Showing posts with label Cold Drinks. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Cold Drinks. Show all posts

Saturday, June 6, 2009

Okie Pokie Drink

Ingredients:
1 liter of orange juice
1 liter of pomelo juice
3 tbsps lime juice
1/3 cup grenadine syrup

Procedure:
Combine all ingredients in a pitcher. Stir until well-blended. Chill.

Wednesday, May 20, 2009

Lemonitos

Ingredients:
  • 2 tbsps lemon vodka
  • a handful of mint leaves
  • 1/2 cup crushed ice
  • 1/2 cold water
  • honey

Procedure:
  1. Combine lemon vodka, mint leaves, crushed ice and cold water in a glass. Stir to blend.
  2. Sweeten with honey, if desired.
  3. Serve at once.

Sunday, April 12, 2009

Fruit Punch

Ingredients:
  • 2 cups boiling water
  • 4 tsps tea
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 3/4 cup orange juice
  • 2 tbsps lemon juice
  • 4 bottles ginger ale, chilled
  • 1/2 orange, sliced thinly
  • halved strawberries
  • ice

Procedure:
  1. Pour fresh boiling water over tea, steep for 5 minutes. Strain.
  2. Add orange and lemon juices. Chill thoroughly.
  3. Add ginger ale and pour over ice in punch bowl.
  4. Float with orange slices and halved strawberries.

Tuesday, February 10, 2009

Fruity Water

Add wedges of fruit in your cold drinking water. Use a medley of citrus fruits like oranges, lemons and dalandan or use a combination of melons and watermelons. The fruits do not only add color, they also infuse the water with vitamins and a healthy sweetness.

Sunday, February 1, 2009

No-Fuss Sangria

Ingredients:
  • 2 green apples, cored and sliced into bite-size piecs
  • 2 oranges, peeled and cut into bite-size pieces
  • 1 quart pineapple juice, chilled
  • 1 quart orange juice, chilled
  • 1 bottle red wine, chilled
  • simple syrup (Equal parts of sugar and water. Boiled for a few minutes)

Procedure:
  1. Place the fruit slices in a pitcher.
  2. Pour in the pineapple juice, orange juice and red wine.
  3. Add in the simple syrup to taste. Stir.
  4. Pour into glasses, add ice cubes if desired and serve.

Thursday, January 1, 2009

Pineapple-Calamansi Punch

Ingredients:
  • 3 cups pineapple juice
  • a cup calamansi extract
  • 3/4 cup white sugar
  • 2/3 cup light rum
  • 2-3 cups of cubed ice

Procedure:
  1. Put all ingredients in a punch bowl. Mix well.
  2. Add ice. Garnish with orange slice and cherries.
  3. Serve cold.