Shrimp Dip

Total Time: 5 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese
• 1 (3 ounce) jar of shrimp seafood cocktail sauce (from the deli department)

Recipe

• 1 mix ingredients together.
• 2 let stand overnight in refrigerator.
• 3 serve with crackers.

Frozen Whiskey Sour

Total Time: 5 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 6 ounces frozen lemonade concentrate
• 6 ounces frozen orange juice concentrate
• 8 ounces top shelf whiskey
• 8 maraschino cherries, in juice
• 1/4 cup fine sugar
• orange slice

Recipe

• 1 in a large blender fill blender with cubed ice (about 3/4 full).
• 2 add one frozen can of lemonade and orange concentrate.
• 3 add the top shelf whiskey.
• 4 add 1/4 cup cherry juice.
• 5 add sugar.
• 6 blend, high speed.
• 7 taste if to strong for your taste add ice cold water. re-blend.
• 8 pour into chilled glasses.
• 9 fill each glass and garnish with a cherry and orange slice.
• 10 enjoy! (drink responsibly).

Blackberry Margarita

Total Time: 2 mins Preparation Time: 2 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 1 2/3 ounces silver tequila
• 1/2 ounce blackberry liqueur
• 1/2 ounce fresh lime juice
• blackberry
• mint

Recipe

• 1 pour all ingredients into a blender with crushed ice, blend.
• 2 pour into margarita glass.
• 3 garnish with 2 blackberries and a sprig of mint on a cocktail stick set across the glass. serve with straw.

Pamplemousse Cocktail

Total Time: 5 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 7 tablespoons water
• 5 tablespoons pomegranate juice
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 4 teaspoons honey
• 1 1/2 cups vodka
• 3/4 cup fresh grapefruit juice
• 1/4 cup fresh lime juice
• 18 fresh mint leaves, plus sprigs for garnish

Recipe

• 1 bring first 4 ingredients to boil in small saucepan, stirring to dissolve sugar. cool.
• 2 muddle mint leaves with syrup in martini shaker. add vodka, grapefruit juice and lime juice. shake and pour into martini glass.
• 3 garnish with fresh mint leaves if desired.

Russian Spring

Total Time: 5 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 1 fluid ounce russian standard vodka
• 1/2 fluid ounce de kuyper creme de menthe, green
• 2 1/2 ounces soda water
• 1 fluid ounce apple juice

Recipe

• 1 shake together with ice the first 3 ingredients.
• 2 strain into highball glass half filled with cubed ice. add soda water and garnish with a sprig of mint.

Cinnamon Snaps (cocktail)

Total Time: 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• ice cube
• 3 ounces vodka
• 2 ounces apple schnapps
• 1/4 cup apple cider
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Recipe

• 1 1. fill a cocktail shaker halfway with ice cubes. add vodka, schnapps and cider; shake well.
• 2 2. in a shallow bowl, mix the sugar & cinnamon. moisten the rims of two champagne flutes and coat with the cinnamon sugar. strain the cocktail into the flutes.

Havana Cocktail

Total Time: 3 mins Preparation Time: 3 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 3/4 ounce light rum
• 2 ounces pineapple juice
• 1 teaspoon lemon juice
• ice

Recipe

• 1 shake with ice and strain into a a glass. top with a twist of lemon peel.

Late Hour

Total Time: 2 mins Preparation Time: 2 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 1/2 ounce frangelico
• 1 1/2 ounces tequila
• 2 ounces peach juice

Recipe

• 1 in a old-fashioned glass with ice, add frangelico, tequila and peach juice. stir with a stick.
• 2 garnish with a slice of peach and a zest of lime.

Smoked Salmon Canapés

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

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 24 slices rye cocktail bread
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice
• 2 tablespoons brewed black tea or 2 tablespoons vodka
• 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
• 2 teaspoons dijon mustard
• fresh ground pepper
• 8 ounces sliced smoked salmon, finely chopped (11/3 cups)
• 1/4 cup finely diced red onion
• 3 tablespoons chopped fresh dill, plus sprigs for garnish
• 2 tablespoons drained capers, rinsed and coarsely chopped

Recipe

• 1 preheat the oven to 325°f coat a baking sheet with nonstick spray. arrange the cocktail rye bread slices in a single later on the baking sheet. spray the tops of the slices lightly with nonstick spray. bake the slices just until crisp, 10 - 12 minutes.
• 2 (a toaster works well too for smaller portions).
• 3 whisk the lemon juice, tea (or vodka), oil, mustard, and pepper in a medium bowl. add the smoked salmon, onion, dill and capers. toss to mix well.
• 4 shortly before serving, mound about 1 tbsp of topping on each slice of toast. garnish each with dill sprig.

Frozen Watermelon Margarita With Tarragon-salt Rim

Total Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup fresh watermelon juice (see note in directions)
• 1 teaspoon dried tarragon leaves
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 2 tablespoons simple syrup (recipe below)
• 2 ounces tequila, blanca
• 1 ounce orange liqueur (patron citronge is excellent)
• 1 lime
• 3 cups crushed ice

Recipe

• 1 for the watermelon juice: chop a watermelon into chunks, cutting off the rind and removing seeds. whirl in a blender until pureed. a 5-pound melon should yield about 1 quart of juice.
• 2 for the tarragon salt: muddle together dried tarragon leaves and salt. use a mortar and pestle if you have one, rather than a food processor; the mixture comes together better.
• 3 for the simple syrup: in a small saucepan over medium heat, stir together 1 cup water and 1 1/2 cups sugar until dissolved. cook two minutes, remove from heat and cool. you'll have a lot left over; a bar staple, it will keep for at least a month in the refrigerator.
• 4 place the watermelon juice, tequila, orange liqueur and 2 tablespoons simple syrup into a blender. squeeze the lime over the top of it, saving the rind to run over the edge of the glasses. add the ice and blend until the liquid is slushy smooth.
• 5 rub the rim of a medium glass with the lime rind, then dip it in the tarragon salt. pour the margarita. garnish with a lime, melon ball or something unique, like a lychee nut.
• 6 to make this drink virgin: replace the tequila and orange liqueur with pineapple juice.

Shrimp Curry Canapés

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

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1/2 cup shrimp, cooked and peeled
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon curry powder
• 1/8 teaspoon dry mustard (coleman's is excellent)
• 1 teaspoon sherry wine
• ritz crackers or cocktail bread round, to serve

Recipe

• 1 saute shrimp in melted butter.
• 2 add seasonings and wine.
• 3 when hot, serve on crackers or cocktail rounds.

Rainmaker, Cocktail

Total Time: 5 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups shaved ice
• 3/4 cup southern comfort
• 3/4 cup cranberry juice
• 3 tablespoons fresh lime juice

Recipe

French Peach

Total Time: 5 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 1 ounce peach schnapps
• 3 ounces pineapple juice
• 1 ounce chambord raspberry liquor
• 1 ounce licor 43
• fresh raspberry

Recipe

• 1 mix all ingredients together in shaker with ice.
• 2 strain and serve in martini glass.
• 3 garnish with a few fresh raspberries in the bottom of the glass.

