Mocktail Monday: Virgin Kir Royale

Looking for a non-alcoholic drink to ring in the new year? Here you go! Have a great week and a fabulous new year!

Glendora's Christmas Eve

Your favorite cousin has arrived with wine and a special Christmas gift. Hope yours is very merry!

Mocktail Monday: Eggnog Highball

It's Mocktail Monday and today's holiday highball is powered by eggnog!

Mocktail Monday: Spicy Clementine

It's Mocktail Monday and today's drink is both super easy to make and super festive!

Mocktail Monday: Liquid Candy Cane

It's Mocktail Monday and today's drink is like a candy cane in liquid form!

Velveteen Lounge Temporary Christmas Wonderland

We decorated for Christmas, then undid it all, only to do it again later this week. Are we nuts? Speaking of nuts, there are lots in that vintage appetizer. Happy Thanksgiving!

Mocktail Monday: Lemon and Orange Frostie

It's Mocktail Monday and today's drink is another trip back in beverage time!

Mocktail Monday: Hot Cranberry Nectar

It's Mocktail Monday and it certainly is cold here! Here's a drink that will warm you from the inside!

A Velveteen Lounge New York Minute

The past week has been crazy! Here's our video recap of the past week in our lives, along with a couple of vintage recipes for video days!

Mocktail Monday: Cherry Vanilla Magician

It's Mocktail Monday and today we have another two-toned wonder of science!

A Very Glendora Halloween

Trick or treat - it's your favorite cousin again!

Mocktail Monday: Halloween Science

It's Mocktail Monday and today's easy drink involves Halloween SCIENCE!

Glendora's Halloween Prep

Halloween is coming and our favorite cousin is getting ready!

Mocktail Monday: Rosy Red Refresher

Call it Mocktail Tuesday, since I'm a day late, but this pretty red drink is good all week long!

Green Bamboo Lounge: Another Fabulous Home Bar!

Join us for a visit to another fabulous home bar!

Mocktail Monday: Beautiful Bubbly Autumn

It's Mocktail Monday and today's bubbly drink celebrates falling leaves and fall colors!

Mocktail Monday: Teenagers from Outer Space

It's Mocktail Monday and today's special effects drink is appropriate for teenagers - FROM OUTER SPACE!

Glendora's Squirrely Date

Did Glendora finally have a date that wasn't a total disaster? Find out today!

Mocktail Monday: The Trickster

It's Mocktail Monday and today's drink really DOES taste like a cocktail and comes with a bonus recipe for basil syrup!

Mocktail Monday: Fruity Fantasia

It's Mocktail Monday and today's drink is a fruity fantasia that you can sip all day long!

Welcome to the Fabulous Lush Gardens!

Join us for a visit to a fabulous home bar in Connecticut and a lovely tropical libation by master mixologist Paula!

Mocktail Monday at the Village Diner

It's Mocktail Monday and today we're taking our act on the road! Join us at Milford Pennsylvania's Village Diner for a highball fit for high tea with the queen!

NYC Mid Century Supper Club Potluck at The Beauty Bar

Grab a cocktail and strap on your feed bag - it's chow time! We had such a great time at the NYC Mid Century Supper Club Potluck at the fabulous original Beauty Bar!

Mocktail Monday: Seeing Red

It's Mocktail Monday and today's pretty drink will have you seeing red!

Mocktail Monday: French Vanilla Fizz

It's Mocktail Monday and today's fizzy drink is perfect for a holiday! It's good on non-holidays as well. ;) Have a fabulous week!

Road Trip: Tiki TNT in Washington, DC!

Our recent road trip/tiki tour in Washington, DC was fab! Here's our visit to Tiki TNT and Potomac Distilling Company. What a great afternoon!

6th Annual Pieathalon!

It's time once again for the Pieathalon! For those who aren't familiar, the Pieathalon is a cookalong during which bloggers submit a pie recipe, it gets assigned to someone else, then we all bake our assigned pies. I got lucky this year. Mine - Angel Pie, from The Sunset Cookbook - which came from came from Taryn at Retro Food For Modern Times, turned out to be really easy and delicious! Best of all, it's gluten free (I've been off the gluten for a year now and, let me tell you, it's a challenge when it comes to baking)! Without further ado I give you Angel Pie!

The meringue shell/making custard thing might seem daunting if you're not a baker but trust me, it's easy and foolproof if you have the right equipment and ingredients. A stand mixer really helps. Here it is, (more or less) step by step, starting with the meringue shell:

Four ingredients, ready for action

Those are some stiff peaks!

Ready for the oven

Next, the custard. Custards like this can sometimes take a long time to thicken, during which time you may find yourself wondering if this is going to be a pie fail (or maybe it's just me), but then it finally happens.

Thickened and ready for the fridge

Look, enough lemon juice left for cocktails!

Finally, whipping the cream, combining it with the custard and spreading it into the shells. It's the home stretch!

The biggest surprise with this recipe was that it actually made TWO pies! Since there are just two of us I have invited friends over to help us consume some of this pie. Stay tuned!

It turns out that the shell, which was so hard when it came out of the oven, has zero structural integrity after it's been filled and has been sitting in the fridge for awhile, but that's okay - it's delicious all the same. I'm putting it in the freezer, which I think will make it perfect!

