- Apple Martinis
- Carrot Spritzer
- Frozen Lemonade Cocktail
- Frozen Mudslides
- Green Vodka Cooler
- Hot Cider Rum Punch
- Lava Flows/Strawberry Coladas
- Lemon Drop Liqueur
- Mambo Margaritas
- Nantucket Lemonade
- Oprah's Pomegranate Martini
- Tuppertinis
- Watermelon and Rose Sangria
- White Wine Strawberry Sangria
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Carrot Spritzer
Recipe from Christie
November 2005 Supper Club
To make Carrot Spritzer, process 3-4 fresh carrots in a juice extractor. Pour 3 ounces of carrot juice and 1 tablespoon of freshly squeezed grapefruit juice into a tall champagne flute. Top with 1-1/2 oz of chilled champagne. Garnish with a carrot peel and serve immediately.
Frozen Lemonade Cocktail
Perfect for celebrating patriotism, you can make red, white and blue versions of this cocktail.
- 1 cup vodka
- 6 cups of ice
- 6-8 hulled strawberries
- 1 can of frozen lemonade
- Mix well in blender and serve.
The above takes care of your red version. For blue, swap out the vodka and use blue curacao, and for the white, leave out the strawberries.
- 4 cups crushed ice
- 2 (1.5 fluid ounce) jiggers vodka
- 2 (1.5 fluid ounce) jiggers coffee flavored liqueur
- 2 (1.5 fluid ounce) jiggers Irish cream liqueur
- 2 tablespoons chocolate syrup
- 1/2 cup whipped cream
In a blender, combine crushed ice, vodka, coffee liqueur and Irish cream liqueur. Drizzle in Chocolate syrup. Blend until smooth. Pour into glasses and garnish with whipped cream.
- 1 cup rum
- 4 cups apple cider
- 1 cup cranberry juice
- 4 orange slices
- cloves (insert cloves into the orange slices)
Warm up ingredients (in the microwave works fine). Can serve warm or at room temperature. Looks nice in a punch bowl.
- 2 cups sugar
- 1 cup water
- 5 lemon rinds, cut into strips
- 3 cups vodka
- 1/4 cup lemon juice
Combine sugar and water in a medium saucepan; cook over medium heat 5 mins or until sugar dissolves, stirring constantly. Remove from heat, stir in rind. Cool completely. Stir in vodka and lemon juice.
Sterilize 2 wide mouthed 1 qt jars. Divide vodka mixture between jars. Cover each jar w/metal lid & screw on band. Store in cool, dark place three weeks, shaking jar every other day.
Line a fine mesh sieve with a double layer of cheesecloth; strain mixture through into a bowl. Discard solids. Return liqueur to jars or clean decanter; stor chilled in refrigerator or freezer. Yield: 4 3/4 cups. Keeps in freezer for up to a year.
To serve, pour over ice with two parts sparkling water for a cool, delicious lemon spritzer. To serve straight up, coat the rim of a chilled martini glass in lemon juice, then dip the rim in sugar. Garnish with a slice of lemon.
Mambo Margaritas
This is from the book The Sweet Potato Queens Book of Love.
Easy to make, dangerous and delicious!!
- 12 ounces frozen limeade concentrate (do not thaw)
- 12 ounces Corona beer (or other light beer)
- 12 ounces carbonated lemon-lime beverage
- 12 ounces tequila
6-8 servings
Put limeade into a large pitcher. Stir in rest of the ingredients. Serve.
Oprah's Pomegranate Martini
Serves 2
- 1 1/2 cups pomegranate juice
- 2 oz. Absolute Citron vodka OR white tequila
- 1 oz. Cointreau liquor
- Cup of ice
- Optional: Splash of sparkling water
- Optional: Squeeze of lemon
Shake ingredients in a shaker and put in chilled martini glasses. Put pomegranate fruit into glass as garnish.
Watermelon and Rose Sangria
Serves 8
- 1 cup ripe strawberries, hulled
- 2 cups seeded watermelon, cut into small cubes
- 1 lime, thinly sliced
- 3 tablespoons sugar
- 1/4 cup Cointreau
- 750 ml bottle rose wine, chilled
- 3 cups lemonade, chilled
Cut strawberries into eighths and place into a large jug with watermelon and lime. Sprinkle sugar over the top, then gently pour in liqueur. Leave at room temperature for 1 hour. Stir in wine and lemonade. Serve.
White Wine Strawberry Sangria (aka Mom Juice)
- 1 bottle dry white wine, such as Pinot Grigio or Sauvignon Blanc (White Zinvandel is also a good choice, and I've also used Wild Vines' Strawberry Zin)
- 1/2 cup strawberry schnapps
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 2 cups sliced fresh strawberries (or one bag of frozen strawberries)
- Ice
- Whole strawberries (optional)
In a 2-quart pitcher stir together wine, strawberry schnapps, and sugar until sugar dissolves. Add sliced strawberries and chill for 1 to 4 hours. Serve over ice. If desired, garnish with whole strawberries. Makes 5 or 6 (about 8-ounce) servings.
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