Piña colada | Yikes, I could sure use one of these right now. Work has been nuts, I’ve been out of town for the last several days, and I recently found out I have to have knee surgery again (I already had knee surgery on my other knee almost 4 months ago) and it’s scheduled for next Friday! So that’s why I’m only just now getting around to telling you about the aftermath of the piña colada cake.
‘Cause when you get pineapple juice, pineapple, and cream of coconut but don’t use it all, and you’ve already pulled the rum out of the liquor cabinet (or pantry shelf in my case because who am I kidding, we don’t have a liquor cabinet), well, you might as well do something else with them right? It seems pretty obvious, but for some reason it didn’t really hit me until I was peering into the can of cream of coconut that was left over and wondering what to do with it.
I recently received a copy of DIY Cocktails to review and had shamefully not used it yet. Piña Colada Adapted from DIY Cocktails Ingredients. Pomegranate-champagne punch | My absolute favorite of the four things I made for the bridal shower was this punch. For starters, I just love sparkling wine. It doesn’t matter if it’s Champagne with a capital “C” from Champagne, or champagne with a little “c” from New Mexico, or if it’s Cava, Prosecco, red, white, rosé, whatever, I love it. Ok, that’s not to say that there are sparking wines that aren’t good, but for the most part I just love them. Maybe it’s because I was raised in a family that is completely addicted to seltzer water (seriously, we easily went through a 12 pack case of liters in a week) so I’m just a big fan of anything fizzy. I found this punch recipe through a friend on Pinterest and I knew that I just had to make it. This punch, on the other hand, I will be making as often as possible. Pomegranate-Champagne Punch Adapted from Martha Stewart Ingredients Instructions In a large pitcher, combine pomegranate juice, pear nectar, and orange-flavored liqueur.
Watermelon Jello Shooters. While perusing my new favorite past time pinterest, I came across these cutie patutie watermelon jello shooters. I’ve actually seen these done before but on a much larger scale. Using the lime for the “watermelon” rind was a brilliant idea. Not to mention the perfect size shooter portion. How adorable would these be at your next picnic or get together this summer? You’ll be the hit of the party. I used caraway seeds here for the photo for a seeded look, you could also garnish with mini chocolate chips for the “seeds”. Adapted from That’s So Michelle “Watermelon” Jello ShootersWhat you’ll need: 8 limes - halved 1 box of strawberry jello 1 cup hot water 3/4 cup citrus vodka – chilled 1/4 cup cold water to make seeds: garnish with caraway seeds or mini chocolate chips What to do: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
A Girl Can’t Read This Sort of Thing Without Her Lipstick « The Cooking Bride. A Girl Can't Read This Sort of Thing Without Her Lipstick When I was about fifteen years old, I watched the movie Breakfast at Tiffany’s for the first time and instantly became obsessed with Audrey Hepburn. Puberty is so awkward and I desired the nonchalant grace and quick wit Audrey portrayed in the movie. I covered the wall of my bedroom with reproductions of her movie posters, I owned VHS tapes of all but her earliest movies and only because they were rare and hard to find (I’m showing my age here – DVD’s and Blu-ray were not even on the market yet), I collected books about her life, and had an entire scrapbook devoted to pictures of her I had cut from magazines. Twice I dressed as Holly Golightly for Halloween. In fact, I even have a gold powder compact that my Dad bought off eBay with papers that swear Audrey once used this very compact to powder her nose.
I told you I was obsessed. Ehm, yeah. Does that make me a wimp? This place has just about any kind of martini you could imagine. White Wine Sangria | The Upper Oven. Drinking John Dalys | eat love drink. This week we’re kicking off a weekly summer cocktail post. From now until Labor Day, Alex and I are going to share a cocktail recipe every Friday. Here’s a super easy summer favorite to get things started. This one’s particularly apropos on the heels of last week’s US Open (golf, that is). While, I’ll have to admit, I don’t really watch golf, I do like golf-related drinks. Take the Arnold Palmer, a mix of ice tea and lemonade, which can be found on the menu of pretty much every restaurant and poolside club house across the US.
