Archive for the 'Drinks' Category

Ice-Blended Limeade

July 29th, 2007 by admin

  • 16 oz. (2 cups) bottled limeade, chilled
  • 4 oz. (1/2 cup) apricot nectar, chilled
  • 2 cups crushed ice
  • Fresh mint, for garnish (optional)

Add the limeade, apricot nectar and ice to a blender; pulse several times until the mixture is smooth.  Pour into glasses.  Serve cold, garnished with a sprig of fresh mint.

Cocktail Recipes

June 29th, 2007 by admin

Super Cocktails is a great website to find information and recipes on making mixed drinks and cocktails. 

Whether you like an alcoholic cocktail or a non-alcoholic drink, there are plenty of mixed drink recipes to choose from on this site.  My own personal favorite mixed drink is a pina colada.  Because of medications I am on, I can’t drink many alcoholic drinks but once in a blue moon I will get one of these when we are out!

If you like to party, you can also find some drinking games on the Super Cocktails website. 

Vanilla-Cinnamon Cocoa

January 16th, 2007 by admin

Here is another great slow cooker recipe - for Cocoa!  This recipe will keep you warm!

  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 2 cups boiling water
  • 3 1/2 cups nonfat dry milk
  • 6 cups water
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • marshmallows
  • ground cinnamon (optional)

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Pink Sunrise Cocktails

December 29th, 2006 by admin

Pink Sunrise Cocktails
Recipe courtesy Rachael Ray

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2 shots Campari liqueur
1 quart red grapefruit juice
1 bottle dry Champagne
Add half a shot of Campari to a champagne flute. Add a few ounces red grapefruit juice to the glass then fill the glass with Champagne to the rim and serve.

Paula Dean’s Fruit Punch

December 24th, 2006 by admin

Paula_deen_b PAULA DEAN’S FRUIT PUNCH

2 (6-ounce) cans frozen orange juice concentrate, thawed
2 (6-ounce) cans frozen lemonade concentrate, thawed
1 (48-ounce) can pineapple juice
3 cups water
3 cups sugar
2 pints strawberries, hulled
1 (1-liter) bottle lemon-lime soda (recommended: Sprite)

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