Watermelon Lime Aguas Frescas – “Fresh Waters”
Aguas Frescas – translated in English meaning “fresh waters” – are refreshing non-alcoholic drinks often made with fresh fruit. They are popular in Mexico and in the southwest United States. One of my favorites is Watermelon Lime Aguas Frescas. A fabulous way to stay hydrated during the summer.
Holiday Mocktail Recipes
Cheers to the holidays! Enjoy my fabulous holiday mocktail recipes! Full of fun and flavor + some secret ingredients! Remember the Shirley Temple’s that our Mom’s ordered for us when we were children? Now days the craze is “Dirty Shirley’s” – the adult version of a Shirley Temple – with vodka, grenadine, lemon lime soda […]
Strawberry Shrub Cocktails – A Blast From the Past
If you enjoy cocktails that are not cloyingly sweet, you are going to love a shrub cocktail! Shrubs are made with three simple ingredients – fruit, vinegar and sugar. My favorite shrub is strawberry. Shrub cocktails and mocktails were popular in the 19th century before refrigeration was readily available. Vinegar was poured over fruit to […]
Fun with Mocktails
To help your guests who are refraining from alcohol feel more at ease, make your mocktails as much fun as your cocktails. These are my favorite ways to dress up my mocktails: FANCIFUL ICE CUBES: Freeze colorful fresh fruit (strawberries, raspberries, mandarin orange segments) in ice cube trays with clear soda or diet soda (ginger […]
