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There is no holiday cocktail list complete without a holiday margarita.🎄🍹 #AD This Cranberry Elderfower Margarita (swipe for recipe). The tart of the Cranberry with the sweetness of the Elderberry and the warmth of El Padrino Añejo Tequila makes it the perfect holiday cocktail. 🎄 El Padrino is an everyday 100% agave Tequila, available exclusively at @totalwine @totalwineseattle in a variety of flavors, and it makes a great gift for any Tequila enthusiast. **Must be 21+ to purchase in the USA** What is your favorite holiday cocktail?💕 #totalwine #totalwinepartner #totalwinelocal #elpadrino #tequila #cocktailsathome #seattle #cocktails

Me siento muy excited😅!!! IYKYK!! (swipe👈🏽) Today is #NationalUglySweaterDay and am celebrating with my favorite Selenasss Sweater and sippin' on some coquito!🍶 This year has been f**kin' rough and I really want to thank y'all for being here! ❤️Building this community and meeting new people here have been the highlight during these times! Since there are new folks joining the fam, let me tell you a bit about me: 🎄I am Lola but my name is not Dolores! 🎄I was born and raised in Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico. 🎄Moved to the US of A in 1997 then lived in Texas for 18 years before moving to the PNW. 🎄We are a military fam. 🎄I love to share dishes I grew up eating and love to recreate classic ones with my Puerto Rican flair. 🎄My favorite cocktail is a good crafted margarita but as you can see, we like any cocktail here. 🎄I love binging true crime shows and docs. 🎄Besides pretty photos and food, here we talk about social issues, culture, and life. 🎄I have a titanium rod fused in my spine so it's always fun times at the airport. 🎄I am the jack of all trades and master of none. Maybe one day I'll talk about all of the things I have done in my life! 🎄Just because I share my life here it does not open the door for rudeness. This is me telling you to respect my boundaries, if not ya sabes, ✌🏽 🎄Lastly, Keanu is my favorite, he can't do no wrong and y'all don't deserve him 😂😘 So, let's get acquainted. Introduce yourself or let me know something I might not know about you!🥳💕

What kind of cheese makes the best music?⁣ Brieoncé😂 I know I know, my puns are cheesy but they are grate!😩🤓🤷🏻‍♀️⁣ This is my other Holiday CharCUTErie board! (I made one in the fall). I also created a highlight with all the boards that I’ve made this year. 🧀🥖🍖 Last month I published a blog post on how to make a charcuterie. Link in bio!✨ Check if you peep something fun the board!👀🥰

Here we are in the last weeks of 2020 with more charcuteries and wine. 🧀🍷 Lately, I have gotten into red wines and recently I bought a bottle of @robertmondavips Bourbon Barrel-Aged Cabernet Sauvignon. #RMPSPartner #For21+ This Cabernet Sauvignon is aged in barrels that a renowned distillery once used to age their bourbon. This process slowly layers the wine with hints of bourbon's classic vanilla, toasty biscuit and light caramel flavors which gives it a velvety finish. It is high quality affordable wine $13-$15!! It makes an excellent gift for any red wine lover. You can find it in a store near you or get same day delivery. Use code RMPS2021 and save $5, courtesy of @Drizlyinc. {New 21+ Users Only. Void Where Prohibited. Drizly T&C Apply}. What’s your favorite wine!?🍷

Have you ever had Apple Pie in a cocktail?🥧🍹 #AD This is one of the best cocktails I have made this year and it literally tastes like caramel apple pie but make it boozy. It's made with Fresh apple cider, Van Meer's StroopWafel Liqueur, and Ensign Red Apple, a Canadian master blend whisky comparable to crown. (Swipe for recipe ) The new Red Apple flavor is now available at a great price $18.99 and exclusively at @totalwine. Ensign Red are also available in giftsets & this would make an excellent gift to any whisky enthusiast. ✨ You can purchase at your local Total Wine and More in the Seattle area. @totalwineseattle **Must be 21+ to purchase in USA** What is your favorite whiskey cocktail recipe? #totalwine #totalwinelocal #totalwinepartner

Comparison is the thief of joy... ...yet here we are still doing it. Why are we like this? 🥴 I had to take a break last week because if I am honest, I am burnt out, tired, and done with 2020.🙅🏻‍♀️Also the more I scrolled through IG the more I felt that I wasn't doing enough. You know, the good ol' impostor syndrome creeped in.🧐 I have high expectations for myself. I am very critical of my work. For example, I did a photoshoot for a brand and I wasn't happy at all with the photos. I had an idea in my head and it didn't translate to the photo. So I had to reshoot the whole thing and I was STILL not happy with the results. So, I sent them anyway and waited anxiously for the brand's feedback. Guess what? It was all in my head. The damn pictures were great and the brand loved them. We get caught up into the comparison trap and that is not good for our mental health. I often have to remind myself that someone always will have better pictures than me, but they are not ME.💁🏻‍♀️ What I am trying to say is, everybody has those days, feel your feelings, take a break, do whatever you need to do to get back to your creative self.✨ YOU are the secret ingredient to the sauce. YOU are the bomb. YOU got this. 💜

