Cocktail Infusions

Had a trying day? There’s nothing like an “Orgasm” to smooth out the rough edges. This is the simplest recipe I know of for an Orgasm, and my personal favorite. 

Ingredients 

3/4 oz Bailey’s® Irish cream
3/4 oz Amaretto Di Saronno®

Mixing Instructions

Fill a cocktail shaker half full with ice cubes. Pour in the Amaretto and Irish cream. Shake! Strain into a highball glass. (This is yummy on the rocks too!)

Now, light some candles, turn on Josh Turner singing “Your Man”, and ooooooh, oooooh, oooooh!

 Please don’t drink and drive. Always drink responsibly.

More NFL Football playoff games today — more parties!  Here is another drink recipe you can mix in quantity. Goes great with salsa and chips and other Mexican food dishes.

BEERITAS

Ingredients:
1 (12 ounce) can frozen limeade concentrate
12 ounces Cuervo tequila, gold
1 (12 ounce) can 7-UP
2 (12 ounce) bottles Corona beer

Directions
1. 1
Mix in a pitcher. Serve over crushed ice.

Enjoy!

Please don’t drink and drive. Remember to always drink responsibly!

Since there are several NFL playoff games this cold weekend and many of you will be having parties, I thought it might be fun to have a crockpot simmering with this warm, comforting drink.  Go Team!

SPIRITED HOT MOCHA

Ingredients
8  cups  milk
1  cup  (6-ounce package) semisweet chocolate mini-morsels or 6 (1-ounce) semisweet chocolate baking squares, chopped
1/2  cup  powdered sugar
1/4  cup  instant coffee granules
1  cup  brandy
Sweetened whipped cream (optional)
Grated semisweet chocolate (optional)

Preparation
Combine first 5 ingredients in a 4-quart slow cooker.

Cover and cook on LOW 4 to 5 hours or until thoroughly heated and chocolate is melted, whisking after 2 hours. Whisk before serving. Serve with sweetened whipped cream and grated chocolate, if desired.

You can serve this spiked favorite straight from the slow cooker.

Makes about 10 cups.

Please don’t drink and drive! Always drink responsibly!

Blueberry Limoncellos – Lemonade can be substituted for the limoncello!

1 cup frozen or fresh blueberries
3 tbsp. simple syrup (recipe below) or sugar
3 tbsp. lemon juice
1 cup chilled limoncello liqueur or lemonade (regular or sparkling)
3/4 to 1 cup chilled club soda or sparkling water

In a blender, blend blueberries, simple syrup, and lemon juice with just enough limoncello to make a smooth slush. (For a firmer slush, pour into a small bowl and freeze for up to 2 hours.) .
Divide berry slush among 4 tall glasses (8 to 12oz. size), add equal portions limoncello; fill with club soda. Garnish with fresh berries on skewers; swizzle as you sip

Simple Syrup: Combine equal parts water and sugar. Stir over heat and bring to a boil.  Cool to room temperature before using.

You can also prepare part of this recipe up to two weeks ahead of  when you plan to use it.  Just  put the slush in a resealable freezer bag, seal, and freeze. To use, let stand at room temperature a few minutes to soften slightly.

Remember, please don’t drink and drive! Always drink responsibly!

SODA LIMON – A light and refreshing drink..

 1 ½ ozs of limoncello

Soda Water

 Add ice and limoncello to a tall glass

Top it off with soda water.

Remember, please don’t drink and drive! Always drink responsibly!

Seems that it got here way too quickly, but here are a few drinks you may want to include in your celebration today. 

LIMONCELLO COOLER – Easy to make even when you’re the busy hostess!

1 ½ ozs of limoncello (such as Caravella Limoncello)
Cranberry Juice
Lime Wedges

Fill a tall glass with ice.
Add limoncello then top with cranberry juice.
Garnish with a lime wedge.

Remember,  please don’t drink and drive. Always drink responsibly!

Summer is quickly coming to an end, so before all the luscious watermelons disappear for another season, whip up some of these refreshing daiquiris, sit back and savor a lazy afternoon or starlit evening. You can also make these tasty drinks without the alcohol so the kids and tea totaling friends can indulge with you.

Watermelon Daiquiri

2 cups of chopped watermelon with seeds removed
Juice of half a lime
4 Tbs. of sugar
3 oz. of white rum such as Bacardi® or Don Q® (optional)

Add all ingredients to a blender with ice. Blend. Pour into cocktail glasses. Garnish with pineapple, cherries and mint.

Lazy Person’s Mai Tai

2 ounces dark rum (such as Bacardi 8 year or Myers Dark)
4 ounces Trader Vic’s Mai Tai Mix*
The juice of one large lime

Shake all the ingredients except the dark rum with cracked ice.
Strain into an old-fashioned glass.
Top with the dark rum.
Garnish with a Maraschino cherry, pineapple tidbit and sprig of mint.
Drink with a straw.  Enjoy!

*Trader Vic’s Mai Tai Mix, as well as the Original Mai Tai Recipe, can be
found at www.TraderVics.com. Trader Vic’s Mai Tai mix can also be purchased at some beverage and grocery stores or at any of the Trader Vic’s restaurants.

Blue Paradise

3 oz. Vodka
1 oz Blue Curacao
1/2 oz. Creme de Coconut
8 oz. Pineapple Juice
On the Rocks – Combine ingredients in a shaker with ice. Mix well and strain into a collins or small hurricane glass filled with crushed ice.

Blended – Combine with a scoop of ice in an electric mixer. Mix well (15 – 20 sec). Pour into collins or small hurricane glass.