Peach Sunshine Juice

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Sunshine in a glass is what came to mind when I tried this tasty Peach Sunshine Juice. I've made a bunch of different juices since I got my cheapie juicer a few weeks ago, and this might be my favorite one yet. Ready for the recipe?

The Green Monster Smoothie

Today I wanted to share one bad mutha of a smoothie recipe. Sometimes called "The Green Monster" because of the bright green color, this smoothie is chock full of nutrients. Sure, the color is a little scary, but I personally could not taste the spinach in this, which was great. Ready for the recipe?

Strawberry, Orange & Cucumber Juice

Welcome to Eat Your Fruits and Vegetables Week!

I don't know about you, but lately I've been feeling the urge to clean, throw out, and start with a clean slate. My entire life seems out of whack lately, nutrition being part of that.

After rounding up a whole bunch of fruits and vegetables, I decided to create a juice recipe that had strawberry, orange and cucumber. The carrots, grapes and spring salad mix were also looking good, so I added those in as well. I juiced it on up and hoped for the best.

The result was incredible. This is a seriously delicious juice. My kids were giving me the puppy dog eyes, wanting to try it, so I poured them a drink and waited to see their reaction.

The toddler made a funny little face like he tasted a lemon - but only for a split second. He seemed to consider the drink for a few moments, and then he chugged it. Success! My daughter drank her juice down quickly as well, and bugged me all day long for more juice. I was so happy that they were digging the juice and getting more servings of fruits and vegetables in their diet. Ready for the recipe?

Don't forget to submit your Summer drink recipes

It is finally Summertime for the majority of Jam Hands readers, and I thought it would be a great time  to put together a collection of our favorite refreshing Summer beverages. This is my way to feature your amazing blogs and hopefully bring new readers to all of your sites.

Please link up as many posts as you would like as long as they are a recipe for a refreshing Summer drink. You don't have to link back to me, but I sure would appreciate it if you did. There will be a link at the top of my blog to this post so if you want to come back and add more links later you are welcome to. Happy linking!

June Summertime Refreshing Drinks

Fuzzy Navel

Fuzzy Navel
Makes 1 serving

1 1/2 oz. Peach Schnapps
6 oz. OJ

1. Fill a highball glass with ice. Add peach schnapps and OJ. Stir.

Source: Not sure where I got this exact recipe but it is a well known cocktail

Hard Lemonade

Hard Lemonade
Makes 1 serving

2 parts fresh lemonade (Sweetened if you like it that way)
1 part vodka
Lemon
Ice

1. Cut lemon in half. Run open edge along rim of tall glass then dip in sugar. Fill glass with ice. Add vodka then lemonade. Stir and enjoy.

Source: Not sure where I got this recipe. Trying to track it down.

Limoncello Milkshakes

Limoncello Milkshakes
Serving sizes vary, adjust ingredient amounts accordingly

1 Pint Vanilla Ice Cream, approx.
2-3 shots Limoncello, depending on how boozy you want it
1/2 c. milk, approx.
1/2 to 1 cup ice, approx.

1. Blend all ingredients thoroughly, adjusting ingredient amounts to suit your thickness/thinness preferences and tastes.

Souce: Not sure on this, might be Nigella or I might've come up with it.

Amaretto Squeeze

Amaretto Squeeze


Makes 1 serving

1 part Amaretto
1/2 Lemon
Ice

1. Pour amaretto into a normal glass, then squeeze the juice out of half a lemon. Add a few ice cubes.

Source:

Blush Cocktails

Blush Cran-Rass Cocktail
Mix equal parts cranberry with raspberry juice with blush champagne.

Blush Sunrise
Mix equal parts orange juice and blush champagne. I actually thought of combining the two, mimosa style, then read on Napa Style Michael Chiarello site that he had dubbed the concoction a Napa Sunrise.

I am not much of a wine drinker, but I do love Asti, and generic mutations thereof. I picked up some Blush Champagne to see if overly winey and under-ly champagney. For my tastes, it leaned too much on the wine side of things, but mix it with some orange juice or cranberry juice and I am buzzing all weekend.

Strawberry Sparklers

Strawberry Sparklers
6-8 servings

2 1/2 c. freshly squeezed orange juice, chilled
10 oz. frozen strawberries, partially thawed
1 bottle dry champagne, chilled
Whole strawberries for garnish

1. Process orange juice and strawberries in blender or food processor until smooth. Pour into pitcher and refrigerate. Just before servings, add champagne and stir gently. Garnish each glass with a whole strawberry.

Source: Ann Lund

Frozen Wine Cooler

Frozen Wine Cooler
8-10 servings

1 (46 oz.) can pineapple juice
1 (12 oz.) can frozen lemonade concentrate
1 (12 oz.) can froze tangerine juice concentrate
1 (2 liter) bottle Sprite
1 (750 cc) bottle medium dry white wine

1. Combine all ingredients in a large freezer container and mix well. Freeze, covered, until firm. Let stand at room temperature for 1 hour before serving. Serve with maraschino cherries and fruit.

