Logan Birthday

 Cinnamon and Coconut

Copycat Arctic Circle Lime Rickey

2 liter bottle of Sprite or 7UP

1-2 limes, cut into wedges

ice cubes

grape snow cone syrup (see recipe below)

Grape Snow Cone Syrup

2 cups white sugar

1 cup water

1 (0.14 oz.) package grape Kool-Aid flavored drink mix 

(one person said just go buy Frozen grape juice and its so much better)

If you make the Snow cone Syrup-

1. In a saucepan, stir together the sugar and water. Bring to a boil and boil for about 1 minute. Remove from heat and stir in the drink mix. Allow to cool completely and store in a container for pouring. 

2. Once the syrup has cooled, fill a glass with Sprite and add as much ice as desired. Pour 2-4 Tbsp. of grape syrup into the glass. Add more or less, depending on how much grape flavor you want. Squeeze a fresh lime wedge or two into the drink and throw the squeezed wedge into the drink for good measure. 

He wanted ribs and Hot Ones dipping sauces

Lassi

 

• Simply Recipes
  

• 1 cup canned pineapple, including the pineapple juice, can use mango

• 1 cup plain yogurt

• 1/2 cup milk (i put pineapple juice instead)

• 4 teaspoons honey or sugar, more or less to taste

• 1t Vanilla
  

• 7 Ice cubes or more

• Put everything in the blender and chop. DRINK!
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We drink this with spicy Indian Butter Chicken.

It is so easy and simply delicious, perfect with spicy dishes.

This would be great for hot summer days too.

blood orange mocktail

One Lovely Life 

1/8/21     serves 5-6 people, double next time

TO MAKE A PITCHER (ABOUT 4 or 8 CUPS): 

8c        4c
2 c       About 1 cup crushed ice cubes
4c         2 cups blood orange juice (about 8 oranges, dbl 14 oranges)
1-2T      2–4 tsp. fresh lime juice
1-2T      2–4 tsp. agave (I just used 2-3T of sugar, dbl 1/4c)
2 2/3c    1 1/3 cup sparkling water
10-20    8–10 mint leaves
10         5-6 slices of blood orange and/or lime, for garnish (optional)

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INSTRUCTIONS

FOR A PITCHER:
Squeeze and press the oranges- set aside. Save 5-6 slices of oranges for garnish to go on the glass.

Place crushed ice cubes in 5-6 (or 8-10)glasses. a pitcher with at least 1 quart (4 cups) capacity.
Add blood orange juice, fresh lime juice, and agave. (Taste your blood orange juice before adding the agave/sugar. Sometimes it’s super sweet juice, other times, it’s tart. That’ll help you determine how much sweetener you might need.)

1/8/20 I just added the sugar right to the blood orange juice and stirred, it dissolved well.
Stir to combine.
Top off with sparkling water.
Garnish with mint leaves and citrus slices

Orange Julius

Gimme Some Oven

• 4 fresh oranges, peeled
• 2 cups ice (or use frozen bananas)
• 1/3 cup milk (your preference – regular, soy, coconut, etc.)
• 1-2 tablespoons honey (or agave or your desired sweetener), if needed
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract, store-bought or homemade
• Protein powder- pea protein
• top with whipped cream or coconut cream

DIRECTIONS:

Combine all ingredients in a blender, and blend until smooth.  Add more ice if you would like.

Crockpot hot chocolate

• Delish

1 and 1/2 c. semi-sweet chocolate chips
1/4 c. cocoa powder
1/2 c. sugar
1 tsp. vanilla extract
1 c. heavy cream
6 c. whole milk
Mini marshmallows, for garnish

DIRECTIONS

1. Combine all ingredients except marshmallows in a slow cooker. Stir to combine.
2. Cook until everything is melted, stirring occasionally, 2 hours on LOW.
3. 10 minutes before serving, add marshmallows and let them get melty. Garnish with more mini marshmallows, if desired.

Limeade

Limeade

• Grated zest of one lime (about 1 Tbsp)
• 1 cup lime juice (from about 4-6 Persian limes)
• 3/4 cup to 1 cup granulated sugar
• 3 cups water
• Several sprigs of fresh mint

Method  1 Make simple syrup: In a small saucepan bring to a boil the sugar, one cup of water, and the lime zest. Once the sugar is dissolved (which it should be by the time the water boils), remove from heat and let cool for for a few minutes.                                                 The amount of sugar is a guideline, it depends on how sweet you like your limeade and how tart your particular limes are.                                                                                         2 Strain out lime zest, add lime juice, water, sprigs of mint: Place a strainer over a bowl, or wide-mouthed serving container, and pour the sugar syrup through it, straining out the lime zest. Add the lime juice and 2 cups of water. Taste for sour/sweet balance. If too sweet, add a little more lime juice. Add several sprigs of fresh mint.   

I put everything in a pitcher and put it in the freezer for an hour, then serve with ice.

Chill, or serve immediately over ice.

Lemonade

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1 3/4 cups white sugar
8 cups water
1 1/2 cups lemon juice (4 lemons)

In a small saucepan, combine sugar and 1 cup water. Bring to boil and stir to dissolve sugar. Allow to cool to room temperature, then cover and refrigerate until chilled.  (or microwave for 1min. when done I added some ice to cool it down )

Remove seeds from lemon juice, but leave pulp. In pitcher, stir together chilled syrup, lemon juice and remaining 7 cups water.