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Best Mai Tai Recipe from Maui Hawaii | Maui Restaurants Blog. It’s easy to get a mai tai on Maui, but it’s nearly impossible to get a good one without spending almost as much as you would on an entree (think Mama’s Fish House, Mai Tai Lounge, Pineapple Grill). Many bars will actually serve you pineapple juice and a little rum and coca cola and call it a mai tai! Ick. The perfect mai tai - all ingredients are well blended and mint is used as a garnish (bruise the leaves to release the oils). The Perfect Mai Tai on Maui? James and I have been searching for a good mai tai recipe for three years, because we want to be able to welcome guests to our home with this most-tropical, most powerful cocktail. (Want to make a party instantly happen?

A few months ago we had a mai tai so good that we fell off our chairs (not realizing you are already drunk after half a drink is the sign of a good mai tai). Research and Development It took two weeks of testing to get the recipe right. Molly’s Maui Mai Tai Prepare: Shave enough ice to fill both high ball glasses. Almost-Famous Mocha Frappes Recipe : Food Network Kitchens. Www.stumbleupon.com/su/1Ldm5A/www.doodlersanonymous.com/entry.php?entryID=1678/

Admit it, you've done it. You've taken a Sharpie to a Netflix envelope and doodled the heck out of it. Not just once, but a multitude of times. You've then imagined the expression of the postal worker as the envelope passed through their hands, all with a wide grin on your face. Here are some fun examples of people who publicly admit to doing just that. Above drawn by jovino. From around the web: Above by: jovino Above by: Kill Taupe Above by: {heart} Above by: Garrett Miller Above by: Hugo Seijas Above by: okat Above by: maddieb Above by: Scott Snowden Above by: Sherry Thurner Above by: Joe Justus Above by: Ryan Bucher Above by: Marsha Baker Above by: Audrey Coleman Above by: Lain 3 Above by: Saybel Guzman Above by: Jonathan Palmisano Above by: Julie Zarate We've received so much love for the Netflix post, that we've dedicated an entire mini-site to it.

Green Smoothie Recipe: January Hurricane : Clumps of Mascara. The Clumps Facebook fam has requested it and so I bring you another green smoothie recipe. Last year I debuted my love for green smoothies and the obsession has not ended. I wasn’t drinking them as much during the holidays but they are back and with a vengeance. Bwahahaaa!! Hit the jump for a super easy and delicious green smoothie recipe. I call this one January Hurricane. It is named after the day Orlando went nuts when hurricane-like weather panicked the city.

What you’ll need: -1 1/2 cups of organic spinach (or kale) -1/2 cup of almond, coconut, rice, soy or cow’s milk (I used coconut) -About a handful of ice -1 cup of sliced cantaloupe -1/2 cup of blueberries (I used frozen) -2 tablespoons of peanut or almond butter (I used almond) -Medium-size banana -Natural sweeteners and spices (optional but definitely delectable!) Of course you can substitue ANY fruit, veggie and milk with something else that is more fitting. But here’s how I made this one: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Oh! And then… Yummers! Brazilian Lemonade | Our Best Bites - StumbleUpon. This is my most favorite drink. Ever. Maybe I’d feel differently if I drank (as in alcohol), but there is nothing I love more than a warm, breezy afternoon and a pitcher of Brazilian lemonade.

I didn’t try it for a long, long time because I was very put off by putting sweetened condensed milk in with citrus fruit. It seemed very wrong. And then I had some at Tucano’s and my life has not been the same since. It starts off with fresh, juicy limes. You pop them in a blender with some sugar water and pulse just a few times. Pour the mixture from the blender through a strainer and into a pitcher, thus saving all of the flavorful liquid. Then the secret ingredient: sweetened condensed milk. Brazilian LemonadeOur Best Bites Ingredients: 4 juicy limes (try and find ones with thin, smooth skins; they’re the juiciest and the thin skin cuts down on the chance of your drink being bitter) 1 c. sugar 6 c. cold water 6 Tbsp. sweetened condensed milk Instructions: Place 1/2 of the limes in your blender.

Perfect Iced Coffee. Iced coffee is my life. When I wake up, often around the time party animals on the west coast are just heading home, I start each day not with a cup of freshly brewed hot java, but with a tall, blessed glass of creamy iced coffee in a glass. I’ve been an iced coffee freakazoid for years and years. To say I couldn’t live without it is an understatement. It gives me the tools I need to cope. Iced coffee is a complicated thing, and there are many different approaches. 1. Given the previous set of facts, one would assume that the logical solution would be to brew hot coffee, then transfer the brew to the fridge, allow it to cool, and use it to make iced coffee from there.

There are reasons this method results in a smoother, richer, more delicious concentrate than simply brewing strong coffee and refrigerating it. (Note: I’ve totally adapted/tweaked coffee/water amounts to suit my own tastes. I start with a big ol’ container. Rip open a pound of ground coffee. Pour in the coffee. Hi, Julie!