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Drink Recipes

What better way to whet your whistle than with these crafty, satisfying cocktails, smoothies, punches, homemade coffee and ice cream drinks?! Mmm... kick back, relax and enjoy.

A nice chilled martini garnished with blue cheese stuffed olives.

Dirty Dry Martini

This refreshing cocktail goes down so smoothly! Serve it with blue cheese stuffed olives!

Glass of a single serving of malted milk powder mixed with milk

Homemade Chocolate Malt Drink Mix

This is so yummy! I love malted milk like ovaltine or carnation but the price ...

Two glasses of Holiday Toddy.

Holiday Toddy

Gramma used to do something like this with red wine during the holidays, but I ...

Photo of Lemonade Flavored Iced Tea, which I added some miniature ice cubes.

Lemonade Flavored Iced Tea

I made this Lemonade Flavored Iced Tea for many years. You can use either ...

Photo of Cinnamon Coffee, and before I top it with Extra Creamy Reddi Wip.

Cinnamon Coffee

I enjoy this cinnamon flavored coffee; especially after adding a bit of Half & Half ...

Sherbet punch is always the hit of the party!

Sherbet Punch

This has been a party and holiday staple in our home for years. My ...

This quick and easy refreshing Mango Lassi is the perfect balance of sweet mangoes and tangy yogurt made easy in a blender in less than ten minutes.

Mango Lassi

This cool and refreshing Mango Lassi is made quick and easy in the blender with ...

Lemon Sherbet (cocktail)

A soothing lemon cocktail. Don't skip the soda (or you can use seltzer) as ...

Two glasses of Skinny Eggnog with whipped cream on top.

Skinny Eggnog

This is really good if you like eggnog but don't like the fat. This is ...

Glasses of Hot Cranberry Orange Cider.

Hot Cranberry Orange Cider

Developed this for all the different guests we had over the holidays. It's perfect ...

So Yummy

Drink Essentials: Mid-Summer’s Delight

This is an excellent way to cool down on a hot Summer's day. It has ...

Mexican Rice Milk, Horchata Mexicana poured into two glasses.

Mexican Rice Milk, Horchata Mexicana

This rice drink is both refreshing and delicious. It is made with rice, almonds, cinnamon, ...

Two tall glasses filled with a mix of fruit juices.

Polynesian Smoothie

This beverage is refreshingly delicious and the flavor will take your taste buds on a ...

A glass of Grilled Lemonade.

Grilled Lemonade

Sweet, tart, and easy to make at home, lemonade is a delicious way to cool ...

Sangria

An authentic Sangria from the Valencia region of Spain. Use any dry, full-bodied red wine, ...

Fresh Cherry Lemonade

Fresh Cherry Lemonade

A little bit sweet, a little bit tart. Perfectly refreshing on a hot summer day! ...

So Yummy

Sunny Deck Drink Essentials: Gin Rickey

Here is one adult beverage that goes down nice and smooth on a warm Summer’s ...

A delicious and fun Italian Cream Soda recipe with flavors for everyone all topped with fresh whipped cream and complementary garnishes.

Italian Cream Soda

These super easy Italian Cream Sodas are the perfect chilly sweet treat for those special ...

This Homemade Lemonade is the perfect balance of sweet and tart.  Make a batch of this refreshing ice cold lemonade today.

Homemade Lemonade

There is nothing quite as refreshing as an ice cold glass of homemade lemonade. With ...

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