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Showing posts with label Sparkling Ice. Show all posts

Thursday, September 5, 2019

National Beer Lovers Day is Saturday!

We're looking forward to experimenting with these ciders as well as beer cocktails!



Strongbow® Hard Ciders, 100 Cal Slim Cans
Celebrate National Beer Lovers Day with 2019 Product of the Year award winner, Strongbow 100 Cal Slim Cans. The Variety Pack with 12 slim-sized, 8.5 oz. cans of hard cider and only 100 calories per can  pack contains 4 cans each of 3 refreshing, wine-inspired flavors: Rosé Apple – semi-dry with a touch of red-fleshed apple, Original Dry – crisp apple taste with a dry finish, Dry Pear – crisp pear flavor and a light, dry finish. Strongbow 100 Cal Slim Cans: tons of flavor, only 100 cals.

Beer Cocktails from Sparkling Ice

Sunshine Boilermaker


INGREDIENTS
1 can of pale lager
1.5 oz of bourbon
Sparkling Ice Lemon Lime
Lemon (garnish)

DIRECTIONS

In a pint glass, pour beer at an angle to eliminate head. Add 1.5 oz of bourbon. Top with Sparkling Ice Lemon Lime. Garnish with lemon wedge.

Summer Shandy



INGREDIENTS
3 oz light beer (like a pale ale)
6 oz Sparkling Ice Peach Nectarine
Strawberry, for garnish

DIRECTIONS
In an ice filled glass, combine light beer and Sparkling Ice Peach Nectarine. Garnish with a strawberry slice and serve.

Tuesday, August 27, 2019

Labor Day Weekend is Upon Us!

Wow.  Where did the summer go?

We're looking forward to a long weekend without any doctor appts.  As much as we adore our doctors, we're getting tired of the constant visits.

Looking forward to making some fun drinks with Sparkling Ice!

These caught my eye in particular:

SPARKLING RASPBERRY


INGREDIENTS
1½ ounces vanilla vodka
1 tsp. simple syrup
½ oz. fresh lemon juice
Sparkling Ice Grape Raspberry
Raspberry ice cubes, for garnish

DIRECTIONS

Place raspberry ice cubes in glass and set to the side. In a cocktail shaker, add vanilla vodka, simple syrup, and fresh lemon juice- shake. Strain over ice and add Sparkling Ice Grape Raspberry.


PEACH SANGRIA


INGREDIENTS

1 peach, sliced

½ orange, sliced

¾ cup peach brandy

1 bottle white wine, chilled

4 cups Sparkling Ice Classic Lemonade


DIRECTIONS

Place peaches, oranges, cranberries and brandy in a pitcher then lightly muddle. Add wine and Sparkling Ice Classic Lemonade and stir. Serve over ice and garnish with a peach slice.



Monday, August 5, 2019

Sparkling Ice Mystery Flavor Reveal- MANGO GUAVA!

Hi gang-

On these hot summer days, Sparkling Ice really hits the spot.

We LOVE the new "Mystery Flavor".  YUMMY!


After months of speculation, Sparkling Ice is excited to reveal the flavor of its limited-edition Mystery Flavor - MANGO GUAVA!




Sparkling Ice officially announced that the tropical flavor over 403.2K people have submitted guesses for as part of the #WhatTheFlavorSweeps contest. One lucky grand prize winner will receive a 7-day Caribbean Cruise from Holland America, with over 500 additional winners receiving fun tropical prizes perfect for summer.

The Mystery Flavor will be available for a limited time at local grocery stores while supplies last.

Wednesday, May 22, 2019

Memorial Day Weekend is Upon us!

Man, the time has really flown!  I can't believe that it's almost June.

Dom continues to do well with his Darzalex infusions and we're extremely hopeful. 

We're going in for #4 on Thursday, then have NOTHING to do until Tuesday's blood work!

YIPPEE!!!!

Looking forward to a long lazy weekend. We're looking at the mid-nineties all weekend!  These will cool us down- 

The good folks at Sparkling Ice sent me samples, and we're going to experiment with these recipes:


Peach Sangria



INGREDIENTS
1 peach, sliced
½ orange, sliced
¾ cup peach brandy
1 bottle white wine, chilled
4 cups Sparkling Ice Classic Lemonade

DIRECTIONS
Place peaches, oranges, cranberries and brandy in a pitcher then lightly muddle. Add wine and Sparkling Ice Classic Lemonade and stir. Serve over ice and garnish with a peach slice.