Havana Beach

Total Time: 2 mins Preparation Time: 2 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 1/2 lime
• 2 ounces pineapple juice
• 1 ounce rum
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• ginger ale, to top up
• lime slice, to decorate

Recipe

• 1 cut the lime into 4 pieces and put in a food processor or blender with the pineapple juice, rum and sugar.
• 2 blend until smooth.
• 3 i suggest to strain the drink into the hurricane glass (read description above). pour into a hurricane glass or large goblet and top up with dry ginger ale. decorate with a lime slice.

Cherry Salad

Total Time: 5 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• 1 (8 ounce) container cool whip
• 1 (13 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk (not evaporated milk)
• 1 (8 ounce) can crushed pineapple, drained
• 1 (8 ounce) can fruit cocktail, drained
• 1 (8 ounce) can cherry pie filling

Recipe

• 1 combine, chill, and serve.

Strawberry Shag

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 3 -4 large fresh strawberries, thinly sliced, plus 1 whole berry for garnish
• 1/4 cup powdered sugar
• 1 -2 large basil sprig, plus extra for garnish
• ice
• 1 1/2 ounces vodka
• 1 ounce lemon juice
• 3 -4 ounces chilled soda water

Recipe

• 1 in a small bowl, combine the strawberries and sugar, toss well. let sit for 15 minutes.
• 2 in a cocktail shaker, combine the basil and strawberries and any juice collected in the bowl. gently crush using a muddler or wooden spoon.
• 3 fill the shaker with ice, then add the vodka and lemon juice. cap the shaker.
• 4 shake vigorously. pour into a large glass, then top with soda water. stir.
• 5 garnish with a strawberry and fresh basil.

Holiday Sunrise

Total Time: 5 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• 3 ounces orange-infused vodka
• 4 ounces cranberry juice, blend
• 1 ounce grenadine liqueur or 1 ounce grenadine
• 1 ounce orange juice
• 2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice or 2 teaspoons lime juice

Recipe

• 1 in medium-sized pitcher, blend together vodka, cranberry juice, grenadine, orange juice and lemon juice.
• 2 add about 1 cup ice and stir to chill.
• 3 strain into two 8-ounce martini glasses.
• 4 garnish with lemon or lime peel and serve immediately.

Strawberry Sangria

Total Time: 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 2 (10 ounce) boxes frozen sliced strawberries in syrup, thawed
• 1 (12 ounce) can frozen banana-orange juice concentrate, thawed
• 2 (750 ml) bottles zinfandel wine, chilled
• 4 (12 ounce) cans lemon-lime flavored soda, chilled
• 6 strawberries, halved

Recipe

• 1 note: the 12 oz can of frozen banana-orange juice concentrate should be frozen strawberry-banana-orange juice concentrate. the recipe editor would not accept the ingredient "strawberry-banana-orange juice concentrate".
• 2 make strawberry puree by placing strainer over medium bowl; pour strawberries into strainer. press mixture with back of spoon thorugh strainer to remove seeds; discard seeds.
• 3 in 3 quart nonmetal bowl or pitcher, mix strawberry puree, fruit juice concentrate and wine.
• 4 just before serving, stir in carbonated beverage. serve in wine glasses over ice. garnish each serving with strawberry half.

Mike's Strawberry Cosmopolitan Martini

Total Time: 1 min Preparation Time: 1 min

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 3 ounces strawberry vodka
• 1 ounce orange-infused vodka
• 1/2 ounce sprite
• 1/2 ounce cranberry juice
• 1 dash lemon juice
• 4 ice cubes

Recipe

• 1 add strawberry vodka, orange vodka, sprite, cranberry juice, lemon juice, and ice cubes to a cocktail shaker.
• 2 shake well for 4 seconds. caution: the sprite is carbonated and will create pressure in the shaker, so please hold cap firmly.
• 3 open shaker over a sink (due to the pressure) and then pour into a martini glass.

Blackberry Jello Shots

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

Ingredients

• 6 ounces grape jell-o (large pkg)
• 2 cups boiling water
• 2 cups blackberry brandy

Recipe

• 1 mix the jello mix with two cups (16 ounces) of boiling water until the powder is fully dissolved and add then add the two cups (16 ounces) of blackberry brandy.
• 2 pour mixture into ,individual shot-size (1oz-2oz) plastic or paper cups. ****to make the jello easier to consume, buy plastic cups that also have lids. pour the mix into the cup, add the lid, then turn it upside down prior to refrigeration.
• 3 place shots on a tray in refrigerator (not the freezer). chill until firm (approximately 2-4 hours). refrigerate until served.

Strawberry Short Cake (adult Drink)

Total Time: 11 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 6 mins

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 fluid ounces disaronno amaretto (liquor)
• 1 1/2 fluid ounces de kuyper creme de cacao, (liquor)
• 12 diced strawberries
• 3 1/2 ounces ice cream (vanilla)
• whipped cream (optional)

Recipe

• 1 combine ingredients all ingredients (except whipped cream) in a blender.
• 2 blend on pulse setting until its the consistency of a milkshake about 30 seconds.
• 3 pour into glass.
• 4 top with whipped cream if desired.
• 5 enjoy!

Rhumlet

Total Time: 5 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 1 ounce simple syrup
• 2 ounces rum
• 1 ounce fresh lime juice
• 1 pinch ground nutmeg
• 1 dash bitters
• crushed ice
• 2 lime slices

Recipe

• 1 combine simple syrup, rum, lime juice, nutmeg and bitters and stir well.
• 2 fill 2 tall glasses with crushed ice and pour in the cocktail.
• 3 garnish with a slice of lime.

Greek Cocktail Meatballs (keftethes)

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• 1 lb ground beef
• 1/2 cup soft breadcrumbs, 2 slices with crust removed
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 dash cinnamon
• 1 garlic clove, chopped very finely
• 1 medium onion, chopped finely
• 2 tablespoons parsley
• 1 tablespoon dried spearmint
• 1 egg

Recipe

• 1 combine all ingredients -- you will have to mix this with your hands. roll into balls. refrigerate 1 hour, or overnight.
• 2 heat equal amounts of olive oil and butter. flour and brown until dark golden brown.

Frozen Tiramisu

Total Time: 5 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 1/4 cup hot espresso
• 1/4 cup extra finely granulated sugar
• 1 1/2 tablespoons tuaca liqueur
• 1 1/2 tablespoons kahlua
• 3/4 cup vanilla ice cream
• 1 cup ice
• cocoa powder
• whipped cream

Recipe

• 1 mix hot espresso with sugar to form thick syrup. let cool.
• 2 when cooled, combine 1 tablespoon espresso syrup with tuaca, kahlua, ice cream, and ice in blender.
• 3 blend on high until smooth.
• 4 pour into tall mug. top with whipped cream & sprinkle with cocoa powder.

