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February 5, 2016 — No Comments

Strawberry Sweetheart Valentine’s Day Drink

[tatsu_section padding= "90px 0% 90px 0%"][tatsu_row layout= "1/1"][tatsu_column layout= "1/1"][tatsu_text max_width= "" wrap_alignment= "center" animation_type= "none"]Valentine's Day is so soon! I know I already made the Cupid Shooters for this holiday, but I couldn't resist making another gorgeous red and pink drink. This Strawberry Sweetheart is perfect for a night in with your friends or your significant other.

Ingredients:

ice
sliced strawberries
frozen strawberries
pink champagne

To Make:

Puree your frozen strawberries until they reach a smooth consistency.
Pour strawberry puree and champagne into your glass—this part is just to taste! Add more strawberries if you want it a little sweeter or more champagne if you like it a little more boozy.
Add ice and sliced strawberries to garnish.

I like to slice my strawberries into hearts for a little extra Valentine-y flair! Just cut a small triangle out of the larger end to make the shape.

Who will you be drinking your Strawberry Sweetheart with this Valentine's Day?

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Published by Alexandra Adams in Drinks, Happy Hour, Holiday, Valentine's Day

January 20, 2016 — No Comments

Cupid Shooters

[tatsu_section padding= "90px 0% 90px 0%"][tatsu_row layout= "1/1"][tatsu_column layout= "1/1"][tatsu_text max_width= "" wrap_alignment= "center" animation_type= "none"]Valentine's Day is less than a month away, so it's time to start planning! While I have several heart themed DIYs coming up in the next couple weeks, I thought I'd start out with a drink to get us all in the mood.

Ingredients:

3/4 oz chambord
1 oz citrus vodka
1 oz cranberry juice

To Make:

Pour chambord, vodka, and cranberry juice into a shaker filled with ice and shake vigorously.
Strain into shooter glass and serve.

These pink Cupid Shooters are perfect for a Galentine's Day celebration, or for you and your girlfriend to drink before you get in the uber to your double blind date! Not that I'm speaking from personal experience or anything...

I've been loving all the pink and red in stores recently; Valentine's Day is so festive! How are you celebrating this year?

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Published by Alexandra Adams in Drinks, Happy Hour, Holiday, Valentine's Day

December 19, 2015 — No Comments

Three Ingredient Champagne Punch

[tatsu_section padding= "90px 0% 90px 0%"][tatsu_row layout= "1/1"][tatsu_column layout= "1/1"][tatsu_text max_width= "" wrap_alignment= "center" animation_type= "none"]If you're like me, you can probably just drink champagne straight out of the bottle and be pretty happy. But if you're serving it to a large group, it can get a little pricey—and dangerous—providing everyone with their own bottle (can you imagine??), so adding it to a punch is a great way to celebrate without having to buy a ton!

This champagne punch is the easiest thing in the entire world, I promise. Are you ready?

Ingredients:

2 liters of ginger ale
1 1.5L bottle of champagne
20 oz of frozen strawberries

To Make:

Add the champagne, ginger ale, and strawberries to a large punch bowl.
Done.

Seriously. Just dump everything in a bowl and serve!

You can never go wrong with adding more fruit or even juice concentrate either, so feel free to mix it up. This recipe is great as a base for more flavors or just on its own! And then you get to eat those amazing champagne-soaked strawberries...yum. I know what I'm toasting with on NYE!

PS. These disco ball drink stirrers would be a great addition to your flute of this punch![/tatsu_text][/tatsu_column][/tatsu_row][/tatsu_section]

Published by Alexandra Adams in Drinks, Happy Hour, New Years, Recipe

December 17, 2015 — 15 Comments

S’mores Shots in Real Chocolate Shot Glasses

[tatsu_section padding= "90px 0% 90px 0%"][tatsu_row layout= "1/1"][tatsu_column layout= "1/1"][tatsu_text max_width= "" wrap_alignment= "center" animation_type= "none"]I love s'mores, you guys. LOVE them. They generally get such a reputation for being a great summer treat, what with the whole bonfire/camping/outside thing. And while that's all well and good, they're really great all year round. I've even been known to roast a marshmallow or two on our stovetop every once in a while!

These shots are even better than regular s'mores cocktails because they're totally edible! The glasses are made of chocolate, which in my world makes them practically perfect.

Ingredients:

2 c semi sweet chocolate chips
1/4 c paraffin wax
Shot glass mold (I used this one)
1 oz Bailey's Irish Cream
1 oz marshmallow vodka
Marshmallow Fluff
Crushed Graham Crackers
Mini marshmallows (optional)

To Make:

Melt the chocolate chips and wax together in a double boiler. The wax helps thin the chocolate and make it easier to pour. Fill the cavities in the mold with the liquid. Put it in the freezer for about 20 minutes to let the chocolate set up and harden.
Pop the glasses out of the mold and dip the rims in marshmallow fluff and then in the crushed graham crackers.
Pour the Bailey's and marshmallow vodka into the chocolate shot glasses (optional: add a splash of chocolate liqueur if the chocolate shot glass isn't enough for you!)
I skewered mini marshmallows and roasted them over the stovetop just a bit for a garnish. If you have a crème brûlée torch, you can just drop them on top and roast them with that!

Enjoy!

The chocolate glass and the graham crackers rim makes almost like a bonus snack along with your drink! Are they not the cutest? I'm so excited for this shot glass mold, I can already see myself using it a ton in the future.

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Published by Alexandra Adams in Drinks, Happy Hour, Recipe

December 14, 2015 — 33 Comments

Boozy Peppermint Milkshakes

[tatsu_section padding= "90px 0% 90px 0%"][tatsu_row layout= "1/1"][tatsu_column layout= "1/1"][tatsu_text max_width= "" wrap_alignment= "center" animation_type= "none"]I love pumpkin spice as much as the next #basic girl, I truly do. It's the perfect fall flavor and I love when it comes back in season. However, nothing can ever beat the peppermint craze that surrounds the holidays. It's everything from candy canes to peppermint bark, and I can't get enough of it.

Over here on the east coast, it's been insanely warm this year. It hit 70 degrees yesterday—in the middle of December! I love the cold, so it has definitely not been feeling like the Christmas season so far. Today, I decided it was peppermint to the rescue! I've created a boozy peppermint milkshake so you too can enjoy the flavor of the holidays while staying cool.

Ingredients:

2 large scoops peppermint ice cream
1.5 oz peppermint schnapps
crushed candy canes or peppermints for garnish

To Make:

Dip the rim of your glass in simple syrup and then in the crushed candy.
Blend the ice cream and the schnapps together in a blender. I like to keep an eye on it while blending; I like still having a few lumps of ice cream in my cup. It doesn't make for the prettiest presentation, but it's definitely yummy!
Pour into glass and serve immediately.

This recipe makes one drink, but it's easily multiplied and easily eyeballed–just throw a bunch of ice cream in the blender with some schnapps and you're good to go! Mini candy canes make great additional garnishes for your glasses too.

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Published by Alexandra Adams in Christmas, Drinks, Happy Hour, Holiday, Recipe