Rhino

Total Time: 2 mins Preparation Time: 2 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 1 ounce kahlua
• 1 ounce amarula cream liqueur
• 1 ounce cointreau liqueur

Recipe

• 1 layer ingredients, in order, into a shot glass.
• 2 ignite, burn for a few seconds, and extinguish.
• 3 serve.

Rhett Butler (cocktail Beverage)

Total Time: 2 mins Preparation Time: 2 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 1 ounce orange curacao
• 1 ounce southern comfort
• 1/2 ounce fresh lemon juice
• 1/2 ounce fresh lime juice
• soda water

Recipe

• 1 pour curacao, southern comfort & both juices into a shaker of ice.
• 2 shake & pour into an 8 oz highball glass.
• 3 top w/soda water & garnish w/orange slice & mint leaves as desired.

Iceberg Salad With Shrimp

Total Time: 5 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 head iceberg lettuce
• 1/2 cup seafood cocktail sauce, prepared
• 3 drops hot sauce
• 1 lemon, juiced
• 2 tablespoons lemon zest
• 1/4 cup mayonnaise
• 1 cup small shrimp, 300 count
• 1/2 teaspoon salt (to taste)
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper (to taste)
• 3 tablespoons chives, chopped

Recipe

• 1 remove core out of lettuce head. quarter the head of lettuce lengthwise.
• 2 combine cocktail sauce, hot sauce, lemon juice, zest and mayo. stir shrimp into dressing and spoon it evenly down over quartered lettuce. season salads with a little salt and pepper and scatter chives over the salads and serve.

Blues Monkey

Total Time: 5 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 1 ounce wine
• 1/2 ounce light rum
• 1/2 ounce creme de banane
• 1/2 ounce blue curacao
• 2 ounces pineapple juice
• 1/4 teaspoon grenadine
• 1/2 cup crushed ice

Recipe

• 1 shake all ingredients in a cocktail shaker.
• 2 pour into serving glass.

Summertime Irish Cream Drink

Total Time: 5 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 1 cup whipping cream (unwhipped)
• 1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
• 1 3/4 cups irish whiskey (can use less)
• 1 -1 1/2 teaspoon instant coffee granules
• 2 tablespoons chocolate syrup
• 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
• 1 teaspoon almond extract
• ice

Recipe

• 1 in a blender, combine all ingredients, and blend until smooth (about 30 seconds).
• 2 pour into fancy serving glasses with lots of ice.
• 3 delicious!

Fritz Martini

Total Time: 5 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 2 tablespoons blue cheese, at room temperature
• 2 -3 large pitted green olives
• 3 ounces gin (or vodka)
• dry vermouth

Recipe

• 1 pour a few drops of vermouth into chilled martini glass, twist glass to coat, then drain out any excess.
• 2 stuff the blue cheese into the olives with a butter knife. set aside.
• 3 pour gin (or vodka) in a cocktail shaker two-thirds full of ice. stir vigorously until shaker is ice cold.
• 4 pour into a martini glass; garnish with the olives.

Myers's Planter's Punch

Total Time: 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 3 ounces orange juice
• 1/2 lemons, juice of or 1 lime, juice of
• 1 1/2 ounces myers's rum
• 1 teaspoon superfine sugar
• 1 dash grenadine
• 1 orange slice (garnish) (optional)
• 1 maraschino cherry (garnish) (optional)
• mint sprig (garnish) (optional)

Recipe

• 1 mix first 3 ingredients in shaker or blender.
• 2 add sugar and grenadine.
• 3 shake or blend until frothy.
• 4 serve over shaved ice in a highball glass.
• 5 if desired, garnish with a slice of orange, a cherry, and a sprig of mint.

Gimlet

Total Time: 5 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 1 1/2 ounces gin
• 1/2 ounce rose's lime juice

Recipe

• 1 shake with ice and strain into a martini glass.

Grand Marnier

Total Time: 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 26
• 26 ounces california brandy (good quality)
• 1 1/2 teaspoons pure orange extract
• 1 cup honey
• 1/2 teaspoon glycerin
• 1 pinch cinnamon
• 1 pinch coriander

Recipe

• 1 blend all together.
• 2 let stand one month and strain into another bottle or glass container.
• 3 pour, sit back and enjoy.

Paradise

Total Time: 5 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 2 fluid ounces gin
• 1/2 fluid ounce apricot brandy
• 1/2 fluid ounce fresh orange juice

Recipe

• 1 add all the ingredients to an ice-filled cocktail shaker.
• 2 cover and shake vigorously.
• 3 strain into a cocktail glass.
• 4 garnish with orange twist.

Cherry Popper

Total Time: 5 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 1 ounce strawberry schnapps
• sprite
• 1 cherries

Recipe

• 1 combine in glass with ice.

Pretty In Pink

Total Time: 5 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 1/4 ounce cinnamon schnapps (i used aftershock but zaar doesn't recognize it.)
• 1/2-1 ounce butterscotch schnapps
• 1 ounce frangelico
• 2 ounces 1% low-fat milk or 2 ounces cream
• ice, to shake

Recipe

• 1 pour all ingredients into a shaker with ice. shake.
• 2 strain into a pretty glass and enjoy!

Rhode Island Cranberry Margarita

Total Time: 5 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• ice
• 1/4 cup lime juice
• 1/4 cup orange liqueur (such as triple sec)
• 1/2 cup agave tequila
• 1/2 cup cranberry juice
• 4 slices limes, for garnish

Recipe

• 1 in a shaker filled with ice, combine all ingredients and shake well. pour into ice filled margarita glasses.
• 2 garnish with a slice of lime.

Gin And Tonic

Total Time: 5 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 2 ounces gin
• 4 ounces tonic water

Recipe

• 1 pour the gin in a highball glass filled with ice.
• 2 add the tonic water; stir.
• 3 garnish with a slice of lemon in the drink.
• 4 **the correct proportion is one measure of gin and two of tonic.
• 5 use fresh tonic water from a small bottle or can.
• 6 do not drown the gin.

Blueprint Martini

Total Time: 5 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 1/4 cup vodka
• 1 tablespoon cointreau liqueur
• 1 teaspoon blue curacao
• 3 -6 blueberries

Recipe

• 1 combine liquids in a cocktail shaker with ice.
• 2 shake to combine.
• 3 strain into a martini glass, drop in blueberries, and serve.

Scropino (cocktail)

Total Time: 3 mins Preparation Time: 3 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 2 scoops lemon sorbet (or gelato)
• 3 ounces citrus-infused vodka
• 3 ounces limoncello (lemoncello or lemon liqueur)
• sparkling wine (or italian prosecco)

Recipe

• 1 in a blender, combine gelato, vodka and lemoncello. blend until smooth.
• 2 divide between 2 glasses (picture has thin, tall glasses like champagne flutes), then add sparkling wine to fill glasses. garnish with lemon slices if desired.