Source: Ann Lund

Apricot Coolers with Cherry Ice Cubes

Apricot Coolers are a delicious surprise that quench your thirst and look doubly cute with cherry ice cubes.

Apricot Coolers with Cherry Ice Cubes
Makes several servings

1 (46 oz) can apricot nectar, chilled (I bought single cans, about 11 oz. each)
1 (12 oz) can frozen lemonade concentrate, thawed
1 (32 oz) bottle lemon-lime flavored soda, chilled
Cherry ice cubes (if desired)*

1. In a large nonmetal pitcher or punch bowl, combine apricot nectar and lemonade concentrate; mix well. Just before serving, add carbonated beverage. Serve over ice cubes. Makes 22 (8 oz) servings.

2. I made a much smaller batch (1/4 of original recipe) and kept the apricot/lemonade mixture in a tupperware until ready for use. I then filled a glass with ice, added apricot/lemonade mixture to fill 1/3 of glass, then topped it off with 2/3 part of soda.

*To make cherry ice cubes, place a maraschino cherry in each section of ice cube tray. Fill halfway with water; freeze until firm. Fill try with water and freeze completely.

Source: Not 100% sure but I believe an Ann Lund cookbook

Peachy Dew Cocktail

Peachy Dew Cocktail
Makes 1 serving


2 parts Mountain Dew (My husband does his ratio 1:1)
1 part Peach Schnapps
Ice

1. Add mountain dew and schnapps together and stir. Add ice and serve.

Source: Husband

Apple Cider Shake

Craving a delicious, non alcoholic beverage? How about one that tastes like delicious apple sherbet? This is the one. This Apple Cider Shake is a flavor explosion that hits just the right spot. 

Apple Cider Shake
Makes 1-2 servings

1 scoop vanilla ice cream
Splash of OJ
7 Up or similar soda (to thin drink to your consistency liking)
Apple Cider

1. Mix ingredients in a blender. Adjust according to your tastes. I added more than just a splash of OJ, and thinned the mixture out with apple cider and soda until it was satisfactory. YUM!

Source: Not sure where I got this recipe from. I can't seem to track it down. I will update the source if I can find it.

Linking up at Sweet As Sugar Cookies and Skip To My Lou.

Toasted Almond Cocktail

Toasted Almond Cocktail
Makes 1 serving


1 part Amaretto
1 part Coffee liqueur
2 parts Cream

Traditionally bartenders just add the ingredients one after the other over ice. I prefer to add all three ingredients to a shaker, shake very well and then pour over ice.

Bocci Ball Cocktail

Bocci Ball Cocktail
Makes 1 servings

1 1/2 oz. Amaretto
6 oz. OJ
club soda (if desired)

1. Fill a highball glass with ice. Add amaretto and OJ. Stir. Splash club soda on top (optional).

Smith and Wesson Cocktail

Without a doubt this is my favorite alcoholic beverage. The amounts are a little hard to nail down. I just eyeball it when I make it and it always turns out great.

Pay attention to the instructions and the pouring order. The reason for this is that if you were to add the soda at the very end, it foams up the milk/cream and leaves a nasty residue all over your glass. You want to pour the soda over the ice, let it settle then gently add the remaining ingredients. The result is a smooth, bubble free cocktail that tastes amazing.

Smith and Wesson Cocktail
Makes 1-2 servings

1 part Coffee liqueur
1 part Vodka
1 part Cream or milk
1/2 up to 1 can Cola or Pepsi (I used diet and it tasted awesome)

1. Fill a tall glass with Ice and add Cola. Let the drink settle until the bubbles are gone, then gently pour in Coffee Liqueur, Cream, and Vodka. Stir to combine and enjoy.

Moscow Mule

Moscow Mule
Makes one serving


2 ounces vodka
1 ounce lime juice
4 ounces ginger beer

Use vodka that has been stored in a freezer. The ginger beer and fruit should have been stored in a refrigerator. Stir vodka and juice together well in a copper mug or a chilled Collins glass. Add fresh cracked ice and a swizzle stick; top with ginger beer. Garnish with a lime wedge.

Variation: Ginger ale may be substituted for ginger beer.

Penzey's Secret Banana Smoothie

Bananas are standard fare for breakfast at our house. After awhile, even I get sick of bananas, so this is a welcome change. In case you were wondering, the secret is a tiny bit of almond extract.

Secret Banana Smoothies
Makes 1 large serving, shown
 

1. In a blender, add 1 cup milk, 1 cup ice cubes, 1 banana, 1 tsp. almond extract and 1 tsp sugar (optional). Blend until smooth.

Recipe courtesy of Penzeys One magazine.

Tootsie Pop Cocktail

Tootsie Pop Cocktail
Makes 1 serving

1 part Coffee liqueur
1 part Root beer

1. Prepare a tall glass full of ice then add the coffee liqueur, next add the root beer. Add a tootsie pop to garnish. Out of the wrapper preferably.