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The fruity cherry and cranberry notes in this Cran-Cherry Rye Whiskey Sour Cocktail complement the spicy rye for a perfectly sweet and refreshing cocktail. Add in some lime juice and egg whites and you’ve got yourself a drink you’ll love and enjoy all year long. Lately, we’ve been on a cocktail kick, trying all of the fun cocktail bars wherever we go, like Barred Owl, in Columbia, MO, and Catherine and Mary’s in Memphis, TN. They are both a must try if you’re in either one of these areas! With all of this inspiration around I had to try crafting one of the cocktails myself. This Cran-Cherry Rye Whiskey Sour is one that blows all the other cocktails out of the water! It’s subtly sweet, easy to make, and looks almost as good as it tastes. It there was ever the perfect instagramable cocktail, it would be this drink. It can easily be made in a larger batch for parties, or you can whip up just one or two for a refreshing nightcap. What makes this cocktail so good is that it takes ...

Life gets really crazy sometimes which means skipped meals and a high risk for hangry episodes. Crazy/busy/hectic also translates into poorly executed snack attacks if you’re not prepared. Thankfully, there are a multitude of great pre-made snacks out there that you can drop into your bag or carryon luggage, stash in your desk drawer or hand over to your approaching-critical-mass children when you’re stuck in traffic somewhere between errands number five and six. Because ain’t nobody got time for a meltdown. You might have already guessed that I’m pretty keen on kitchen DIY, when it’s easy. If I can take just 15 minutes to whip out a lifesaving snack for the week then I’m all about it. Like these Key Lime Pie Energy Bars. They’re just 5 ingredients and no crap or fillers and they’re a great alternative to Larabars since there’s no packaging, you can customize the flavors (or add collagen or other protein powder, if you please) and use can use organic ingredients (sadly, Larabars ar...