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Red, White & Blue Spread
July fourth this year hits a little different. I don’t know about you, but I am excited to have BBQs, all the food & drinks and fun times with family and friends. And I always love a good theme! I put together my favorite red, white & blue cocktails, as well as BBQ must haves that we enjoy over the holiday weekend. The fourth of July is a fun time to make everything red, white and blue. Cute American flag and star spangled clothes are obviously a must have, and I also love to make patriotic ice cubes. In ice cube trays, freeze red and blue fruit in water in…
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Cotton Candy Margarita
Looking for the perfect cocktail for your next girls night? The cotton candy margarita is the perfect combination of sour and sweet! What You’ll Need. Tequila Lime Juice Cotton Candy Limoncello La Croix Ice Shaker Rocks Glass In a cocktail shaker, mix: 2 ounces lime juice and silver tequila (I do 3 ounces but adjust for personal taste). Shake the cocktail vigorously to create a froth. Fill glass with ice and place a handful of cotton candy on top of the ice. Pour shaker contents over the cotton candy and watch it evaporate into the cocktail. Top the drink off with Limoncello La Croix. Stir the settled sugar at the bottom…
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Snowflake Martini
Ending off this snow filled week with a Snowflake Martini. It only seemed appropriate! What You’ll Need: Vodka Blue Curacao Cream of Coconut Lemon Juice Coconut Flakes Honey Dessert Plates Cocktail Shaker Ice Martini Glass Spread coconut flakes on one of the dessert plates and agave/honey on the other plate. I use Tres Agaves Organic Agave Nectar, but any kind of honey or agave syrup works. Dip the martini glass in the agave and twist to coat the rim. Then immediately do the same in the coconut flakes. Set glass aside. In a cocktail shaker, mix 3 ounces of vodka, 2 tablespoons of lemon juice, (The lemon juice can be…
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Heart Eyes Bubbly
What You’ll Need: Fluff Champagne Glitter Sprinkles Champagne Flute Dip the champagne flute in the fluff. Twist until covers rim and a border around the top edge of the glass. Then roll in sprinkles before fluff hardens. Add glitter to bottom of champagne flute, add champagne and drink the bubbly!
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Cotton Candy Champagne
Cotton Candy and champagne, is there any better combo?! What You’ll Need: Cotton Candy Candy Hearts (I recommend the Sour Patch Kids candy hearts! The original candy hearts will dissolve instantly in the champagne, and the Sour Patch still have fun sayings!) Brut Champagne Wine Glass Fill a wine glass with Brut champagne of choice. The cotton candy adds a lot of sugar to the cocktail so I highly recommend only Brut! Top with cotton candy until it covers the mouth of the wine glass. Place the candy hearts in the champagne and enjoy! The cotton candy will eventually fall in the glass and disintegrate in the champagne. the candy…
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Whisky Sour
What You’ll Need: Lemon Juice Lime Juice Orange Juice Agave Bourbon Lemon Brewed Tea Orange Ice Rocks Glass Cocktail Shaker In a cocktail shaker, mix: 3 ounces of bourbon, 1 ounce orange juice, 1 ounce lemon iced tea, a drop of agave, and add lemon and lime juice to taste ( I add mostly lime juice since the tea is already lemon flavored. I use about 1 teaspoon of lemon juice and 2-3 teaspoons of lime juice), and ice. Shake vigorously until ice cold. Pour shaker contents into the rocks glass. Garnish with an orange pinwheel. Whiskey Sour with Makers Mark Whisky Bourbon and mixed with Pure Leaf Lemon tea, Tres…
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Chocolate Espresso Martini
What You’ll Need. Hot Cocoa Mix Vodka Cold Brew Coffee or Espresso Vodka Frother Cocktail Shaker Ice Martini Glass In a cocktail shaker, mix 3 ounces of vodka, 1-2 scoops of your favorite powdered hot cocoa, 1 ounce of cold brew or espresso, (I recommend Vital Proteins Hot Cocoa Collagen Latte, that is also dairy free. You can also sub in 1 ounce of Bailey’s Irish Cream, if preferred.) and ice. Shake vigorously until ice cold. Pour shaker contents into the martini glass. Chocolate Espresso Martini with Tito’s Vodka, Proteins Hot Cocoa Collagen Latte, and Starbucks Cold Brew Dark Roast. Martini Glasses from Crate and Barrel.
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Holiday Champagne Recipes
Tipsy Rudolph What You’ll Need. Champagne, Red edible glitter Candy Cane Lane Mimosa What You’ll Need. Champagne, Red edible glitter, Splash of OJ, Candy Cane Additional holiday mimosa ideas: Champagne, OJ, Pomegranate juice and seeds Champagne, Cranberry juice, Cranberries, Rosemary Sprig Champagne, Cranberry juice, Orange pineapple juice, Cranberries, and Lime wedges Champagne, Grand Marnier, Simple Syrup, Cranberry juice Champagne, Pomegranate juice, Rosemary Sprig Rim glass with sugar, Champagne, Grenadine, Rosemary Sprig Champagne, Green edible glitter, Cranberries My favorite drink edible glitter; It is made by a brewery.
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Christmas Cosmopolitan
Thanks to Carrie Bradshaw and the rest of the girls on Sex and the City, Cosmopolitan martinis have been my go-to drink. I put a Christmas spin on Carrie’s classic cocktail. What You’ll Need: White Cran-Strawberry Juice Triple Sec Vodka Cocktail Shaker Ice Martini Glass Cranberries Rosemary Sprigs In a cocktail shaker, mix: 3 ounces of vodka, 1 ounce triple sec, the white cran-strawberry juice (add according to personal taste! I only use a splash), and ice. Shake vigorously until ice cold. Pour shaker contents into the martini glass. Garnish with cranberries and rosemary sprigs. You can crush up some of the cranberries and add them to the martini glass…
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Bad Santa Cocoa
Santa Claus loves his hot cocoa and I love my holiday Peppermint Mocha from Starbucks. So why not combine the two for a hot holiday drink?! What You’ll Need. Godiva Chocolate Liqueur Peppermint Schnapps optional Hot Cocoa Mix Frother Whipped Cream Candy Cane Mug Fill your mug a little more than half way with hot water. I usually use a tea kettle since I make at least two at a time. Add 1-2 scoops of your favorite powdered hot cocoa to the boiling water. My favorite way to make hot chocolate recently is with the Vital Proteins Hot Cocoa Collagen Latte mix. This mix not only has the benefit of…