Pretty In Pink Tini

Total Time: 3 mins Preparation Time: 3 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 2 ounces x-rated fusion liqueur
• 1 ounce vodka
• 1 dash peach schnapps (just a splash to taste)
• 1 dash grapefruit juice (just a splash to taste)
• 1 maraschino cherry, for garnish (optional)

Recipe

• 1 shake over ice and serve in a chilled martini glass.
• 2 garnish with a cherry.
• 3 enjoy! ;).

Blushing Almond

Total Time: 2 mins Preparation Time: 2 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 3 ounces pink lemonade
• 1 ounce vodka
• 3 tablespoons amaretto liqueur
• ice
• 1 ounce tonic water

Recipe

• 1 in cocktail shaker, combine pink lemonade, vodka, and amaretto. add ice; shake and strain into martini glass. top off drink with tonic water.

Pineapple Coconut Sangria

Total Time: 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 750 ml wine
• 1 cup coconut rum
• 1/2 cup mango rum
• 2 cups pineapple juice
• 1/2 cup frozen limeade concentrate

Recipe

• 1 combine all ingredients in a pitcher and serve over ice. top with fresh fruit. enjoy!

Shrimp, Tomato, And Olive Cocktail

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 4 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 1/2 lbs uncooked medium shrimp, peeled, deveined
• 3/4 cup fresh lime juice
• 1 teaspoon lime zest
• 1 1/2 cups chopped onions
• 1 serrano chili, finely chopped with seeds
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 1 cup diced plum tomato
• 1/2 cup drained pimento stuffed olive
• 1/2 cup chopped fresh cilantro
• lime wedge

Recipe

• 1 heat 2 tablespoons olive oil in heavy large skillet over medium heat.
• 2 add shrimp; sprinkle with salt and pepper.
• 3 sauté shrimp until just opaque in center, about 3 minutes.
• 4 transfer shrimp to large bowl.
• 5 add lime juice and lime peel to skillet, using wooden spoon, scrape up any browned bits. pour lime mixture over shrimp in bowl.
• 6 add onion, chile, garlic, and remaining 2 tablespoons olive oil to shrimp mixture; stir to blend. let shrimp marinate 30 minutes.
• 7 add tomatoes, olives, and cilantro.
• 8 cover and refrigerate at least 1 hour and up to 2 hours.
• 9 divide cocktail mixture among martini glasses; garnish with lime wedges.

Gin Alexander

Total Time: 5 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 1 3/4 ounces gin
• 3/4 ounce creme de cacao
• 1 1/2 ounces half-and-half
• nutmeg

Recipe

• 1 fill a cocktail shaker halfway with ice cubes; add in gin, creme de cacao, and half-and-half.
• 2 shake vigorously for 5-10 seconds; strain into a chilled cocktail glass.
• 3 sprinkle with a little nutmeg.

Revolution Breeze Cocktail

Total Time: 5 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 3 fluid ounces citrus-infused vodka (ketel one)
• 1 dash elderflower cordial
• 150 ml cranberry juice
• 150 ml apple juice
• mint sprig (to garnish)

Recipe

• 1 hall fill a 14oz tumbler with ice and pur over all liquids.
• 2 if using tumbler put the larger half of the cocktail shaker on the top of the glass tumbler hold tight and shake until their is condensation on outside of the cocktail shaker.
• 3 tap cocktail shaker gentle on a surface to release glass and pour from cocktail shaker back into tumbler.
• 4 serve with a sprig of mint.

Gin Chiller

Total Time: 1 min Preparation Time: 1 min

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 1 1/2 ounces gin, chilled
• 4 -5 ounces ginger ale, chilled
• 6 ice cubes

Recipe

• 1 place ice cubes in high ball glass.
• 2 add gin and ginger ale. stir to combine.
• 3 serve immediately.

Leche Merengada - Frozen Spanish Meringue Drink

Total Time: 2 hrs Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 liter whole milk
• 100 g sugar
• 100 g icing sugar
• 1 cinnamon stick (about 6 cm or 2.5 inches long)
• 1 lemon peel
• 4 egg whites
• cinnamon, for garnish
• 3 drops lemon juice
• 1 small pinch salt

Recipe

• 1 pour the milk into a saucepan together with the cinnamon stick, lemon peel and normal sugar. turn the hob on and let it simmer for 5 minutes while you stir it with a wooden spoon to dissolve the sugar. then pour it in a bowl and let it cool down.
• 2 when the milk is at room temperature remove the lemon peel and the cinnamon stick and place the bowl in the freezer until the mixture is very cold but not frozen.
• 3 now place the egg whites in a bowl with a few drops of lemon juice and a very small pinch of salt (both of the last ingredients help the egg whites to rise), then mix them until they are snowy (punto de nieve). then add the icing sugar little by little while continuing to mix.
• 4 take out the mixture from the freezer and add the meringue little by little, gently folding it into the milk to get the appropriate consistency. now keep it in the fridge, and put it in the freezer 15 to 20 minutes before serving to improve the consistency even further. if you keep it in the freezer until it freezes, then you will need to put it through the blender before serving.
• 5 serve it in tall cocktail glasses with plenty of cinnamon powder sprinkled on top.

Paradise Hotel

Total Time: 5 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 2 ounces vodka
• 1 ounce passion fruit, cordial
• 1 ounce lychee juice
• 1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
• 3 ounces pineapple juice
• lychees, for garnish
• sugar and lime wedge, for rimming

Recipe

• 1 rub the rim of a martini glass with the lime wedge, and rim with sugar.
• 2 shake vodka, passion fruit, lychee juice and lime juice with ice.
• 3 strain into martini glass.
• 4 top with pineapple juice, and garnish with lychees.

Orange Berry

Total Time: 2 mins Preparation Time: 2 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 1 1/2 ounces smirnoff orange vodka
• 3 ounces cranberry juice
• 1 splash lime juice

Recipe

• 1 fill glass with ice. add smirnoff orange flavored vodka, cranberry juice, and lime juice. stir well.

Strawberries Romanoff In A Glass

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 cups fresh strawberries, hulled and sliced
• 2 scoops vanilla ice cream
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 1/2 cup grand marnier
• 1/4 cup amaretto
• 1 cup ice, crushed
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice

Recipe

• 1 put all ingredients in blender and blend until smooth.
• 2 if too thick, add milk or cream while blending until desired consistency is reached.
• 3 serve in oversized martini glass with a strawberry slice as a garnish.

Strawberries Romanoff

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 2 pints strawberries, washed and stemmed
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1/4 cup orange liqueur, such as grand marnier or cointreau
• 1 pint vanilla ice cream
• 1 cup heavy cream

Recipe

• 1 slice the strawberries.
• 2 in a large bowl, toss three quarters of them with the sugar and orange liqueur.
• 3 refrigerate at least 1 hour to macerate.
• 4 put the ice cream in the refrigerator to soften.
• 5 put the cream and half the macerated strawberries in a cold mixing bowl.
• 6 with an electric mixer, whip to soft peaks, about 12 minutes.
• 7 fold in the ice cream.
• 8 distribute the cream among 6 chilled bowls.
• 9 mix the plain sliced berries with the remaining macerated berries and place on top of the cream.

