Share ALL/ Drinks/ Thanksgiving/ Winter Cranberry Molasses Mulled Wine + A Giveaway November 24, 2017 Shellywest This Cranberry Molasses Mulled Wine recipe is perfect for chilly winter evenings or big holiday events. Se[...]
Share ALL/ Drinks Elderflower Lemonade (+ Vegan Option) June 29, 2016 Shellywest This tart and floral Elderflower Lemonade is a refreshing homemade drink that can be made alcoholic by addi[...]
Share ALL/ Drinks/ Sweets Spicy Watermelon Soda [Vegan] June 9, 2016 Shellywest This homemade sweet and spicy watermelon soda is the perfect fizzy non-alcoholic drink recipe to quench[...]
Share ALL/ Drinks/ Vegan Sparkling Peppered Plum Blush + Let’s Celebrate: VV Turns 4! August 19, 2015 Shellywest Blogiversary (did I seriously just use that term?), we meet again. This time around it's VV turning fo[...]
Share ALL/ Drinks/ Vegan Garden Tonic Cocktail + Cardinal Spirits May 21, 2015 Shellywest For a city of 80,000, it's pretty incredible that we have four local breweries around town that sling[...]
Share ALL/ Drinks/ Vegan Gin & [Blood Orange] Juice February 15, 2015 Shellywest I have all sorts of opinions on being an adult. I really really dislike it most of the time; in fact,[...]
Share ALL/ Drinks/ Vegan Pomegranate Cranberry Rum Punch With Candied Rosemary November 16, 2014 Shellywest I know I know - I disappear for a whole month and when I come back, I only have a simple drink recipe[...]
Share ALL/ Drinks Fresh Squeezed Heirloom Harissa Bloody Mary August 25, 2014 Shellywest Today I've paired up with the fine folks over at Williams-Sonoma to share my favorite Bloody Mary recipe w[...]
Share ALL/ Drinks Blood Orange Smash February 11, 2014 Shellywest This may sound like an odd question for February but have you been keeping up with your New[...]
Share ALL/ Appetizer/ Bread/ Drinks/ Entree/ Fall/ Salad/ Side/ Sweets Hosting A Vegetarian Thanksgiving November 21, 2013 Shellywest (Although I wish this was my own feast that I was muchin' down on, it is not. As a change of pace on VV, I[...]
Share ALL/ Currently Lusting Currently Lusting: Reclaiming Provincial October 24, 2013 Shellywest Currently Lusting is a bi-weekly series which features blogs that VV finds particularly inspiring / creative[...]
Share ALL/ Drinks/ Vegan Fresh Squeezed Bloody Mary with Rosemary Infused Vodka & Goat Cheese Olives July 15, 2013 Shellywest I'm all about playing around and inventing new cocktails (see: Loaded Hibiscus Arnold Palmer, Blueberry[...]
Share ALL/ Drinks/ Top Ranked Post/ Vegan Loaded Hibiscus Arnold Palmers June 2, 2013 Shellywest Feeling hot? Mix your own hibiscus Arnold Palmer drink with tea, lemonade, fresh blueberries, lemon slices,[...]
Share ALL/ Drinks Blueberry Thyme Soda April 12, 2013 Shellywest I'm obsessed with my Soda Stream. Like more than anyone should ever be with a kitchen appliance. I was on[...]
Share ALL/ Drinks Citrus Thyme Cocktail April 3, 2013 Shellywest I usually post in the mornings but a happy hour post seemed appropriate with this cocktail recip[...]
Share ALL/ Drinks Ginger Citrus Infused Rum April 2, 2013 Shellywest So remember when I made that Blueberry Basil Infused Vodka? Well, it was awesome. So awesome t[...]
Share ALL/ Drinks Blueberry Basil Peach Fizz March 13, 2013 Shellywest And here is the cocktail recipe I promised to go along with the Basil Blueberry Infused vodka. It's simp[...]
Share ALL/ Drinks/ Top Ranked Post Basil Blueberry Infused Vodka March 10, 2013 Shellywest This is less of a recipe and more of a kitchen experiment. It involves letting vodka absorb[...]
Share ALL/ Drinks/ Vegan Citrus Pisco Negroni February 13, 2013 Shellywest I don't have a very sophisticated palate when it comes to alcohol. When sampling something, I would know[...]
Share ALL/ Snack/ Sweets/ Vegan Candied Orange Peels December 20, 2012 Shellywest If you live in the Midwest (like myself), you may be bracing yourself for the big Draco Storm[...]
Share ALL/ Searchable Saturdays Searchable Saturday – December Edition December 15, 2012 Shellywest A few inspirations from the week... 1. Have you ever wondered how much gingerbread it would take to build[...]
Share ALL/ Drinks/ Vegan Homemade Grenadine // Tequila Sunrise + Shirley Temple December 13, 2012 Shellywest Okay, I have a confession to make. I grew up on Shirley Temples. Any fancy occasion that I was[...]
Share ALL/ Searchable Saturdays Searchable Saturdays December 8, 2012 Shellywest Oh man, I have not been this excited for a free weekend in a long time. This week was super exhausting and[...]
Share ALL/ Vegan/ Wrap Up November Wrap Up November 30, 2012 Shellywest ...And there goes another month. Isn't it crazy how fast time seems to be going by? Thanksgiving has come an[...]
Share ALL/ Drinks Cranberry Mojito November 21, 2012 Shellywest Happy Thanksgiving Eve! Do you have the Tofurkey prepped, table set, and diagram of the seating chart made?[...]