Weekend Cocktail: Cool Off with a Frozen Jamaican Daiquiri

Whew! It's hot everywhere across the USA this weekend. Time to break out the blender and whir up some frosty, cold beverages and kick back to enjoy the weekend. This recipe comes from our new friends at Seagram's... their Escapes Coolers are a great base for many cocktails. This was one of my favorites. Happy weekend everyone!

 

 STRAWBERRY JAMAICAN DAIQUIRI

• 1 4pk Seagram’s Escapes Jamaican Me Happy
• 2 cups frozen strawberries
• 5 oz white rum
• 3 oz lime juice
• Lime wedge
• Fresh strawberries
• Ice

Combine rum, lime juice and ice in a blender. Add Seagram's Jamaican Me Happy and stir to combine. Pour into a large pitcher and serve in cocktail glasses. For a garnish, skewer a lime wedge and fresh strawberry and add to each glass.

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Martie's Weekend Cocktail: Limoncello Snow Cones

Yes... it is another hot, hot, hot summer weekend! We took a poll last night on our FACEBOOK page and asked our friends what sounded better; watermelon or limoncello concoctions. It was close, but the limoncello won out! Try my Limoncello Berry Snow Cone and let me know what you think!

LIMONCELLO BERRY SNOW CONE

This one is a spin on two of my favorite things. Pink Lemonade and snow cones! Doesn't that sound soooo good? I love limoncello; if you've ever been to Capri or the Amalfi Coast, you've certainly had it. It is divinely sweet and will give your lemonade a perfect finish. I decided to make pink lemonade by adding some raspberries and raspberry vodka. Doesn't this just look perfect for a hot summer afternoon? Here's how to make it:

3 cups fresh lemonade (add a little lemon zest or lemon peel-- yum)

1/4 cup fresh raspberries

1 ounce raspberry vodka

1/2 cup limoncello (Italian lemon liqueur)

Soak raspberries in the raspberry vodka for about 30 minutes. Mash the berries in the vodka and strain to remove the flesh and the seeds. You really just want the juice; that is what creates the pink color. Combine all ingredients. You can put this in an electric ice cream maker or put it on a cookie sheet and pop it into the freezer. The ice cream maker produces a creamier texture and the freezing produces an icy texture; use a fork to flake it into icy crystals. You don't have to freeze this drink; you can simply make it in a pitcher and pour over ice to serve. Garnish with lemon.

Next week... Watermelon Margarita Granitas!

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