Posts tagged vodka
Super Bowl Sips | Lemonade Shandy
Ali Hedin | Super Bowl Sips Lemonade Shandy

HAPPY SUPER BOWL WEEKEND! We’re so excited in our family. We watch football all fall. When it’s Monday night and football is in the background of dinner, my daughter rolls her eyes and says “football again?” But she still knows the players and teams, so it’s not like she hates it as much as she pretends. It started with my youngest’s obsession with football as a baby and has grown into a full blown preoccupation.

Super Bowl is literally the biggest thing at our house. Once it is over, my youngest sinks into a small depression when football ends and start watching reruns of games from the season. Then there’s combine, the draft, and the preseason. Do don’t worry about him too much. He’s already started setting up his mock draft for this off season.

Ali Hedin | Super Bowl Sips Lemonade Shandy

For the kids cocktails this year I’ve been making fizzy lemonade. They love it. It’s just sparkling water that I stir in powdered lemonade. That’s what they’ll be drinking this Sunday. But it reminded me of beergaritas - also known as the Lemonade Shandy.

Lemonade Shandies are one of my favorite things to mix up when you host a party for a football game. They are boozy but not so boozy that you can’t keep up with the whole game (and the ads). Clearly we aren’t hosting parties this year thanks to the Covid which has literally ended all fun social interactions. I still left the ratios for the ingredients as punch bowl sized. I don’t recommend you drink the whole thing yourself. Think of it as ratios that you can adjust.

Ali Hedin | Super Bowl Sips Lemonade Shandy

SUPER BOWL SHANDY

36 ounce corona beer

2 cups vodka

52 ounces lemonade

In a pitcher or a punch bowl, combine all of the ingredients and serve with a wedge of lemon.

Ali Hedin | Super Bowl Sips Lemonade Shandy
weeknight cocktail | mandarin mule
Ali Hedin | Mandarin Mule for Chinese New Year

Yesterday I shared a really really fast Chinese Chicken Wrap recipe that's super delicious.  You'll love it.  You'll love it even better with a quirky little cocktail inspired by Chinese New Year. 

Clearly, this is really un-authentic.  But that's not what I'm going for.  I like to celebrate.  I like to have a reason to celebrate and I think Chinese New Year is an awesome reason to celebrate.  Who doesn't love good Chinese food and a cocktail?  

Inspired by the sweet and spicy flavors in Chinese cuisine, I added a little Mandarin vodka to a regular Moscow Mule transforming it to a little something that everyone will love!  

Ali Hedin | Mandarin Mule for Chinese New Year

MOSCOW MULE

Over a glass filled with ice, mix together vodka and ginger beer.  Garnish with wedges of mandarin oranges!  

2 ounces mandarin vodka

4 ounces ginger beer

slices of mandarin oranges

Ali Hedin | Mandarin Mule for Chinese New Year
Ali Hedin | Mandarin Mule for Chinese New Year

weeknight cocktail | watermelon fizz
Ali Hedin | Watermelon Fizz for Galentine's Day

This year I wanted to host a Galentine's Day for my best gal pals.  Unfortunately, we're dealing with one who is just coming out of the ER, two that have been sick, and two that can't stop traveling for work.  It looks like it's turning into a post-Valentine celebration. 

No matter when we get together, these fizzy watermelon cocktails will go down easy.

Ali Hedin | Watermelon Fizz for Galentine's Day
Ali Hedin | Watermelon Fizz for Galentine's Day

WATERMELON FIZZ

serves 4

In a blender, combine watermelon and vodka.  Puree until totally smooth.  Divide equally into four martini glasses and top with DRY Sparkling Watermelon!  Garnish with a heart shape of watermelon skewered with rosemary.

1 cup cubed watermelon

4 ounces vodka

DRY Sparkling Watermelon

Ali Hedin | Watermelon Fizz for Galentine's Day
Ali Hedin | Watermelon Fizz for Galentine's Day

Charm Hour :: Spiced Pineapple Punch

Large Pineapple Jar from Waiting on Martha

I can't express to you how vital a good punch recipe is.  A good punch recipe gets you out of mixing individual cocktails, it looks quite swanky, and it's a really simple way to add a festive flair to even the most mundane event.  This time of year, nothing seems mundane - a punch makes your party fancy without hardly even trying.  Just pour the ingredients together and serve.  

Voila!

Charm Hour :: Blackberry Martini

What a week.  My children had the week off from school which meant I was the full time entertainment committee.  We went to Whidbey, we hosted playdates, we did art projects and now we are ready for them to go back to school.  Soon.  

Until then, let's sip cocktails and catch up on the fun things some of my friends did this week 

:: Are you sending invitations out for a Oscar Party?  

Kelly at Studio DIY has a printable Oscar Ballot for you.

::  Sharon put together an amazing playlist for our party at Alt Summit.  

Find out how here.

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S'mores cupcakes

!!  My brilliant friend Melissa {otherwise known as Lulu the Baker} made these.  

::  Did you see

Amy's red tulle skirt

?  I loved it when I saw it in person and I have been pinning tulle skirts like a maniac.  I think it's time for my own.  

See you Monday!