Shrimp Dip

Total Time: 5 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• 1/2 pint sour cream
• 8 ounces cream cheese
• 1/2 cup celery, finely diced
• 1/2 cup onion, finely diced
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice
• 10 ounces shrimp, cocktail size
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes

Recipe

• 1 combine sour cream and cream cheese.
• 2 add celery, onion, salt, pepper, lemon juice, mixing well.
• 3 mash the shrimp with fork and add to cheese mixture.
• 4 sprinkle with crushed red pepper flakes.
• 5 chill until ready to serve.

Shrimp Dip

Total Time: 5 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• 1 (8 ounce) jar shrimp, cocktail
• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
• 1/4 teaspoon worcestershire sauce

Recipe

• 1 mix all and combine well. i like to put it in my food proccesor to combine.
• 2 refrigerate overnight to let flavors meld.
• 3 serve with chips or crackers and enjoy!

Perfect Mojito

Total Time: 5 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 8 mint leaves (plus more for garnish if desired)
• 2 ounces simple syrup
• 2 1/2 ounces light rum
• 2 ounces lime juice
• 2 ounces club soda
• 4 drops bitters
• lime wedge (for garnish if desired)

Recipe

• 1 place the mint leaves and simple syrup in a glass and muddle the mint until the leaves are crushed and the flavor is released.
• 2 add the rum, lime juice and bitters and stir to combine.
• 3 top with club soda and stir lightly.
• 4 garnish with a sprig of mint and lime wedge.

Capetown Collins

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 cup water
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 5 large rosemary sprigs, divided
• 1 1/2 teaspoons rooibos tea leaves
• 1 cup gin, divided
• 4 tablespoons fresh lemon juice, divided
• ice cube

Recipe

• 1 bring 1 cup water, sugar, and 1 rosemary sprig to boil in medium saucepan, stirring to dissolve sugar. reduce heat to low and simmer until syrup measures generous 1 cup, about 5 minutes. add rooibos; let steep one hour. strain through fine mesh strainer into 1-cup glass measuring cup.
• 2 mix half of rooibus syrup, 1/2 cup gin, and 2 tb lemon juice into cocktail shaker filled with ice cubes. shake well, then strain into 2 ice-filled collins glasses. repeat with remaining syrup, gin, and lemon juice. garnish drinks with rosemary sprigs and serve.

Oklahoma Cooler

Total Time: 2 mins Preparation Time: 2 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 1 ounce vodka
• 1 1/2 ounces watermelon liqueur
• 1 dash lemonade
• 2 ounces cranberry juice

Recipe

• 1 pour the watermelon, vodka and cranberry juice into a cocktail glass. add the lemonade, and stir gently.
• 2 garnish with a slice of lime and a maraschino cherry, and serve.

Frozen Chocolate

Total Time: 5 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup chocolate liqueur
• 1/4 cup irish cream
• 2 tablespoons clear creme de cacao
• 3 cups vanilla ice cream

Recipe

• 1 combine all ingredients in a blender. blend until smooth.

Greek Doctor

Total Time: 5 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 1 ounce ouzo
• 1 ounce vodka
• 1/2 ounce lemon juice
• 1 ounce orange juice

Recipe

• 1 shake all ingredients with ice.
• 2 strain into an old-fashion glass filled with ice.

Frozen Tequila Limeade - Bobby Flay

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup water
• 1 cup fresh cold lime juice
• 1 lime, zested
• 2 1/2 cups cold water
• 1/4 cup tequila
• crushed ice
• lime wedge, for garnish

Recipe

• 1 combine sugar and water in a small saucepan over high heat, bring to a boil and cook until the sugar melts, transfer to a bowl set over a bowl of ice and stir to cool down.
• 2 place the lime juice, zest and water in a bowl, add the sugar syrup, to taste.
• 3 fill a blender with 2 cups of the limeade, 1/4 to 1/2 cup of tequila (depending on your taste) and 1 cup of crushed ice and blend until combined. pour into tall glasses. repeat with the remaining limeade. garnish with lime wedge.

Frozen Watermelon Margaritas

Total Time: 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 4 cups seedless watermelon, cut into 1 inch chunks
• 4 lime wedges
• kosher salt, on a small plate
• 3/4 cup triple citrus tequila or 3/4 cup any good-quality tequila
• 1/2 cup triple sec
• 1/3 cup fresh lime juice

Recipe

• 1 place the melon chunks in a plastic bag and freeze until solid. run a lime wedge around the rim of a large stemmed cocktail glass. dip the moistened rim in the salt. set the lime wedge and glass aside. repeat with the remaining wedges and glasses.
• 2 transfer about three fourths of the melon chunks, separating them, to a blender jar. add the tequila, triple sec and lime juice and blend until fairly smooth. add the remaining melon and blend until smooth. divide the cocktail mixture among the prepared glasses. squeeze a lime wedge into each cocktail, drop the wedge into the glass, and serve immediately.

Cucumber Tequila-citrus-mint Fizz

Total Time: 3 mins Preparation Time: 3 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 2 ounces cucumber tequila, chilled (recipe follows)
• 1 lemon wedge
• 1 lime wedge
• 5 -10 fresh mint leaves
• 5 -6 ounces carbonated lemon-lime beverage, chilled
• 1 (750 ml) bottle silver tequila
• 1/2 thinly sliced peeled cucumber

Recipe

• 1 cucumber tequila: pour tequila into pitcher (save bottle); stir in cucumber. refrigerate overnight. using fine mesh strainer and funnel, strain tequila back into bottle. store in refrigerator up to 2 weeks.
• 2 cocktail directions: fill 12-oz. tumber with ice. pour tequila over ice. squeeze lemon and lime wedges over ice; add to glass.
• 3 put mint leaves in one hand. clap between hands several times to release oils; drop leaves in glass. top with soda. stir gently.
• 4 tip: if you don't want to make a whole bottle of cucumber tequila, you can cut the quantity down to make just what you will use up the next day. (i.e. use 4 - 6 ounces tequila and about 6 thin slices of cucumber.).

Holiday Sangria Spiced Red Wine Punch

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

Ingredients

• 2 cups water
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 cinnamon sticks
• 12 cloves
• 12 allspice berries
• 1/2 teaspoon fenugreek seeds
• inch-thick slices fresh ginger, lightly crushed
• 1 orange, zest of, removed with vegetable peeler in 1-inch-wide strips
• 1/2 cup fresh orange juice
• 750 ml full-bodied red wine (syrah)
• orange slice, for garnish

Recipe

• 1 in a medium saucepan, combine the water with the sugar, cinnamon sticks, cloves, allspice berries, fenugreek seeds, crushed ginger and orange zest.
• 2 bring to a boil over moderate heat, stirring, until the sugar dissolves. lower the heat and simmer the syrup for 5 minutes. remove from the heat and let the syrup steep for 25 minutes.
• 3 add the orange juice, then strain the syrup into a medium bowl. wipe out the saucepan, add the red wine and spiced syrup and heat until simmering.
• 4 carefully pour the spiced wine into heatproof glasses, garnish the glasses with orange slices and serve the punch warm.

