Showing posts with label blended. Show all posts
Showing posts with label blended. Show all posts

Tuesday, July 10, 2018

#NationalPinaColadaDay Yes, please!


#NationalPinaColadaDay

All hail the drink I cannot get enough of while sitting next to the Citrus Grand Deck Pool at our favorite Vegas Hotel. Nothing beats a frosty adult beverage while on a break away for normal life.

However, the Pina Colada is underrated. Even though I think this drink is great for a random Tuesday night, I don't ever order the drink in a bar, unless it is a Tiki Night, because blended drinks can be a pain for even the best bartender. At home, where I don't have to drive anywhere, because, whew. I have to sit down.

Rum, pineapple juice, coconut cream and ice. Blend.  Enjoy.

cheers,
andrea

Thursday, February 22, 2018

Happy National Margarita Day


I call them The Sisters.

And they were delicious!



Did I mention I make my own Margarita mix?

Pineapple, strawberries and papaya... Oh My!


Tequila makes the world go round!

Happy Margarita Day!

Sunday, December 4, 2016

25 Days of Cocktails | Day 4: Andrea's White Russian


Once a year, a local downtown favorite opens for brunch. There is always a wait, you will always see friends and the food is always amazing. Today was that day.

After stuffing my face with an Herb Goat Cheese omelet,  I met up with a few more friends to sample and buy wine at another local favorite. I found the perfect champagne for New Years Eve and my friend found the perfect, 'I am having foot surgery so I will be bed ridden for a month' wine. If you can't find me, I will be sitting in her room with my feet up too!

Walking back to my loft, full and happy, I needed one more thing. Cookies. Oreo Thins to be exact. As soon as I hit the door, three crispy wafer cookies made it into my mouth. Needing to wash the delightful chocolate taste down, I knew exactly what I had to do.

I give you, Andrea's White Russian:

1 1/2 oz Smirnoff Cinna-Sugar Twist Vodka
1 1/2 oz Kahlua
4 oz Almond Milk
2 oz Cream Soda

Place a small handful of ice cubes in a blending glass. Add vodka, then Kahlua, almond milk and finally cream soda. Blend, I use a stick blender, until satisfied and pour into your favorite glass. Top with a few dashes of cinnamon. Drink up!

It really was the perfect cap to my day, even though it is only 3 pm! I Think I'm going to grab a few more cookies!

cheers,
andrea

Sunday, May 29, 2016

My Sunday Wake Up Call




What better way to enjoy a lazy Sunday morning? I give you Strawberry Sunrise.

To a blender, add:

1 small banana
4 large strawberries, remove tops, quartered
1/2 orange, juice directly into glass - save a slice for garnish
1 1/2 oz of Smirnoff Vanilla Vodka
1 1/2 oz of Rumchata
Ice

Blend until smooth. Garnish with an orange slice.

Laying in a hammock...swinging in the sun...the most lovely of mornings.

cheers,
andrea