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Glasses of coconut margarita with sugar rims and lime slices sitting on top of them.

Coconut Margarita Recipe (On the Rocks)
Non Alcoholic Piña Colada Mocktails

Piña Colada Mocktail (Without a Blender)
Glasses filled with red drinks and fruit, with a pitcher of red drinks in the background.

Easy Pitcher Drink Recipe – Large Batch Cocktails and Mocktails for a Crowd
A pineapple wedge splashing down into a martini glass full of cocktail.

14 Easy Vodka Cocktails for Summer

my favorite Summer Sips

A glass of strawberry margarita.

Fresh Strawberry Margarita On The Rocks
Looking down at a blue lagoon cocktail garnished with a slice of orange, lemon, and cherry.

Blue Lagoon Cocktail Recipe
Glasses of mango mojito garnished with large pieces of fresh limes and mint.

Mango Mojito Cocktail Recipe
Strawberry Pineapple Vanilla Vodka Martini

Fresh Strawberry Pineapple Martini with Vanilla Vodka

Quick Snacks Reader Favorite Appetizers

A white bowl filled with smoked salmon dip.

Smoked Salmon Dip with Cream Cheese
A bowl of fresh apple salsa surrounded by cinnamon tortilla chips.

Fresh Apple Salsa with Strawberries
Honey, Walnut, and Goat Cheese Phyllo Cup Appetizers

Honey, Walnut, and Goat Cheese Bites
Creamy Bean Dip

Refried Bean Dip Recipe (without Cream Cheese)
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Popular Cocktail Recipes It's Happy Hour Time

Pineapple Vodka Martini

Pineapple Martini with Citrus
A glass of pineapple old fashioned garnished with a pineapple wedge.

Pineapple Old Fashioned Cocktail Recipe
A coupe glass filled with pear martini, garnished with a slice of fresh pear.

Easy Pear Martini
A coupe glass of strawberry lemon drop martini cocktail with a white sugar rim and strawberry slice garnish.

Strawberry Lemon Drop Martini
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Photographer and mixologist Katy McAvoy.
Hello & welcome

Hi! I’m Katy!

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!

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you should be making Simple Syrups

A jar of mixed berry syrup sitting on a small plate with strawberries and blueberries.

Mixed Berry Syrup Recipe for Drinks
A glass bottle filled with blue Curaçao syrup.

Homemade Blue Curaçao Syrup Recipe
A bottle of raspberry simple syrup.

Homemade Raspberry Syrup for Drinks
A jar of basil simple syrup.

Basil Simple Syrup Recipe
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Photographer and mixologist Katy McAvoy with her cookbook.
Inside page of Homemade Happy Hour cookbook.
Inside page of Homemade Happy Hour cookbook.

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Non-alcoholic Popular Mocktails

Glass filled with mocktail drink and garnished with a cherry and orange slice.

Easy Mocktail Recipe for Kids
A glass of margarita mocktail.

Margarita Mocktail Recipe on the Rocks
Glasses of Cinderella Mocktails.

Alcohol-Free Cinderella Mocktail Recipe
A small hand holding on to a glass of unicorn drink lemonade.

Unicorn Drink for Kids (Color-Changing Lemonade) 
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