Work-a-holic’s Hot Chocolate

Sprinkle the cornstarch over 1/2 cup of the milk in a small bowl and whisk to dissolve. Add the sugar and egg yolks and whisk well. 

In a heavy-bottomed medium saucepan over low heat, bring the remaining 2 cups…...
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Wine Spritzers

Pour wine into ice filled glass, top off with sparkling water garnish with lemon.

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Cousin Johnnie’s White Sangria with Peaches

Combine first 4 ingredients in a 2-quart pitcher, stirring until sugar dissolves. Add peaches; cover and chill 1 hour.

Spoon peaches into bottom of wine glasses. Pour chilled wine mixture over peaches; top each serving with 1/4 cup ginger ale.

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White Hot Chocolate

In a medium saucepan over medium heat, combine white chocolate chips and heavy cream. Stir continuously until white chocolate chips have completely melted. Stir in the half-and-half, and vanilla extract. Stir occasionally until heated through. Pour into mugs and top…...
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Watermelon Cooler

In a food processor, blend watermelon, sorbet, and lemon zest until very smooth. Stir in 1 1/2 cups cold water; cover and refrigerate until very cold. Serve over ice and garnish with watermelon wedges and mint.

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Vanilla Milkshake

Using a blender or milkshake machine, blend all ingredients together until smooth. Serve in tall glasses with a straw.

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Turner’s Creek Bloody Mary

In a cocktail shaker over ice, combine the vodka, V-8 juice, horseradish, Worcestershire sauce, Paula Deen Hot Sauce, Paula Deen Seasoned Salt and lemon juice and mix.  Line the rim of a tall cocktail glass with celery salt. (do this…...
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Tropical Fruit Smoothie

Place all the ingredients in a blender. Blend, pulsing the machine if necessary, until smooth. Make sure the honey is dissolved. Serve immediately. 

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Sweet Tea

Bring the water to a boil. Remove from heat, pour into a pitcher, and steep the tea bags about 5 minutes. Mix the sugar mixture into the iced tea. Mix well.

Pour the drink mix over ice cubes in a…...
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Sweetened Tea with Simple Syrup

Dissolve equal parts sugar with water by boiling the mixture, until it coats your spoon.

To make a flavored simple syrup, cook peaches, strawberries or raspberries with simple syrup. Strain into a pitcher, and add desired amount to your tea,…...
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Sparkling Sweet Cherry Lemonade

Add the cherries, lemon juice, and sugar to a blender and puree. Pour the mixture into a large pitcher. Add the seltzer and stir gently. Pour into glasses filled with ice and top with additional seltzer, if desired.

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Southern Comfort Punch

In a large punch bowl, combine orange juice concentrate, banana daiquiri mix and lemon juice.  Stir to blend.  Slowly add ginger ale.  Remove excess foam with a spoon and stir in Southern Comfort.  Add lemonade ice ring.

Lemonade Ice Ring:

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Pina Colada Smoothie

In a blender, combine the pineapple chunks, coconut milk, banana, ice and, if desired, honey. Puree until smooth. Pour into 2 large glasses. Garnish each serving with a pineapple wedge.

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Pina Colada

Mix ingredients in a blender and serve.

Optional: Garnish with a slice of pineapple or maraschino cherry.

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Peach Smoothie

Peel your peaches, chop them in half, place them in a blender with ice, and blend. To serve, pour the glass half way with the smoothie, add a dash of honey, pour the glass to the top, and top it…...
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Peach Ice Cubes

Puree the peaches and combine with the sugar and lemon juice. Mix well until smooth. Pour mixture into ice cube trays and freeze until solid.

Serve with cold summer drinks like lemonade, iced tea, or cocktails.

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Paula’s Party Potion

In a large pitcher combine fruit punch and pineapple juice. Add a liter of ginger ale and ice cubes then stir. Pour the cream of coconut on top. Serve in a punch bowl.

Note for scorpion bowl, add 151…...
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Mixed Berry Bellinis

In the container of an electric blender, combine berries and sugar; process until smooth.  Strain mixture, if desired. Pour fruit mixture into a serving pitcher; slowly add wine, stirring gently to combine.

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Mixed Fruit Cider

In a Dutch oven, combine all ingredients. Bring to a boil over medium heat; reduce heat and simmer for 30 minutes, stirring occasionally. Strain mixture, discarding solids. Serve warm.

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Mint Iced Tea

In a large pot bring the water to a boil.  Remove pot from heat, add the tea bags, cover with a lid, and allow tea to steep in water for 20 minutes.  Take a 1 gallon jug and pour the…...
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