Decadence

Total Time: 5 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 15 ml kahlua
• 15 ml frangelico
• 15 ml baileys irish cream

Recipe

• 1 pour kahlua first, then baileys, then frangelico into a shot glass.
• 2 shoot.

Screaming Chocolate Monkey

Total Time: 5 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 1 1/2 ounces malibu rum
• 1/2 ounce banana syrup
• chocolate syrup
• milk

Recipe

• 1 shake well and pour over ice, top with cherry or chocolate sprinkles.

Magical Low-calorie Margarita

Total Time: 5 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 6 ounces diet lemon-lime soda
• 1 1/2 ounces tequila
• 1 lemonade powdered drink mix (individual serving size of sugar free)
• 2 tablespoons lime juice
• 5 -8 ice cubes or 5 -8 crushed ice
• lime wedge

Recipe

• 1 stir all ingredients together, except for ice.
• 2 for a frozen drink, place mixture in a blender with the ice and blend until smooth. or simple pour mixture over ice and enjoy. garnish with lime slice.

Ginger Ale With Christmas Spices

Total Time: 5 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 3/4 cup ginger ale
• 2 tablespoons rum, with
• christmas spices (rum with christmas spices)
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 1 piece orange peel

Recipe

• 1 fill a highball glass with ice.
• 2 add remaining ingredients.

Gilligan's Dream Drink Recipe

Total Time: 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups peeled fresh pineapple chunks
• 1 cup ice cube
• 1/2 cup tequila
• 1/4 cup fresh orange juice
• 2 tablespoons triple sec (or other orange flavored liquor)
• 2 teaspoons finely grated fresh ginger

Recipe

• 1 combine all ingredients in blender. blend on high speed until smooth. immediately pour mixture into two margarita glasses, dividing equally. garnish with tropical fruits, little paper umbrellas, and enjoy!

Chinese Cocktail

Total Time: 3 mins Preparation Time: 3 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 1 1/2 ounces jamaican dark rum
• 1 teaspoon triple sec
• 1 teaspoon maraschino juice
• 1 tablespoon grenadine
• 1 dash bitters

Recipe

• 1 pour all ingredients into a cocktail shaker half-filled with ice cubes.
• 2 shake well, strain into a cocktail glass, and serve.
• 3 garnish with a paper umbrella and a maraschino cherry.

Grampa Doogin Cocktail

Total Time: 2 mins Preparation Time: 2 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 2 ounces canadian whiskey
• 2 ounces blueberry schnapps
• 3 ounces orange juice
• 3 ounces cranberry juice

Recipe

• 1 layer whiskey on the bottom of an old-fashioned glass, add the blueberry then the orange juice. top with cranberry juice.

Prohibition Mary Pickford Cocktail

Total Time: 2 mins Preparation Time: 1 min Cook Time: 1 min

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 1 1/2 ounces rum
• 1 ounce pineapple juice
• 1/2 teaspoon grenadine

Recipe

• 1 stir well with cracked ice.
• 2 strain into chilled cocktail glass and drop in a maraschino cherry.
• 3 salud!

Papaya Cocktail

Total Time: 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 cups papayas, cut in balls
• mint sprig
• 1/4 cup lemon juice (fresh is best)
• 1/4 cup lime juice (fresh is best)
• 1/2 teaspoon dry mustard
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon paprika
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 2 cups salad oil

Recipe

• 1 place papaya balls in cocktail glasses.
• 2 garnish with a sprig of mint.
• 3 serve with dressing.

Javatini

Total Time: 5 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 1 1/2 ounces vodka
• 1 ounce kahlua
• 1 ounce espresso, cooled
• cocoa (optional)
• sugar (optional)

Recipe

• 1 pull all ingredients in a cocktail shaker with ice. shake.
• 2 strain into a martini glass rimmed with cocoa or sugar.
• 3 garnish with chocolate shavings if you like.

Make Ahead Sweet And Sour Cocktail Meatballs

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 20
• 4 slices hearty bread, torn into pieces
• 1/2 cup whole milk
• 2 large egg yolks
• 1/2 lb ground lamb
• 1/2 cup finely chopped fresh parsley
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 teaspoons pepper
• 2 1/2 lbs lean ground beef
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
• 1 onion, minced
• 1 (28 ounce) can tomato sauce
• 2 1/2 cups apricot preserves
• 1/4 cup packed dark brown sugar
• 3 tablespoons worcestershire sauce
• 2 tablespoons dijon mustard
• 1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes

Recipe

• 1 make meatballs: adjust oven racks to upper-middle and lower middle positions and heat oven to 450 degrees f.
• 2 using fork, mash bread, milk, and egg yolks in large bowl until smooth.
• 3 add lamb, parsley, garlic, salt, and pepper and mix until incorporated. add beef and knead gently until combined.
• 4 bake meatballs: form mixture into 1 1/4 inch meatballs (you should have about 80). bake meatballs on 2 rimmed baking sheets until cooked through and beginning to brown, 12 to 15 minutes, switching and rotating sheets halfway through cooking.
• 5 let cool to room temperature, then refrigerate until firm, about 30 minutes.
• 6 transfer to large zipper lock freezer bag and freeze for up to 1 month.
• 7 make sauce: heat oil in dutch oven over medium high heat until shimmering. cook onion until softened, about 5 minutes.
• 8 whisk in tomato sauce, preserves, sugar, worcestershire, mustard, and epper flakes and bring to boil.
• 9 reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until sauce is thickened, about 15 minutes.
• 10 let cool to room temperature. transfer to airtight container and freeze for up to 1 month.
• 11 to serve: reheat sauce, covered and stirring occasionally, in dutch oven
• 12 over medium low heat. once sauce reaches simmer, stir in frozen
• 13 meatballs and cook until heated through, 10 to 15 minutes. serve.

Basil Vodka Gimlets

Total Time: 2 hrs 45 mins Preparation Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 4 cups packed fresh basil sprigs
• 4 cups water
• 2 cups sugar
• 9 slices lemon zest (4 x 1 inch)
• 3/4 cup vodka
• 3/4 cup fresh lemon juice
• 1 cup ice cube

Recipe

• 1 syrup: bring all ingredients to a boil in a medium saucepan, stirring until sugar is dissolved.
• 2 let stand at room temperature, covered, 1 hour, then transfer to an airtight container and chill until cold, about 1 hour.
• 3 strain syrup through a sieve into a bowl, pressing hard on and then discarding solids. syrup keeps, covered and chilled, 5 days.
• 4 gimlets: stir together all ingredients in a pitcher until cold, then strain into 8- to 10-ounce glasses (such as old fashioned) half filled with ice.

