Beverages

With spring in the air and Kentucky Derby day approaching it is the perfect time for this refreshing Ginger Mint Julep Recipe.

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There is still plenty of time left for summer fun! And nothing enhances a summer get together like a big pitcher of lemonade or limeade to quench your thirst. These drinks are cool and are sure to be appreciated at any summer party or picnic.

For St. Patrick’s Day it is traditional to make everything green, and that includes beverages!  Here is a collection of 10 Green Shakes and Smoothies for the holiday.

Some of the drinks are healthy, and some are more desserts.  But they would all make a delicious snack for St. Patrick’s Day this year.

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St. Patrick’s Day will be here soon, and what better way to celebrate than with a healthy green smoothie, like this Matcha Pear Green Smoothie.

I bought some Matcha Green Tea Powder a few months ago, because of its antioxidant properties. I am trying to eat more healthy foods, and I have heard lots of people raving about the advantages of green tea powder, so I figured why not give it a try? I am not a big fan of green tea, so after I bought it the powder just ended up sitting in my pantry until I decided to use it in this smoothie.

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Football season is in full swing, and my husband and I are enjoying all the action and excitement! We don’t get to many games in person, but that doesn’t mean we can’t have a fun Homegate experience while we watch our favorite teams. This past weekend we created a Japanese themed Football party featuring a Japanese Inspired Bloody Mary and Sushi.

This made a great change from our typical pizza and chicken wings, and added some spice to the games! Football might not be a big sport in Japan, but that doesn’t mean we can’t mix the two cultures together. Bloody Mary is a cocktail that has lots of variations, so it just lends itself to experimentation. I didn’t want to spend a lot of time putting together our Homegate, so I used a LiDestri Bloody Mary cocktail as a base.

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My oldest daughter graduated from college over the weekend! This is a huge milestone, so naturally we had to have a family graduation party and celebrate her accomplishments. We had Mother’s Day to celebrate too, so it was a combination party with family and friends. For dessert we had a graduation cake and Coke Floats, which were the perfect ending to a hot and humid day.

We made a Coke float bar, which featured Vanilla ice cream, Coke, Diet Coke, chocolate chips, various sprinkles and gummy worms for making the ultimate Coke Float.

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Winter is the perfect time to indulge in some amazing seasonal cocktails.  Here is a collection of 15 of my favorite drinks, perfect for warming up those cold winter nights!

Just click through the slide show to see all the amazing cocktails.

The holidays celebrations mean holiday cocktails!  And one of the easiest holiday cocktails to make is Sangria, because you can make it ahead of time and chill it until the party starts.  I made this Cranberry Orange Sangria with white wine for one of our holiday celebrations.

The Cranberry Orange Sangria is pretty easy to make.  I boiled some cranberries with sugar to make a sweet cranberry flavored syrup, and then drained it off.  Then I combined the cranberry syrup with some white wine, more cranberries, some cinnamon sticks and an orange.  After a few hours of chilling in the refrigerator the flavors have melded into a nice fruity wine, perfect for the holidays.  Make ahead cocktails like this just make hosting a party easier!