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Apple Fashioned Smash

The holiday season is upon us and so is hosting friends and family. Me and my hubby just hosted our first Christmas party together last night. I always like to serve a signature cocktail to guests when they arrive. Recently we were in Montreal for a few days and I had this really nice drink at the airport coming home called an Apple Fashioned Smash. I don’t know what exactly they put in it but I knew it had apple juice and bourbon so I recreated my own version and they were a hit last night. I hope you like them!

xx Malika


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Apple Fashioned Smash Recipe
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Recipe type: Drink
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Serves: 1 drink
 
Ingredients
  • 2 shots Bulliet Bourbon Whiskey
  • ½ lime juiced
  • Dash of Old Fashioned Bitters
  • ¼ cup Fresh Pressed Apple Juice
  • Sprig of Rosemary
Instructions
  1. Fill a rocks glass with ice
  2. Add the bourbon, lime juice and bitters
  3. Top up with apple juice and stir.
  4. Add Rosemary sprig
  5. Enjoy

By | Dec 8th, 2019|Drinks|0 Comments
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Dairy Free Egg Nog

Wow, I can’t believe its only 2 weeks left till Christmas! December always flies by so fast. I recently went to a naturopath and got some food testing done…. It seems I am intolerant to a lot of foods, one of them being dairy. I have loved eggnog since I was a kid and since I have found that the store bought dairy free ones just haven’t seemed to taste anything like real eggnog, I decided it was time to make my own.

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Dairy Free Egg Nog
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Recipe type: Drink
Cuisine: Vegan
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Serves: 4
 
Ingredients
  • 1 cup cashews (soaked in water over night)
  • 1 tbs maple syrup
  • ½ cup toasted coconut
  • 1 can light coconut milk
  • ½ pitted dates (soak in water for 30 min prior)
  • 2 tsp vanilla
  • ¼ tsp salt
  • ¼ tsp ground cloves
  • 1 tsp nutmeg
Instructions
  1. In a blender puree all the ingredients together util smooth, if the consistency is too thick, add some of the water you used to soak the dates.
  2. Serve over ice to chill and add Spiced Rum if desired!
  3. Enjoy

I hope you like this dairy free eggnog recipe, it sure is tasty! What is your favourite holiday recipe?

 

xx Malika

By | Dec 11th, 2017|Drinks|0 Comments
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Maple Whiskey Sour Cocktail

Wow, its been a while since my last blog post! I have been super busy with work and I was in Portugal travelling last week, it was so beautiful. If any of you are interested in me doing a blog post about my trip, please leave me a comment below?! I was asked last month to make a recipe for wayfair.com  with maple syrup in it and I decided to do a whiskey sour. They are so good, just the right amount of sweet and sour. I thought I would share the recipe here on my blog in case you missed it on my Facebook page. Enjoy!

xx Malika

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Maple Whiskey Sour Cocktail
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Recipe type: Drink
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Serves: 1
 
Ingredients
  • ½ shot maple syrup
  • 1 egg white
  • thyme
  • ½ lemon juiced
  • 1 shot whiskey (I used chives regal)
  • shot of bitters
Instructions
  1. Add all of the ingredients to a shaker filled with ice, shake vigorously.
  2. Pour over ice in a scotch glass, garnish with thyme.
  3. Serve and enjoy.

 

By | Mar 25th, 2017|Drinks|0 Comments
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Elderberry and Pomegranate Cocktail

Vodka and elderberry

It’s holiday time!! 🙂 Which means you may be having a cocktail or 2….! I usually just stick to wine but I do enjoy a cocktail from time to time. This pomegranate and elderberry sparkling drink is just delicious, so refreshing. I served it to my girlfriend the other night and we both loved it. When I serve drinks, I like to serve snacks too. I am loving these cassava chips from Pura Vida. Cassava is a nutty flavored, starchy tuber of South American origin. Sweet and crunchy, it has been a popular edible root for centuries among many ancient cultures of the world. It’s a great alternative to potato chips and its healthier too. What is your favourite holiday drink or cocktail?!!

xx Malika

Vodka Elderberry drink

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Elderberry and Pomegranate Cocktail
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Recipe type: Drink
Serves: 2
 
Ingredients
  • 3 shots vodka
  • sparkling pomegranate and elderberry juice
  • ice
Instructions
  1. Shake the vodka over ice and then pour over ice into glasses, top up with sparkling juice
  2. Serve and enjoy!

