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Thirsty Thursday {Holiday part 3}

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Twas the Thursday before Christmas, and houses everywhere

Are stocking their cabinets, With liquor and beer.

Drinks will be poured into everyone’s glass

Soon they’ll be drunk, and will fall on their ass

We will toast to the end and the start of a year

Filled with happiness, love, lots of laughter and cheer

So raise your glass towards the sky, Scream with all of your might

“Happy Thirsty Thursday to all, And to all to all a good night!”

 

English and Literature were always my strong subjects Smile

Let the Holiday weekend begin!!

 

Hot Choco-nut

  • 1 oz Baileys Irish Cream
  • 1 oz Coconut Parrot Bay Rum
  • 1 oz Hot Chocolate

Prepare hot chocolate per usual, then add in your Baileys and coconut rum. Top with whipped cream and chocolate shavings

Blue Christmas

  • 2 oz Vodka
  • 1 oz Hypnotic
  • 1 oz Pineapple Juice

Mix together in shaker with ice. Pour into chilled glass rimmed with Truvia

Holly Jolly-Tini

  • 2 oz Cranberry Juice
  • 1.5 oz Vodka
  • Splash of fresh lime juice

Mix together in shaker with ice. Pour into chilled glass. Garnish with fresh cranberries

Thirsty Thursday {Classics}

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Combining sour mixes, syrups, liqueurs and juices can become very overwhelming to our sensitive stomach’s. Sometimes less is more, and drinks that have the least amount of ingredients in the mix are often the best tasting and take longer to drink.

Here are some examples that will be sure to have you sipping slowly, and looking classy.

Thirsty Thursday Classics

Dry Martini

  • 2.5 oz Gin or Vodka
  • 1/4 oz Dry Vermouth
  • 2 Green Olives or a twisted lemon peel

Mix Liquor and Dry Vermouth in shaker with ice, and strain into chilled glass. Add olives or lemon peel

Tom Collins

  •  2oz Gin
  • 1 oz Lemon Juice
  • 2 oz Club Soda
  • 1 Packet of Truvia

Mix ingredients in shaker with ice. Strain into chilled glass. Garnish with lemon slice.

 SoCo and Lime

  • 3 oz Southern Comfort
  • 2 Lime Wedges, squeezed

Served on the rocks

 Mimosa

        

  • 3.5 oz Champagne, Chilled
  • 1.5 oz Fresh Orange Juice
  • 1/2 oz Triple Sec

Serve in champagne flute with orange slice for garnish.

Bellini

  • 1.5 oz Pureed Peaches
  • 4 oz Sparkling Wine
  • Fresh Lemon Juice

Combine ingredients in shaker with ice. Serve in cooled champagne glass

Margarita

  • 2.5 oz Tequila
  • 1 oz Fresh Lime Juice
  • 1/2 oz Triple Sec
  • Lime wedge for Garnish

Combine liquid in shaker with ice. Pour into chilled glass rimmed with salt.

And every Sex and The City fan’s favorite…

Cosmopolitan

  • 2 oz Vodka
  • 1/2 oz Triple Sec
  • 1/2 oz Lime Juice
  • 1/2 oz Cranberry Juice

Mix ingredients in shaker with ice. Strain into chilled glass and garnish with lime slice.

Cheers to keepin’ it simple and classy!

Thirsty Thursday {Vanilla}, Quote of the Day, and a Giant Bowl of Mai Tai

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Happy Friday! Finally!

After work, my sister-n-law and I went to iParty to pick up a few decorations for my brother’s 30th birthday Luau this weekend. Now, when I say “a few decorations”, I actually mean that we bought the whole Hawaiian section of the store.

From Leis to coconut bras, punch bowls to bamboo fence décor, it looked as if Hawaii had exploded all over the backseat of our SUV. But, when it come to party’s, “Go big or go home” is what I always say. :)

We plan on making a giant Mai Tai bowl as the main drink of the night.

In the punch bowl will go:

  • 30 oz Light Rum
  • 15 oz Dark Rum
  • 15 oz Orange Juice
  • 15 oz Pineapple Juice
  • Fresh Lime Juice
  • Pineapple slices
  • Orange Slices
  • Cherries

Aloha!

