Crank up Summer hits of the 90’s on Pandora and pour yourself this delicious drink, I promise it will turn your January blues on their head! 1/4 of an Avocado 1/3 C Pineapple juice 1-2 Tb cilantro, chopped Juice of 1/2 lime 2 Tb Agave Ice, large scoop Tajin Rim your glass with lime juice and dip in Tajin (Mexican spice found at most grocery stores). Blend remaining ingredients and cheers to pretending it’s summer for a moment!
Read More...Almost time to ring in the NEW YEAR! I’ll be banging pots and pans with my kiddos and asleep by 10 but hopefully you’ll all be out in glitter and heels for me! This is one of my favorite NYE Mocktails because it’s so festive and delicious! Blood Orange and Thai Basil Mocktail Blood Oranges Thai basil Sugar Sparkling Water Gold sprinkles Muddle Thai basil in glass or pitcher with ice. Add fresh blood orange juice and simple syrup (amounts will vary depending on your preference of sweetness. I don’t like it very sweet so I do 1/4 the amount of simple syrup to orange juice). Top- with sparkling water or club soda Rim with gold colored sprinkles (before you pour) and a slice of blood orange. *simple syrup is equal parts water and sugar boiled and reduced until combined.
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Somehow I always find myself behind the bar dreaming up concoctions. 🎉 Tonight’s favorite: SMOKED MAPLE CIDER Maple Reduction Apple Cider Soda Water Grilled candied cherry and orange peel garnish Some people add whisky but I like it straight up. 😜 Maple reduction- Simmer maple syrup until it reduces by at least half and cool.
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Apple Cream Mocktails are perfect for watching football this weekend. The best part is the chocolate covered apple slice! 2 parts cream (or diet) cream soda 1 part Apple Cider (Trader Joes’s is the best) Mint leaves Apple, sliced White Chocolate Cinnamon Sugar Seep Apple cider with mint overnight. Mix with Cream Soda and ice. Slice Apple. Dip skin side in melted white chocolate then dip in cinnamon sugar mixture. Refrigerate before serving. ETC. The best way to keep your apple slices from turning brown is to soak them in cold salt water. Rinse and they’ll never turn brown!
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My favorite fall drink this month: Apple cider (get the good stuff) Diet Cream soda (Target carries Zevia brand with no artificial sweeteners and it’s amazing. Boylan is another favorite) Mint (crush with ice before you put liquid in) Top it off with #justadash of fresh nutmeg (fresh nutmeg is definitely something you should have in your pantry this time of year-use a zester to shave it off)
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This drink has the perfect balance of tart, sweet, and a hint of herb that would be perfect for Thanksgiving or the holidays. Mix fresh grapefruit juice, rosemary sage simple syrup, lime juice, and sparkling water. *Simple syrup is equal parts water and sugar brought to a boil. After it’s combined take off the heat and add rosemary sprigs and fresh sage leaves for about 10 minutes. Take out herbs and let chill.
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Prepping for my big Christmas Soirée this weekend, and can’t wait to serve this mouth watering mocktail! Muddle – Thai basil in glass or pitcher with ice Add -fresh blood orange juice and simple syrup (amounts will vary depending on your preference of sweetness. I don’t like it very sweet so I do 1/2 – 1/4 the amount of simple syrup to orange juice). Top- with sparkling water or club soda Rim with gold colored sprinkles and a slice of blood orange. *simple syrup is equal parts water and sugar boiled and reduced until combined. *make sure to use THAI basil
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A fun New Years Eve Mocktail and all you need is… Cotton Candy! For this shoot, we used light pink cotton candy and added Lime Perrier but you can add any kind of bubbly you want! The cotton candy bubbles up and is so festive, fun, and adds a bit of sweetness to your drink.
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Playing bartender with 3 out of the 4 of my girls. We’re non drinkers but still love fancy glasses and fun drinks! With so much fresh fruit in Costa Rica we came up with some delicious concoctions. Sparkling water Lime juice Chunks of Mango Chunks of Pineapple Mint The key to good flavor is adding fruit, lime, mint, and ice first and “muddling it”. That means crushing it all together to get all the yummy flavors out. Then top with sparkling water. We all drink these fun drinks in the summer but I say get out your fancy glasses and bring a little summer today!
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So refreshing! Watermelon Cucumber Cooler Watermelon, chunks Cucumber, sliced Fresh mint Trader Joes Watermelon and Cucumber Juice Add ice when ready to serve Blackberry and Basil Spritzer Blackberries Basil Mint Sparkling water or Soda Water Crush blackberries, mint, and basil together. Add sparkling water (let sit) and add ice when ready to serve. Drink markers can be a fun way to add details to a party. I had emoticon stickers and everyone picked their favorite to put on their goblet!
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