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Refreshing Cucumber Lemonade. Vampire-inspired adult beverages. Stock Your Bar For Halloween You never know who might show up at your house this season. Be prepared for all the vampires, witches, goblins and ghouls by stocking your liquor cabinets with these hauntingly tasty libations. It's no secret that a vampire's favorite drink is blood, but you can't serve that at your Halloween party. Luckily there are several vampire approved options that won't freak out your guests. Wine is to us normal folk, what blood is to vampires. Spring break cocktails with Malibu Red. Orange and Ginger Margarita Recipe - SheKnows Recipes. Watermelon limeade. Date Night Dishes... Drinks For Two The combination of fresh watermelon, frozen limeade, and beer creates a refreshing summer beverage perfect for evenings spent at home. Nothing tastes better during hot summer days than a juicy slice of fresh watermelon – but their large size may send you searching for more creative ways to consume them.

Adding watermelon to cocktails is nothing new, but since most people don't have a full bar at home, the thought of creating a signature cocktail may be daunting. This recipe uses simple ingredients and no bottles of liquor that you may not use in the future. Valentine’s Day martini menu. District American Kitchen & Wine Bar brings us this cocktail as part of their Valentine's Day menu.

Start your romantic dinner off with this festive drink at the bar, or end the evening with it as a sweet nightcap. Just don't forget the goodnight kiss! All-American sweetheart martini recipe Serves 1. Farmers' market cocktail recipes - Page 2. Farm To Table Cocktails The eat local and farm to table movements are hot when it comes to cuisine, but did you know that you can also drink from farm to table?

We talked with Kim Haasarud, founder of beverage consulting firm Liquid Architecture, about her signature cocktails that feature farmers’ market-fresh ingredients. Here are Haasarud’s farm to table cocktails tips and recipes. Harry Potter-themed cocktails. Harry Potter Grown-Up Style. 3 Sangria recipes for Cinco de Mayo. Sangria is a wine punch usually containing fruit, brandy and a sweetener. Although it originated in Spain, it is now served all over the world and is likely to be on every Mexican restaurant menu you see. Variations of sangria are innumerable, with different wines, spirits, fruit and other additions used to create a very easy-to-drink cocktail.

These sangrias are especially refreshing over ice on a hot day, particularly Cinco de Mayo! Classic red sangria with citrus Ingredients: 1 bottle dry red wine1/4 cup lemon vodka1/4 cup orange vodka1/4 cup brandy1/2 cup freshly squeezed orange juice2 tablespoons simple syrup8 lemon slices, halved8 lime slices, halved Directions: Combine all ingredients in a pitcher. Mint mojito recipe. DIY watermelon cocktail keg.

Add some pizzazz to your beer this summer. There is not much that is more refreshing on a hot summer day than a cold beer. Unless, that is, it is a cold beer cocktail. These jazzed-up beer cocktails are sure to add some variety and pizzazz to your icy cold one. Love your refreshing pale ales or light lagers in the summer? You're not alone. Caribbean martini recipe. My last tropical vacation was 7 years ago, when I got married in Antigua. That was the only tropical vacation I've ever been on, come to think of it. And with two small children, I have no idea when we'll have the opportunity to take one again.

The many uses of peach-infused vodka. Step one: Make your own peach infused vodka. Step two: Make cocktails! The many uses of peach-infused vodka Making infused vodka is easy. Just put something in the vodka and wait. (Okay, the waiting is hard, but it's not complex!) Mother's Day brunch drinks. There's no doubt that mom deserves a day off. If you've got the Mother's Day brunch menu covered, then all you need are the drinks. Offer a few different options, depending on what she likes. When it comes to making a delicious cocktail, use fresh ingredients and keep it simple. Fun twists on Kentucky Derby cocktails. The Kentucky Derby, or the greatest two minutes in sports, is symbolized by two main things: big, floppy hats and mint juleps. Every year, people flock to Churchill Downs in Kentucky, donning their most elaborate hats and party dresses and guzzle down factory loads of juleps.

As tasty as these libations are, why not add some variety to your Derby drinks this year? These three cocktails are sweet, Southern and add some variety to your party or celebration! Skinny margarita recipes. Spicy Cinco de Mayo cocktails. Using chilies in cocktails If you enjoy a little spice now and then, give it a try in cocktails. You can achieve the perfect balance of spicy and sweet when you combine chili peppers with citrus and a sweetener. The key is getting that perfect balance. Taste: When making cocktails with any kind of chili pepper, one of the most important things is to taste while mixing. Wine for health? For many years studies have shown consuming moderate levels of alcohol -- no more than one to two drinks per day -- can be beneficial to your overall health. What better way to take advantage of these benefits than with a glass of red wine with dinner. Red wine is produced using the leaves, stems, skins and seeds of the grape so it contains the highest levels of resveratrol, a potent anti-oxidant.

Resveratrol also assists the body in preventing small vessel blood clots that are associated with coronary disease and stroke. Grow a garden for the cocktail lover. Whether you live in a small apartment or an expansive home complete with a big yard, just about anyone can grow a few plants that will give your home bar a boost. Perhaps squash and lettuce doesn’t motivate you to get your hands in the dirt but a mojito made with freshly picked mint just might. Here are our picks for the best plants for any cocktail lover. Grapes Since wine is made from grapes, this fruit is an obvious choice for a cocktail lover.

Tax season cocktail recipes. Whether you are doing taxes yourself or have someone helping you out, there's no debate that the end of March and beginning of April is a bit hectic and results in massive hair pulling. To help ease you through this tumultuous time, here are some super strong, stress relieving cocktail recipes because nothing relieves stress faster than liquor. 5 Tax deductions you didn't know about >> Prepare these tasty libations when you start to feel the tax time stress and instantly feel your worries and aggravations melt away. 3 Unique lemonade recipes.