Creating amazing food one recipe at a time,

and making your favorites even better!

 

Welcome to Prep My Recipe!

I am a multicultural Southern California native with a lifelong passion for all cuisines. A retired corporate executive, now loving life as a recipe developer and food blogger.

 
 
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Micheline

Prep My Recipe is a food blog featuring California-style recipes, step-by-step instructions for how to make delicious food and drinks, printable recipe cards, helpful recipe videos and tips & tricks, as well as recommended products for all budgets. Blog pages also spotlight “Pimp My Recipe” ideas for how to customize each recipe for a variety of dietary preferences. Please go to the Recipes menu at the top of this website to browse all categories and access all recipes. 

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Kumquat Martini
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Kumquat Martini

Our Kumquat Martini is a refreshingly sweet & sour cocktail. This 4-ingredient cocktail is so simple, yet stunning. Ripe kumquats are muddled in a cocktail shaker along with agave or simple syrup, then shaken with your favorite vodka. This icy cold libation is then poured into a sugar rimmed martini glass, and garnished with a few slices of fresh kumquats. What’s not to love about this deliciously fresh tasting cocktail?!

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Vesper Cocktail
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Vesper Cocktail

Made famous by James Bond, this Vesper Cocktail is crafted with gin, vodka, and Lillet Blanc, then finished with a lemon twist. With subtle citrus and floral notes, this sophisticated cocktail is a lovely alternative to a straight martini. Simple but luxurious, this libation offers the best of both worlds to those that are partial to only one type of martini (either gin or vodka). Whether you like it shaken or stirred, this cocktail makes an impression from the first sip!

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Butterfly Martini
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Butterfly Martini

Similar to a butterfly, this cocktail transforms into something absolutely magical and elegant. Our vodka based Butterfly Martini recipe uses lemon and ginger, for a uniquely exotic flavor profile. This beautiful cocktail comes alive when combined with butterfly pea flower tea, it mysteriously changes from a light blue color into a lovely lavender hue, when fresh lemon juice is added. A touch of ginger syrup adds an exotic flavor, and turns this delicate drink into something special.

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