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The Mint Julep – Just in time for the Kentucky Derby

May 2, 2014 By Emily Leave a Comment

The Kentucky Derby starts today! That means everyone is drinking Mint Juleps. I’ve never made a Mint Julep before and I’m not usually a fan of bourbon so I had my work cut out for me. I checked out a couple of recipes and played around with ingredients and came up with one that works for me. What it came down to is that bourbon is pretty strong so I needed to sweeten it up a bit!

The tools:
-Cocktail shaker (Like this Mason Jar shaker that is available at Milly & Grace!)
-Muddler
-Classic Mint Julep Cup
The ingredients:
Handful of fresh mint
1oz of lemon juice
1 TB & 2 tsp of brown sugar
4oz of bourbonAdd the mint, lemon and sugar to the mason jar shaker. Muddle it up and be sure to give a little elbow grease!
Add the bourbon and 2 handfuls of ice. Shake it up! Grab your Mint Julep cup (ours is from Flowers on Chestnut in Nantucket) and fill it with crushed ice. *Don’t have crushed ice? Put some in a ziplock bag, grab a wooden spoon and blow off some steam.* Pour your Mint Julep!
Garnish with some fresh mint & a cute straw of course!
Happy Friday & Happy Kentucky Derby!
If you end up trying this cocktail, let me know what you think!

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Wedding Wednesday

April 30, 2014 By Caroline 1 Comment

When I came across these flowers, I thought about how fun it would be to have a fiesta themed wedding with margaritas and fajitas and tacos and chips and salsa and churros! And since Cinco de Mayo is right around the corner, I figured a Cindo de Mayo themed wedding would be the perfect inspiration for this weeks Wedding Wednesday. Here’s what I came up with:

Photo Sources: Flowers/Bride/Groom/Tablescape/Bridesmaids/Cake/Cocktail/Mariachi Band/Maracas/Papel Picado

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“Hide Yo Kids, Hide Yo Wife…”

April 28, 2014 By Caroline 1 Comment

Hi everyone!! It’s been a while since I’ve been on the blog. The last time we spoke I was still in Switzerland, but now I am back in America and it feels good to be home! Emily and I were working hard to get the store ready to open so that’s why we have been MIA for a little while. The store is now open and looks beautiful…have you seen it?? Anyway, since we last spoke, the Easter bunny came to visit us and we had a very happy Easter. I hope you guys did too! Steve’s family was in town and they were kind enough to let me tag along on all the festivities. It started with a lovely brunch.

Then, we piled into cars and drove out to a beach where no one would be around because…we were going shooting! This was the first time Emily and I had shot a shotgun. I’d always wanted to learn and my wish finally came true. We were pretty terrible at shooting clay pigeons on the fly. But, we were able to shoot them when we made them a stationary target. I must say that it was pretty fun.