Scooby snack

Scooby Snack

Booze
2 parts Cocunut Rum
1 part Melon Liqueur

Mixer
3 parts Pineapple juice

Garnish
Whipped cream

Directions
Start with a shaker full of ice, next add the melon liqueur, coconut rum, pineapple juice, and the whipped cream. Shake well until all parts are fully mixed. Serve as shots or in a low ball glass over ice.

Sangria

I love fruity drinks. I had some Sangria at Alisa’s birthday party. It’s so addicting and delicious!

Berry Sangria

Booze
4 parts White rum
3 parts White wine
1 part Red wine

Mixer
1 part Cranberry juice

Garnish
Raspberries
Blackberries
Blueberries
Strawberries

Directions
First, soak the strawberries, blueberries, blackberries, and raspberries in rum for at least 3 hours – although I cover them in a bowl and soak overnight.

Once the fruit is ready, mix the white rum, white wine, red wine and cranberry juice in a pitcher. Play with the proportions to suit your taste. Liberal sampling is recommended. In fact invite a neighbor or two over to sample a glass just to be sure. Then – Add the fruit.

Ladle into large goblets and serve chilled – preferably with an afternoon barbecue.

Variation – I have also tried to mix in a bit of Sprite or 7-up, although it makes it a bit too “fizzy” for my tastes.

Berry Good

My friend Michelle always has a new drink for me. It’s a lovely sweet and fruity drink!

Nuts and Berries

Booze
1 part Raspberry liqueur
1 part Hazelnut liqueur

Mixer
1 part Cream

Directions
Chill a martini glass. Add one part Frangelico and one part Chambord to a martini shaker with ice. Add one part milk or cream. Shake till frosty, pour into martini glass.

Creamy shot

I had this for the first time last year on my birthday. Ooh.. give it a try, it’s a lovely shot!

Buttery Nipple

Booze
2 parts Butterscotch Schnapps
1 part Irish cream

Directions
Using a cocktail shaker filled with Ice, pour in 1 part Butterscotch Schnapps and 1 part Irish cream. Shake it up, and pour it out in an Old-Fashioned style glass to shoot back.

Tastes about the same but is a bit thicker (and therefore I prefer it) than the original.

Chocolate Cake shot

My friend Michelle bought me this shot at the karaoke bar. It was sooo good! It really tastes like a chocolate cake.. you gotta try it out!

Chocolate Cake Shot

Booze
1 part Hazelnut liqueur
1 part Lemon vodka

Garnish
Lemon
Sugar

Directions
Pour one part lemon vodka to one part Frangelico (Hazelnut liqueur) in a shot glass. Prepare a lemon wedge by wiping the peel with lemon juice, and rolling it in sugar.

It’s kind of like a tequila shot: lick the sguar off the lemon first, then take the shot, and finish by biting into the lemon wedge.

As soon as the lemon is bitten, the entire mixture turns into chocolate cake in your mouth!

Fried Ice Cream

I was thinking about fried ice cream when I saw Fried Ice Cream ice cream at the store. It was really good. But, I had to have the real thing. My boyfriend and I went to Chapala’s. It was sooo good! Yum! Here’s a great recipe of this delicious dessert. The original recipe can be found at Allrecipes. Enjoy!

Fried Ice Cream

Original recipe yield: 8 balls
8 Servings

Prep Time: 15 Minutes
Cook Time: 2 Minutes
Ready in: 4 Hours

INGREDIENTS

– 1 quart vanilla ice cream
– 3 cups crushed cornflakes cereal
– 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
– 3 egg whites
– 2 quarts oil for frying

DIRECTIONS

1. Scoop ice cream into 8 – 1/2 cup sized balls. Place on baking sheet and freeze until firm, about 1 hour.
2. In a shallow dish, combine cornflakes and cinnamon. In another dish, beat egg whites until foamy. Roll ice cream balls in egg whites, then in cornflakes, covering ice cream completely. Repeat if necessary. Freeze again until firm, 3 hours.
3. In deep fryer or large, heavy saucepan, heat oil to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
4. Using a basket or slotted spoon, fry ice cream balls 1 or 2 at a time, for 10 to 15 seconds, until golden. Drain quickly on paper towels and serve immediately.

Cheese Dip

Beefy Cheese Dip

I found this great recipe over at Allrecipes. My aunt made this cheese dip that had beef in it. This was a couple years ago. I asked her about it but she couldn’t remember the recipe. I’ve been searching forever for a similiar recipe. It took awhile but I found one. I made this last night. It’s so simple to make. It tastes really good. I used Velvetta cheese for the processed cheese. The recipe says you should shred it but the cheese is so sticky it sticks to the shredder. I just chopped it up into small pieces. It melted just fine. I didn’t add sausage and made it for only 32 servings. We had the great dip with some tortilla chips. It was enough for three people with extra left over for another snack for all of us later. The above picture was taken by me and is being used on Allrecipes. 🙂

Here’s the recipe:

INGREDIENTS:
1 pound ground beef
1 pound sausage
1 bunch green onions, chopped
1 (16 ounce) jar salsa
2 pounds processed cheese, shredded

DIRECTIONS:
1. In a large skillet, brown beef and sausage. Drain excess fat.
2. In another large skillet, mix green onions, salsa and process cheese over a low heat. Continue stirring until cheese melts.
3. Add meat to the cheese mixture and simmer uncovered until ready to serve.

Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes
Ready in 30 Minutes
Yields: 72 servings

Cherry wind

Here’s a great drink recipe from Bacardi. Rum and fruit juices are always pleasing to me.

BACARDI Tu Tu Cherry

Ingredients
1 oz. BACARDI Gold rum
1/4 oz. cherry liqueur
2 oz. orange juice
3 oz. cranberry juice

Directions
Mix all ingredients. Serve

Mai Tai

Ahh, the Mai Tai! This is definately my favorite alcoholic drink of all time! It’s fruity and tasty. I always forget the names of most drinks but I never forget the Mai Tai.

Mai Tai

Booze
2 parts Light rum
2 parts Dark rum
2 parts Gold rum
1 part Orange Curacao

Mixer
1 part Lime Juice
1 part Orgeat syrup

Garnish
Maraschino cherry

Directions
1 ounce Light rum
1 ounce Gold rum
1 ounce Dark rum
1/2 ounce Orange Curacao (or Triple Sec)
1/2 ounce Orgeat syrup (Almond syrup)
1/2 ounce Lime juice

Mix well and pour into a fishbowl glass filled with ice. Serve with a straw and a maraschino cherry for garnish.

Optionally
Triple Sec can be substited for the Orange Curacao.
The dark rum can be added last and floated on the top of the drink.
If available 1/4 ounce of Rock Candy Syrup can be added.

Pin Cushion drink

I got drunk on New Year’s drinking Alize. We created a drink. It was made by me, Steve and Mike. It’s a fruity drink that tastes really good. Give it a try! I submitted it to iDrink.. but it can take up to 6 months to be on the site. They review it first so maybe it’ll be on there sometime. I’ll keep my eyes open for it. I had to work on New Year’s day. I had a headache but it wasn’t too bad. I should have taken it off too.

The Passion of the Pin Cushion

Ingredients
4 oz. Alize Red Passion
2 oz. Vodka
3 oz. Pineapple Juice

Directions
Pour ingredients into a cocktail shaker. Shake and strain into a glass filled with ice. Enjoy!