French Toast

Total Time: 2 mins Preparation Time: 2 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 1/3 ounce irish cream
• 1/3 ounce cinnamon schnapps
• 1/3 ounce butterscotch schnapps

Recipe

• 1 combine in a shot glass.

Paloma

Total Time: 5 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• 1 ounce reposato tequila, your favorite brand
• 2 ounces pink grapefruit juice
• 2 ounces club soda or 2 ounces sprite

Recipe

• 1 shake tequila and grapefruit juice in cocktail shaker.
• 2 strain into tall glass.
• 3 float club soda on top (do not stir into drink).
• 4 enjoy!

Milanese

Total Time: 5 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 1 ounce campari
• 1/2 ounce galliano
• 1/2 ounce amaretto
• 1/2 lemon
• 1 orange rind, spiral

Recipe

• 1 fill a rocks glass with ice cubes.
• 2 add the campari, galliano, amaretto, and juice from the lemon to a cocktail shaker.
• 3 shake vigorously for 5-10 seconds.
• 4 pour drink into the glass.
• 5 garnish with orange rind spiral.

Rhum - Tini (island Ti - Punch)

Total Time: 5 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 2 1/2 ounces rum (chilled)
• 2 fresh lime wedges
• 1/2 ounce simple syrup
• lime
• mint

Recipe

• 1 squeeze fresh lime wedges, place all the above into a shaker. strain and serve up in a chilled martini glass. add lime and mint to garnish.

Dump Cake

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

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 1 1/2 cups all-bran cereal
• 1 1/2 cups whole wheat flour
• 3 eggs
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 (14 ounce) cans fruit cocktail in juice
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon clove
• 1 teaspoon stevia powder or 1 cup splenda granular

Recipe

• 1 line 11 x 13 pan with quick release aluminum foil.
• 2 in large bowl mix all ingredients until moist, pour in pan.
• 3 bake at 350 for 20-25 minutes.
• 4 i have also substituted the fruit coctail for 2 cups of berries and 1 cup of sugar free apple sauce.

Fruit And Juice Squares

Total Time: 3 hrs 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 3 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 9
• 1 package jello sugar-free strawberry gelatin (8-serving size)
• 1 1/2 cups boiling water
• 1 cup cold orange juice, and ice to make 1 1/4 cups
• 1 (8 3/4 ounce) can drained fruit cocktail
• 8 ounces cool whip light whipped topping

Recipe

• 1 stir 1-1/2 cups boiling water into the l pkg.
• 2 strawberry gelatin in a large bowl at least 2 minutes until dissolved.
• 3 mix l cup cold orange juice and ice to make 1-1/4 cup.
• 4 stir into gelatin.
• 5 refrigerate 30 minutes or until slightly thickened.
• 6 remove 1-1/2 cups of the gelatin; stir in the drained fruit cocktail.
• 7 stir 1/2 of the cool whip into remaining gelatin with a wire whisk until blended.
• 8 pour into a 9-inch square dish.
• 9 refrigerate about 10 minutes until set but not firm.
• 10 carefully spoon fruit gelatin over creamy layer in dish.
• 11 refrigerate 3 hours or until firm.
• 12 cut into squares.
• 13 garnish with remaining cool whip.

Smoked Salmon Cocktail Potatoes

Total Time: 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 12 petites potatoes (any color)
• 1/4 cup tzatziki, yogurt and cucumber dip
• 1 teaspoon chopped capers
• 1/2 teaspoon finely grated lemon zest
• 0.5 (63 g) package sliced smoked atlantic salmon
• 1 pinch fresh coarse ground black pepper
• dill sprigs

Recipe

• 1 cut each potato in half. cur a thin slice from the rounded end of each potato half (to sit flat). place potatoes in a saucepan and cover with salted water. bring to a boil over high heat. reduce heat and gently simmer potatoes for 12 minutes, or until fork tender. drain and rinse potatoes under cold running water; spread in a single layer on a tray to cool.
• 2 meanwhile, combine tzatziki, capers and lemon zest. cut salmon into strips and roll up to make rosettes. place a dollop of tzatziki mixture on each potato half; top with a smoked salmon rosette and sprinkle with a little pepper. garnish with dill.

Cherry Ripe Cocktail

Total Time: 2 mins Preparation Time: 2 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 30 ml cherry brandy
• 30 ml malibu rum
• 30 ml tia maria
• 60 ml cream
• 4 dark cherries
• ice

Recipe

• 1 blend all ingredients until smooth.
• 2 garnish with a piece of cherry ripe.

Cinnamon Snap

Total Time: 4 mins Preparation Time: 2 mins Cook Time: 2 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 120 ml cranberry juice
• 30 ml southern comfort
• 1 1/2 tablespoons cinnamon schnapps

Recipe

• 1 heat all ingredients in a small saucepan. serve in a mug.
• 2 makes 1 serving.

Peach-mango Daiquiris

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 1 (24 ounce) jar mangoes, slices
• 3 large firm ripe peaches, peeled and chopped (or use 1 20-oz. bag frozen sliced peaches, thawed)
• 1 (15 ounce) can cream of coconut
• 1 (6 ounce) can frozen lemonade concentrate, thawed
• 1 1/2 cups dark rum

Recipe

• 1 drain mango slices, reserving 1/2 cup liquid. process mango slices and peaches in blender until smooth. pour peach mixture into a large container.
• 2 process reserved mango liquid, cream of coconut, and lemonade concentrate in blender until smooth. add coconut mixture and rum to peach mixture, stirring until combined. use immediately.
• 3 process 3 cups peach mixture with 2 cups ice in a blender until smooth.

Rhum Vanille

Total Time: 720 hrs 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 720 hrs

Ingredients

• 1 (750 ml) bottle dark rum, doesn't need to be top shelf
• 3 vanilla beans
• 1/2 cup simple syrup, mixture

Recipe

• 1 make simple syrup mixture - combine equal parts of water to sugar in a non-reactive sauce pan. boil until sugar has dissolved in the water. remove syrup from heal and let cool to room temperature. note: you may substitute vanilla sugar for plain sugar if you like.
• 2 cut vanilla bean in half lengthwise. make sure they vanilla beans are fat, pliable pods that feel heavy. avoid using brittle or dried up beans.
• 3 pour off ½ cup of rum from bottle and save in different container for future use.
• 4 add cut vanilla beans into bottle.
• 5 pour in simple syrup mixture to bottle.
• 6 let mixture sit for at least one month. the flavor will continue to get better with age.

Palm Springs Punch

Total Time: 2 mins Preparation Time: 2 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 (11 ounce) can pineapple juice
• 1 liter ginger ale
• 1 cup bourbon
• 2 (15 ounce) cans fruit cocktail
• ice cube

Recipe

• 1 .combine all in a 2-quart pitcher.
• 2 refrigerate for 30 minutes for flavors to meld.
• 3 serve in glasses with ice cubes.

