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    Your Best Homemade Happy Hour Starts Here

    Drinks don't need to be complicated and cooking should be fun! Let's create a happy hour at home full of simple and delicious cocktails and mocktails that are designed with the beginning mixologist in mind. Add in some quick snacks and easy appetizers for a tasty and relaxing homemade happy hour.

    Delicious Recipes for Summer

    • Pineapple Vodka Martini
      Bright and Refreshing Pineapple Martini with Citrus
    • A bowl of fresh apple salsa surrounded by cinnamon tortilla chips.
      Fresh Apple Salsa with Strawberries
    • A glass of mixed berry lemonade garnished with a lemon slice, blackberry, and strawberry.
      Easy and Refreshing Mixed Berry Lemonade Recipe
    • A blue bowl filled with mango peach salsa, garnished with cilantro leaves.
      Fresh Mango Peach Salsa for Summer 
    • Non Alcoholic Peach Sangria
      Sparkling Non Alcoholic Sangria with Fresh Peaches
    • White Wine Sangria
      White Wine Sangria (5 Minute Recipe)

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    What's New

    • Glasses of mango mojito garnished with large pieces of fresh limes and mint.
      Mango Mojito Cocktail Recipe
    • Glasses of bourbon smash cocktails garnished with mint.
      Bourbon Smash with Berries and Citrus
    • A glass of spiked arnold palmer cocktail garnished with lemon and mint.
      Spiked Arnold Palmer Recipe 
    • Glasses of Arnold Palmer drink garnished with lemon and mint.
      Arnold Palmer Drink (Iced Tea and Lemonade)
    Your Best Drinks at Home. Buy my recipe book, Homemade Happy Hour.
    Katy McAvoy, author, mixologist, and food photographer.

    Hi! I’m Katy (she/her) 

    I’m an author, photographer, home cook, mixologist, Michigander, and lover of all things food and drink. I never turn down a good happy hour and believe that everyone deserves a delicious drink. Follow me on Instagram to check out what I’m working on next! More about me →

    Craft a Delicious Happy Hour

    Browse tasty alcoholic and non-alcoholic drink recipes, along with simple syrup to use in them and appetizers to snack on while you sip.

    • Cocktail Recipes
    • Mocktails (Non-Alcoholic Drinks)
    • Simple Syrups
    • Appetizers & Snacks

    Cocktail Recipes

    A delicious Homemade Happy Hour is just minutes away. Check out one of these recipes! Get more cocktail recipes →

    • A tall glass of tequila smash cocktail garnished with a lime wedge, mint, and berries.
      Tequila Smash Cocktail
    • A glass of batanga cocktail garnished with a lime wedge and salted rim.
      Batanga Cocktail (Tequila and Coke) 
    • A pair of hurricane glasses filled with rum punch and garnished with fresh fruit.
      Rum Punch Recipe (Single Serve or Pitcher)
    • A pair of hurricane glasses filled with blue hawaiian cocktail with a pineapple in the background.
      Blue Hawaiian Cocktail Recipe 

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    • Vodka
    • Bourbon
    • Gin
    • Tequila
    • Rum

    Mocktail Recipes

    Everyone deserves a delicious drink! Try these easy and tasty non-alcoholic recipes. Get more mocktail recipes →

    • A glass of raspberry lemonade garnished with lemon slices and raspberries next to a pitcher of pink drink.
      Homemade Raspberry Lemonade Recipe
    • A glass of lemonade garnished with lemon slices and a sprig of mint.
      Classic Homemade Lemonade Recipe 
    • A martini glass filled with blackberry vanilla mocktail and garnished with fresh blackberries and mint.
      Blackberry Vanilla Mocktail 
    • A glass of strawberry limeade mocktails garnished with fresh strawberries and slices of limes.
      Strawberry Limeade Mocktail 

    Happy Hour Appetizer Recipes

    Impress your guests with these easy small bites. Whether you need a hot appetizer or something delicious when served cold, these recipes have you covered. Get more appetizer recipes →

    • A platter full of Hawaiian meatballs with pineapple.
      Stovetop Pineapple Meatballs (Hawaiian Meatballs)
    • A tray of bruschetta al pomodoro.
      Bruschetta al Pomodoro (Tomato Bruschetta)
    • A plate filled with blueberry and goat cheese dip.
      Blueberry and Goat Cheese Dip with Crostini
    • Looking down at a tray filled with Strawberry Bites with cream cheese.
      Fresh Strawberry Bites with Cream Cheese
    Your Best Drinks at Home. Buy my recipe book, Homemade Happy Hour.

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    • Glass filled with mocktail drink and garnished with a cherry and orange slice.
      Easy and Delicious Mocktail for Kids (Without Sugary Soda)
    • Glasses filled with red drinks and fruit, with a pitcher of red drinks in the background.
      Easy Pitcher Drinks - Large Batch Cocktails and Mocktails for a Party
    • Non Alcoholic Piña Colada Mocktails
      Piña Colada Mocktail (Without a Blender)
    • BBQ Meatballs in a bowl, garnished with parsley.
      Easy Stove Top Barbecue Meatballs (No Grape Jelly)
    • Tomato Rice and Beans
      Easy Tomato Rice and Beans on the Stove Top
    • A coupe glass of strawberry lemon drop martini cocktail with a white sugar rim and strawberry slice garnish.
      Strawberry Lemon Drop Martini Cocktail

    Looking for Something New to Make?

    • Two glasses of blue mojito cocktails next to a jar of blue curaçao syrup.
      Blue Mojito Cocktail (Blue Curaçao Mojito) 
    • Mojito Cocktails
      Classic Mojito Rum Cocktails are Quick and Refreshing
    • A glass filled with blueberry mojito cocktail, fresh limes, fresh mint, and crushed blueberries.
      Easy Blueberry Mojito Cocktail
    • Salmon Wellington
      Salmon Wellington for Date Night at Home
    Katy McAvoy, mixologist and photographer

    Hi! I’m Katy (she/her). I’m an author, photographer, home cook, mixologist, Michigander, and lover of all things food and drink. I never turn down a good happy hour and believe that everyone deserves a delicious drink. Follow me on Instagram to check out what I’m working on next!

    More about me →

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      Easy and Delicious Mocktail for Kids (Without Sugary Soda)
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      Piña Colada Mocktail (Without a Blender)
    • Glasses filled with red drinks and fruit, with a pitcher of red drinks in the background.
      Easy Pitcher Drinks - Large Batch Cocktails and Mocktails for a Party
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      Coconut Margarita Recipe (On the Rocks)
    • BBQ Meatballs in a bowl, garnished with parsley.
      Easy Stove Top Barbecue Meatballs (No Grape Jelly)
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      Pineapple Old Fashioned Cocktail Recipe 
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      12 Easy Vodka Cocktails for Summer 
    • Pineapple Vodka Martini
      Bright and Refreshing Pineapple Martini with Citrus
    • A coupe glass of strawberry lemon drop martini cocktail with a white sugar rim and strawberry slice garnish.
      Strawberry Lemon Drop Martini Cocktail
    • A small hand holding on to a glass of unicorn drink lemonade.
      Unicorn Drink for Kids (Color-Changing Lemonade) 

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