There is a lot of decorating and preparing to be done, so I will leave you with some Thirsty Thursday recipes that I neglecting to post last night. Also, todays Feel Good Friday Quote of the Day!

Enjoy!

This weeks Flavor…Vanilla

Drink # 1 Vanilla Key Lime

  • 2oz Vanilla Vodka
  • 1oz Fresh Lime Juice
  • 3oz Pineapple Juice
  • 1 packet of Truvia

Add ingredients to shaker filled with ice.Strain into chilled glass with lime wedge. Rim glass with crumbled graham cracker crumbs.

Drink # 2 Vanilla Apple Pie

  • 2oz Vanilla Vodka
  • 2oz Apple juice
  • 2oz Ginger Ale
  • Cinnamon

Mix ingredients in shaker and pour into chilled glass with thinly sliced apple

Drink # 3 Vanilla Lime Ricky

  • 2oz Vanilla Vodka
  • 3oz Diet Sierra Mist
  • Frozen Raspberries
  • Fresh Lime Juice

Pour ingredients into blender with ice. Blend and serve in chilled glass. Garnish with slice of lime.

Vanilla vodka also tastes great mixed with Diet Coke, Diet Cherry Coke, or added into your favorite Iced coffee.

Not your morning coffee of course, but hey, It’s 5:00 somewhere.Winking smile

Cheers to another long-awaited weekend, and a quote from my man Johnny!

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Thirsty Thursday {Citrus}

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Get your Tum’s ready, because it’s time to kickoff another Thirsty Thursday with some tangy Citrus bevies! These drinks will be sure to leave you all puckered up Winking smile, Snookie style.

Thank you for dressing the part with your orange skin, Snooks.

Drink #1 Lemon Lip Smacker

  • 2 oz Absolut Citron or any Lemon flavored alcohol
  • 1/2 oz Fresh Lemon Juice (or 3oz Crystal Lite Lemonade)
  • 1 tsp Truvia (if using lemon juice)

Mix Vodka, Lemon Juice (or Crystal Lite) and Truvia in shaker with ice. Pour into chilled glass and garnish with thinly sliced Lemon.

Drink # 2 Pink Grapefruit Martini

  • 1.5 oz Absolut Ruby Red
  • 3 oz Pink Grapefruit Juice
  • 2 T Fresh Lemon and Lime Juice

Mix Ingredients in shaker with ice. Pour into chilled glass, rimmed with Truvia. Garnish with thin slice of Grapefruit.

Drink # 3 That Bloody Orange

  • 1.5-2 oz Absolut Mandarin or plain Vodka
  • 3 oz Blood Orange Juice
  • Fresh Lime Juice

Mix ingredients in shaker with ice. Pour into chilled glass, rimmed with Truvia and garnish with thinly sliced orange.

Cheers to puckered lips, tangy tongues and a guest appearance from our very own Orange Princess!

Thirsty Thursday {Melon}

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Let’s get pourin’!

Drink #1 Honey Dew-Tini

  • 1.5oz Smirnoff Melon
  • 1/2oz Lime Juice
  • 1 cooled Honey Dew Melon Ball

Serve in chilled glass

Drink #2 Watermelon Rush

  • 1.5oz Smirnoff Watermelon
  • 1/2oz Lime Juice
  • splash of sprite zero
  • Slice of Watermelon

Serve in Chilled glass

Drink #3 Jolly Rancher Melon

  • 1.5oz Bacardi Melon
  • 3oz Fresh Cranberry Juice
  • Splash of Soda Water

Serve in chilled glass

Drink #4 Watermelon Margarita

  • 1c de-seeded Watermelon, pureed in blender
  • 2.5oz Tequila
  • 1 packet of Truvia
  • 1/2 Lime

Blend together with ice and serve in chilled glass. Garnish with watermelon slice.

Whew, I’m thirsty. They all sound so refreshing!

Cheers to health, happiness, and tomorrow being Friday !! xoxo