Rain Man

Total Time: 5 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 1 1/4 ounces rum (151-proof)
• 3/4 ounce melon liqueur
• 4 ounces orange juice
• crushed ice

Recipe

• 1 shake and pour into a hurricane glass filled with crushed ice.

French Toast

Total Time: 5 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 1 1/2 ounces amarula cream liqueur
• 1/2 ounce rum
• 1/2 ounce milk

Recipe

• 1 combine ingredients over cracked ice in cocktail shaker.
• 2 shake and pour into a glass.
• 3 lightly dust with cinnamon and swirl with cinnamon stick or straw.

Amalfi Dream

Total Time: 5 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 1 1/2 fluid ounces vodka
• 1 fluid ounce limoncello
• 1/2 fluid ounce lemon juice
• ice
• mint leaf (to garnish)
• lemon (to garnish)

Recipe

• 1 combine all ingredients in a cocktail shaker with the ice, shake, strain into a martini glass, garnish with mint and lemon.

Champagne Shamrock Cocktail

Total Time: 3 mins Preparation Time: 3 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 8 ice cubes
• 3 fluid ounces vodka (6 tablespoons)
• 3 fluid ounces sour apple schnapps (such as apple pucker)
• 10 fluid ounces champagne (~300 ml) or 10 fluid ounces sparkling wine (~300 ml)

Recipe

• 1 fill a tall cocktail shaker with 8 ice cubes.
• 2 add vodka and schnapps. cover. shake for 30 seconds.
• 3 strain into 2 cocktail glasses (a hurricane glass would have a nice "puckered" look).
• 4 top with champagne or sparkling wine.

Smoked Salmon Fingers

Total Time: 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
• 1 clove garlic
• 2 chopped green onions
• 1/4 cup fresh dill
• 1/4 cup parsley, chopped
• salt and pepper
• 1 package of 100% miniature party rye rounds or 1 package pumpernickel cocktail bread (the square party bread type)
• 500 g of your favorite sliced smoked salmon (i buy mine at costco)

Recipe

• 1 place the cream cheese in a food processor along with the first 5 ingredients and mix well.
• 2 spread this mixture on each of the bread squares.
• 3 you should have enough for 10 pieces of bread.
• 4 place sliced smoked salmon on top to cover the surface.
• 5 cut the slices into finger sizes of your choice.
• 6 sprinkle a bit of s&p on the fish if desired.
• 7 chill before eating.

Peach-bourbon Sours

Total Time: 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1/2 cup peach preserves
• 1/2 cup hot water
• 1 cup bourbon or 1 cup whiskey, plus 2 tbl
• 3 tablespoons lemon juice
• lemon slice, fresh basil sprigs

Recipe

• 1 whisk together peach preserves and hot water in a glass pitcher until preserves are dissolved. whisk in bourbon and lemon juice.
• 2 fill a cocktail shaker with ice. add one-third of bourbon mixture; cover with lid, and shake until throughly chilled. pour over ice into 2 (8-12oz) glasses. repeat procedure with remaining bourbon mixture. garnish, if desired. serve drinks immediately.
• 3 quick ideas: add garnishes to match or complement the preserves flavor you choose. fresh blackberries and mint sprigs look great on glasses of blackberry-bourbon sours, while lemon and kiwifruit slices are fancy touches to ginger-bourbon cocktails.

Swedish Fish Shot (adult Beverage)

Total Time: 3 mins Preparation Time: 3 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 2 ounces blackberry schnapps
• 1 ounce vodka
• splash cranberry juice

Recipe

• 1 shake everything with ice and strain into shot glasses.

Oh-so-easy Microwave Reuben Spread

Total Time: 7 mins Preparation Time: 2 mins Cook Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 24
• 32 ounces sauerkraut, drained
• 8 ounces shredded cheddar cheese
• 8 ounces shredded swiss cheese
• 2 (6 ounce) packages of chipped corned beef
• 4 tablespoons mayonnaise, maybe a little more to bind it together

Recipe

• 1 mix all ingredients well. heat in microwave for 5 minutes. serve with small cocktail rye bread, crackers, etc.
• 2 note: servings listed below (24) are approximate -- i don't know how many it would really serve! all i know is that it made way more than i needed the first time and made a note to self to halve the recipe next time!

Jalousie

Total Time: 2 mins Preparation Time: 2 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• ice
• 1/2 ounce rum
• 1/2 ounce amaretto
• 1/2 ounce blue curacao
• 1/2 ounce lime juice
• 2 1/2 ounces pineapple juice
• 1 fresh pineapple chunk

Recipe

• 1 put ice until half of the shaker.
• 2 add the rum, amaretto, curacao, lime juice and pineapple juice.
• 3 shake vigorously and filter in a highball glass in which you already put a few ice cubes.
• 4 garnish with a pineapple chunk.

Dump Cake

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 1 (18 ounce) box cake mix
• 1/2 cup butter
• 15 ounces canned fruit or 15 ounces pie filling

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 375.
• 2 melt the butter.
• 3 dump the fruit or pie filling in the bottom of a 9x13 cake pan, spreading to the sides. it should be a fairly thin layer. pineapple or fruit cocktail are my favorites for this.
• 4 dump the cake mix (yes, in powder form) on top of the fruit, spreading out to completely cover.
• 5 drizzle the butter over the top, covering as evenly as possible. do not mix.
• 6 bake for 45 minutes, or until golden brown.

Champagne Pomegranate Cosmo

Total Time: 2 mins Preparation Time: 2 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 1/4 cups triple sec
• 1 1/4 cranberry pomegranate juice
• 1/2 cup fresh lime juice
• 4 cups champagne

Recipe

• 1 fill a cocktail shaker halfway with ice.
• 2 add all ingredients and shake vigorously.
• 3 pour into a martini glass and garnish with a slice of lime.

Cinnamon Slide

Total Time: 1 min Preparation Time: 1 min

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 1 ounce irish cream
• 1 ounce spiced rum
• 2 ounces milk

Recipe

• 1 in a cocktail shaker filled with ice, combine the irish cream, rum and milk.
• 2 serve in a rocks glass filled with ice.
• 3 garnish with a cinnamon stick.

Blackberry Violet Champagne Cocktail

Total Time: 5 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 7 ounces champagne
• 1/4 ounce blackberry syrup
• 1/4 ounce violet syrup

Recipe

• 1 fill glass with champagne.
• 2 slowly stir syrup into glass.
• 3 garnish with a violet petal.

Paloma - Classic Mexican Cocktail

Total Time: 2 hrs 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 12 ounces tequila
• 4 ounces lime juice, fresh squeeze
• 16 ounces fresh grapefruit juice
• 4 ounces grapefruit liqueur
• 2 ounces agave syrup
• 2 barspoons salt

Recipe

• 1 combine ingredients in a pitcher with ice. stir and strain into sealable container. chill.
• 2 serve chilled or on the rocks or neat, without rocks.

