“One reason I don’t drink is that I want to know when I am having a good time.” ~Lady Astor
This week in pins, I thought I’d share some yummy drink recipes that I found on Pinterest. There’s one for every day of the week! And for those non-alcohol drinkers, there are a couple of non-alcoholic beverages in this list!
1) The Seductive Swan
Ingredients:
1.5 oz Russian Standard Vodka
5 blackberries
3 oz Lemonade
Directions:
Muddle four blackberries in bottom of a tumbler. Add ice, Russian Standard Vodka and lemonade. Garnish with remaining blackberry.
2) Brazilian Lemonade (non-alcoholic beverage)
Ingredients:
4 smooth, thin-skinned limes
1 c. sugar
6 c. cold water
6 Tbsp. sweetened condensed milk
Directions:
Cut the limes into chunks. Then measure 6 cups of cold water and add 1 cup of sugar. Mix well until sugar is completely dissolved.
Add 1/2 of the sugar water (3 cups) to the blender with 1/2 of the limes. Put the lid on the blender and PULSE the mixture 5 times. Then pour the lime & sugar water mixture through a fine mesh strainer into the pitcher you will be serving from. To make sure you don’t miss a drop of this limey goodness, use a big spoon to press every last bit through the strainer and into your container.
Now add the other 1/2 of the limes to the OTHER half of the sugar water and REPEAT. Now we are ready for our “secret ingredient”! Simply add 6 tablespoons of the sticky sweet stuff to the sugar water and lime juice and stir. Serve immediately over LOTS of ice!
3) Lime Sorbet Margaritas
Ingredients:
1 lime, cut into 8 wedges
1/4 cup sugar
2 pints lime sorbet
1/2 cup tequila
Directions:
Rub the lime wedges around the rims of 8 stemmed glasses. Place the sugar on a small plate. Turn each glass upside down and dip the rims in the sugar to coat.
Place 2 scoops of sorbet in each glass and pour 1 tablespoon of tequila over the top of each. Serve with a spoon.
4) Tower 23 Strawberry Lemonade Sparkler
Ingredients:
2 oz. strawberry infused Svedka vodka
2 oz. simple syrup
2 oz. fresh lemon juice
Directions:
Top with sparkling wine.
Garnish with strawberries and mint
5) Lava Flow
Ingredients:
1 oz. light rum
1 oz. Malibu® coconut rum
2 oz. fresh or frozen strawberries
1 small banana
2 oz. unsweetened pineapple juice
2 oz. coconut cream
Directions:
Blend the 2 rums and the strawberries in a blender to form a smooth paste. Pour this mixture into a tall (Collins or Hurricane) glass. Rinse the blender. Blend the banana, the coconut cream, and the pineapple juice in blender with crushed ice until smooth.
Pour this mixture into the glass with the rums very slowly and watch as the strawberry mixture oozes its way to the top along the sides of the glass creating the flowing lava effect. Garnish with a pineapple wedge and paper umbrella.
6) White Strawberry-Lemon Sangria
Ingredients:
2 lemons, thinly sliced
1 apple, cored and sliced (any kind)
1 cup strawberries, hulled and sliced lengthwise
1 750 ml bottle white wine (a dry-ish white wine is best – Sauvignon Blanc or Chardonnay)
1/2 cup white rum
4 cups lemon-lime soda
Directions:
Add lemon slices to a large pitcher, then the apples, then the strawberries.
Pour the wine and rum over the top.
Cover and place in the refrigerator for 4 – 5 hours.
Remove from refrigerator and add the lemon lime soda. Add a few pieces of the fruit to your glass and pour sangria over to serve.
7) Valentine’s Day Special (non-alcoholic beverage)
Directions:
Fill glass with pink cotton candy and slowly pour Lime Perrier over it.
Such a beautiful nonalcoholic beverage.
I’d like to say “I never drink”, but that would be a fib. I do have the occasional drink every few months or so, meaning I partake of alcohol about 3-4 times a year (if that). My restaurant faves are the White Peach Sangria at Applebees, the Cosmo at Weber Grill in Chicago, and the Twisted Cherry Limeade at Joe’s Crab Shack. Otherwise, I stick to either unsweet tea or Diet Coke.
If you do drink, don’t drive… There is someone out there who cares for you and your safety, so be smart about drinking and driving. Always have a designated driver!
What are your favorite beverages – alcoholic or non-alcoholic? I’d love to hear from you!
Have a great day!