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Recipe – Orange banana Smoothie

Recipe – Orange banana Smoothie

Orange Banana Smoothie Recipe  Recipe Ingredients: 1 1/2 cups freshly squeezed orange juice (4 oranges) 1 tablespoon freshly squeezed lime juice 1 cup strawberries, tops removed, and cut in 1/2 1 to 1 1/2 ripe bananas Directions: Combine the orange juice, lime juice, strawberries, and banana in a blender and process until smooth. Refrigerate until cold. Recipe by Food Network A very refreshing a healthy smoothie by Food Network You can find truffle wrappers for your next event in our...

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Recipe – Orange Berry Smoothie

Recipe – Orange Berry Smoothie

Orange Berry Smoothie Recipe Recipe Ingredients: 2 navel oranges, peel and pith removed, cut into chunks 1 cup frozen blueberries 1 cup frozen raspberries Directions: Combine all ingredients in a blender, and blend until smooth. Serve cold. Another way to enjoy this smoothie is to pour it in an ice mold freeze it and serve it as Popsicle. Recipe by Whole Living You can find truffle wrappers for your next event in our...

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Recipe – Chocolate Strawberry Smoothie

Recipe – Chocolate Strawberry Smoothie

Chocolate Strawberry Smoothie Recipe Recipe Here is a kids favor, a chocolate smoothie is sure to please. For a hot summer day, freeze it and serve as Popsicle. Ingredients:  8 oz. chocolate milk 4 oz. strawberries 4 oz. bananas A couple of ice cubes Garnish with mint Directions: Combine all ingredients and blend for one serving. Recipe by Smoothies Recipe You can find truffle wrappers for your next event in our...

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Recipe – Honeydew-Kiwi fruit Smoothie

Recipe – Honeydew-Kiwi fruit Smoothie

Honeydew-Kiwifruit Smoothie Recipe Recipe Ingredients:  2 cups cubed honeydew 1 small Granny Smith apple, peeled, cored, and cut up 1 kiwifruit, peeled and cut up 2 – 3 tablespoons sugar 1 tablespoon lemon juice 1 cup ice cubes Honeydew and/or kiwifruit slices Directions In a blender container, combine honeydew, apple, kiwifruit, sugar, and lime juice. Cover and blend until smooth. Add ice cubes; cover and blend until cubes are crushed and mixture is slushy. Garnish with additional...

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Recipe – Peach and Orange Sangria

Recipe – Peach and Orange Sangria

Peach and Orange Sangria Recipe Recipe Ingredients: 3 1/4 cups (26 fl. oz) dry white wine 1/3 cup (3 oz) sugar 1/3 cup (5 tablespoons) Triple Sec 1/3 cup (5 tablespoons) peach flavor brandy 2 medium peaches, peeled and sliced 2 medium oranges, sliced thin and crosswise 1 cup (8 fl. oz) sparkling orange soda 1 cup (8 fl. oz) ginger ale Directions: In a large serving bowl, combine all the ingredients except the orange soda and ginger ale and mix well. Refrigerate overnight. Immediately...

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Recipe – Blue Margarita

Recipe – Blue Margarita

Blue Margarita Recipe Recipe Ingredients: 1 teaspoon coarse salt 4 ounces Tequila 2 ounces Triple Sec 2 ounces freshly-squeezed lime juice 2 ounces blue Curacao 2 teaspoons superfine sugar 2 (1/4-inch) slices star fruit for garnish (optional) 1 lime, cut into wedges Directions: Fill a cocktail shaker halfway with ice. Place Tequila, Triple Sec, Lime juice, blue Curacao, and sugar in the shaker; shake hard for 30 seconds. Serve in Margarita Glasses with coarse salt or Margarita...

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Recipe – Cherry Lime Champagne Cocktail

Recipe – Cherry Lime Champagne Cocktail

Cherry Lime Champagne Cocktail Recipe Recipe Recipe Ingredients: 1 bottle of Prosecco or sparkling white wine 1 (10-ounce) can of whole cherries (not pie filling, but canned cherries) a few sprigs of fresh thyme lemon Recipe Directions: Drain the cherry juice into a saucepan.  Put the cherries in a jar for later. Simmer the juice and thyme over low heat for about 5 minutes.  Take off the heat and let cool. Pour the cooled juice over the cherries. Put about 1 to 2 Tablespoons of the...

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Recipe – Raspberry Beer Cocktail

Recipe – Raspberry Beer Cocktail

Raspberry Beer Cocktail Recipe Recipe Ingredients: 3/4 cup frozen raspberries 3 1/2 (12-oz.) bottles beer, chilled 1 (12-oz.) container frozen raspberry lemonade concentrate, thawed 1/2 cup vodka Garnish: lemon and lime slices Directions: Stir together first 4 ingredients. Serve over ice. Garnish, if desired. *Fresh raspberries may be substituted. Note: To make ahead, stir together lemonade concentrate and vodka in a large container. Chill up to 3 days. Stir in raspberries and beer...

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Recipe – Blood Orange Campari Cocktail

Recipe – Blood Orange Campari Cocktail

Blood Orange Campari Recipe Recipe Ingredients: 2-3 large blood oranges, juiced, about 1/3 cup juice 1 oz campari Chilled sparkling wine – choose from prosecco, champagne, cava, brut, etc Optional garnish – blood orange peel or blood orange slice Directions: Pour 1 ½ oz of blood orange juice in each champagne flute. Add ½ oz of campari. Top off each drink with sparkling wine, garnish with a slice of blood orange and enjoy. Recipe by Laylita You can find truffle wrappers for your...

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Recipe – Caipirinha

Recipe – Caipirinha

Caipirinha Recipe Recipe Ingredients: 2 1/2 shots of Cachaça 51 1/2 Lime 1 teaspoon of Sugar Directions: In a glass squeeze together lime and sugar crushing and mixing it, pour in the cachaça and ice mix and serve. Serve it right away. Recipe You can find truffle wrappers for your next event in our...

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