Perfect Shrimp Cocktail (no Horseradish)

Total Time: 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 9 medium cooked shrimp
• 1/4 cup cucumber
• 1/4 cup avocado (on the firm side but ripe)
• 2 large limes
• 1 teaspoon green onion (finely chopped)
• 2 tablespoons catsup
• optional tabasco sauce (i use about 2-3 drops )

Recipe

• 1 in a tall cup or a bowl squeeze the juice from both limes. juicy ones are best.
• 2 i like to chop the shrimp first and let it soak in the lime juice while i chop the other ingredients.
• 3 chop avocado , cucumber and green onion to the size of your liking. i like everything pretty small.
• 4 add all to the bowl and mix in catsup ( and tabasco if you want ). mix well and enjoy.
• 5 this recipes is really all to taste but the directions are just how i like it.
• 6 you can add tomatoes , onion, cilantro more or less lemon juice and/or catsup if you like. you can also add more or less shrimp, avocado, and/or cucumber. add salt and pepper if you like.
• 7 remember if you use fresh raw clams to keep the juice from them for the cocktail . if you use abalone or octopus boil first.

Russian Root Beer

Total Time: 1 min Preparation Time: 1 min

Ingredients

• 1 ounce vanilla vodka
• 1 ounce kahlua
• 1 ounce hiram walker root beer schnapps

Recipe

• 1 serve over ice in a rocks glass.

Pama & Champagne

Total Time: 5 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 3 ounces pama pomegranate liqueur
• 1 ounce champagne

Recipe

• 1 pour chilled pama and champagne into a champagne flute.
• 2 garnish with an orange curl.

Cherry Rum Shooter

Total Time: 5 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 1 ounce rum
• 1/2 ounce cherry vodka
• 1/2 ounce whipping cream

Recipe

• 1 pour rum and vodka into a shot glass.
• 2 top with cream.
• 3 enjoy!

Cucumber Mojito (camelback Inn's Recipe)

Total Time: 3 mins Preparation Time: 3 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 2 ounces rum
• 5 slices cucumbers (skinned)
• 3 lime wedges
• 1 sprig fresh mint
• 2 teaspoons brown sugar
• 1 ounce carbonated lemon-lime beverage (7up, sprite, etc.)

Recipe

• 1 muddle cucumber with lime wedges, mint, rum and sugar.
• 2 fill glass with ice. splash with sierra mist.
• 3 serve in a 12oz hurricane glass. garnish with mint and cucumber slice.

Latinopolitan

Total Time: 5 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• ice
• 6 ounces bacardi limon rum
• 2 ounces triple sec
• 4 tablespoons lime juice
• 2 1/2 tablespoons cranberry juice
• 4 leaves mint

Recipe

• 1 put the ice in a cocktail shaker add the rum, triple sec, lime juice and cranberry juice and shake well.
• 2 strain into 4 chilled martini glasses and float a mint leaf inside.

French Toast - The Drink!

Total Time: 1 min Preparation Time: 1 min

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 1/3 bailey's irish cream
• 1/3 cinnamon schnapps
• 1/3 butterscotch schnapps

Recipe

• 1 mix all ingredient in a shot glass.

Holiday Margaritas

Total Time: 5 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup raspberry-cranberry frozen juice concentrate, thawed
• 1/2 cup tequila
• 1/4 cup orange liqueur
• 3 tablespoons melon liqueur
• 6 cups ice cubes, crushed
• corn syrup
• multicolored decorator sugar

Recipe

• 1 in a blender combine juice concentrate, tequila, orange liqueur, melon liqueur, and ice cubes until combined.
• 2 dip rim of glasses in corn syrup then decorating sugar.
• 3 divide mixture into 6 glasses.

Dump Cake

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 16 ounces fruit cocktail in heavy syrup (large can)
• 18 ounces cake mix
• 1/2 cup butter

Recipe

• 1 pour can of fruit into ungreased baking pan (9x13).
• 2 sprinkle cake mix on top.
• 3 cut butter into pats; cover the top of the cake with butter.
• 4 bake at 350 for 45 minutes.

Russian Potato Salad

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

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 1/4 lbs potatoes, peeled, boiled and cubed
• 2 eggs, hard boiled
• 6 ounces cocktail franks (or other similar)
• 1 large sour dill pickles, cut into small dice or 2 tablespoons sour dill pickle relish, drained
• 1/2 cup fresh peas or 1 cup frozen peas, cooked if desired
• 1 medium onion, finely chopped
• 1 large carrots, diced or 1/2 cup diced frozen carrot, cooked if desired
• 1 tablespoon capers, drained
• 3/4 cup mayonnaise
• 1/4 cup sour cream
• 1 tablespoon prepared mustard, dijon preferred
• 2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice
• salt & freshly ground black pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon dried dill (optional for garnish) or 1 teaspoon snipped fresh dill (optional for garnish)
• boston lettuce leaf, washed and dried (optional for serving)
• 3 ripe black olives, cut in half (optional for garnish)
• parsley sprig (optional for garnish)
• 1 large ripe tomato, cut into small wedges (optional for garnish)
• paprika (optional for garnish)

Recipe

• 1 boil potatoes in water until tender, about 20 minutes; let cool.
• 2 during last 10 minutes drop in eggs; add cocktail franks for last 5 minutes or so, drain and let cool.
• 3 do not forget to shock the eggs with cold or ice water, or you'll never get the shells off; separate egg whites from yolks, mash yolks, chop 1 egg and thinly slice other for garnish if desired.
• 4 in a large bowl, combine potatoes, franks (leave whole or chop), dill pickle, peas, onion, carrot, capers and chopped egg .
• 5 in a smaller bowl, combine mayonnaise, sour cream, mustard, lemon juice, and mashed egg yolks; season with salt and pepper to taste.
• 6 gently combine dressing with potato mixture and chill until serving time.
• 7 if desired, serve on a bed of lettuce, surrounded by black olives, tomatoes, and egg slices; sprinkle with fresh or dried dill, fresh parsley, and paprika, or any combination you like.

Palm Beach Fizz Cocktail

Total Time: 2 mins Preparation Time: 2 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 30 ml apricot brandy
• 30 ml orange juice
• 7 1/2 ml grand marnier
• champagne or sparkling wine, chilled

Recipe

• 1 combine first 3 ingredients in a champagne flute & stir well.
• 2 top with champagne.

Pallini Fresco

Total Time: 5 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 1 ounce limoncello
• 1 ounce cranberry juice
• 1 ounce club soda

Recipe

• 1 chill all ingredients overnight before making this (limoncello is best stored in freezer).
• 2 add all ingredients to small glass and garnish with a lemon or lime slice.

Rainbow Goat's Cheese Balls

Total Time: 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 300 g rindless soft goat's cheese
• 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
• crushed pink peppercorns
• sesame seeds, toasted
• black sesame seed, toasted
• snipped fresh chives
• cayenne pepper

Recipe

• 1 place the rindless soft goat's cheese in a bowl and roughly mash with the extra-virgin olive oil and season to taste.
• 2 take small spoonfuls and roll into bite-sized balls. chill, covered on a baking sheet until ready to use.
• 3 roll in coverings of your choice; crushed pink peppercorns, and black toasted sesame seeds, snipped fresh chives or cayenne pepper all work well. keep in the fridge until ready to serve, with cocktail sticks.
• 4 make them ahead; the rolled and coated balls will keep, covered in the fridge, for up to a day.

