Shy Violet Margarita

February 14, 2020 By palatablepastime in alcohol, Alcoholic, Beverages, Cocktails, Fruits, Juices, Limes, Mexican or Southwest US, No Cook, tequila Tags: #MargaritaWeekend, blue drinks, boozy fun, creative margarita recipes, romantic cocktails, romantic drinks, tquila, Valentine'sDay, violet, weekend of love 5 Comments

A shy violet margarita might be demure at first glance. And while roses are red, and violets are blue. Don’t be shy. Tell me, do you love margaritas too?

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Strawberry Lemonade Martini #NationalMartiniDay

June 19, 2019 By palatablepastime in alcohol, Alcoholic, Beverages, Cocktails, Fruits, Lemons, Strawberries, United States, Vodka Tags: #NationalMartiniDay, cocktails, lemonade, martini, mixed drinks, strawberry, summer recipes 8 Comments

Summer fun is as easy as strawberry lemonade and even more interesting when made adults-only as a strawberry lemonade martini!

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Sonoran Sunrise

May 3, 2019 By palatablepastime in Alcoholic, Beverages, Cactus Pears, Cocktails, Fruits, Juices, Main Ingredients, Mexican or Southwest US, Oranges, tequila, United States Tags: alcoholic beverages, Cinco de Mayo recipes, cocktails, orange juice, party drinks, prickly pear syrup, sunrise, tquila 5 Comments

The classic tequila sunrise cocktail gets a desert twist with the addition of prickly pear syrup instead of the usual grenadine.

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Passion Fruit Zombie #FreakyFruitsFriday #Sponsored

October 19, 2018 By palatablepastime in Alcoholic, Beverages, Caribbean, Cocktails, Fruits, Juices, Pacific Rim, rum Tags: #FreakyFruitsFriday, beverages, boat drinks, caribbean, cocktail hour, cocktails, halloween, happy hour, party drinks, passion fruit, rum, tiki drinks 6 Comments

The dead have put the squeeze on exotic passion fruit to make their favorite undead drink: the passion fruit zombie.

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Vodka Paloma

March 12, 2018 By palatablepastime in Alcoholic, Beverages, Cocktails, Fruits, Grapefruit, Mexican or Southwest US, Vodka Tags: #RSC, alcoholic drinks, beverages, cocktails, Grapefruit, lime, Paloma, strawberry, summer drinks, vodka 8 Comments

Vodka based Paloma cocktail with a hint of strawberry and lime.

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Christmas Party Punch

November 26, 2017 By palatablepastime in Beverages, Cocktails, Fruits, Hawaiian/Pacific Island, Juices, No Cook, Non-Alcoholic, United States Tags: celebration, cocktails, easy, fruit juice, Hawaiian Punch, holiday, party, punch, rum, sundaysupper, Sweet Eats 5 Comments

Perfect holiday punch with Hawaiian fruit juicy red flavors- spiked, or not.

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Prickly Pear Margarita

July 9, 2017 By palatablepastime in Alcoholic, Beverages, Cactus Pears, Cocktails, fruit, Stovetop, tequila, United States Tags: alcoholic, beverages, Cactus Pears, cokctails, homemade syrup, pink, prickly pear syrup, southwest, sundaysupper, tequila 9 Comments

Top shelf margarita with a cactus pear syrup made simply from scratch.

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Pineapple Mai Tai

June 30, 2017 By palatablepastime in alcohol, Alcoholic, Beverages, cocktail, Cocktails, fruit juice, Juices, No Cook, pineapple, polynesian, rum, United States Leave a comment

Fruity take-off from the traditional Don the Beachcomber Mai Tai.

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White Peach and Honeysuckle Martini

June 19, 2017 By palatablepastime in Alcoholic, Beverages, Cocktails, Cooking Method, Course, Flowers, Main Ingredients, Stovetop, United States, Vodka Tags: #NationalMartiniDay, beverages, cocktails, floral, fruit, honeysuckle, honeysuckle syrup, martini, peach, vodka 5 Comments

Summer in the south would not be complete without peaches heavy on the trees, honeysuckle on the breeze, and sitting on the veranda with a white peach and honeysuckle infused martini in hand.

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