I love a bubbly sip to cheers with on New Year’s Eve.

Whether you are looking for a cocktail or a non-alcoholic drink, I’ve got you covered to celebrate!

I am forever creating new cocktails, especially using seasonal ingredients. So, here are some of my favourite for the season to cheers with on New Year’s Eve!

Sparkling & Festive

You can never go wrong with a sparkling, fizzy cocktail.

Cranberry Rosé Fizz

Pomegranate Vodka Cocktail with Rosemary Simple Syrup

Lavender French 75 Cocktail

Minty Cucumber Gin Spritz

Winter Cranberry Aperol Spritz

Cocktails for Sharing

These cocktails are perfect to make for a crowd. Easily double the recipes to make larger batches or serve as a welcome cocktail for guests.

Spiced Winter Punch

Easy Mulled Wine

Pear Cider Sangria

Minty Cucumber Lime Sangria

Winter Rosé Sangria

Non-Alcoholic Drinks

It’s always good to have a non-alcoholic option and these are my absolute favs!

Ginger-Honey Sparkler

Citrus Vodka Crush (just omit the vodka and add more ginger soda or ginger beer)

Winter Spiced Kombucha Punch

Kombucha Cranberry Bourbon Smash (can be made non-alcoholic by just adding more Ginger Kombucha)

And, if you’re looking for savoury and sweet recipe ideas to celebrate with, check out my New Year’s Eve Party Menu!

Or I’m showing you how to make the perfect Holiday Sharing Board over on one of my latest Reels!

Cheers to the New Year friends!

More New Year’s Eve recipes from the blog

15 Recipes to Make for New Year’s Eve

A Sparkling New Years Eve Party Menu

Until the next cooking adventure,
Jess

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I can hardly believe it’s the New Year but I’m so very excited to get back in the kitchen, developing and photographing recipes and sharing all of my monthly favourites with you!

I hope you all had a lovely holiday season and are feeling refreshed. From recipes to make in January and my favourite cookbooks, I’m ready to get started with 2019! Let’s get to it!

We ended last year with a trip to Ontario for Christmas. It was lovely to see family and friends and enjoy each other’s company over many delicious meals and drinks.

We spent time reading, relaxing and playing board games, and took some time to enjoy the gorgeous weather by Lake Ontario.

I came home with a couple new cookbooks including The Pretty Dish from the How Sweet Eats blog. And, I also dove right into Love Real Food from blogger Cookie & Kate; a vegetarian cookbook that I am LOVING for ‘meatless Monday’ recipes!

One of my goals for this year is to cook a new dish once per week. Scott and I used to do this but were not consistent so back to it we go! It’s a great way to really dive into the cookbooks I already own and discover some new favourites.

So, What’s In Season to make this month!?

Apples – Mojito Smoothie

Beets – Roasted Harvest Vegetable Bowls

Citrus – Tropical Blood Orange Smoothie

Kale – Sweet Potato Kale Flatbreads

Peppers – Green Pepper & Mushroom Pita Pizza

Sweet Potatoes – Savoury Turkey Breakfast Sausage Egg Muffins

Beyond cooking new recipes in the first couple weeks of 2019, I’m planning on taking things slow, enjoying more time at home and with our dog, Doug, and reading. To me, there’s value in taking a bit of a step back to acknowledge accomplishments from last year and give space to dream and create amazing things in the New Year.

I can’t wait to share all of that creativity with you this year so stay tuned for all of the deliciousness to come!

Until the next cooking adventure,
Jess

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