Frozen Strawberry Daiquiri Recipe

Whether you are creating frozen margaritas or daiquiris, here are a few basic tips that will help you get the most from your blender.


Use frozen fruit: For most frozen drinks having a key ingredient like fruit already frozen will help you get the consistency in the final product that you want. Even thirty minutes in the freezer for most fruit will help. This also allows you to store unused fruit for later use.

Add the liquid ingredients first: For most frozen drinks add the liquid (ideally chilled) ingredients first, then the frozen fruit and finally the ice or frozen yogurt.

Start the blender at a low speed and increase speed to get the desired texture. Too thicken the drink, just add ice. Too thin? Add more fruit or liquid

Strawberry daiquiri (for two)


Ingredients:

1/4 cup light rum
2 teaspoons lime juice (ideally fresh)
2 cups of fresh frozen strawberries
2 cups of vanilla ice cream.

Place the rum and juice in the blender and mix. Then add the strawberries and ice cream and continue to blend. Start the blender on a low speed untilblending begins, then increase the speed. Pour into two cocktail or specialty glasses and garnish with a half strawberry or strawberry fan.

Lemon Drop Martini Recipe

Lemon Drop Martini

1 1/2 ounces vodka
1/2 ounce orange liqueur (Triple Sec, Grand Marnier, Cointreau, etc.)
1 teaspoon sugar
3/4 ounce freshly-squeezed lemon juice
Ice cubes
Superfine sugar for dipping
Twisted peel of lemon

After Dinner Mint Signature Drink

A perfect signature drink idea is the After Dinner Mint:
Ingredients:
3/4-shot of Bailey's
3/4-shot of Kahlua
1/4-shot of crème de menthe. 

This great signature drink is a dessert-y after-dinner drink.  It's like drinking your dessert as opposed to eating it, and sometimes, it's less calories, depending on whatever dessert you would order.  You don't taste the alcohol. Just the sweet!

Bananas Foster Cocktail as a Wedding Signature Drink

One of the best ways to keep your wedding budget on track is to tame your bar budget.  Cash bars at a wedding are not an option.  So how does one handle the cost of an open bar without going broke? Two words...signature drink.  Choose a beer or wine that you love and then a signature drink. In addition to water and a few soda, that's all you really need to make your guests happy. Signature drinks are great - they can match your wedding decor, or be named after the couple, or symbolize a special memory for the couple. Here are a possible ideas for your wedding's signature drink:
Ingredients:
Ice
1 shot vanilla vodka
1 shot banana liqueur
1/2 shot butterscotch schnapps
1/2 shot chocolate liqueur
Splash light cream
Garnish with banana, sliced in 1/2 lengthwise

Directions:
In a rocks glass filled with ice, stir together all ingredients and garnish with banana.

Signature Cocktail Recipe for Your Next Event

Cocktails represent a significant portion of the cost for any event, so it’s important for event planners to be familiar with cocktails and drink recipes when planning a reception. By including a signature drink into special events, it helps make the occasion both memorable and cost effective.   But there are many different cocktails to choose: vodka, rum, tequila and more. The trick is to choose a signature cocktail that complements the meal while pleasing the crowd with your selection. 

For those wanting a trendy vodka martini cocktail, Cosmopolitans are a favorite. When vodka makers elbowed their way into the gin-inspired martini world, it created a whole new world of possibilities. And then came the Cosmo, a vodka martini with fruit flavors. For a sophisticated cocktail party, try this one:

Recipe:
2 oz. Tito's Handmade Vodka
1 oz. Orange Liqueur
2 oz. Cranberry
Splash of Blood Orange Italian Soda
Twist of lemon

Combine first three ingredients in a cocktail shaker until well chilled. Strain into a martini glass top with splash of Blood Orange Italian Soda and garnish with twist of lemon.

Pairing Red Wine with Food

In a perfect world a food recommendation would be included on the back of a wine bottle. Fortunately we can give you the insiders tips to getting a wine and food combination just right. Barberra red wine is perfect with Pizza, pasta, lasagne and lemon chicken. When eating fish or tomatoes, Cabernet Sauvignon should be avoided. This wine is better suited with chocolate, roast lamb, steak and duck. Merlot is perfectly matched with grilled meats such as barbecue meat and chicken. Avoid sweet food with this wine. Pinot Noir is not well matched with spicy foods such as Indian, instead it is ideal with Salmon, tuna, lamb and duck. Shiraz is great with a meal of barbecue, peppered red meats and sausage but should be avoided with fish.

Pairing White Wine with Food

When creating a wine and food combination, Chardonnay is best complimented with Veal, Salmon, grilled cheese and white sauce. You should avoid spicy foods with this drink. Gewurztraminer is ideal when matched with Pork, Chinese foods and Swiss cheese but must be avoided with light foods. Pinot Grigio is not an ideal option for Tomatoes and spicy food as this combination may create a rather unpleasant taste. Riesling is a very dry wine and perfect when teamed with Veal, Shrimp, cream sauces and Turkey. Sweet food should be avoided with Riesling and Sancerre however.