have you ever been on a vacation that was anything but relaxing? that pretty much sums up my trip last week to new york. it was full of fun and food and friends and WAY too much booze. and in true angela fashion, i came home and went straight back to a crazy intense week of work.

moral of the story? i am running on fumes and i still have two solid days of work ahead of me before i get any kind of break. don’t let the instagram fool you, it’s a crazy mess over here!

so this week’s cocktail is going to require some COFFEE.

insert this spiced coffee martini. it will wake you up while mellowing you out. JUST what the doctor ordered this weekend.

spiced coffee martini

prep time: 2 minutes

active time: 1 minute

total time: 3 minutes

ingredients: 2 oz cold spiced coffee (if you do not have or want to make spiced coffee, you can sub cold brew coffee with 2 pinches of cinnamon and 1 pinch of nutmeg. 2 oz spiced rum. .5 oz disaronno. .5 oz sweet cream. 1 egg white. shaker. cup of ice. cinnamon stick & edible flower for garnish.

in the shaker, combine the coffee, rum, disaronno, cream and egg white in the shaker.

cover the shaker and shake WELL for about a minute. the goal is to get the egg white nice and frothy.

when you have a nice little froth on top, pour the contents of the shaker into your serving glass.

garnish with a cinnamon stick & edible flowers. serve and enjoy.

xo, a

spiced coffee martini

prep time: 2 minutes

active time: 1 minute

total time: 3 minutes

ingredients: 2 oz cold spiced coffee (if you do not have or want to make spiced coffee, you can sub cold brew coffee with 2 pinches of cinnamon and 1 pinch of nutmeg. 2 oz spiced rum. .5 oz disaronno. .5 oz sweet cream. 1 egg white. shaker. cup of ice. cinnamon stick & edible flower for garnish.

start by filling your shaker with ice. in the shaker, combine the coffee, rum, disaronno, cream and egg white in the shaker. cover the shaker and shake WELL for about a minute. the goal is to get the egg white nice and frothy. when you have a nice little froth on top, pour the contents of the shaker into your serving glass. garnish with a cinnamon stick & edible flowers. serve and enjoy.

just like fruit, vegetables and herbs in my garden, i try never to waste a good home grown edible flower.

so i'm always looking for new ways to preserve my beautiful violas for future use. candying edible flowers or edible flower petals (you can find a long list of edible flowers HERE), not only preserves the flowers, it makes then a beautiful and sugar sweet addition to a dessert. 

candied flowers

prep time: 5 minutes

active time: 15 minutes

inactive time: 4-8 hours

total time: 8 hours

ingredients: 1 egg white. 1 cup edible flowers or flower petals, cleaned and dried. 1 cup fine sugar. whisk. paint brush. drying rack. 

start by whisking your egg white until it has some bubbles in it and is a bit lighter. pour your sugar onto a plate.

gently brush the petals of your flowers with a bit of egg white.

place the flower or petal on the sugar platter and sprinkle sugar over the top.

set the flower or petal on the drying rack. repeat until you have finished all your flowers or petals.

allow them to dry on the rack for 4-8 hours. until there is no remaining moisture.

use them as a gorgeous garnish, or store them in an airtight container until you are ready to use. 

xo, a

candied flowers

prep time: 5 minutes

active time: 15 minutes

inactive time: 4-8 hours

total time: 8 hours

ingredients: 1 egg white. 1 cup edible flowers or flower petals, cleaned and dried. 1 cup fine sugar. whisk. paint brush. drying rack. 

start by whisking your egg white until it has some bubbles in it and is a bit lighter. pour your sugar onto a plate. gently brush the petals of your flowers with a bit of egg white. place the flower or petal on the sugar platter and sprinkle sugar over the top. set the flower or petal on the drying rack. repeat until you have finished all your flowers or petals. allow them to dry on the rack for 4-8 hours. until there is no remaining moisture. use them as a gorgeous garnish, or store them in an airtight container until you are ready to use.