Limoncello. Grilled Lemonade. Honey ginger lemonade. Lemonade made with honey and ginger adds a kick to a classic.
A few weekends ago, spring was temporarily shoved aside by summer who decided he’d had enough of waiting his turn. It was warm — no, hot — and I opened up all the windows on the off chance a cool breeze might find its way inside. It felt good to be hot for the first time in months, and it made me a little lazy, so I decided to sit outside and enjoy it for a while. It was one of those days when you want to kick off your shoes and walk barefoot on the grass. The kind you spend lounging around for hours eating, drinking and forgetting your worries. There is something incredibly indulgent about a picnic. Maybe it’s because we don’t often take the time to sit outside, relax and enjoy the sunshine.
A cool glass of honey ginger lemonade seems just right on one of those lovely, long, lazy days outside. Simple Syrup. Up until about two years ago, if you weren’t a bartender or a pastry chef you probably never heard of simple syrup.
Then the mojito became popular, and all of a sudden bottles of simple syrup started showing up in the grocery store. And they cost more than the rum! For half the size! I’m not about to pay eight bucks for a 10-ounce bottle of sugar water. Yeah, that’s all simple syrup is: sugar and water. Ingredients sugar Directions Instead of making the syrup and then trying to get hot syrup into a bottle, just make it right in the bottle to begin with.
If you’re a high school chemistry teacher, you may have done a demonstration something like this next part. Tip the bottle on its side a little bit and air surrounding the sugar starts bubbling up, letting water down to mix with the sugar. Once all the air has bubbled up, the level has dropped by a couple of inches. Put the bottle, with no cap on it, in a pan filled with water, and put it over medium heat. Blue Hawaiian/Hawaiian Breeze. Holiday cocktails. Menu Search advertisement Get The Mag Search form Holiday Cocktails for a Nice 'n Naughty Holiday Romance Colleen Coplick | 1/12/2012 PrevNext Flickr / Vanessa Loftus Holiday drinks romance Don’t want to spend the holidays alone this year?
Holiday cocktails to secure that midnight kiss on New Year’s Eve Related Articles Food & Drink An Insider’s Guide to Okanagan Wine Country The Top Tasting Rooms in Vancouver. Bourbon Milkshakes. Bourbon Milkshake Brooklyn Farmhouse has had a sweet tooth lately, but I couldn’t resist sharing yet another dessert recipe with you – albeit a rather more grownup dessert. I totally stole this idea from a restaurant in Portland, Maine called Fore Street; after having my first bourbon milkshake there, I wondered why this idea had never crossed my mind before. It’s so deliciously simple and so deliciously boozy. I made my own vanilla ice cream using milk and cream from the fantastic Milk Thistle Farm in Columbia County, NY – seriously, seriously some of the best milk, cream, and yogurt I’ve ever tasted. Ice cream made from their products is undeniably a step above even super-premium commercial ice creams. I know my dad is a big fan of good bourbon – dare I say that Bourbon Milkshakes would make a fun ending to a Father’s Day dinner?
Ingredients: For the Vanilla Ice Cream:(Makes 1 quart) For the Bourbon Milkshakes: (Makes 4-5 small milkshakes) Special Equipment: ice cream maker, blender. iDrink. Spiked Punch. Key Lime Pie Mojito. Well the day has finally arrived!
I know many of you won’t be able to come down and buy one of my Mojito French Macarons so I’m leaving you with something along the same lines. While searching for a good rum to use for my Mojito French macarons, I came across a couple of very interesting bottles of liqueur that I just had to bring home with me. These two babies were the inspiration for this derssert-like cocktail. Enjoy! Fresh mint from the garden and Lime. To be muddled… Listo… Key Lime Pie Mojito! Key Lime Pie Mojito 6 fresh mint leaves1 tablespoon granulated sugar, or to taste½ lime, cut into 2 wedges¾ cup ice cubes1 ounce Marti Mojito1 ounce Ke Ke Beach Key Lime Cream Liqueur6 ounces club soda1 sprig fresh mint for garnish (optional) In a highball glass muddle mint leaves, sugar, and 1 lime wedge.
Blackberry Limeade. The Darker the Berry, the Sweeter the Juice There are certain cocktails out there that are more dangerous than others.
You know the ones I’m talking about . . . they come in pretty colors and taste like fruit juice, masking the danger that lies beneath. They go down easy and before you realize it you’ve had tenthree. You wake up the next morning with a pounding headache and your memories from the night before are fuzzy at best. This is one of those cocktails. Blackberry Limeade 1 cup turbinado sugarPeel from 1 lime⅛ teaspoon nutmeg4 cups fresh blackberries½ cup lime juice2 cups ginger ale1 cup vodka (optional) Combine sugar, lime peel, and nutmeg in a small saucepan.