Mata Hari Lime Cooler

Total Time: 1 min Preparation Time: 1 min

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 ounces mata hari absinthe
• 1 ounce triple sec
• 3 ounces fresh sour mix
• soda water (to top)

Recipe

• 1 combine first three ingredients in a cocktail shaker filled with ice.
• 2 shake thoroughly.
• 3 strain into an iced collins glass.
• 4 top with soda water.
• 5 garnish with a lime slice.

Silk Martini

Total Time: 3 mins Preparation Time: 2 mins Cook Time: 1 min

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 1/2 ounce limoncello
• 2 1/2 ounces silk vodka
• lemon twist, garnish

Recipe

• 1 pour limoncello into chilled mixing glass (9 oz.) swirl liqueur coating the inside of the glass. discard the contents of the glass and add approximately 6 oz. of ice. pour in silk vodka; stir ingredients and strain into chilled martini glass. garnish with a lemon twist spiral.

Honey Margarita

Total Time: 5 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 1 ounce tequila
• 1 ounce triple sec
• 1 ounce fresh lime juice
• 1 ounce barenjager honey liqueur

Recipe

• 1 before making the drink, wet the rim of a margarita glass with lime juice, and dip it in coarse salt. fill with ice.
• 2 mix all ingredients in a cocktail shaker with ice.
• 3 strain into the rimmed margarita glass with fresh ice.

Pineapple Champagne Cosmopolitan

Total Time: 2 mins Preparation Time: 2 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 2 pieces fresh pineapple
• 1/2 ounce cointreau liqueur
• 1/2 ounce vodka
• 1 ounce pineapple juice
• 3 ounces champagne
• 1 maraschino cherry

Recipe

• 1 muddle the pineapple pieces and cointreau in the bottom of a mixing glass.
• 2 add the vodka and pineapple juice.
• 3 stir well.
• 4 strain into a chilled cocktail glass.
• 5 top with champagne.
• 6 garnish with a maraschino cherry.

Lillet And Soda

Total Time: 5 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 4 ounces lillet blanc, chilled
• 1 -2 ounce chilled club soda
• orange rind, twist

Recipe

• 1 pour the lillet over a few ice cubes in a chilled wineglass.
• 2 add in the club soda; stir.
• 3 twist the orange peel over the drink and drop it in the drink.

Prohibition Era Colony Cocktail

Total Time: 2 mins Preparation Time: 1 min Cook Time: 1 min

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 1 1/2 ounces gin
• 3/4 ounce grapefruit juice
• 2 teaspoons maraschino cherries

Recipe

• 1 shake well with cracked ice:.
• 2 strain into chilled cocktail glass.
• 3 cheers!

Igloo Cocktail

Total Time: 5 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 50 ml gin (2 shots, plymouth or bombay saphire good choice)
• 25 ml lime-flavored vodka (finlandia lime)
• 250 ml tonic water
• 2 limes, juice of, squeezed

Recipe

• 1 half fill a 14 oz tumbler with ice, pour over vodka gin and limes.
• 2 if using tumbler put the larger half of the cocktail shaker on the top of the glass tumbler hold tight and shake until their is condensation on outside of the cocktail shaker.
• 3 pour back into tumbler with ice and pour over baby tonic, serve with two straws so you look sophistcated as you become as drunk as a skunk.

Blueberry Thrill

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 2 cups blueberries
• 1 1/2 cups dry gin
• 3/4 cup water
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 3 cardamom pods
• crushed ice
• 1/2 cup fresh lemon juice
• additional blueberries (optional)

Recipe

• 1 place 2 cups blueberries in a large, heavy stainless-steel saucepan; mash with a fork or potato masher. place over medium-high heat, and cook 3 minutes or until berries begin to release juice. remove from heat; add gin.
• 2 cover and let stand at least for 1 hour or up to overnight. strain mixture through a sieve into a bowl, pressing berries with the back of a spoon to remove as much juice as possible; discard solids.
• 3 combine 3/4 cup water, sugar, and cardamom pods in a small saucepan; bring to a boil. cook 2 minutes or until sugar dissolves. cool completely; discard cardamom pods.
• 4 to serve, add the ice to a cocktail shaker to come halfway up sides of container. add 1/4 cup blueberry-gin, 1 1/2 tablespoons cardamom syrup, and 1 tablespoon lemon juice; shake until chilled. strain cocktail into a chilled martini glass.
• 5 garnish with additional blueberries, if desired. serve immediately. repeat procedure with remaining ingredients.
• 6 j. kenji lopez-alt, cooking light.
• 7 june 2011.

Silk Stocking Cocktail

Total Time: 2 mins Preparation Time: 2 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 30 ml butterscotch schnapps
• 15 ml advocaat
• 15 ml creme de cacao
• 30 ml cream
• ice

Recipe

• 1 combine all ingredients in a blender until smooth.
• 2 garnish with chocolate flakes to serve.

Stone Sours

Total Time: 5 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 6 ounces frozen lemonade concentrate (1 6 oz can if available)
• 6 ounces whiskey or 6 ounces bourbon
• 1 (6 ounce) can beer (yes, beer)

Recipe

• 1 combine above ingredients in blender, add several ice cubes.
• 2 blend until cubes are crushed.
• 3 pour into cocktail or wine glasses and garnish with an orange slice.

Stop & Go Tea Sandwiches

Total Time: 5 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 3 tablespoons mayonnaise or 3 tablespoons salad dressing
• 8 slices cocktail bread, edges trimmed
• 1 cucumber, peeled and thinly sliced
• 1 tomato, thinly sliced
• 4 teaspoons soft unsalted butter
• salt
• pepper

Recipe

• 1 spread trimmed cocktail bread to the edges on one side with soft butter.
• 2 season sliced tomato and cucumber and layer on bread, topping with another bread slice.
• 3 cut diagonally and serve.

Leblon Caipirinha

Total Time: 1 min Preparation Time: 1 min

Ingredients

• 2 ounces leblon cachaca
• 1/2 lime
• 1 ounce simple syrup

Recipe

• 1 cut the lime into four wedges.
• 2 muddle the lime and simple syrup in a cocktail shaker.
• 3 fill the shaker with ice and add leblon cachaca.
• 4 shake vigorously.
• 5 serve in a rocks glass filled with ice.
• 6 garnish with a slice of lime.

Limbo

Total Time: 5 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 1 ounce peach brandy
• 4 ounces pineapple juice

Recipe

• 1 add ingredients to a highball glass filled with ice; stir.
• 2 garnish with a wedge of pineapple and a maraschino cherry.

