good news, everyone! I made this drink on a Wednesday afternoon after therapy instead of on a Thursday morning; I feel so accomplished. I also have to take Linus to the vet Thursday morning (he’s fine!), so necessity is the mother of invention. Or rather, necessity is the mother of invention when you’re on a deadline. This month’s cocktail is inspired by Kristen Proby’s Savor You! Do read Elyse’s review because (as always) it’s fantastic. … Continue reading Covers & Cocktails Giveaway: Paid Time Off

Covers & Cocktails Giveaway: Into the Sunset

This week, the SBTB crew is at RT in Atlanta. We definitely hope to see some of you there! But because of the travel, I made this delicious drink the week before when I was still in Boston and let me tell you, it was the perfect balm for the overcast, rainy weather we’d been having lately. Fingers crossed for sunny skies when I return. I need a tan on these gams. Part of my … Continue reading Covers & Cocktails Giveaway: Into the Sunset

Covers & Cocktails Giveaway: Crescendo

As I’m writing this, Boston is getting hit with a snowstorm, delivering 8-14 inches (hehehe). Both of my roommates are working from home with me, so this drink cocktail post has turned into a full day-drinking party. I couldn’t be happier. Snow. A beautiful, boozy cocktail. Good books. Marie has Swing Time by Zadie Smith. Stephanie has At the Edge of the Universe by Shaun David Hutchinson. And me…I’m finishing up Wintersong and oh, boy. … Continue reading Covers & Cocktails Giveaway: Crescendo

Covers & Cocktails Giveaway: A Fond Farewell

Fall is here! Do you hear that? That’s me, gallivanting through the fallen leaves in a pair of jeans that make my butt look fan-freaking-tastic. No more chub rub! No more sweating! This is my season! It also means an uptick in my brunch-going, making boozy and fruity desserts (in our apartment, we make spiced boozy apples and cranberries on the stove and then pour it over a pound cake), and shrouding myself in puffy … Continue reading Covers & Cocktails Giveaway: A Fond Farewell

Covers & Cocktails Giveaway: Kingsbane

September is upon us! And I can start to feel fall in the air. Oh please, dear god, let fall get here soon. Though I’m a Floridian, the heat and I are not friends and I do enjoy having seasons in New England, despite my allergies. While fall hasn’t quite arrived and summer is still holding on, I wanted to create a drink that would blend two of the seasons. Destined for a King by Ashlyn … Continue reading Covers & Cocktails Giveaway: Kingsbane

Covers & Cocktails Giveaway: Chimera’s Fire

It’s August and I’m just counting down the days until fall reaches New England. But I’m grateful for one thing this summer and that’s Sourcebooks Casablanca blessing me with A Promise of Fire by Amanda Bouchet. Seriously, this book is so good and it’s – without a doubt – the best book I’ve read this year. You’ll get a full dose of my squeeing soon, I promise. With one look at the cover, I knew … Continue reading Covers & Cocktails Giveaway: Chimera’s Fire

Covers & Cocktails Giveaway: Does a Body Good

The dog days of summer are upon us and there’s nothing more that I want to do than stay inside with a good book, blast my little A/C because I live in New England and the monsters up here don’t believe in central air conditioning, and get a little drunk in the privacy of my own home. Cream of the Crop by Alice Clayton and Covers & Cocktails fulfills two of those wishes. Ever since … Continue reading Covers & Cocktails Giveaway: Does a Body Good

Covers & Cocktails Giveaway: Cooper’s Bite

Summer is here! Well, depending on where you live, summer is here. And all I want to do is nap in the sun with an alcoholic beverage with a good book. My needs are very simple. But if an attractive man or woman wants to also feed me ripe fruit while I’m lazing about, I won’t say no. Our book this month is Paige Tyler’s To Love a Wolf, so head’s up to all of … Continue reading Covers & Cocktails Giveaway: Cooper’s Bite

Covers & Cocktails: Black Velvet

I’d like to preface this Covers & Cocktails by saying I suffered two casualties while making this drink. The first was me, a woman standing at a staggering 5’0” (1.5 meters), consuming an entire bottle of champagne on a Wednesday afternoon. The second was tripping over the cat and breaking our last remaining champagne flute. But, that just meant I had to make this drink in a Samuel Adams glass, which is probably more fitting … Continue reading Covers & Cocktails: Black Velvet

Covers & Cocktails: The Jane Steele

Happy March! It’s supposed to be spring in Boston, but winter is still holding on as long as possible. I’m sick of being a human sausage casing and just want to wear dresses without tights! But another month means another cocktail, and I’ve been talking about this book all over the place. I know I’ve mentioned it on a recent podcast with the rest of ladies and in this month’s Hide Your Wallet post. I’m … Continue reading Covers & Cocktails: The Jane Steele

Covers & Cocktails Giveaway: Off to the Races

It’s February! And honestly, that has very little bearing on this tasty drink I’m about to make, aside from the fact that if I make a mint julep at noon on a Wednesday, I’ll forget about the fact that 2016 is already going by way too quickly for my comfort. It also means I’m one month closer to some family holiday and my Italian mother laying on the guilt that she doesn’t have grandchildren yet. … Continue reading Covers & Cocktails Giveaway: Off to the Races