Paloma Cocktail

Total Time: 2 mins Preparation Time: 2 mins

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup crushed ice
• 2 ounces tequila (hornitos reposado)
• 1 ounce cointreau orange liqueur
• 2 ounces fresh-squeezed grafefruit juice (i sub simply grapefruit found in the cold juice section)
• fresca soda, original citrus sparkling soda

Recipe

• 1 place crushed ice in a 10-oz glass. add tequila, cointreau, and grapefruit juice. add fresca to fill the glass. stir. enjoy!
• 2 the recipe is easily adapted for mixing several in a pitcher.

Peacharine Daiquiri

Total Time: 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 2 cups ice
• 1 nectarine, peeled,pitted and sliced
• 3 ounces golden rum
• 2 ounces peach schnapps
• 2 limes, juice of
• 1 teaspoon superfine sugar

Recipe

• 1 add all the ingredients to the container of an electric blender.
• 2 cover and blend on high speed until the mixture is smooth (may have to pulse on and off to get the blending started).
• 3 pour into chilled wine glasses and enjoy.

Pama Caipirinha

Total Time: 3 mins Preparation Time: 3 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 1/2 ounce pama brand pomegranate liqueur
• 1 1/2 ounces cachaca
• 3/4 ounce simple syrup
• 1/2 lime, quartered
• ice
• 1 slice lime, garnish

Recipe

• 1 muddle limes and simple syrup thoroghly.
• 2 add cachaca, pama and ice.
• 3 shake vigorously then pour rntire contents, including ice into a rocks glass.
• 4 garnish with a lime slice.

Blackberry Violet Champagne Cocktail

Pama And Circumstance

Total Time: 3 mins Preparation Time: 3 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 1 ounce pama brand pomegranate liqueur
• 1/4 ounce hpnotiq liqueur
• 1 1/4 ounces vodka
• 1 dash simple syrup
• 1 dash cranberry juice

Recipe

• 1 shake all ingredients together in a shakerof ice.
• 2 pour into a martini glass rimmed with sugar and garnish with a slice of star fruit and a mint sprig ( if you like).
• 3 enjoy!

Rhubarb Wine

Total Time: 504 hrs 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 504 hrs

Ingredients

• 1/2 bushel rhubarb, diced
• 25 lbs sugar
• 12 oranges, sliced
• 1 fresh yeast cake, dissolved in lukewarm water

Recipe

• 1 in a 10 gallon crock, put in rhubarb and cover with boiling water.
• 2 let set 12 hours with cover over crock.
• 3 remove rhubarb from juice.
• 4 to juice add sugar, oranges, and yeast.
• 5 let set 21 days, stirring each day.
• 6 if juice is not clear after 21 days, continue to stir each day till clear and no bubbles come to top.
• 7 strain through 4 layers of cheesecloth and bottle with caps not completely tightened.
• 8 for strawberry rhubarb wine: use above method but use only 1/4 bushel rhubarb and 10 quarts strawberries. add 2 large jars of maraschino cherries for added color and taste.
• 9 dandelion wine: use above method but use 1/2 bushel dandelion flowers (not greens). but use 6 oranges and 6 lemons, sliced, 1 lb raisins, 1 yeast cake and 25 lbs sugar.

Rainbow Frozen Drink

Total Time: 5 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 1 peach
• 5 strawberries
• 2 scoops rainbow sherbet
• 2 ounces spiced rum
• 2 ounces orange curacao
• ice

Recipe

• 1 cut up the peach and strawberries.
• 2 add all ingredients and blend until smooth.
• 3 float extra orange curacao on top for an extra sweet kick.

Ojo Rojo Mexican Red Beer

Total Time: 5 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• ice
• salt, for around rim
• 1/2 cup clamato juice
• 1 cup beer
• 1/2 cup bloody mary mix
• 1 dash lime juice
• 1 dash soy sauce
• 1 dash tabasco sauce
• 1 dash worcestershire sauce
• 2 lime wedges

Recipe

• 1 dip ice cold glasses in water then salt around the rim.
• 2 mix clamato juice, beer, bloody mary mix, lime juice, soy sauce, tabasco, and worcestershire sauce together.
• 3 pour over ice; garnish with lime wedges.

Strawberry Rosemary Martini

Total Time: 5 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 1/2 sprig fresh rosemary
• 2 -3 strawberries
• 1 orange slice
• 5 ounces vodka
• 3 ounces strawberry lemonade
• club soda

Recipe

• 1 muddle rosemary, strawberries, and orange slice in bottom of martini shaker. use a muddler, flat end of cooking spoon, etc.
• 2 add ice, vodka, lemonade, and a touch of club soda to shaker.
• 3 shake well and strain into martini glass.
• 4 garnish with a strawberry and rosemary sprig and enjoy!

Rhubarb Slushies

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 8 cups rhubarb (chopped in 1 inch pieces)
• 6 1/2 cups water
• 1 (1/2 ounce) box jello gelatin (strawberry or raspberry)
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 cups vodka
• 1/2 cup lemon juice

Recipe

• 1 boil rhubarb in water until soft and mushy. strain - saving the juice (discard the pulp). add sugar and jello - stir until disolved. add vodka and lemon juice - stir and put in a container (ice cream bucket/plastic coffee container, etc.). freeze overnight (at least).
• 2 this will not freeze solid due to the vodka however, it will be slushy.
• 3 when serving - fill glass 1/2 to 3/4 full with slushy. top off with 7up.
• 4 enjoy!
• 5 (i quessed on the number of servings and the prep time. it has to freeze overnight or 12 hours or so.).

champagne punch

Total Time: 5 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 2 bottles champagne
• 3 cups pineapple juice
• 1 quart pineapple sherbet
• 1/4 cup lemon juice

Recipe

• 1 mix all except sherbert, then add it on top.
• 2 let mix a few minutes, then serve.

Pama Cosmo

Total Time: 3 mins Preparation Time: 3 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 1 1/2 ounces pama brand pomegranate liqueur
• 3/4 ounce orange liqueur
• 1/2 lime, pressed
• 1 dash cranberry juice

Recipe

• 1 shake all ingredients hard in a shaker; pour into a chilled cocktail glass.
• 2 garnish with a lime wheel.
• 3 enjoy!

Mike's Milk Punch

Total Time: 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1/4 cup vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup powdered sugar
• 1 cup half-and-half cream
• 2 cups milk
• 1/2 cup brandy

Recipe

• 1 combine all ingredients and serve chilled.

Mike's Peach Martini

Total Time: 1 min Preparation Time: 1 min

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 3 ounces absolut peach vodka
• 1/2 ounce triple sec
• 4 ice cubes

Recipe

• 1 add ice, absolut peach vodka, and triple sec to cocktail shaker.
• 2 shake well for 4 seconds.
• 3 strain into a martini glass.

