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a pitcher half full milky-looking bright yellow homemade Italian limoncello next to a bottle of homemade limoncello and a fresh lemon on a red and white striped pot holder

How to Make Easy Homemade Limoncello (The Italian Way)

This homemade limoncello recipe is the best of Italian summer in a bottle — it’s smooth and sweet with an intense lemon flavor without a hint of sour or bitter notes. And with just 3 simple ingredients (and a little time and patience), it couldn’t be easier to make at […]

an Italian clear glass cappuccino mug filled with homemade hot chocolate and ghost marshmallow slowly melting on top

Easy Deluxe Homemade Hot Cocoa Mix

This easy DIY hot cocoa mix is the only reason you need to ditch the store-bought stuff. Making homemade hot cocoa mix is quick and easy. Plus, it’s also a good excuse to make homemade marshmallows. For your convenience, I’ve included two hot cocoa mix recipes in this post — […]

The Zio Renato in a Reidel water glass with a garnish of lime, blood orange, pineapple, and strawberry with strawberry sugar rimming the glass and coconut pieces floating on top of the orange-coral colored cocktail with the pineapple top and glass liquor bottles in the background

Renato Rum Cocktail (Rum + Aurum Cocktail)

This Rum and Aurum Liqueur cocktail is light, fruity, not too sweet, and is perfect for any pre-summer celebrations (even Easter or Mother’s Day Brunch). Sweet pineapple, Tarocco blood oranges, strawberries, lime, and crunchy freeze-dried coconut chips make a delicious fruit punch juice base for this cocktail.  Add a little […]

bellinis in prosecco glasses with bottles of prosecco and fruit around the feet of the glasses

Arcobaleno Bellini (Rainbow Bellini Cocktail)

If you need a new weekend brunch cocktail, something special for an anniversary toast, or to help revive girls’ night this fruity Rainbow Bellini recipe is as tasty as it is pretty. All you need is a little fresh fruit and a decent bottle of bubbly and you have yourself […]