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frozen pineapple, banana + coconut daiquiris | drinks from my dad’s cocktail garden

summer

“Daddy, do it.” Over the first several years of my life, that phrase effortlessly and confidently spilled out of my mouth. My dad was there when things needed to be fixed, when I got hurt, when I fell off my scooter, or when the ship was overturning, quite literally, in fact. When you’re little and […]

summertime vespers with strawberry, rhubarb + fennel | loud flavors, loud voices

vodka

Because it’s summer. Because the air is heavy with heat and nostalgia. Because this is what we have to keep remembering, the way our bodies know the waves, the amphibian inside us unafraid of going under, of what ripples beneath the surface. Because waiting on the dock for the signal to jump is like thinking […]

lilac 75 cocktails + lilac syrup | eat boutique

wine

I just walked inside from a short, sun-dappled walk through the garden. This week, the temperatures have spiked upwards into the mid-nineties. All of a sudden, I’m craving more salads, donning shorts, and seeking shade. Our late-spring lilacs, tulips, and alliums have been replaced with sprawling lemon balm, bright nasturtiums, and flowering salvia. I absolutely […]

rhubarb + rosé ramos gin fizzes | getting our hands dirty

wine

I’m definitely a strong supporter of getting my hands dirty, both literally and figuratively. Rolling up my sleeves and doing whatever it takes to make it happen: the job, the dream, the dishes, the groundwork, the coffee. Today is one of those extra dirty days. I scrapped my earlier introduction here because I just have […]

mint juleps with rhubarb liqueur, strawberry + tarragon | on embracing the crazy-faith

whiskey

So, what’s the craziest dream you’ve ever dreamed? You know, the one that wakes you up in the middle of the night and compels you to turn on the light that’s resting on the nightstand, all flustered and sweaty, in order to write down its contents in a scribbled, shaky, illegible scrawl. Chasing your pencil. […]

crushed blackberry negronis with star anise ice cubes | vernal rumblings

spring

It’s a cozy, gloomy Sunday afternoon here at the house. Little pops of pink are peeking through, amidst the few remaining brown leaves from last fall that, for some reason, still want to cling to winter. Some part of me does, too. The colder, darker winter months demand us to don multiple layers of insulation […]

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Rooted in a love of gardening and crafting cocktails from what I grow in my backyard, holly & flora is a resource for garden-to-glass drinks that are seasonally driven and culinarily influenced.

i'm jayme, and i've been creating recipes here at holly & flora since 2012

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