John Daly, on the other hand, could swing a club with the best of them, but was a hard-hitting, partying kind of guy. Thanks to friends Jenn and Tom for introducing me to this incredible concoction a few years back (oh jeez, has it been 5 years?). John DalyMakes 6 If you want, scale this up to make an even bigger pitcher. Kool-Aid Cocktails, aka CRUNK JUICE. At my old job (the one where I used to be an architect), my co-worker Nubia would tease me about making recipes for crunk juice. I had to ask her what that meant. I am not crunk. According to urbandictionary, crunk juice is a combination of Hennesy and Red Bull, preferably drunk from a pimp cup. In Nubia's experience, "crunk juice" refers to a highly alcoholic punch found at backyard parties, usually made with Kool-Aid. I had kind of forgotten about the crunk juice when Kaye, my sister's sister-in-law (or my brother-in-law's sister, however you would have it), emailed me wanting suggestions for drinks to make with Kool-Aid.
First, I decided to do a little research (thanks, google!) A. have Kool-Aid in them (obviously), B. be easy to make, and C. bear at least a passing resemblance, taste and composition-wise, to real cocktails. The Tropical Storm Inspired by that quintessential New Orleans cocktail, the Hurricane. 2 oz Tropical Punch Kool-Aid syrup .75 oz fresh-squeezed lemon juice 1.5 oz gin. White Wine and Peach Sangria. Success! After my failed first attempt at making this drink, I felt compelled to try again - this time with all the ingredients instead.
As mentioned before, I stole the recipe from Epicurious, but I'll list what I used here: 1 750-ml bottle Pinot Grigio3/4 cup peach schnapps6 tablespoons frozen lemonade concentrate1/4 cup sugarFresh peaches (white peach, nectarine)Fresh seedless grapes (green, red) I mixed the first four items until the sugar dissolved. The original recipe called for frozen peaches, but I felt fresh ones would be more enjoyable. I don't know how legitimate of a recipe this is, and if it isn't, I suppose it's just expensive jungle juice then. Tasting Table Los Angeles: Shamrock Shakin' | Milk's minty milk shake for St. Patty's Day. Cucumber Lime Margarita. A Refreshing Cocktail. I live in Seattle and we have been lucky enough to be experiencing some wonderful weather this Spring the past few days have been dark, dreary and windy.
Where on earth did Spring go? I want to cry. I did have an "A-ha" moment, however. An idea, a perfect little pick me up that takes me back to my honeymoon in the Bahamas - Rum Punch. We were on one of those snorkeling cruises where they had endless and I mean endless amounts of Rum Punch. Who knows what was in those drinks (I really would rather not know), but they were tasty and strong. Although the tropical vacation is far off for me, unfortunately I do make a dynamite Rum Punch to clear up the gloomy weather blues that I currently have. Rum PunchMakes about 8 cups Ingredients1 1/2 cups light rum3 cups freshly squeezed orange juice3 cups pineapple juice3 tablespoons freshly squeezed lime juice2 tablespoons cranberry juice2 tablespoons grenadineIce cubes1 lime, thinly sliced, for garnish.
Skittles Vodka Tutorial | Mix That Drink. Cinco de Mayo (Part II) « Cocktails, 365. May 4, 2010 (Day 94) — Paloma We’ll make this one short tonight. Should be fun, right? Tonight, we’re making a Paloma — another traditional Mexican drink to gear you up for Cinco de Mayo tomorrow. 2 oz tequila (1800 Reposado) 6 oz grapefruit soda 1/2 oz lime juice Salt for rimming. Rim a rocks glass with salt, then fill the glass with the tequila, soda and lime juice. I made two versions; one without salt and one with. Both ways, this is one damn tasty drink. Make this! Cheers! — Mark About these ads Like this: Like Loading... Brazilian Lemonade.
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. Homemade limoncello and limon sunrise recipe. Recipe: homemade limoncello and limon sunrise cocktail despite the rainy day, the flowers still say it’s summer As I went around the house flipping all of our calendars (yes, I’m the type who requires calendars and clocks everywhere) my eyes settled on August 1st.
