HELP MAKE MOTHER'S DAY...MORE SPECIAL.."drinks to her health" RECIPES

Spicy Sangria Bloody Mary Cocktail
6 fully ripe tomatoes or a 28oz. can peeled tomatoes
1 cup fresh orange juice
1 x 4oz can green chilies, drained and rinsed
slice of raw onion
1/3 cup lime juice
1 tsp sugar
1/4 tsp sea salt

Blend everything and add hot sauce to taste
 to serve add 2 ozs tequila to each 1/2 cup of tomato mix, and enjoy

Rich cooked eggnog..good to drink on your balcony at night...
3 cups milk
3/4 cup sugar
8 egg yolks
1 cup rum or brandy
1/2 tsp vanilla extract

ground cinnamon or ground chocolate


Bring the milk to boil, then reduce heat and simmer, adding sugar, stir to dissolve.
In an electric mixer, beat the egg yolks till thick and lemon colored.

Gradually add 1 cup of the warm sweetened milk into the egg yolks, then return to pan and cook over low heat, stirring for about 3 mins until it has thickened.
remove from heat and cool to room temp., pouring into a heatproof jug, stirring occasionally.
Stir in the alcohol and vanilla.... chill

serve in small glasses topped with grated cinnamon or chocolate.

Pitcher Margaritas

2 cups crushed ice
1 cup tequila
1/2 cup lime juice
1/4 cup powdered sugar
1 egg white
1 ozs. triple sec/Grand Marnier
slices of lime

In a blender, combine everything except the lime slices, and blend until frothy.
Transfer into a glass jug and add slices of lime..serve in salt rimmed glasses

REAL Sangria
2 oranges
2 lemons
1.5 liters rose, Burgundy or other red wine (chilled)
1/4 cup sugar
1/2 cup brandy
1 ripe apple
1 x 28ozs carbonated water (chilled)

Juice 1 lemon and 1 orange, add the wine and brandy in a large pitcher or punch bowl.
Stir in the sugar to dissolve.
Add the apple cored and chopped the other orange and lemon, sliced.
and add the carbonated water.

serve in pitchers or punch bowl.

Celebration punch
2 oranges peeled and segmented
1 medium pineapple peeled and cut into chunks ( may use canned packed in juice not syrup)
2 cups strawberries halved
Place in a single layer in a  glass dish and  freeze.


1.5 liters dry white wine ( chilled)
1 cup brandy
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup lemon juice
2 cups carbonated water ( chilled)

In a punch bowl, stir together the wine, orange juice (from segmented oranges), brandy, sugar, lemon juice  until sugar dissolves.
Add fruits and carbonated water, and serve

Cream Liqueur..bit simpler than the other one but still packs a punch!

1 x 14 ozs can of condensed milk  at room temp.
2 cups flavored liqueur ( orange, cherry coffee, mint, chocolate & etc.) 
2 cups single cream

blend everything together and serve in glasses over ice.

This is great and can be made in a hurry