AMERICAN HONEY LIMEADE

5 cups water
1 cup lime juice
2/3 cup sugar
2 tablespoons honey
2 kiwi fruit sliced

In a 2-quart pitcher combine water, lime juice, sugar and honey. Stir to dissolve sugar. Serve over ice with kiwi slices.

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FROTHY BELGIAN COFFEE

1 egg white (no yolk)
1 vanilla pod
Whipping cream
Shaved dark chocolate
Hot coffee of choice, stronger blends work best

Beat the egg white until it forms stiff peaks. Remove seeds from vanilla pod and add it to the whipping cream. Beat the cream until stiff, and fold in the egg white. Fill 4 glasses 1/3 full with the whipped cream ( Read more... )

PINA COLADA SMOOTHIE
Serves 1

1 6oz container coconut yogurt, frozen
1/2 banana, frozen
1/2 of a 20oz can crushed pineapple
1 cup nonfat milk

Put all in blender and whirl away. Pour in tall glass and enjoy.

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PINEAPPLE BUTTERMILK SMOOTHIE
Serves 1

20 ozs unsweetened pineapple chunks
1 cup buttermilk
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
Sugar, honey or sweetener to ( Read more... )

CUBAN ALMOND DRINK
Cubana Horchata

Here's a refreshing drink that's perfect for a hot summer's day.

Serves 4

1/4 cup blanched almonds
4 cups whole milk
1 cup granulated sugar
2 drops almond extract
1 vanilla bean, split
Crushed ice

With a mortar and pestle, pound nuts into a paste, or use prepared almond paste. Put in a medium-size heavy saucepan and add ( Read more... )

THAI ICE TEA

Thai red tea leaves are blended with star anise, cinnamon, and vanilla. The steeped tea then is flavored with sugar, and after being cooled is mixed with cream and often condensed milk for a refreshing creamy drink.

6 cups water
1 cup Thai tea
3/4 cup sugar
6 tablespoons cream
6 tablespoons condensed milk

In a kettle, bring water to a ( Read more... )

SOUTH CAROLINA PEACH FUZZIES
Serves 1

1/4 cup or 1 jigger light rum
Juice of 1/2 lime
1 tablespoon superfine sugar
(or granulated sugar put in the blender for a few seconds until finely ground)
1 ripe fresh peach, pitted but unpeeled
2 cups crushed ice 
(or several ice cubes put in the blender and crushed)

Place all of the ingredients in a blender and ( Read more... )

AMERICAN FIZZY SOUR CHERRY LEMONADE WITH RUM

This lemonade is spiked with white rum to make a refreshing summer cocktail, but alcohol is optional. One batch will completely fill your blender. If more is needed, make multiple batches rather than doubling or tripling the recipe.

2 lbs fresh sour cherries, stemmed
2 cups fresh lemon juice
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AMERICAN CHOCOLATE MINT SMOOTHIE
Makes 4 cups

2 cups milk, divided
1/4 cup instant cocoa mix
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/8 teaspoon peppermint extract
1 pint vanilla ice cream

Heat 1/2 cup milk just until hot. Combine hot milk and cocoa mix in blender. Process until smooth. Add remaining 1 1/2 cups milk, vanilla and peppermint, blend well. Add ice ( Read more... )

MEXICAN LIMONADA
5 servings

Since lime is one of Mexico’s national flavors, it’s not surprising that a glass of cold sweet-sour limeade is one of the national drinks. Unlike the simple drink from the street vendors’ tables, the limonada of the coffee shops and restaurants is often mixed with sparkling mineral water, making it more refreshing yet.

1/2 ( Read more... )

ARCTIC FOREST SMOOTHIE
Makes 1

1 peach, frozen
10 blueberries, frozen
1 cup light fat free vanilla yogurt, frozen
1/2 cup 1% milk
1/2 tablespoon crushed pecan
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract

Put all in a blender and whirl away. Pour in tall glass and enjoy.

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