Spiced Sparkling Sangria


INGREDIENTS
1/2 Apple, sliced
1 orange, sliced
1/2 pear, sliced
Cranberries
Cinnamon Stick
1 bottle red wine
1/2 cup Brandy
1 cup Sparkling Ice Orange Mango

DIRECTIONS
Cut fruit into equal sizes and place in pitcher with the cinnamon stick. Pour in the bottle of wine, bourbon, and Sparkling Ice Orange Mango over fruit. Gently stir to combine. Cover and chill in the refrigerator for 3 hours, up to 2 days. Serve cold over ice.

Sparkling Pimm's Punch



INGREDIENTS
1 blood orange, sliced
1 lemon, sliced
2 cucumbers, sliced
1 lb whole strawberries
1 bunch fresh mint leaves
One 750-ml bottle Pimm's No. 1
1 cup gin
4 1/2 cups Sparkling Ice Strawberry Lemonade

DIRECTIONS
In a large punch bowl, combine the blood oranges, lemons, cucumbers, strawberries, and half of the mint. Pour in the Pimm's, gin, and Sparkling Ice Strawberry Lemonade, stir until combined.
Fill glasses with ice and ladle in the punch, garnish with the remaining mint and serve.


Tropical Flower Punch



INGREDIENTS
1 cup of coconut rum
1 cup of mango juice
2 cups of orange juice
¼ cup of grenadine
2 cups Sparkling Ice Coconut Pineapple
Edible flowers, for garnish

DIRECTIONS
In a large punch bowl, combine the coconut rum, mango juice, grenadine, Sparkling Ice Coconut Pineapple and stir. Fill glasses with ice and ladle in the punch, garnish with edible flowers serve.

Tuesday, August 7, 2018

Sparkling Ice: Passion Fruit Punch. YUMMY!

Preston, WA (August 2, 2018) – After months of speculation, Sparkling Ice®, part of the Talking Rain® Beverage Company portfolio, is excited to reveal the flavor of its limited-edition Mystery Flavor – Passion Fruit Punch!

"At Sparkling Ice, we're excited to share that the Mystery Fruit Flavor our consumers have been drinking all summer long has been revealed as Passionfruit Punch," said VP of Community and Customer Relations of Talking Rain Beverage Co., Nina Morrison.  "In fact, our fans and followers have been enjoying the flavor so much that they've made it one of our top selling Sparkling Ice products of the summer."



As part of the Mystery Fruit Flavor launch back in June, Sparkling Ice challenged fans to taste, debate and ultimately cast their flavor picks via social media using the hashtag #WhatTheFlavorSweeps for their chance to win over $45,000 worth of prizes, including a Bose Sound System, Sonos Wireless Speakers, iTunes gift cards, a year of FREE Spotify and more. Fans across the country cast their votes on social media, and winners were announced on a weekly basis from May 15th – August 7th.

"As a company, we've been anticipating the big reveal for months," added Nina Morrison. "Over 245K fans and followers participated in the social media contest, making it one of our most successful promotions to date. We had guesses ranging from Blueberry Lemonade to Watermelon, Fruit Punch and more. Even I guessed wrong!"

In addition to the weekly contest winners, Sparkling Ice will also be announcing a grand prize winner of the social sweepstakes on August 8th who will win an all-expense paid VIP trip to California to attend a major music festival in April 2019.

For more information about Sparkling Ice products and flavors, please visit www.SparklingIce.com, www.facebook.com/SparklingIce, www.Twitter.com/SparklingIce and www.instagram.com/SparklingIce.

About Sparkling Ice Beverages
Sparkling Ice beverages are made with zero sugar, and combine sparkling water, real fruit flavor, vitamins and antioxidants to offer great tasting, lightly carbonated beverages. Available in sixteen fizzy, fruity flavors, including: Black Raspberry, Orange Mango, Pink Grapefruit, Kiwi Strawberry, Coconut Pineapple, Pomegranate Blueberry, Peach Nectarine, Lemon Lime, Crisp Apple, Classic Lemonade, Strawberry Lemonade, Cherry Limeade, Strawberry Watermelon, Black Cherry, Grape Raspberry and new in 2018, Ginger Lime. Sparkling Ice is part of the Talking Rain family of beverages and retails for $1.19-$1.29. To locate Sparkling Ice, visit www.sparklingice.com/locate/.

Sunday, July 22, 2018

July 24th is National Tequila Day (and conveniently also Taco Tuesday!)

Hi gang!  Thought I'd share some of these fun drink ideas from Sparkling Ice.