Matt's Super Genius Vodka Infusion

Total Time: 336 hrs 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 336 hrs

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 liters vodka
• 1 pineapple
• 1/2 watermelon
• 2 quarts strawberries
• 7-up, to taste

Recipe

• 1 cut all pineapple and fruit so no rind of any kind is left behind.
• 2 wash and rewash the watermelon, pineapple, and strawberries.
• 3 cut the strawberries into halves, the pineapple and watermelon into bigger than a bite-sized pieces.
• 4 layer a"sun tea" jar (preferably with spigot at bottom) with one fruit at a time.
• 5 start with strawberry or watermelon, as they are more fragrant and will gather more taste at the bottom, where the vodka exits the container.
• 6 fill container to top with fruit.
• 7 pour vodka over fruit until covered.
• 8 screw on top and let sit minimum 2 weeks in refrigerator.
• 9 to serve, mix 3 parts infusion with one part 7-up (diet or regular) in a martini glass and serve with small piece of fruit as garnish.

Screaming Banana Banshee

Total Time: 3 mins Preparation Time: 3 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 1/2 ounce banana liqueur
• 1/2 ounce vodka (i use vanilla vodka)
• 1/2 ounce creme de cacao
• 1 1/2 ounces cream
• 1 cherries

Recipe

• 1 shake all ingredients (except cherry) with ice and strain into a chilled cocktail glass. add the cherry and serve.

Screaming Epsilon

Total Time: 5 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 cup orange juice
• 1/2 cup water
• 1/2 cup vodka
• 1 egg
• 3/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1 cup ice

Recipe

• 1 combine in a blender for 15-30 seconds on high.
• 2 pour into a 14 oz collins glass[a tall plain glass].

Sidecar Cocktails

Total Time: 5 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• fresh lemon juice
• sugar
• 1 cup cognac or 1 cup good brandy
• 1/2 cup triple sec or 1/2 cup cointreau liqueur
• 1/4 cup fresh lemon juice
• maraschino cherries or lemon peel, to garnish

Recipe

• 1 if you want to frost the glasses, dip the rim or 4 martini glasses in a shallow plate of lemon juice and then in the sugar. allow to dry for 15 minutes.
• 2 combine the cognac, triple sec, and lemon juice in a pitcher. pour some into a cocktail shaker with ice, shake well and pour into the glasses. garnish with a cherry or lemon peel.

Gin Rickey

Total Time: 3 mins Preparation Time: 3 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 1 1/2 ounces gin
• 2 tablespoons frozen limeade concentrate
• 4 ounces club soda

Recipe

• 1 combine gin and frozen limeade in shaker.
• 2 pour over ice in a tall glass.
• 3 top with club soda to your taste, some like more soda.
• 4 garnish with a twist of lime if desired.

Eggnog To Die For!!

Total Time: 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 12 eggs
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 6 ounces good quality bourbon
• 6 ounces sherry wine
• 6 cups whole milk
• 2 cups heavy cream
• 2 teaspoons freshly grated nutmeg, plus
• 1 pinch freshly grated nutmeg, to garnish

Recipe

• 1 chill a a large bowl in the freezer for 10 minutes.
• 2 meanwhile, separate the egg yolks and whites.
• 3 refrigerate the whites.
• 4 once the bowl has chilled, add the egg yolks and use an electric hand mixer to beat for several seconds.
• 5 add the sugar and continue mixing until the sugar is dissolved and the yolks have turned light yellow, about 1 to 2 minutes.
• 6 add the bourbon and sherry, then beat until well mixed.
• 7 add the milk, heavy cream and nutmeg, then beat until well mixed.
• 8 place the bowl in the refrigerator until ready to serve.
• 9 just before serving, place the egg whites in a second large bowl and use an electric mixer to beat until they form stiff peaks.
• 10 use a silicone spatula to gently fold the egg whites into the yolk mixture.
• 11 finish by gently whisking the eggnog to smooth the texture.
• 12 serve immediately.

Friendship Tea (pampered Chef)

Total Time: 11 mins Preparation Time: 1 min Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 2 1/2 cups cranberry juice cocktail
• 1 1/2 cups water
• 1 cup orange juice
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 4 whole cloves
• 6 tea bags

Recipe

• 1 combine cranberry juice, water, orange juice, sugar, cinnamon and cloves in medium (3-qt.) saucepan; bring to a boil.
• 2 remove from heat; add tea bags.
• 3 let steep 5 minutes.
• 4 remove tea bags and spices with spoon.
• 5 serve into mugs or place into carafe.

Creamy Grasshopper

Total Time: 5 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 3/4 ounce creme de cacao
• 3/4 ounce green creme de menthe
• 2 scoops vanilla ice cream

Recipe

• 1 blend until smooth.

Smokey Margarita

Total Time: 2 mins Preparation Time: 2 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 2 ounces tequila
• 1 ounce triple sec
• 1 ounce fresh lime juice
• 3/4 teaspoon simple syrup
• ice cube
• 1/2 ounce mezcal (recommended ( del maguey "chichicapa" single village mezcal)

Recipe

• 1 place tequila, triple sec, lime juice, and simple syrup in a cocktail shaker and shake until combined.
• 2 serve over ice in a rocks glass and pour mezcal on top; do not stir the mezcal into the drink, as it should "float" on top.

Gin My Citrus

Total Time: 5 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 45 ml gin
• 15 ml cointreau liqueur
• 1/2 lemon, juiced

Recipe

• 1 add the gin and contreau to a shaker glass filled with ice.
• 2 add squeezed lemon juice to the shaker.
• 3 shake hard and stain and poor into 2 shot glasses.
• 4 shoot!

Eggnog Of The Commonwealth Club

Total Time: 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 2 dozen eggs
• 2 quarts cream
• 1 quart whipping cream
• 2 quarts whiskey
• 4 ounces rum
• 4 ounces brandy
• 1 1/2 lbs sugar

Recipe

• 1 separtate yolks and whites of eggs. in a large bowl, beat thoroughly the yolks of the eggs, then add and mix well the sugar, adding slowly.
• 2 stir and heat.
• 3 mixture should be stirred into the whiskey.
• 4 add cream slowly and mix in thoroughly.
• 5 beat whites of eggs until stiff and mix in thoroughly, then lastly the whipped cream.
• 6 individuals can sprinkle grated nutmeg to their taste.

Gin Plush Cocktail

Total Time: 2 mins Preparation Time: 2 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 1/3 cup gin
• 1/4 cup guava nectar
• 1/4 cup pineapple juice
• 1/4 cup orange juice
• 1/4 cup club soda
• 6 ice cubes

Recipe

• 1 put all ingredients in a cocktail shaker and shake for 15 seconds.
• 2 pour into martini glasses and enjoy!

Silk Stocking Cocktail

Total Time: 5 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 2 tablespoons instant chocolate drink mix (nestle quick)
• 5 ice cubes
• 1 ounce tequila
• 1 ounce creme de cacao
• 4 ounces light cream
• 2 teaspoons grenadine

Recipe

• 1 place chocolate drink mix in a saucer.
• 2 dip rim of chilled coctail glass into water and then press into chocolate drink mix to frost the rim.
• 3 put remaining ingredients in cocktail shaker. shake vigorously for 10 seconds.
• 4 strain into prepared glass.

