The problem with trying to taste-test so many cheesecakes at Cheesecake Factory? You end up falling in love with their drinks, too. Like this Red Raspberry Martini, for instance. With three ingredients, this recipe should be easy, right? And the more testing you do, the better they taste! Ingredients 1 1/2 oz Stoli Raspberry Vodka [...]
I love margaritas, and I love any flavor, really. But more than any other I like the “plain” lime flavored kind. This is the recipe I’ve used since college, and it’s never failed to impress! Ingredients 1 6 oz can frozen limeade concentrate 6 fl oz tequila 2 fl oz triple sec Directions Pour all [...]
There’s something about mulled apple cider – to me, it’s the quintessential holiday recipe. This recipe shows that making mulled cider is easy – you just want it to sit and simmer for hours, to get the wonderful scent going! Ingredients: 1 gallon apple cider 2 tbs whole allspice 2 tbs whole cloves 6+ cinnamon [...]
My mom taught me a couple of tricks to making perfect fresh squeezed lemonade. The first trick is to mix in your sugar with water first – that way you don’t have to mix a whole pitcher, and you can be sure that all the sugar dissolves properly. The second trick she taught me is [...]
A Walk Me Down is strong. Really strong. But amazingly they are good, too! Walk Me Down Recipe Ingredients 1/2 oz vodka 1/2 oz triple sec 1/2 oz rum 1/2 oz gin 1/2 oz 1800 Tequila 1 oz sweet and sour mix 1/2 oz Blue Curacao liqueur 4 – 6 oz Sprite soda Directions Shake [...]
People sure love Outback Steakhouse, don’t they? Everybody I know thinks it’s awesome – including me! Anyway, a friend and I were drinking their Wallaby Darn drinks last weekend, and we thought it’d be a great idea to come up with a Wallaby Darn Recipe. After much experimentation , here’s what I came up with: [...]
Pina Coladas are great, especially on a hot Summer day. Frozen Pina Colada Recipe Ingredients 2 oz dark rum 1/2 cup pineapple cubes or 2 oz pineapple juice 1 1/2 oz coconut cream maraschino cherry for garnish pineapple wedge for garnish Directions Put all ingredients (except garnish) in blender with about 2 cups of ice. [...]
I love Lemonade Shakeups! It’s still a little bit too chilly for them, but when it warms up in the Spring I’ll pull out my favorite Lemonade Shakeup recipe and start having fun! Lemonade Shakeup Recipe INGREDIENTS 1/2 lemon 1/4 c. sugar 1/2 c. water 1 c. crushed ice DIRECTIONS Juice the lemon half, then [...]
I had someone email me asking for this recipe, and I had to Google it to figure out what the heck they were talking about! (Sorry Sarah!) Anyway, a pomertini is a pomegranate martini. They are also sometimes called pomegranatini. The pomertini recipe is pretty simple: vodka, pomegranate syrup, triple sec, and fresh lemon/orange as [...]
I love my coffee, and I especially love flavored coffee. Since I’m always looking for an excuse to use my wonderful cappuccino maker, I had to try this out. It’s totally easy. This is the recipe for pumpkin spice cappuccino that I used: INGREDIENTS: Your standard cappuccino the way you like it 1/2 tsp pumpkin [...]