Kicking off December...🎄 ...a month of festive cocktails which is one of my favorites to create. #sponsored Here is my Hibiscus Rosemary Empress Spritz, with homemade hibiscus rosemary syrup and Empress Gin! Swipe for the recipe! 👈🏽 My friends at @empress1908gin sent me a few bottles of their hand-crafted spirit from Victoria Distillers in British Columbia, Canada. Fun Fact: It is inspired by the renowned tea and cocktail programs of the iconic Fairmont Empress Hotel in Victoria.🎉 The butterfly pea blossom imparts subtle earthy notes and an all-natural indigo hue with a stunning secret to reveal: with the addition of citrus or tonic, Empress 1908 transforms from vivid indigo blue to a delicate soft pink. It is also Gluten Free. Visit www.empressgin.com and Save $5 on a 750 ml bottle of Empress 1908 Gin when you use my code EMPRESSWA5. Must be 21+ to order. Offer ends December 31st, 2020 or until supplies last. What is your favorite holiday cocktail?🍹🎄

A lot can change in a year.... I can' believe it's been a year since I moved to the PNW.🗻 This is the last Fall content I will put out before getting into the -Mariah level of extra- holiday content. 💁🏻‍♀️ These past 8 months have been challenging but it allowed me to pivot and take my blog into a full time business. BUT that didn't happen overnight. Usually folks assume that this is easy and all we do is "take pictures" There is so much that goes into it: managing a blog, creating recipes, planing photo shoots & editing photos, creating captions, managing Instagram and any other social media we partake on, discuss topics that are important to us, brand negotiations, endless emails, marketing, promoting, continuously learning....whew the list is endless.😅 It is a lot of work! So here’s a list of what I have learned in the past 5 years to make ALL of this happen: 1. Invest in continuous learning, otherwise you will not grow. 2. YOU have to be happy with the content that you put out in the world- if you are just throwing content out to see if it sticks, you will be unhappy and it will show in your content. 3. You can outgrow your niche and change - we are constantly evolving. Right now you are not even the person you were 6 months ago. If it no longer serve your purpose you can always change it. 3. DO you want your favorite brand to notice you? you have to put quality content out there. Get better at photography, get better at writing copy, learn how to make videos etc. 4. Don't work for free. Treat your blog like a business. Charge for your work. Free product & Exposure does not pay the maintenance of your blog, equipment fees, recipe ingredients, and most importantly: YOUR time. 5. Someone else's success will not dampen yours. Build a community and be supportive of others. It's been a tough year, Share a win that you had this year!🥳

When promoting #SmallBusinessSaturday don't forget.... To include yourself. 💁🏻‍♀️ As content creators we are a small business as well. How can YOU support us? 🎉 Make our recipes & leave thoughtful comments on our blog and posts. Recommend, Save and Share our posts with your fam and friends. Like, comment and engage in our social media channels. This helps us score higher in searches and in return we can continue to put great content out there for y’all!🧡 Speaking of great content. I just published this Roasted Sweet Potato Mascarpone and Bourbon Pie. Sweet Potato Pie is Pumpkin Pie's cousin BUT better. In the blog I share the history of this delicious desserts as well as how we use Sweet Potato in Puerto Rico.🥳 Go check it out. You need this in your life!✨ link in bio! In the comments share the @ of your favorite creators!🧡🎄

Have you ever had Coquito??🇵🇷 Coquito is a creamy coconut-y boozy creamy drink that’s from Puerto Rico and we drink during the holidays.🎄 We start making Coquito as Early as November and drink it all the way through Three King’s Day in January 6. **Cue: Dame la Mano Palomaaa🎶**😂 Also Coquito is NOT eggnog, nor it contains any eggs.🙅🏻‍♀️ There’s debate as to how Coquito originated. One of the theories is that during Colonization, the Spaniards brought the drink to the island. Taking a spin on the Spanish “Eggnog” adding a Spirit therefore ending up with Coquito. Maybe the real story is that a Taíno or an African created the OG recipe and the Spaniards wanted to take credit for it as colonizers have been known to do.🤷🏻‍♀️ Through out the years families have adapted and created their own recipes, but in essence we all make it with the same foundation ingredients. Here is MY recipe on How to make the best Coquito. I put a secret ingredient to add more cheer to it!! 🎉 Recipe is live on the blog. Link in Bio!!✨

Do you take your Scotch Whisky neat or on the rocks? 🥃 #AD Y'all! I am so excited to have partnered with my favorite store @totalwine where I get ALL my libations supplies. You can make your purchases online, curbside pick up or in store experience. 🍂 I am a whiskey enthusiast, and I got a bottle of Glen Fohdry French Oak Cask which is a single malt scotch with a fruity, floral, and masterfully aged flavor. The Staff at @totalwine are so resourceful and knowledgeable, and I learned the bottle I chose was awarded Gold in the SF Spirits Competition. ✨ Glen Fohdry is great for single malt enthusiasts and “everyday” Scotch drinkers, is available in gift sets, a variety of flavors, and exclusively sold at @TotalWine priced at $33.99! @totalwineseattle 🎄👉🏽Must be 21+ to purchase. As for me I like to take mine neat. 🥃 #totalwine #totalwineseattle #totalwinelocal #totalwinepartner #GlenFohdry #Scotch #CocktailsAtHome #Seattle