Make it Yourself Monday-Cool Drinks for Hot Days

With the dog days of Summer still ahead of us, I am happy to share with you some cool relief! Today's Make it Yourself Monday is all about cool drinks for hot days!




ORANGE FROSTY


You will need;
4 cups of orange juice
4 scoops of vanilla ice cream OR orange sherbert
1 cup of chilled cream soda OR ginger ale


Pour 1 cup of orange juice into each of 4 glasses. Top each with a scoop of ice cream or sherbert and then pour in 1/4 cup to a full glass of cream soda or ginger ale, according to your tastes.




ORANGE SMOOTHIE


1 cup milk
1 cup orange juice
1 cup vanilla ice cream


Pour into blender and blend until smooth, or pour into glass and cover with plastic wrap, then shake until smooth.




HAWAIIAN DREAM CREAM


1 cup pineapple juice
1 cup orange juice
1/2 cup cream
1 scoop vanilla ice cream


Mix the juices and the cream together well, then top with the ice cream and enjoy! 




FRUIT PUNCH


1 thawed (12 oz) can of frozen pineapple juice concentrate
2 quarts strawberries
2 pints strawberry ice cream, or vanilla if you prefer
1 (2 liter) cold lemon-lime soda pop


Mix the pineapple juice, strawberries and 1 pint of ice cream, blending until smooth. Pour into a chilled punch bowl and add the lemon lime soda, then spoon the remaining ice cream on top. Serve in punch cups. This makes about 18 cups of fruit punch.


PEACH DRINK

1 peach or nectarine, pitted
1/2 c. milk or cream
4 tsp. sugar
2 tsp. vanilla
3 crushed ice cubes

Mix all together and blend for 1 minute.

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TOASTY ORANGE DRINK


2oz of amaretto (an almond tasting liquer)
1/2 cup orange juice
1/2 cup vanilla ice cream
Just blend all together and serve immediately. This makes a single serving.




ESPRESSO SAMBUCA ICE CREAM SODA


1 cup coffee ice cream
1 tsp instant espresso powder, dissolved in 2 Tbs. of hot water and cooled
2 oz of sambuca (more or less to taste)
3/4 cup cold club soda
2 Tbs. finely chopped chocolate covered espresso beans


With a small ice-cream scoop or spoon, divide ice cream between 2 chilled stemmed glasses. Add espresso mixture, Sambuca and club soda, then top with the espresso beans.




WHITE RUSSIAN SHAKE


1 oz vodka
1/2 oz Kahlua

1 scoop vanilla ice cream  

milk or fresh cream

You can either put the ice cream into your serving glass, then add the vodka and kahlua (after its mixed together well) OR you can make a true shake by blending all the ingredients together for an adult shake!  You may want to add a small amount of milk or cream if you desire a true shake.

Falling Into Falll

The leaves are mid change here in the southern Ohio valley, the wind has picked up that cool chill, and the days are a bit dreary, yes, Fall is falling into place all around us. In this spirit I have found a few items that really speak Fall! First of all, this cool Artfire shop, Emily Claire Creations has some great items, especially the leaf pendants. My favorite being this leaf. I found these to be quite unique, and you know how I feel about all things Unique! Secondly, remember those fruit pompadours we use to make when we were kids? Well, I came across directions for one today and it brought back so many memories. I swear I could almost smell the clove as I read. So here are the directions. This would make a great project for you and your kids, or even just for you and a private trip down memory lane. They actually can be made quite lovely, with an air of sophistication, depending on your choice of pattern and ribbon. They would make a nice gift, or just a great "Fall" addition to your closet! Take 1 small orange a full bag of cloves 1-3 small cinnamon sticks and about 1 foot of your choice of ribbon Poke the cloves into the orange in a pattern of your choosing. When completed, use a crossover method with the ribbon (crossed at one end and then the other to secure the orange), make a hanging holder for the orange. At the top or second crossover (you may make as many crossovers as you like to make the hanger for your crossover secure), tie one or more cinnamon sticks on the top. Use the remaining ribbon to tie into a hanger at the top. When completed, hang on a Christmas tree or in a closet. These will last for one to three months!

N O Putting it off, more Essential Oils

The Neat-O highlighted shop for Saturday is http://greencard.etsy.com . This shop specializes in great handmade cards, so check it out!


*This post removed due to my impending book

ESSENTIAL OILS

NUTMEG has a warm, spicy, nutty scent. Inhaling the fragrance of nutmeg is said to open the conscious mind to attract financial prosperity. It is used .....
Its use during pregnancy is not recommended and internal use is only with extreme caution. As with all essential oils, internal use should only be done in consultation with an expert herbalist.


-ORANGE Essential oil- There are two orange oils, bitter and sweet. The bitter is...... The sweet orange is a traditional Chinese symbol of good luck and prosperity.  The bitter is phototoxic so care should be used when tanning or going out in the sun.


-OREGANO has a warm, spicy-herbaceous, and camphoraceous scent.  This oil is a skin toxin, skin irritant, and........




-PALMAROSA has a sweet, floral, rosy, geranium-like scent.