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Ain’t Yo Momma’s Chocolate Milk
March 2, 2006 by Nicki
Recipe Source: EGrivner / allrecipes.com
Prep/Cooking Time: 2 Minutes
Ingredients:
1 fluid ounce vodka
1 fluid ounce hazelnut liqueur
1 fluid ounce Irish cream liqueur
1 fluid ounce coffee flavored liqueur
Ice cubes
Directions:
In a cocktail shaker, shake together vodka, hazelnut liqueur, Irish cream liqueur, and coffee flavored liqueur with several cubes of ice. Strain into a glass filled with ice cubes.
Amaretto
November 2, 2006 by Nicki
Recipe Source: Marjory / allrecipes.com
Prep/Cooking Time: 1 hour
Ingredients:
1 cup water
1 cup white sugar
1/2 cup brown sugar
2 cups vodka
2 tablespoons almond extract
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
Directions:
Combine water and sugars in a saucepan over medium heat. Heat until the mixture is boiling, and all of the sugar is dissolved. Remove the pan from the heat and let the mixture cool for 10 minutes.
Stir vodka, almond extract and vanilla extract into the mixture. Store in a sealed bottle.
Apple Pie Sparkler
April 3, 2007 by Nicki
Recipe Source: Bert’s Kitchen Witch / recipezaar.com
Prep/Cooking Time: 3 min prep
Ingredients:
2 ounces rum (Apple-flavored, I used Bacardi Big Apple, but any Apple Vodka would work!)
1/2 ounce cinnamon schnapps (Any kind would do but I used Hot Damn)
6 ounces ginger ale
Directions:
Fill a tall “High Ball” glass with ice, and pour over the Apple Rum. Pour over the Cinnamon Schnapps. Top off with Ginger Ale.
Stir all together, and enjoy.
Cucumber Lemonade
June 1, 2007 by Nicki
Recipe Source: slashfood.com
Ingredients:
2 English (hothouse) cucumbers
1/2 cup fresh lemon juice
2 1/2 cups spring or filtered water
1 Simple Syrup or agave syrup
Directions:
Finely grate cucumbers into a fine-mesh sieve set over a bowl. Drain the cucumber for 1 hour and collect the juices. Press on the cucumber pulp to extract any additional juice. Add lemon juice, water and syrup, if using, to the cucumber juice. Serve chilled or over ice.
Dads’ Gather Around Christmas Punch
December 19, 2006 by Nicki
Background:
“This is a great crowd pleaser punch. ‘Retro’ to youngsters but a staple at every Christmas party in my family since the early ’60’s. The ‘Dads’ gather around the punch bowl and ‘taste-test’ the first batch before anyone else is allowed to partake.”
Recipe Source: LabRescuer / allrecipes.com
Prep/Cooking Time: 5 minutes
Ingredients:
1 (750 milliliter) bottle vodka
1 (46 fluid ounce) can grapefruit juice
1 (46 fluid ounce) can pineapple juice
1 (2 liter) bottle lemon-lime flavored carbonated beverage
2 trays ice cubes, or an ice ring
Directions:
In a swanky punch bowl (a MUST), combine the vodka, grapefruit juice, pineapple juice, lemon-lime soda and ice, or ice ring. This punch is too good for the little punch glasses that come with the punch bowl so use your highball glasses, stand around the punch bowl and have a good time!
Easy Strawberry Lemonade
May 25, 2007 by Nicki
Recipe Source: aol.com
Ingredients:
1 (12 fluid ounce) can frozen lemonade concentrate, thawed
4 1/2 cups water
1 (10 ounce) package frozen strawberries, partially thawed
Directions:
In a large pitcher, mix together lemonade concentrate and water. Stir in strawberries.
Electric Lemonade
January 15, 2007 by Nicki
Recipe Source: Wesley Luttman / allrecipes.com
Prep/Cooking Time: 2 Min
Ingredients:
1 (1.5 fluid ounce) jigger citron vodka
1/2 fluid ounce Blue Curacao
2 fluid ounces sour mix
1 (12 fluid ounce) can or bottle lemon-lime flavored carbonated beverage
1 lemon - cut into wedges, for garnish
Directions:
Fill a Collins glass with ice. Pour in vodka, blue Curacao and sour mix. Fill to the top with lemon-lime soda. Garnish with lemon wedge, and serve with straw.
Garlic Wellness Elixir
February 10, 2006 by Nicki
Recipe Source: nevertrustanyonewhodoesntlikegarlic.net
Ingredients:
3 medium cloves of garlic
Juice from 1 medium grapefruit
1/4 teaspoon of cayenne pepper
Directions:
Mix and drink for a “wake up” when you’re feeling under the weather!
Interesting note:
Raw uncooked garlic will destroy any ill bacteria in your intestines. It has a natural antibiotic affect in the digestive tract and intestines.
Halloween Sparkle Punch
January 21, 2006 by Nicki
Recipe Source: Kraft Foods website (Halloween section)
Prep/Cooking Time: prep: 10 mins / total: 3 hours 10 mins
Ingredients:
2/3 cup Orange Flavor Drink Mix (i.e. TANG)
1 qt. (4 cups) cold water
2 cups cold ginger ale
1 pt. (2 cups) blackberry sherbet
Directions:
Place drink mix in punch bowl or large plastic or glass pitcher. Add water; stir until drink mix is dissolved. Refrigerate several hours or until chilled.
Stir in ginger ale when ready to serve.
Place 1/4 cup sherbet in each punch cup. Pour drink mix over sherbet.
Makes 8 servings, 1 cup each.
Suggestion: Substitute orange or green sherbet for the blackberry sherbet for alternate “looks” and flavors.
Handsome Party Punch
February 25, 2006 by Nicki
Recipe Source: Sarah / allrecipes.com
Prep/Cooking Time: Prep Time: 10 Minutes
Ingredients:
1 (6 ounce) can frozen orange juice concentrate
1 (6 ounce) can frozen lemonade concentrate
3 liters lemon-lime flavored carbonated beverage
1 quart raspberry sherbet
Directions:
In a punch bowl combine orange juice concentrate, lemonade concentrate, and lemon-lime soda. Stir gently to mix, then slide the sherbet in.
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