Jay Tini

Total Time: 3 mins Preparation Time: 3 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 1 fluid ounce absolut citron vodka
• 1 fluid ounce absolut mandarin vodka
• 1/4 ounce triple sec
• 1 slice lime (wedge slice)
• 1 dash grenadine
• 1/4 fluid ounce sprite
• sour mix

Recipe

• 1 first you need a chilled martini glass.
• 2 (jason prefers a champagne flute).
• 3 in a mixing tin add all mixes except the grenadine.
• 4 you can either squeeze the lime or just add it to the tin whlie shaking.
• 5 if you prefer you can also add rose's lime juice.
• 6 next add a drop of grenadine into bottom of the glass.
• 7 (this is for color) shake it baby shake it.
• 8 then add to glass.
• 9 now you can enjoy your jay tini.

Fresh Berries With Ricotta Cream

Total Time: 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 1 cup strawberry
• 1/4 cup unfiltered unsweetened apple juice
• 2 cups low-fat ricotta cheese (1 gram fat per ounce)
• 2 teaspoons finely grated lemon zest
• 1/4 cup maple syrup
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 cup sliced fresh strawberries
• 4 small mint sprigs
• 4 fresh edible flowers (such as pansies or nasturtiums) (optional)

Recipe

• 1 purée strawberries with apple juice in a blender until smooth.
• 2 spoon equal amounts of berry sauce into 4 cocktail or parfait glasses.
• 3 combine ricotta cream ingredients in a blender or food processor.
• 4 process until mixture is smooth, about 30 seconds.
• 5 spoon 1/4 of the ricotta cream into each glass and top with 1/4 cup strawberry slices.
• 6 refrigerate until ready to serve. garnish each with a mint sprig and an edible flower, if desired, before serving.

Gin Tea And Lemon Fizz

Total Time: 15 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 cup water
• 4 teaspoons black tea bags (such as darjeeling)
• 1 cup frozen lemonade concentrate, thawed
• 1 cup gin
• 2 cups sparkling water
• ice cube

Recipe

• 1 bring 1 cup water to boil in a small saucepan. add tea bags.
• 2 remove from heat. cover and let steep for 15 minutes.
• 3 chill overnight.
• 4 strain tea into a pitcher; discard tea bags.
• 5 add lemonade concentrate and gin, then sparkling water to pitcher; stir to blend.
• 6 serve over ice.

Screw Me Silly

Total Time: 5 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• 1 ounce sour apple liqueur
• 1 ounce peach schnapps
• 1 ounce smirnoff ice
• 3 ounces orange juice
• ice

Recipe

• 1 mix all ingredients and serve over ice.

Prohibition Classic Cocktail

Total Time: 2 mins Preparation Time: 1 min Cook Time: 1 min

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• ice
• 1/2 teaspoon apricot brandy
• 2 ounces gin
• 1 teaspoon orange juice
• 2 ounces lillet blanc
• 1 lemon slice
• 4 ounces club soda (optional)

Recipe

• 1 shake and strain into a cocktail glass.
• 2 squeeze in a twist of lemon and discard. add the soda if needed.
• 3 cheers!

Smoky Bacon Wraps

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• 1 lb sliced bacon, cut in half
• 1 (16 ounce) package cocktail smoked sausage links
• 1 cup packed brown sugar

Recipe

• 1 wrap 1 piece of bacon around each sausage.
• 2 roll in brown sugar to coated.
• 3 place on a foil lined 15x10x1-inch baking pan (cookie/jellyroll pan).
• 4 bake uncovered at 400°f for 30-40 minutes or until bacon is crisp with a golden outer shell.

Make Ahead Strawberry Margaritas

Total Time: 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 6 ounces frozen limeade concentrate
• 10 ounces frozen strawberries in syrup (thawed)
• 3 cups water
• 3/4 cup tequila
• 1 (2 liter) bottle 7-up

Recipe

• 1 place limeade and strawberries in blender.
• 2 cover and blend on medium speed until smooth.
• 3 mix strawberry mixture with water and tequilla.
• 4 pour into plastic container and freeze at least 24 hours.
• 5 spoon frozen slush into cup and add 7-up.
• 6 each serving = 2/3 c slush and 1/3 c 7 up.

Sideline Sangrita

Total Time: 2 hrs 5 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 1/2 cup tomato juice
• 2 limes, juice of
• 1 1/4 cups fresh orange juice
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 2 -3 dashes tabasco sauce
• tequila (patron silver tequila or similar recommended)
• jalapeno chile (to garnish)

Recipe

• 1 combine all ingredients except tequila and chiles and chill well, at least two hours.
• 2 to serve, either offer a glass of the sangrita mixture on the rocks accompanied by a shot of tequila, or combine them in a tall glass. in either case, use a chile pepper as garnish.

Matt's "six-demon Bag" Bloody Mary

Total Time: 5 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 4 ounces tomato juice
• 2 ounces vodka (preferably, citron for citrus-like taste)
• 1/2 ounce lemon juice
• 1/2 ounce worcestershire sauce
• 1 1/2 teaspoons tabascoâ® brand chipotle pepper sauce
• 1 1/2 teaspoons tabasco sauce
• 1 teaspoon horseradish (beaver hot & spicy, preferably)
• 1 teaspoon celery salt
• 1 teaspoon dry mustard
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 1/8 teaspoon pepper

Recipe

• 1 chill high-ball glasses in a freezer beforehand.
• 2 fill high-ball glass with ice cubes.
• 3 combine all ingredients in the martini shaker.
• 4 shake ingredients well. i mean, well.
• 5 strain the drink into the glass over ice.
• 6 garnish the edge with a slice of lemon.
• 7 enjoy!

Screwdriver Shooter

Total Time: 1 min Preparation Time: 1 min

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 30 ml vodka (ice-cold)
• 15 ml cointreau liqueur

Recipe

• 1 in a 45ml (whiskey) shot glass combine vodka & cointreau.
• 2 drink.
• 3 enjoy!

Stout Float

Total Time: 2 mins Preparation Time: 2 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 1 scoop vanilla ice cream
• 12 ounces any stout beer, like guiness for example

Recipe

• 1 in a large glass add one scoop of ice cream.
• 2 add the beer slowly allowing room for the "head".
• 3 put in a spoon for stirring.
• 4 enjoy!

