A range of cocktails making use of an unusual cilantro spirit.
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Light, bright cocktails for spring.
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Get advice on how to recreate this trending cocktail at home.
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This limited-edition expression is the Islay-based distillery's first single malt whisky made with a high-gravity mash.
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Aldi has a lot of great snacks to choose from, but there are a number of especially delicious ones that might be under your radar. These are our faves. ... Read full Story
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Here are his tips and tricks for an expert meat and wine pairing.
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Yet, the more I thought about it, the banana bread cold brew flavor pairing didn't seem so far-fetched. After all, the concept of dessert for breakfast is already widely accepted.
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With Mother's Day just around the corner, Starbucks has announced an impressive assortment of drinkware, Starbucks Cards, and eGifts to honor every special mother or mother figure in your life.
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A new release from Stone Brewing is a trending beer style.
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Tequila drinks needn't be fussy - here are simple recipes for your summer entertaining.
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A variation on the classic Vodka Gimlet.
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Packing food for a wilderness weekend can be a process. For your next trip, cut back on your campsite prep time with this condiment container hack. ... Read full Story
Gin is the base ingredient in myriad classic (and contemporary) cocktails including the iconic Gin & Tonic, Gin Gimlet, Rin Rickey, Martini, and more
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Trendy and experimental gin cocktails for the spring.
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Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for April 30, 2025 is:
insouciance \in-SOO-see-unss\ noun
Insouciance is a formal word that refers to a feeling of carefree unconcern. It can also be understood as a word for the relaxed and calm state of a person who is not worried about anything.
// The young actor charmed interviewers with his easy smile and devil-may-care insouciance.
“Gladiator II is OK when Denzel’s off-screen, but sensational when he’s on it. ... What makes the performance great is its insouciance; it’s both precise and feather-light. And it’s what a great actor can do when he’s set free to have fun, to laugh at himself a little bit. ... Denzel’s Macrinus is gravitas and comic relief in one package.” — Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 22 Nov. 2024
Did you know?
If you were alive and of whistling age in the late 1980s or early 1990s, chances are you whistled (and snapped your fingers, and tapped your toes) to a little ditty called “Don’t Worry, Be Happy” by Bobby McFerrin, an a cappella reggae-jazz-pop tune that took the charts by surprise and by storm. An ode to cheerful insouciance if ever there was one, its lyrics are entirely concerned with being entirely unconcerned, remaining trouble-free in the face of life’s various stressors and calamities. Such carefree nonchalance is at the heart of insouciance, which arrived in English (along with the adjective insouciant), from French, in the 1800s. The French word comes from a combining of the negative prefix in- with the verb soucier, meaning “to trouble or disturb.” The easiness and breeziness of insouciance isn’t always considered beautiful, however. Insouciance may also be used when someone’s lack of concern for serious matters is seen as more careless than carefree.