Sparkling Paloma:


INGREDIENTS
½ oz Tequila
1 oz Fresh Grapefruit Juice
½ oz Fresh Lime Juice
½ oz Agave Nectar
Splash of Sparkling Ice Pink Grapefruit
Grapefruit Peel for garnish

DIRECTIONS
Combine tequila, fresh grapefruit juice, fresh lime juice, and agave nectar into a cocktail shaker with ice. Shake well and strain into a glass over ice. Add a splash of Sparkling Ice Pink Grapefruit. Garnish with grapefruit peel and serve.

Spicy Sparkling Margarita:



INGREDIENTS
2 parts Blanco Tequila
½ part Cointreau
3 slices of Jalapeño pepper
Juice of 1/8 lime
1 ½ parts Sparkling Ice Lemon Lime

DIRECTIONS
Shake Tequila, Cointreau, lime juice and peppers with ice. Pour into rocks glass with salted rim and lime wedge. Top with Sparkling Ice Lemon Lime.

Sparkling Tequila Sunrise:



INGREDIENTS
2 oz. orange juice
2 oz. tequila
½ oz. grenadine
2 oz. Sparkling Ice Classic Lemonade

DIRECTIONS
Fill a tall glass with ice cubes, then the orange juice, and tequila. Top with Sparkling Ice Classic Lemonade and grenadine, then garnish with a maraschino cherry and orange slice and serve.


Friday, June 29, 2018

A Couple of Fun Drink Recipes from Sparkling Ice!

Dom and I are absolutely hooked on Sparkling Ice.  They're so refreshing on these sweltering days.  Our heat index has been well over 100 degrees down here for the past week or so.

Here are a couple of fun ideas to help you cool down:

Citrus Freeze



Ingredients:
1 oz tequila
8 oz. Sparkling Ice Lemon Lime
1 oz lime juice
1 lime wedge

Directions:
In a blender, add one cup of ice, tequila, Sparkling Ice Lemon Lime, and lime juice. Blend until smooth and pour into a glass and serve with a lime wedge.

Black Cherry Float 


Ingredients:
Vanilla Ice Cream
2 oz. Sparkling White Wine
Sparkling Ice Black Cherry

Directions:
Pour chilled sparkling white wine into a chilled glass and add a few scoops of vanilla ice cream. Top with Sparkling Ice Black Cherry and serve.

Monday, June 25, 2018

Red, White and Blue Cocktails for Independence Day

I'm headed to PCB this Thursday.  As next Wednesday is the Fourth of July, I'm going to play with these amazing sounding cocktails from Brooklyn CraftedSparkling Ice, and Purity Vodka.  I really love these products!


**Red, White and Blue, Berry Mule


INGREDIENTS

2 oz berry Vodka (blueberry or raspberry)
6 oz Extra Spicy Brooklyn Crafted Ginger Beer Mini
Blueberries
Blackberries

DIRECTIONS

Muddle blueberries and blackberries in shaker. Add vodka and shake. Fill Moscow mule mug with ice. 

Pour in muddled berries and vodka and fill with Brooklyn Crafted (roughly 6oz). Garnish with blueberries and blackberries.

**Soaked Watermelon Slice Popsicles


INGREDIENTS

¾ cup tequila

½ cup Sparkling Ice Strawberry Watermelon

¼ cup lime juice

1lb watermelon

DIRECTIONS

Stir together tequila, Strawberry Watermelon Sparkling Ice, and lime juice in a large bowl. Cut watermelon into wedges and soak in Sparkling Ice mixture for 15 minutes. Insert popsicle sticks into wedges then freeze on a rack-lined baking sheet for 1 hour.


**Purity Berry



INGREDIENTS

3 parts Purity Vodka
1 cup mixed berries
1 long piece of lemon zest
4 parts distilled water

DIRECTIONS

Combine the ingredients in a glass pitcher and let sit, refrigerated, for at least 4 hours – or preferably overnight, before serving.

Serve the vodka mixed with the berry water either shaken or served strained or combined over ice.


Saturday, April 28, 2018

Kentucky Derby- May 5th

Dom and I love to watch horse races.  When we lived in Slidell, LA, we frequented an off-track betting parlor.

I and 3 co-workers at a local newspaper bought a racehorse without getting the "OK" from our husbands.  What fun!  "Capetown Caper".  We broke his maiden.  Oh, the fun times!

We'll be enjoying these libations from SPARKLING ICE:

Peachy Mint Julep

INGREDIENTS

1.25 ounces Bourbon
2 ounces Sparkling Ice Peach Nectarine
6 Mint leaves
Half a Peach

DIRECTIONS

Muddle mint and peach in highball glass.* Add crushed ice, bourbon and Sparkling Ice Peach Nectarine. Stir ingredients thoroughly
*(If possible, muddle mint and peach, add bourbon and leave overnight in fridge)

Triple Crown Lemonade

INGREDIENTS

2 parts Anejo Tequila
4 muddled Basil leaves
Teaspoon Agave Syrup
2 parts Sparkling Ice Classic Lemonade
 
DIRECTIONS

Shake and pour over ice into Highball glass. Top with Sparkling Ice Classic Lemonade. Garnish with Basil leaf

Sunday, February 11, 2018

ANOTHER Fun Idea for Mardi Gras (Or Valentine's Day)

We are HOOKED on Sparkling Ice!