elderberry cocktail

By | Dec 23rd, 2015|Drinks|0 Comments
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Tropical Peach and Pineapple Rum Slushy’s

Fruity Rum beach cocktails

Happy Friday!! 🙂 This week was a bit of a hard one for me work wise, so I’m very glad to see the weekend arrive. I haven’t been posting any summer cocktails recently and I thought it was due time. I finally have a fully stocked bar and I haven’t been using it much….lol.  So last night I got out my blender and made these icy cold rum slushy drinks and they were perfect. I didn’t add any extra sweetener as I am avoiding extra sugar. They tasted great to me but if you like drinks a bit sweeter you could add a bit of honey to your mix. I can’t believe that that summer is over in a few short weeks! I hope you all have an amazing weekend!

xx Malika

Peach and Mango blended rum drink

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Tropical Peach and Pineapple Rum Slushy
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Recipe type: Drinks
Serves: 2
 
Ingredients
  • 2 shot of Malibu rum
  • ½ a try of ice cubes
  • ½ cup of almond milk
  • 1 cup of mixed tropical frozen fruit (I used pineapple, mango, strawberries and mango)
Instructions
  1. In a blender mix together all the ingredients for 2 minutes.
  2. Pour into glasses and serve immediately.
  3. Enjoy!

Blended Rum and tropical fruit smoothie

By | Aug 14th, 2015|Drinks|0 Comments
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Raspberry and Vanilla Cocktails

Rasberry cocktails

Hellooooo Weekend. 🙂 Such a gorgeous day today! We went to the park this morning and then to the pool for swim this afternoon. This may be the best weather in May ever……. I thought since it’s the weekend and its definitely patio season I would share another fruity cocktail recipe. This might be my last fruity recipe for a while. I just downloaded my kindle edition of the famous book I Quite Sugar.  Me and my friend an fellow blogger Karen plan to start the 8 week program to get rid of sugar from our diets…….should be an interesting challenge. 😉 Until I start my sugar purge June 1, I plan to get my fill on fruity cocktails and sweet fruit. Happy Weekend. 😉

xx Malika

Raspberry Vanilla Cocktail

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Raspberry and Vanilla Cocktail
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Recipe type: Drink
Serves: 2
 
Ingredients
  • 1.5 shots vodka
  • 1.5 shots vanilla liquor
  • 1 tbs simple syrup
  • 1 tsp orange blossom water
  • 1 dash bitters
  • 3 tbs frozen rasberries
  • ice
  • soda water to top up the glasses
Instructions
  1. In a martini shaker mix together all of the ingredients and shake over ice.
  2. Pour into 2 glasses with ice and top up with soda water.
  3. Serve and enjoy!

 Refreshing Rasberry Vanilla drinks

By | May 31st, 2015|Drinks|0 Comments
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Rhubarb Raspberry & Vodka Jam Jars

Rhubarb and Vanilla Cocktails

Happy Friday!! 🙂 It’s been an amazing week weather wise. My outdoor pool is open and I have been basking in the sun and swimming whenever I have free time. I definitely think this is going to be a VERY hot summer! This fresh summer cocktail is perfect for a backyard BBQ. 😉 I don’t buy rhubarb that often but I really do enjoy it. It reminds me of summers as a kid growing up on Salt Spring Island. My mom would get a fresh bunch from a neighbour and we would dip them in sugar. What’s your favourite summer food? I love serving drinks in these cute recycled jam jars. Have a great weekend!

xx Malika

Rhubarb and rasberry cocktails

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Rhubarb Raspberry & Vodka Jam Jars
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Recipe type: Drinks
Serves: 2
 
Ingredients
  • 2 Stalks of fresh Rhubarb
  • 1 oz simple syrup
  • ¼ cup frozen raspberries
  • 1.5 shots vanilla liquor
  • ½ cup water
  • 1/.5 shots vodka
  • dash of bitters
  • ½ lime, squeezed
Instructions
  1. In your blender or bullet puree the raspberries, lime juice, simple syrup and 1 stalk of rhubarb.
  2. In a martini shaker with ice shake up the fruit puree, the alcohol and the bitters and water.
  3. Put 4 iccd cubes into your jam jars and our in the cocktail.
  4. Cut the other rhubarb stalk in half and garnish the drink.
  5. Enjoy!