Grilled Chipotle Shrimp Cocktail

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 lbs raw large shrimp or 2 lbs raw jumbo shrimp, peeled and deveined
• 3 tablespoons chopped cilantro
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 teaspoon minced chipotle chile in adobo, plus
• 2 teaspoons of the adobo sauce, from the can
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
• salt and pepper
• 1 cup ketchup
• 1/4 cup orange juice, fresh preferred
• 2 tablespoons lime juice
• 1 tablespoon worcestershire sauce
• 1 -2 chipotle chile in adobo, minced plus
• 2 teaspoons adobo sauce, from the can
• salt and pepper
• skewer, for grilling

Recipe

• 1 if using wooden skewers, soak in cold water while shrimp marinates.
• 2 to marinate the shrimp: put the cilanto, garlic and chipotle with sauce in to a glass or plastic bowl.
• 3 stir in the olive oil and lime juice.
• 4 season with salt and pepper.
• 5 add the shrimp and toss to coat with marinade.
• 6 place in the refrigerator for 30 minutes.
• 7 for the sauce: whisk together in a glass bowl the ketchup, orange juice, lime juice, worcestershire sauce and chipotles with sauce.
• 8 add salt and pepper to taste.
• 9 set aside.
• 10 to cook shrimp: remove shrimp from marinade.
• 11 discard marinade.
• 12 the original recipe called for threading one shrimp on each skewer.
• 13 this makes a nice presentation but takes a little longer to prepare!
• 14 i thread several shrimp, about 4 or 5 depending on the size of the shrimp, on each skewer.
• 15 place on an oiled grill that has been preheated to medium high.
• 16 cook for about 2 minutes per side.
• 17 they will turn pink when done.
• 18 do not overcook!
• 19 i have also done these on my george foreman grill without using the skewers.
• 20 (actually, this is how i do it most of the time!) just throw the shrimp on and cook a couple of minutes.
• 21 place bowl of sauce in the center of a round platter and arrange shrimp around the sauce.
• 22 sprinkle with additional chopped cilantro if desired.
• 23 enjoy!

Lee's Limeade

Total Time: 2 mins Preparation Time: 2 mins

Ingredients

• 1 ounce fresh lime juice
• 2 ounces vodka
• 2 ounces splenda simple syrup

Recipe

• 1 these portions are for one drink.
• 2 i make the simple syrup with 1 cup splenda and 24 ounces water.
• 3 mix together, pour over ice and enjoy!

Scrumptious Broiled Crab Balls...easy

Total Time: 23 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 8 mins

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons chopped red peppers
• 2 tablespoons chopped celery
• 2 tablespoons chopped sweet onions
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 2 tablespoons horseradish
• 1 tablespoon old bay seasoning
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1 teaspoon frank's hot sauce (optional)
• 8 ounces blue claw crabmeat
• 1 egg (beaten)
• 1 tablespoon mayonnaise
• 1/2 cup breadcrumbs (panko)
• seafood cocktail sauce or tartar sauce

Recipe

• 1 saute on low the red pepper, celery & onion in the butter. 5 minutes or until softened.
• 2 let cool for a moment & add horseradish, old bay, garlic powder & hot sauce (if using) mix.
• 3 add crab meat, egg & mayonnaise. (should be very wet).
• 4 add bread crumbs. (add just enough to hold mixture together, should still be wet).
• 5 form in to small balls & refrigerate for an hour if you can.
• 6 preheat broiler. i lower may oven rack to the second position and then broil on high for about 4-6 minutes per side. should be very golden when finished.
• 7 (you can fry if you like but why bother).
• 8 serve with cocktail or tarter sauce.

Ichitini

Total Time: 1 min Preparation Time: 1 min

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 2 ounces vodka
• 1 ounce sake
• ice

Recipe

• 1 mix& shake.

Mojito (cuban Mint And Rum Cocktail)

Total Time: 5 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• crushed ice
• 12 leaves fresh spearmint
• 3 tablespoons lime juice (preferably fresh, do not use rose's lime)
• 1 -2 tablespoon sugar syrup, to taste
• 1 1/2-2 ounces rum, to taste
• 2 ounces club soda, more to taste

Recipe

• 1 fill a glass 1/3 full with crushed ice, and place mint leaves and sugar syrup on top.
• 2 using a muddle stick or wooden pestle, mash them together for about 20 seconds.
• 3 add the rum and club soda and lime juice and stir well.
• 4 garnish with mint sprig, serve, and enjoy!
• 5 *to make sugar syrup, dissolve 1 part sugar into 1 part hot water and boil until thickened.

Icing On The Cake Martini

Total Time: 5 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 1 fluid ounce spiced rum (recommended -- captain morgan's)
• 1/2 fluid ounce butterscotch schnapps
• 1/2 fluid ounce vanilla schnapps
• 1 fluid ounce half-and-half
• ice
• candy sprinkles, for garnish

Recipe

• 1 add all ingredients, except candy confetti, to cocktail shaker filled with ice.
• 2 shake well and strain into a martini glass. garnish with a sprinkle of candy confetti.

Giligans Island Cocktail

Total Time: 5 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 3 fluid ounces orange juice
• 3 fluid ounces cranberry juice
• 1 fluid ounce vodka
• 1 fluid ounce peach schnapps

Recipe

• 1 pour all ingredients in a shaker with ice.
• 2 shake for 30 seconds.
• 3 strain and serve in tall cocktail glasses.

Mojito Slush

Total Time: 24 hrs 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 24 hrs

Ingredients

• 1 (3 ounce) package lime gelatin
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 1 cup boiling water
• 1 cup fresh mint leaves
• 2 (12 ounce) cans frozen limeade concentrate, thawed
• 1 cup grapefruit soda
• 1 cup rum

Recipe

• 1 in a small bowl, dissolve gelatin and sugar in boiling water; add mint leaves cover and steep for 20 minutes. press through a sieve; discard mint. stir in the limeade concentrate, cold water and soda and rum.
• 2 pour intoa 2 1/2 quart freezer container. freeze overnight or until set.
• 3 for each serving, scoop 2/3 cup slush into a glass. pour more soda into the glass; stir, garnish as disired with a mint leaf.

Mojito Refresher

Total Time: 5 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 6 green grapes
• 6 leaves fresh spearmint
• 2 tablespoons simple syrup
• 1/2 lime, juiced
• 2 ounces vodka
• 1 ounce ginger ale

Recipe

• 1 place grapes and spearmint leave in a cocktail shaker or lidded cup. mash/muddle the grapes and leaves.
• 2 squeeze 1/2 lime into cup.
• 3 add simple syrup and then pour in vodka and about 6 ice cubes.
• 4 close shaker or lidded cup and shake vigorously at least 12 times.
• 5 strain into glass and top with gingerale.
• 6 you can garnish with a mint leaf or lime slice if you're being creative (which i rarely am).

Polish Mistakes

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 48
• 2 loaves miniature party rye rounds, miniature rounds (also called cocktail rye bread)
• 1 (2 1/4 ounce) can black olives, chopped
• 1 cup onion, chopped
• 1 cup mayonnaise
• 1 (4 ounce) can mushrooms, chopped and liquid drained
• 2 cups mild cheddar cheese, shredded
• 1/2 lb bacon, fried and crumbled

Recipe

• 1 mix together olives, onions, mayo, mushrooms, cheese and bacon.
• 2 spread about 1 t on each party rye slice.
• 3 place on greased cookie sheet.
• 4 bake at 375 degrees for 15-20 minutes.