Planning on fooling around with this on Fat Tuesday or Wed!

Hurricane Snow Cone



INGREDIENTS
*Juice of half a lime
*2 oz light rum
*2 oz dark rum

*2 oz passion fruit juice

*2 oz Sparkling Ice Orange Mango
*1 tablespoon grenadine

DIRECTIONS
*Squeeze juice from half a lime into cocktail shaker over ice.
*Pour the remaining ingredients into the shaker and shake gently.
*Strain into a hurricane glass filled with shaved ice, garnish with a cherry and orange slice.

Thursday, January 11, 2018

Super Bowl Sunday Drink Ideas

As our life is slowly returning to "semi-normal", we decided it was time to start entertaining again.

Our usual suspects will be here for our annual Super Bowl Party.

These drinks from Brooklyn Crafted and Sparkling Ice sound like fun!

Game-day Ginger Whiskey Cider courtesy of Brooklyn Crafted


Ingredients
2 oz. Hard Cider
1 oz. Whiskey
Brooklyn Crafted Ginger Beer Mini in Traditional, to fill
Crushed Ice

Directions
In a 12-16 oz. high ball glass, combine the hard cider and whiskey. Fill the glass with crushed ice and top with Brooklyn Crafted.


Super Bowl Supercooler courtesy of Sparkling Ice


Ingredients
1 Part Riesling
1 Part Sparkling Ice Pomegranate Blueberry
Pomegranate Seeds
Cranberries
Teaspoon Agave
Mint

Directions
Mix all in a pitcher, pour into wine glasses, and add a mint leaf garnish.

Thursday, November 16, 2017

Want to be the HOST WITH THE MOST? Try these Easy Thanksgiving Recipes!

I just received these recipes from the firm that represents Sparkling Ice, Brooklyn Crafted, HUROM, Carrington Farms, Terra's Kitchen and Santa Margherita.

I wanted to share them with you guys!

Here are some fun and festive ideas for Thanksgiving-

COCKTAILS:

Sparkle and Spice

Recipe Credit: Sparkling Ice

INGREDIENTS
750ml bottle aged rum
1/2 cinnamon stick
1 clove
1 cardamom pod
1 star anise pod
1 vanilla bean
3 allspice berries
Pinch of freshly ground nutmeg
Sparkling Ice Lemon Lime

DIRECTIONS
Combine rum, cinnamon stick, clove, cardamom, star anise, vanilla bean, allspice berries, and nutmeg in an airtight jar.
Split vanilla bean and scrape seeds into jar along with the bean pod. Close jar and allow infusion to sit in a dark place for at least 3 days.
Strain rum into an airtight jar with a fine-mesh strainer, discarding spices.
Over ice, pour 2 ounces of rum infusion.
Top with Sparkling Ice Lemon Lime and garnish with blackberries.

Ginger Whiskey Cider

Recipe Credit: Brooklyn Crafted

INGREDIENTS
2 oz. Hard Cider
1 oz. Whiskey
Brooklyn Crafted Ginger Beer Mini in Traditional, to fill
Crushed Ice

DIRECTIONS
In a 12-16 oz. high ball glass, combine the hard cider and whiskey.
Fill the glass with crushed ice and top with Brooklyn Crafted.



FOOD:

Corn Soup

Recipe Credit: HUROM

INGREDIENTS
2 cups of Corn
1 cup of Milk
1/8 cup of Onion
Pinch of salt
DIRECTIONS
Boil raw corns until corn kernels are easily crushed by hand, and separate each from the bunch.
Close the juice cap and the lever, and fill the chamber with milk.
Extract corns and onions alternately.
When putting the last ingredients in, place the lever in half-opened position to release the compressed pulp.
Pour juiced corn milk into the pot and boil it over the medium heat by stirring not to be burned.
TIP: If you want to use canned corn, it is better to use after drying on a sieve. You can reduce sweet and salty taste after rinsing in mineral water.

