Thirsty Thursday: Pomegranate Lemonade Twist

Summer is quickly approaching which means BBQ and Lemonade! This drink pairs perfectly with my Mongolian Beef Sandwiches from Tasty Tuesday! It's very refreshing, light, and has a little twist! Check out the recipe below and don't forget to share with me you Pomegranate Lemonade Twists!

You could always switch it up and use any fruit you want! Blueberries, strawberries, even watermelon! However you try this drink, enjoy! 

Thirsty Thursday: Peep-Arita, An Easter Margarita

I'm convinced that my dad is the king of margaritas. That's the only drink he ever orders. EVER. So when I decided I was going to make a margarita for Easter, obviously I called him and made him the official taste tester! I guess he really liked it because he kept drinking the glass I made him! He even ate the peep and called it a drunken bunny... Oh dad. Anyways, this is the perfect grown-up Easter drink! And it pairs perfectly with my Easter Eggs from Tasty Tuesday! My dad was very happy when I showed up at his house with tequila and eggs! 

Ingredients:

1 Part Tequila (Silver is preferred) 

3 Parts Margarita Mix

1 tbsp Grenadine

Food Coloring of Choice

Peeps of Choice (optional)

Directions:

1. To a shaker full of ice add: tequila, margarita mix, and grenadine. Shake to mix.

2. Pour mixture into a margarita glass.

3. Now it's time to pick your color! I wanted to go for a purple so I added red and blue food coloring. More blue than red because of the red grenadine. The lighting made the purple look darker, but it was much lighter. Obviously the peep isn't that neon, so yeah. 

4. For an optional garnish, cut a peep in the center and place it on the rim of the glass, Easter style! 

Obviously you can omit the tequila and have virgin margaritas! Which would be perfect for the almost legal drinkers! However you make this drink, enjoy! 

HAPPY EASTER!

Thirty Thursday: Sparkling Spiked Apple Juice (On Saturday!)

Yeah, okay, I'm late again. But this week has been pretty hectic. Some personal stuff but the biggest thing, which I can share with you, is that I was inducted into Sigma Beta Delta. SBD is the national honor society for business. Only the top 10% in each college, and the top 20% students in the national get inducted into SBD. It was such a huge honor. I got a pin, cords for graduation, a plaque, and a title that will stay with me forever. 

This was the obvious cause for celebration with my sparkling spiked apple juice!

Ingredients: 

1 Smirnoff Ice Sparkling Crisp Apple

1/2 C Apple Juice

1/2 C Cranberry Juice

1/2 Gala Apple (sliced)

Directions:

1. Pour in the Smirnoff.

2. Add the Apple and Cranberry Juice. 

3. Slice the apple and add to your drink. 

4. Stir it up and enjoy!

You could use any other fruit juice that you like to make a yummy combination! This ended up tasting just like apple soda, if there ever were such a thing. 

However you mix this, enjoy! 

Thirsty Thursday: Raspberry Mango Chiller

It's a grown-up drink for this week's Thirsty Thursday. Now yes, I know it's not Thursday. I do know that it's Saturday. But I didn't have any rum on Thursday. Made this last night, had too much (the whole mason jar), and promptly went to bed. So now, on this glorious Saturday, I'm finally posting my Thirsty Thursday post. Introducing, the Raspberry Mango Chiller.

Ingredients:

1 Container of Del Monte Mango Chunks

1 Container of Del Monte Mango and Pear Chunks in Passion Fruit Juice

1 C of V* Splash Diet Tropical Blend Juice

1/4 C Bacardi Pineapple Rum

1/2 C Talenti Roman Raspberry Sorbet 

Directions:

1. Combine all of the ingredients in a blend. 

2. Blend until smooth. 

3. Pour into a jar/cup. 

4. Add a sassy straw and enjoy! 

So I can't be exactly sure why the colors came out differently. It's the exact same ingredients and amounts. All I know is that new jar of Talenti was much lighter in color than my older jar of Talenti that I had for a little bit of time. The both tasted the same, and have been approved by Briam. And by the way, Briam enjoys Blue Long Islands and thinks they're "no big deal". So i was happy to hear that he liked my concoction. 

No matter how you try this recipe, enjoy!