Mojito Madness

Total Time: 5 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 6 ounces diet lemon-lime soda
• 12 mint leaves
• 1/2 lime, cut into slices
• 1 1/2 ounces rum
• 5 -8 ice cubes

Recipe

• 1 muddle the mint and lime in a glass.
• 2 add the soda and rum, stir well.
• 3 add ice and enjoy.

Silky Kiss

Total Time: 5 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 1 ounce premium mixing rum
• 1 ounce orange-flavored liqueur
• 1 ounce store-bought eggnog
• ice
• 2 ounces champagne
• 1 cinnamon stick, for garnish

Recipe

• 1 combine the rum, orange-flavored liqueur and eggnog in a cocktail shaker filled with ice.
• 2 strain into a champagne flute and add the champagne.
• 3 garnish with a cinnamon stick.

Silkey's Mai Tai

Total Time: 5 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 1 1/2 ounces rum (i use coconut rum)
• 1 1/2 ounces orange juice
• 1 1/2 ounces pineapple juice
• 1 1/2 ounces lime juice (i just use the squeeze bottle)
• 1 1/2 ounces cherry juice
• 1 lime slice
• 1 maraschino cherry

Recipe

• 1 pour all ingredients, except lime slice and cherry, over ice cubes in tall 12-oz glass.
• 2 stir well.
• 3 garnish with lime slice and cherry.
• 4 enjoy!

Lil Smokies

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 1 (12 ounce) bottle chili sauce (i use heinz)
• 1 cup grape jelly
• 1 -3 lb little smokies sausage (cocktail sausages)

Recipe

• 1 mix all ingredients.
• 2 cook in crockpot for one hour or on stove top for 30 minutes.
• 3 (i personally like mine to cook slowly for a longer time until sauce thickens and is clinging to the sausages.).

Mexican Martini

Total Time: 5 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 2 -3 ounces tequila
• 1 ounce cointreau liqueur
• 1/2 ounce pulp free orange juice
• 1 dash carbonated lemon-lime beverage
• 8 ounces prepared sweet-and-sour mix
• 1 dash fresh lime juice
• 1 dash olive juice
• cocktail olive, skewered

Recipe

• 1 fill a 16-ounce cocktail shaker halfway with ice and add the first four ingredients.
• 2 fill the shaker the rest of the way with sweet & sour mix (if not using a cocktail shaker, add approximately 8 ounces).
• 3 shake until contents are mixed and chilled.
• 4 strain into martini glasses, and serve with skewered olives.

Icy Lemon-ginger Vodka Cocktails

Total Time: 4 hrs 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 4 hrs

Ingredients

• 3 inches piece fresh ginger, peeled and thinly sliced
• 2 cups water
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 1 lemon, zest of, finely grated
• 1 cup fresh lemon juice
• 8 cups crushed ice
• 2 cups vodka
• 8 mint sprigs, for garnish

Recipe

• 1 in a small saucepan, combine the sliced ginger with the water and sugar and bring to a simmer over moderate heat. simmer for 5 minutes, then let the ginger syrup cool slightly. transfer to a blender and puree. strain the syrup into a large, shallow glass dish. stir in the lemon zest and juice. cover and freeze the lemon-ginger syrup until firm, at least 4 hours.
• 2 let the frozen lemon-ginger mixture stand at room temperature for 5 minutes. chop the mixture into large pieces. put half of the pieces in a blender, add 4 cups of crushed ice and 1 cup of vodka and blend until slushy. pour the vodka cocktail into 4 glasses, garnish each with a mint sprig and serve. repeat with the remaining frozen lemon mixture, ice, vodka and mint sprigs. serve at once.
• 3 make ahead the lemon-ginger mixture can be frozen for up to 1 week.
• 4 notes
• 5 cooking club tip: peel ginger's thin and delicate skin by scraping down the root with a metal teaspoon. a spoon maneuvers around the nubs more easily than a pairing knife.

Decadent Toffee Brownies

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 12 ounces dark chocolate, in pieces (preferably around 50-60% cocoa solids, 350g)
• 9 ounces butter, in pieces (250g)
• 3 large eggs
• 9 ounces dark muscovado sugar (250g/1 1/2 cups)
• 3 ounces plain flour (85g/3/4 cups)
• 1 teaspoon baking powder

Recipe

• 1 preheat the oven to 160°c/320°f/gas 3/fan 140°c butter and base-line a shallow 23cm/9in square cake tin.
• 2 melt the chocolate and butter together (you can do this in the microwave, it takes about 2 minutes), then stir well and cool slightly.
• 3 whisk the eggs until pale then whisk in the sugar until thick and glossy and well combined. gently fold in the melted chocolate mixture, then sift in the flour and baking powder and gently stir until smooth.
• 4 pour into the prepared cake tin and bake for 30-35 minutes, or until firm to the touch. test by inserting a wooden cocktail stick into the middle - there should be a few moist crumbs sticking to it. the mixture will still be soft in the centre, but will firm up on cooling.
• 5 cool in the tin on a wire rack for at least 1 hour - if you can resist the temptation to eat them ;)-then cut into 16 squares and finish cooling on the rack.

Mojita Rita

Total Time: 7 mins Preparation Time: 7 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 3/4 lime, cut into quarters
• 5 -6 mint leaves
• 1 teaspoon light brown sugar
• 1/2 ounce water
• 1 1/2 ounces tequila
• 1 ounce cointreau liqueur

Recipe

• 1 mash together the lime quarters, mint leaves, brown sugar, and water in a glass until the mint leaves start to bruise; this releases the oils and aromas in the mint.
• 2 add in the tequila, cointreau, and ¾ cup crushed ice to the glass.
• 3 stir very well (don’t shake), bringing the mint leaves to the top of the drink and dissolving all the sugar; serve immediately.

Lil Bit Of Sunshine

Total Time: 3 mins Preparation Time: 3 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 2 -3 ounces vodka, to taste
• 4 -5 ounces sunny delight mango flavor orange drink, mango flavor (lime green cap, it's a must)
• ice

Recipe

• 1 in the tallest iced tea glass you have, add ice, vodka (pour as generously as your taste suggests) and top off with mango sunny d.
• 2 stir and enjoy!
• 3 any number of garnishes can be added - be creative especially if serving to friends. :) (serve an appy if multiple are consumed - i swear they sneak up on ya!).

Open House Punch

Total Time: 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 3/4 liter southern comfort (1 fifth)
• 3 liters sprite (or other lemon-lime soda)
• 6 ounces fresh lemon juice
• 6 ounces lemonade concentrate (thawed in refrigerator)
• 6 ounces orange juice concentrate (thawed in refrigerator)
• orange slice (garnish)
• lemon slice (garnish)
• ice

Recipe

• 1 chill all ingredients.
• 2 mix all ingredients in punch bowl except soda.
• 3 add ice.
• 4 add soda and gently stir.
• 5 garnish with lemon and orange slices.
• 6 enjoy!