ORANGE WHIP COCKTAIL

We decided not to cook, but to enjoy our evening meal out. We were having friends over for dinner the next night, and had been busy in the kitchen for most of the day, preparing for the multiple courses we were planning to serve. We walked down to a local restaurant, had a lovely dinner, and once home, put the kids to bed and mixed up this "Orange Whip" cocktail. Although it looked a little curdled, the orange juice gave it the appearance of being healthy, and the flavors came together deliciously.

ORANGE WHIP COCKTAIL

1 ounce Irish Cream
1 ounce amaretto
1 ounce Cointreau
4 ounces freshly squeezed orange juice

Pour the Irish Cream, amaretto, Cointreau and orange juice into a cocktail shaker filled with ice, shake well. Add orange juice and shake well. Strain into a glass.
Enjoy!

Recipe adapted from About Cocktails
http://video.about.com/cocktails/How-to-Make-5-Easy-Dessert-Cocktails.htm

SUPER CITRUS MARGARITA

Happy National Margarita Day

SUPER CITRUS MARGARITA

salt
juice of 1/2 a ruby red grapefruit
juice of 1/2 orange
juice of 1 lemon
juice of 1 lime
2 ounces tequila
1 ounce cointreau

Salt the rim of a cocktail glass.
In a cocktail shaker filled with ice, combine the grapefruit juice, orange juice, lemon juice, lime juice, tequila and cointreau. Shake vigorously, then strain into the glass.
Enjoy!

Recipe adapted from The Arkansas Democrat Gazette, May 2012
www.arkansasonline.com/news/features/food/‎

GINGER BOURBON COCKTAIL and MAINBRACE COCKTAIL

 Perfect to warm up a chilly evening!!

GINGER BOURBON COCKTAIL

1/2 cup sugar
1 tablespoon rainbow peppercorns
2 slices fresh ginger
ice
2 tablespoons lemon juice
2 ounces bourbon

In a pan, simmer the sugar with 1/2 cup water, stirring, until sugar dissolves. Off the heat, steep the peppercorns and ginger until cool, strain.
Fill a glass with ice, and 1 tablespoon of syrup, lemon juice and bourbon.
Enjoy!

MAINBRACE COCKTAIL

1 ounce of gin

1/2 an ounce of Cointreau

1/2 an ounce of grapefruit juice

In a cocktail shaker, shake with ice, then strain into a chilled cocktail glass.

Enjoy!

Recipe adapted from Dwell Magazine, September 2012

www.dwell.com/articles/recipes‎