It’s my sister’s birthday today (Sunday). How old would she have been? Jeremy came home Saturday evening after a week in Oxford and it feels like life has returned to normal. My chinese chives are starting to flower (these buds are delicious in a stir-fry) But I’m still prepared for the hot weather because I know it’s coming back soon enough. Scrubby dubby the lemons harvest the peel These are the types of projects that require patience, planning, and the ability to forget. All of the peel into the jar I scored a couple of gallon-size Ball jars for my boozy infusions. Fill with vodka wait 40 days I made a slight mistake in my enthusiasm and poured both bottles of vodka in with the lemon peels at the start.
At 80 days, it is ready. Spiked Raspberry Lemonade » The Novice Chef Blog. Thursday, October 28, 2010 Spiked Raspberry Lemonade* While most people are bundling up and wearing adorable boots for Fall…the rest of us down here in Florida are still knocking back lemonade…because its still 90 degrees! Can you believe that? It is almost Halloween…and I think I might actually sweat if I stand outside to hand out candy! In celebration of the still warmer weather, some of my girlfriends and I headed out for a last minute warm weather picnic. This Spiked Raspberry Lemonade is one of my all time favorite summer drinks. Spiked Raspberry Lemonade Yield: 8 large cocktails! **this post was not sponsored by Belvedere at all. Blue Lemonade for Blue Monday. You know what they say about the path to perdition. Well, I'd planned all week for a montage of the sky and ridgeline that I see from my kitchen windows.
I thought about it and I thought about it, but never touched the camera and when I went to take the pictures the sky chose to bury itself beneath a haze of milky white and nap like Sleeping Beauty. I made myself a drink - I swear it was not the one you see here - and while sipping my tea had another thought that did lead to the photograph and recipe featured today.
A few years ago I was asked to make a punch for a shower that had an all blue theme. Blue Lemonade Ingredients: 1 ounce vodka 1 ounce Blue Curacao liqueur 4 - 5 ounces lemonade Ice cubes Directions: Combine all ingredients in a shaker jar. I'm sending this to Smiling Sally for her Blue Monday event. Frozen Mudslide Drink - The Adult Milkshake. What’s a girl to do with homemade Kahlua and homemade Baileys Irish Cream? Mudslides, of course! For my friend who, after reading the Baileys post, emailed, “That’s not a cupcake. I feel so betrayed,” don’t worry: a mudslide cupcake is coming soon! Jonathan and I just happened to have a bartender friend visiting town when we wanted to make the frozen mudslides. Frozen Mudslide Drink – The Adult Milkshake Ingredients 4 oz vodka 4 oz Kahlua 4 oz Bailey's Irish Cream 2 pints (32 oz) vanilla ice cream Chocolate shavings for garnish (optional) Whipped cream for garnish (optional and not shown in the above photo) Chocolate syrup for garnish (optional and not shown in the above photo) Instructions Blend all ingredients.
Classic Lime Margaritas. When I first made the world-famous margarita cupcakes back in early 2007, we used The Foodie Groom’s recipe for margaritas, which were made with a bottled mix, and a boxed cake mix. Since then, we’ve become a little more serious about our cupcakes and our margaritas… I mean, as serious as one can get about cupcakes and margaritas When I had to email and text our margarita recipe to more than 10 people in 3 days the week of Cinco de Mayo, I took it as a sign that we needed to post the recipe. We love our flavored margaritas, but we don’t have 2 dwarf lime trees in the back yard for nothing! Our margarita starts with a homemade lime mix that took the place of the bottled mix we used to rely on. We then add silver tequila, orange liqueur (we’re digging Paula’s Texas Orange at the moment – it has a much cleaner orange taste and it’s less expensive that Grand Marnier), and all that goes over ice.
When you have margaritas as often as we do, two young lime trees aren’t nearly enough. Ingredients. Chameleon cocktail | Gourmantine's Blog. Whiskey Sour. White Chocolate Baileys Latte Recipe - Food.com - 371346. Key lime amaretto sour « One Particular Kitchen. Watermelon Gin Fizz. Save a Bad Bottle: 3 Simple Wine Cocktails. Virgin Muddled Kiwi Mojito. Raspberry, coconut, and lime – oh my! | Cocktail Culture.
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