Laugh Cheers Basil Cucumber Gin & Tonic – Recipe! July 9, 2021 / November 23, 2025 by Gena Bell | Leave a Comment After taking a cocktail class for six weeks this spring, there was one thing I learned and that was infusing alcohol with herbs, fruits or spices can be such an enticing thing. I first started my infusion obsession by adding fresh strawberries to reposado tequila, and creating a creamy strawberry jalapeno margarita, and after that […] Read more » Basil Cucumber Gin & Tonic - Recipe! Cheers! Cocktail Recipes cooking with Gena Bell Drinks genabellrecipes Gin & Tonic Recipe Summer Cocktails summer recipes
Laugh Cheers Cherry Martini – Recipe! July 1, 2021 / November 23, 2025 by Gena Bell | Leave a Comment It is in fact cherry season, and it’s not very long, and one that we should take complete advantage of. Those plump little globes are so naturally sweet to eat as a snack, or bake up fantastically in a dessert, but in a cocktail, they truly can shine too. Pitting cherries isn’t hard if you […] Read more » Cheers! Cherry Martini - Recipe! Cherry Recipes Cocktails cooking with Gena Bell genabellrecipes How to Make a Cherry Martini Martini Recipes
Laugh Cheers Blueberry Paloma – Recipe! June 24, 2021 / November 23, 2025 by Gena Bell | Leave a Comment My favorite drink last summer was a paloma. Historically a paloma has tequila, lime juice and grapefruit soda, but I do mine a little differently and add fresh grapefruit juice and soda water. However, this summer I wanted to change things up a bit, and enjoy that same drink, but with blueberries added for a […] Read more » Blueberry Paloma - Recipe! Blueberry Recipes Cheers! Cocktails cooking with Gena Bell Drinks genabellrecipes Paloma Recipe
Laugh Cheers Creamy Strawberry-Jalapeno Infused Margarita – Recipe! June 17, 2021 / November 23, 2025 by Gena Bell | Leave a Comment I mentioned on a previous post that I took a cocktail making class with my Canadian friends for six weeks online through George Brown University. During this class we made a series of drinks, but the final class we had to come up with our own signature concoction, something that really tasted good and would […] Read more » Cheers! Cocktails cooking with Gena Bell Creamy Strawberry-Jalapeno Infused Margarita - Recipe! Drinks genabellrecipes Strawberry Margarita Recipe
Laugh Cheers Pimmlet – Recipe! June 4, 2021 / November 23, 2025 by Gena Bell | Leave a Comment I’ve been taking a cocktail class online from George Brown University in Canada with my good friend every Thursday for the last few weeks. It gives us a chance to interact with others, and after the class on most weeks, we Zoom together with our husbands, and indulge on cocktails with each other. In class, […] Read more » Cheers! Cocktails Drinks genabellrecipes Liqueurs Pimm's Pimm's Cup Pimmlet - Recipe!
Cheers Laugh Smoky Tamarind Margarita – Recipe! March 12, 2021 / November 23, 2025 by Gena Bell | Leave a Comment I have talked about tamarind paste several times here on my blog. In fact, I have several recipes using this tangy pulp that comes already prepared in a paste form. The magic that tamarind paste adds to a recipe, any recipe, seems almost indescribable because its flavor is so unique. It’s definitely has tangy characteristics, […] Read more » Cocktails cooking with Gena Bell Drinks genabellrecipes Margarita Recipe Smoky Tamarind Margarita - Recipe! Tamarind Margarita Recipe
Laugh Cheers Last Word – Recipe! February 19, 2021 / November 23, 2025 by Gena Bell | Leave a Comment For the holidays, I gave my husband a drink box put together by blogger, David Lebovitz, containing his new book Drinking French and various bottles of alcohol to prepare his recipes. Some of the alcohol, like green chartreuse, were very unique in taste and color, so I decided to research some other cocktail recipes using […] Read more » Chartreuse Recipes Coktails Drinks Gena Bell genabellrecipes Last Word - Recipe! Last Word Cocktail
Laugh Cheers Desserts Food Coconut Hot Chocolate – Recipe! January 29, 2021 / November 23, 2025 by Gena Bell | Leave a Comment Cool days and evenings lend themselves to sipping hot drinks by the fire, or enjoying while watching your favorite Netflix show. I don’t know if any of you have seen Lupin on Netflix, but it’s worthy of a watch. It’s like Emily in Paris only on steroids, and it is based on a fictional French […] Read more » Chocolate Recipes Coconut Hot Chocolate - Recipe! cooking with Gena Bell Drinks genabellrecipes Hot Chocolate Recipe Hot Drink Recipes
Laugh Cheers Blood Orange Margaritas – Recipe! January 22, 2021 / November 23, 2025 by Gena Bell | Leave a Comment This is the time of the year when my garden gets really confused. Living in Southern California we can have weather shifts by 30 degrees from day to day. I know many people who aren’t from here, think it’s always warm, and it is for the most part, but still, some days it’s hard to […] Read more » Blood Orange Margaritas - Recipe! Blood Orange Recipes Blood Oranges Cocktail Recipes cooking with Gena Bell genabellrecipes Margaritas
Laugh Cheers Cranberry Negroni – Recipe! November 20, 2020 / November 23, 2025 by Gena Bell | Leave a Comment The holidays wouldn’t be the holidays without a signature cocktail and on this Thanksgiving, since it’s just a few of you, making a special drink is easy enough to do. There are no needed punch bowls, or simmering crock pots of mulled wine at a smaller gathering, but that doesn’t mean you can’t pull out […] Read more » Cocktails Cranberry Cocktails Cranberry Negroni - Recipe! genabellrecipes Making Cocktails with Gena Bell Negroni Recipe
