Dreami Kiwi Lemonade

I know its fall and not really Lemonade season, but I finally made this recipe and it's delicious.  I have a thing for making fun specialty drinks.  My kids love them and I feel like it makes dinner more fun.

2 cups ice cubes (I added a little more at the end because I wanted it more smoothie-like)
8 kiwis, remove the outside skin and chop
1 1/4 cup fresh lemon juice (about 6 lemons)
1 cup sugar
1 cup water

Using a blender, mix the ice, kiwis, lemon juice, sugar and water.  Pour in glasses and serve.

This is from the blog bakingwithblondie.blogspot.com.  Here is her picture.  They are beautiful!

Fun Holiday Drinks

Here are two new recipes for fun Holiday "Mocktails".  I love any occasion to make fun, fancy drinks and Christmas is no exception.  Along with our tapas party on Christmas Eve we had these fun drinks called "Jack Frosts"


JACK FROSTS
1 bottle Pina Colada mix
1 quart softened vanilla ice cream
1 quart pineapple juice

Mix in blender and freeze.

To serve: Put two large scoops in tall glass and pour ginger ale over.  Garnish with pineapple or maraschino cherry.


The second drink we had for our Christmas Day dinner, but I think this drink would be fun for a new years eve celebration also.

MOCK PINK CHAMPAGNE
1/2 cup sugar
1 cup water
1 (6oz.) can frozen orange juice concentrate
1 (6oz.) can frozen grapefruit juice concentrate
1 bottle (28oz.) chilled ginger ale
1/3 cup grenadine syrup

Early in the day, mix sugar with water in saucepan and boil 5 minutes and then cool.  Add frozen concentrates and refrigerate.  At serving time add ginger ale and grenadine syrup.  Stir and serve.

Pina Colada

This is the easiest, yummiest summer drink.

4 oz. cream of coconut (not coconut milk)
4 oz. pineapple juice
1 1/2 cups ice
1/2 cup frozen pineapple chunks

Throw it all in the blender and mix well.

This is fun to garnish with a pineapple or cherry.  It's also fun to garnish the rims with some sugar (or colored sugar for a fun holiday).  Just wet the rim of the glass with water or juice and dip it into sugar.

Raspberry Lemon Limeade

Homemade lemonade is great in the summer.  Here is a recipe with a little twist to regular lemonade that we had with dinner the other night.

6 lemons, juiced

2 limes, juiced

1 cup sugar 

6 cups water

1 cup fresh raspberries

Combine the liquids and the sugar until it dissolves and then add the raspberries. Let it sit several hours or overnight because it gets better with age.