Here are the links to the rest of the pies in the Pieathalon. Thank you so much to Yinzerella from Dinner is Served 1972 for inviting me to participate once again! And, if you're nearby, please come by and eat some pie!

http://dbkitschen.blogspot.com/2019/08/pie-golly-its-pieathalon-vi.html

https://culinary-adventures-with-cam.blogspot.com/2019/08/flaming-peach-pie-6thannualpieathalon.html

https://dinnerisserved1972.com/2019/08/20/oasis-pie/

http://www.recipes4rebels.com/?page_id=5488

coming soon

https://www.thehomicidalhomemaker.com/banberry-turnover-bats

https://velveteenloungekitsch-en.blogspot.com/2019/08/6th-annual-pieathalon.html

http://vintagerecipecards.com/2019/08/20/cat_food_pie/

https://www.vincentpricelegacy.uk/pieathlon-2019-weight-watches-cherry-pies/

https://granniepantries.blogspot.com/2019/08/in-which-your-humble-writer-makes-some.html

https://abookofcookrye.blogspot.com/2019/08/the-pieathlon-returns.html

https://www.retrofoodformoderntimes.com/2019/08/20/honey-i-shrunk-the-pies/

More coming soon as I receive them!

Mocktail Monday: Ginger-Boysenberry Cooler

It's Mocktail Monday and baby, it's hot outside! Today's fruity brew will cool you right off!

Happy Birthday, Paul!

Tomorrow is Paul's birthday, but we're getting the party started early with a festive, flaming drink!

Mocktail Monday: Mock Champagne (vintage recipe)

It's Mocktail Monday, but today's drink will make you feel like you're at a party!

Mocktail Monday: Coffee Nectar

It's Mocktail Monday and today's drink is perfect for a day on the yacht (or even at the office)!

Bruce the Shark Cocktail - Shark Week

Are you ready for an encounter with Bruce? Shark Week continues here at the Lounge with a boozy tribute to a cinematic legend!

Mocktail Monday: The Jumping Great White

We're kicking off Shark Week with a Mocktail Monday tribute to one of the most fearsome creatures in or OUT of the water! Come back tomorrow for even more shark-infested goodness!

Mocktail Monday: The Kiss Off

Feeling unappreciated on this Mocktail Monday? This drink is for you! You're doing great, even if everyone else is too distracted (or dumb) to notice!

All Aboard the Go-Go Train!

Here are some highlights from last Friday's Go-Go Train in Poughkeepsie, New York! Can't wait to do it again!

Mocktail Monday: Coffee (Soda) and Cream

It's Mocktail Monday again. How does it always arrive so soon? Have a fabulous week!

Mocktail Monday: Elegant Elderflower Highball

It's Mocktail Monday and today we have an elegant elderflower highball. It's the perfect start to the week - hope yours is fabulous!

Sid Turns Pearl In!

Guess who is back in custody? I wonder how long it will take her to bust out again?

Mocktail Monday: Underage Troll

It's Mocktail Monday! If you've ever been subjected to online trolls, today's libation is for you. Have a fabulous week!

Glendora's Wine Glasses!

Your favorite cousin is back home in her own house, with an exciting announcement - she's been immortalized on wine glasses! They'll be for sale in our online store soon, but if you just can't wait just send us a message and we'll get you set up right away!

Mocktail Monday: Beach Ball

It's Mocktail Monday and today's drink will take you on a mini beach vacation whenever you need it today!

Pearl on the Lam!

Aunt Pearl has been spotted sipping tiki drinks while on the lam! Will the authorities ever catch up with her? Stay tuned!

Mocktail Monday: Tiki Wishes

If you've ever wished you could sip tropical libations all day long, your wish is our command! Happy Mocktail Monday!

Mocktail Monday: Rhoda Penmark

It's Mocktail Monday and today's drink is a Shirley Temple variation with a little bite. Have a fabulous week!

A Fabulous Phoenix Home Bar

Road trip! Join us for a visit to a fabulous home tiki bar in sunny Phoenix, Arizona!

Mocktail Monday: Buffy's Grape Ginger Ale Drink

We're turning to classic TV for today's easy highball, which also happens to be a Prohibition-era favorite. Have a fabulous week!

It's Glendora's World - Checking in from the Beach

And, just like that, Glendora has her own show! Will she and Pearl have an epic showdown? Will she meet that millionaire and live happily ever after? Learn the answers to these and many other questions in the upcoming weeks and months!

Mocktail Monday: Banana Iced Coffee

This weekend just about killed us, but Mocktail Monday is here and today we have plenty of caffeine to get through the day. Go make it a great one!

Mocktail Monday: Remarkable Raspberry

It's Mocktail Monday again. How does it get here so quickly?! Have a great day!

Mocktail Monday: Fruit Basket

It's Mocktail Monday again. How does it always get here so quickly?! Have a fabulous week!

Mocktail Monday: Gone Bananas

It's Mocktail Monday and we're bananas for today's drink!

Mocktail Monday: Monday Bribe

Do you need a bribe to get out of bed on this Mocktail Monday? We have one right here! Have a fabulous week!

Mocktail Monday: Ginger Grapefruit Sipper

It's Mocktail Monday and today's drink is simple to make. Who needs extra work on a Monday? Have a fabulous week!

Mocktail Monday: Tropical Daydreams

It's Mocktail Monday and today's highball will give you daydreams of warmer months!

Mocktail Monday: Caffeinated & Motivated

It's Mocktail Monday and today's drink is caffeinated and motivated!

Mocktail Monday: Dandelion Splash

It's Mocktail Monday and we're slightly bitter. ;)

Mocktail Monday: Maple Ginger Mocktail

It's Mocktail Monday and today's drink is practically healthy!

Mocktail Monday: White Chocolate Highball

It's Mocktail Monday and whipped cream is optional, but highly recommended!

Mocktail Monday: Frostie Blue Float

As you can see, I'm WAY behind on my blogging. Yikes! Let's have a little ice cream in some pretty blue soda and try to do better in the future. Have a fabulous week!