Rhubarb cocktail ingredients

By | May 22nd, 2015|Drinks|0 Comments
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Gin Mojitos

Gin Mojitos

Happy Thirsty Thursday! 😉 This week went by in the blink of an eye…. Summer is just around the corner and so is patio season. 😉 I love a refreshing cocktail on a hot night. These mojitos are the perfect drink, I love using fresh herbs in my drinks. A classic mojito is made with rum and can be quite sweet, this recipe is more fresh and crisp. Mint is a great herb, it’s the perfect palate cleanser, it can be used as a breath freshener, is soothing on your stomach in cases of indigestion or inflammation and  it also helps to promote digestion. Have I given you enough reasons to try it in your next cocktail………..;)  This drink is sure to impress your guests at the next BBQ.

xx Malika

Gin Mojitos ariel shot

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Gin Mojitos
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Recipe type: Drinks
Serves: 2
 
Ingredients
  • 3 shots of Bombay Gin
  • ½ shot of simple syrup
  • 200 ml spakling water
  • 1 fresh lime, ½ squeezed
  • 3 sprigs of fresh mint
Instructions
  1. In a martini shaker, muddle your mint with the simple syrup, lime juice and half of the lime.
  2. Add gin and shake with ice, then pour into 2 glasses with ice.
  3. Top up with sparkling water and garnish with lime and mint, enjoy!

Mojitos

By | May 1st, 2015|Drinks|0 Comments
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Gin Cucumber and Mint Cocktail

Gin Cucumber and mInt cocktail

Happy Friday! 🙂 What a busy week I’ve had, TGIF.  I have some exciting projects in the works……stay tuned. 😉 This easy and refreshing cocktail is perfect for these warmer spring nights. I can’t say that I have ever used cucumbers in an alcoholic drink before, so refreshing. The mint is also a very nice addition to this drink. I sat outside on my patio yesterday and read in the sun, it was lovely. Summer is just around the corner….I can feel it. 😉 Do you have a favourite drink combination? I would love for you to share it with me, please comment below! Have a wonderful weekend.

xx Malika

Gin and cucumber drinks

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Gin Cucumber and Mint Cocktail
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Recipe type: Drink
Serves: 2
 
Ingredients
  • 4 oz Gin
  • 1 tsp orange blossom water
  • 4 cucumber slices
  • ¾ cup soda water
  • 4 fresh sprigs of mint
  • dash of bitters
Instructions
  1. In a martini shaker muddle the 2 slices of cucumber and 2 mint sprigs.
  2. Add ice, orange blossom water and gin, shake.
  3. Pour over ice in classes.
  4. Top up with soda water and garnish each glass with mint and cucumber slice
  5. Enjoy!

mint, cucumber orange blossom cocktail

By | Mar 27th, 2015|Drinks|0 Comments
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Lemongrass Kombucha Martinis

Lemongrass Martini

Is it Thirsty Thursdays?! 😉  I know I’m a health blogger and it might seem strange that I post alcoholic drink recipes, but I believe in moderation! I don’t drink every night but I do have the occasional glass of wine or tasty cocktail. 😉 If your eating healthy most of the time and drink lots of water, having the occasional french fry, pizza slice and glass of wine are all ok in my books. Life is for living and feeling deprived is not something I believe in! So lets talk about this delicious martini. I posted a drink last month with gin and rose kombucha and I let you know that kombucha is full of probiotics. So making your cocktails with this healthful mixer will help your body recover faster from the affects of the alcohol. I just love all of the flavour combinations from Rise Kombucha. Just remember to stay hydrated and drink lots of water with your cocktails and never drink on an empty stomach! Cheers. 😉

xx Malika

Kombucha Lemongrass

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Lemongrass Kombucha Martinis
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Recipe type: Drinks
Serves: 2
 
Ingredients
  • 4 Shots of vodka
  • ½ lemon, juiced
  • ice cubes
  • ½ bottle lemongrass kombucha
Instructions
  1. In a martini shaker, put 6 ice cubes, the vodka and lemon juice. Shake up and pour into martini glasses.
  2. Topp the glasses with kombucha and garnish with a lemon twist.
  3. Enjoy!

birdseye lemongrass martini

By | Mar 12th, 2015|Drinks|0 Comments
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