Roasted Sweet Potatoes

Recipe Credit: Carrington Farms

INGREDIENTS
2 large Sweet Potatoes
1 Tbsp Carrington Farms Coconut Oil
Pinch of Salt and Pepper
1 ½ teaspoon Light Brown Sugar
¼ teaspoon Nutmeg

DIRECTIONS
Peel the sweet potatoes and cut them into ½ inch chunks.
Preheat oven to 350°F. In a skillet, melt the coconut oil over low heat.
When coconut oil is melted transfer it to a large bowl with the sweet potatoes and other ingredients to toss together.
Spread the sweet potatoes evenly on a large baking sheet.
Roast, tossing occasionally until soft and caramelized for about 1 hour.

                                            DESSERT:
Pumpkin Coconut Mousse

Recipe Credit: Terra's Kitchen

Serves 2
INGREDIENTS
1 cup organic canned pumpkin
½ cup plus 2 teaspoons *coconut cream, divided
2 tablespoons plus 1 teaspoon agave syrup, divided
1 teaspoon plus a pinch of ground cinnamon, divided
¼ teaspoon ground ginger
¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
pinch of salt
1 tablespoon unsweetened coconut flakes, toasted
DIRECTIONS
Make The Mousse:
In a small mixing bowl, whisk together the pumpkin, ½ cup coconut cream, 2 tablespoons agave syrup, 1 teaspoon cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg and pinch of salt.
Divide mousse between two jars, cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate a minimum of 2 hours or overnight.
Make The Cream Topping: Just before serving, stir together the remaining coconut cream, remaining agave syrup and remaining cinnamon.
To Serve: Place a small dollop of the topping on each jar of mousse and garnish with toasted coconut.


 Cinnamon Bread Pudding

Recipe Credit: Santa Margherita

Pairs with Prosecco Superiore DOCG

SERVINGS: 6

INGREDIENTS
6 cups cubed French bread (about 8 oz)
FILLING
2 large eggs, separate whites from yolks
1 cup brown sugar, packed
¼ cup granulated sugar
1 tbsp ground cinnamon
MILK MIXTURE
2 large eggs, whole
2 ½ cups fat-free half & half
1 tsp vanilla extract
ICING
⅔ cups powdered sugar
2-3 tbsp milk
½ tsp vanilla extract

DIRECTIONS
Preheat oven to 325o F.
Grease a cast iron skillet. Place half of the bread cubes in the pan.
For the filling, stir together egg whites from the large eggs (set yolks aside to use in milk mixture), sugars, and cinnamon in a medium bowl until well combined.
Pour filling evenly over bread cubes and top filling with other half bread cubes.
For the egg mixture, whisk together 2 egg yolks, 2 whole eggs, half & half, and vanilla extract in the same bowl you used for the filling. Pour egg mixture over bread cubes, and gently press bread cubes into mixture. Bake casserole for about 40-45 minutes, or until lightly browned.
To make the icing, whisk together powdered sugar, milk, and vanilla, adding milk/half & half as necessary to make desired consistency. Drizzle icing over bread pudding before serving.

Tuesday, May 2, 2017

Sparkling Ice- A Wonderful Margarita Mixer for Cinco de Mayo- 4 Great Recipes



Hi gang.  The folks at "Sparkling Ice" sent me 3 bottles of their product.  It's great.  I didn't manage to put any aside for Cinco de Mayo, and will have to buy some tomorrow!  http://www.sparklingice.com/locate/

It's bathing suit weather, so I was tickled to try this low/no calorie mixer.  You'd never know that you were saving calories.  GREAT STUFF!

We had fun with these recipes:

Caliente Margarita


Ingredients:

2 parts Blanco Tequila

1/2 part Gran Gala

4 drops Hellfire Habenero shrub or 3 slices of Jalapeño pepper

Juice of 1/8 lime

1 1/2 parts Lemon Lime Sparkling Ice  



Directions: Shake Tequila, Gran Gala, lime juice and peppers with ice. Pour into rocks glass with salted rim and lime wedge. Top with Lemon Lime Sparkling Ice.



Skinny Margarita



Ingredients

3 oz Lemon Lime Sparkling Ice

1 ½ oz Tequila

Splash of fresh squeezed orange

Fresh squeezed lime



Directions: Shake and pour into a chilled rocks glass rimmed in salt. Garnish with a lime slice.



Fiesta Tequila Sunrise



Ingredients:

4 oz Orange Mango Sparkling Ice

2 oz Tequila

1/2 oz grenadine

Orange slice for garnish

Maraschino cherry for garnish



Directions: Mix all ingredients and serve in a tall glass with ice.



Sparkling Paloma






Ingredients:

2 Parts Mescal

Small scoop Grapefruit sorbet

Squeeze of lime juice

Teaspoon Agave

2 parts Grapefruit Sparkling Ice


Directions: Mix in rocks glass with Kosher salted rim.