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How to Stock a Summer Bar

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With summer in full swing, many home entertainers are realizing that their bars are sorely lacking in the ingredients needed to create refreshing cocktails. While making cocktails can be a complicated endeavor, simplifying is really the best way to keep the stress out of entertaining.

Having the basics on hand to make the light cocktails for those hot summer days and nights will keep you prepared for impromptu get togethers. Simple and light is the best way to go when stocking up a summer bar. Having tonics, sodas and fruit mixers, such as lemonade, cranberry, grapefruit, orange and pineapple juice will hit a wide variety of tastes.

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Baseball & Beer Go Together

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There’s nothing more American than Baseball and Beer. They just go together. With the season in full swing, there are plenty of home games for the Phillies coming up at Citizens Bank Park .

Philadelphia has been serving up beer since well before our founding fathers signed the Declaration of Independence. In fact, “Philadelphia’s beer roots can be traced back to 1680 when the city’s founder, William Penn, began construction on a brewery.” ~ The Oxford Companion to Beer definition of Philadelphia

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May Celebrations & Cocktail Suggestions

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Lots of celebration coming up this Month. Cinco de Maya, Mother’s Day, Winterthur’s Point-to-Point and Memorial Day – just to name a few. Why not try out some new cocktails and prepare some of the more traditional ones to make each occasion special.

Now is an excellent time to stock up on liquors and gather a variety of spring drink recipes perfect for entertaining this time of year. Nothing says spring like this fresh Sparkling Strawberry Cocktail by Martha Stewart served as an accompaniment to a nice Springtime Quiche (Compliments of Pinch of Yum).

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Festivals and Spring Happenings Coming to Our Area!

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Spring is the season of rebirth and the perfect time for outdoor celebrations. From Steeplechases, to Graduations to Mother’s Day, it seems that every weekend fills up quickly.

With the pandemic still an issue for our nation, many spring events have gone virtual or been cancelled. But there are still plenty spring and summer events being held in our area with COVID-19 safety protocols in place.

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