Laser Beam

Total Time: 5 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 1 ounce amaretto (i like amaretto di saronno)
• 1 ounce peach schnapps
• 4 ounces orange juice
• ice (as needed)

Recipe

• 1 stir together amaretto, schnapps, and orange juice and pour over ice.
• 2 garnish drink with fresh fruit or a cherry before serving, if desired.

Pammy's Creamy Lemon Fruit Salad

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 1 (30 ounce) can fruit cocktail
• 1 (20 ounce) can pineapple tidbits
• 1 (11 ounce) can mandarin oranges
• 1 (3 1/2 ounce) package instant lemon pudding (4 servings)
• 1 cup cool whip
• 1 cup fruit juice (from the canned fruit)

Recipe

• 1 open and drain cans of fruit, combining and reserving juice.
• 2 in a mixing bowl, add fruit and stir well.
• 3 in a small bowl, place 1 cup of fruit juices and microwave just until it starts to bubble.
• 4 put pudding mix in bowl with juice and stir well, until lumps are gone and it seems like it's starting to thicken.
• 5 it should be fairly cool before you add 1 cup cool whip, stir very well.
• 6 add to fruit in mixing bowl and stir very well.
• 7 put in serving dish.
• 8 refrigerate at least 1 hour, longer is better.
• 9 you can dispose of extra juice or use for something else.
• 10 this makes about 4 1/2 to 5 cups.

Paloma Cooler

Total Time: 5 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon lime juice
• 1 ounce platinum tequila
• 1 (13 1/2 ounce) bottle mexican grapefruit soda (can use squirt soda instead)
• 1 lime wedge, for garnish
• ice
• coarse salt, for rim (i like to add a pinch of salt to the drink itself, along with the lime juice)

Recipe

• 1 rub rim of a highball glass with lime wedge; invert glass in a small dish of coarse salt, twisting to coat rim.
• 2 fill glass halfway with ice, 1 teaspoon lime juice, and 1 ounce platinum tequila, then top with mexican grapefruit soda.
• 3 stir.
• 4 place cored-out lime half in drink and fill with tequila (try a reposado for added flavor).

Holiday Isle Rum Runner

Total Time: 5 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• 1/2 ounce rum (bacardi black is what it calls for)
• 1/2 ounce rum (bacardi 151 is what is wants)
• 7/8 ounce blackberry brandy
• 7/8 banana liqueur
• 5/8 ounce grenadine
• 1 ounce lime juice

Recipe

• 1 blend with ice.
• 2 keep in freezer.
• 3 serve in 12 oz glasses.

Moroccan Lamb Cocktail Meatballs

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 1/3 cup boiling water
• 1 teaspoon instant chicken bouillon granule
• 1/2 teaspoon onion salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 1/4 cup dry couscous
• 1 lb ground lamb
• 1 beaten egg
• 12 ounces canned beef gravy
• 1/2 cup dried apricot, halved
• 1/3 cup apricot preserves
• 1 cup nonfat beef broth
• 1/2 teaspoon turmeric
• 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/4 cup raisins

Recipe

• 1 in a bowl, combine boiling water, chicken granules, onion salt and pepper.
• 2 stir in couscous; cover and let stand 10 minutes.
• 3 stir in lamb and egg; mix well. form into 3/4 to 1-inch meatballs; place in baking pans.
• 4 bake in 350ºf oven for 12 to 15 minutes or until done.
• 5 drain, keep warm.
• 6 in small saucepan, combine gravy, apricots, preserves, broth, turmeric, ginger, cinnamon and raisins.
• 7 bring to a boil.
• 8 simmer 5 minutes.
• 9 pour over meatballs, toss to coat.

Ice Cream Sandwich Drink (t.g.i.f)

Total Time: 5 mins Preparation Time: 4 mins Cook Time: 1 min

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 3 oreo cookies
• 1 1/4 ounces creme de cacao
• 1 ounce half-and-half
• 2 scoops vanilla ice cream
• 1/2 scoop crushed ice
• 1 oreo cookies, for garnish

Recipe

• 1 combine first 5 ingredients in a blender and blend on high speed until smooth and creamy. stop blender and stir mixture with a spoon if necessary to help blend ingredients.
• 2 serve in a tall glass.
• 3 enjoy.

Fruit Al-licious Salad

Total Time: 5 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 1 apple
• 1 pear
• 3 teaspoons sugar
• 2 tablespoons vegetable juice cocktail (optional)
• grapes
• 1 slice seedless watermelon (no bigger then a potato)
• 2 tablespoons orange juice

Recipe

• 1 peel the apple and the pear.
• 2 slice the apple into pieces and do the same to the pear,grapes(no need to slice) and watermelon.
• 3 gather them all up and put in a bowl.
• 4 add the cocktail juice (optional).
• 5 in a seperate bowl mx the sugar with the orange juice, and pour over the fruit salad.
• 6 now you can enjoy they salad with real fruit, as well as fruit juice.

Champagne Cosmo

Total Time: 5 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 1 1/2 ounces cranberry juice cocktail
• 1/2 ounce pear brandy or 1/2 ounce pear liqueur
• 1/2 ounce orange liqueur
• 3 -4 ounces chilled champagne or 3 -4 ounces dry sparkling wine
• 2 fresh cranberries, for garnish

Recipe

• 1 in a cocktail shaker, shake cranberry juice, pear brandy and orange liqueur vigorously with ice. strain into a chilled champagne flute.
• 2 slowly top with champagne; garnish with the cranberries.

Champagne Noel

Total Time: 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 4 ounces brut style sparkling wine
• 3/4 ounce cointreau liqueur
• 1/2 ounce brandy
• 1 orange twist
• 1/2 lb cranberries
• 1 orange
• 1/2 cup sugar

Recipe

• 1 fill a champagne flute three-quarters full of sparkling wine.
• 2 combine the cointreau, brandy, and compote over ice and add slowly to the champagne.
• 3 garnish with the orange twist.
• 4 cranberry orange compote:.
• 5 in a food processor, blend half a pound of cranberries with one whole, seeded and peeled orange, and half cup sugar.
• 6 mix and strain through a fine sieve.
• 7 makes about 20 ounces.

Light Shrimp Spread

Ingredients

• 1 (8 ounce) package light cream cheese, softened
• 1/2 cup light sour cream
• 1/4 cup light mayonnaise
• 1 cup seafood cocktail sauce
• 2 cups light mozzarella cheese, shredded (8 ounces)
• 2 cans shrimp, rinsed and drained (4-1/4 ounces each)
• 3 green onions, sliced
• 3/4 cup tomato, finely chopped

Recipe

• 1 in a small mixing bowl, beat the cream cheese, sour cream and mayonnaise until smooth.
• 2 spread on a 12-in. round serving platter.
• 3 cover with seafood sauce
• 4 . sprinkle with cheese, shrimp, onions and tomato.
• 5 cover and chill.
• 6 serve with crackers.