The Thirsty Diva ™

  This is great for a cold Michigan day or anytime. 4 envelopes  hot chocolate mix 4 - 6 c. hot coffee Pinch each: cayenne pepper or red pepper flakes, cinnamon 1 can whipped cream spray In the bottom of 4 clean coffee mugs, put hot  chocolate  mix,  cayenne  pepper, cinnamon. Pour  coffee  over hot chocolate mixture  and stir.  Top with whipped cream. Serves 4.

This is perfect a girls night out or anytime. 4 - 6 oz. vodka 3 oz. grapefruit juice 2 oz. grenadine  Ice  1 oz. lemon juice. Rinse, cut grapefruit and lemon in half, set aside. Put 4 clean glasses in freezer to chill for a few minutes. For each cocktail:  Place ice in bottom of a clean cocktail shaker, add 1 shot of vodka. Through a strainer, strain grapefruit juice and lemon into shaker. Drizzle some grenadine into glass. Put lid on shaker and shake for 10 - 20 sec. Remove glass from freezer, remove lid from shaker and strain cocktail into glass. Serves 4.

This is perfect to serve as a mixer for a party, game day or anytime. 1 each: lemon, lime, juiced 1/8 - 1/4 c. sugar  1 c. cold water  Rinse and cut lemon and lime in half. Through a sieve, juice lemon and lime into a clean jar, set aside. Turn on faucet and run cold water for a few seconds, put some cold water into a clean saucepan. Turn on stove to high heat.  Combine sugar and water in saucepan and place pan on stove burner, bring water to a boil. Lower heat on stove to medium, stir water with a clean wooden spoon so that sugar gets dissolved. Once sugar is dissolved, turn off burner and let sugar water cool off for awhile.  Once syrup is cooled, pour sugar water into jar with juice. Make sure lid is screwed on jar and shake for a few seconds to mix. Place jar in fridge until your ready to use.  Serves 4 - 8.

  This is perfect for a holiday or anytime. 4 c. lemon lime soda (regular or diatetic) 1/8 - 1/4 c. grenadine (adjust amount desired) Ice 4- 6 oz. Vodka In a clean pitcher, place ice. Pour grenadine over ice. Add vodka. Add soda to pitcher, stir to mix. Place pitcher in fridge until ready to serve. Serves 4.

Need a family friendly mocktail for the holidays, try this. Enjoy! 2 c.  cranberry juice 4 c. club soda Ice Put ice in the bottom of a pitcher. Combine juice ,  club soda over ice. Mix well with a clean wooden spoon, chill pitcher in refrigerator until ready to serve . Serves 4

My aunt turned 90 this week. This is one of her favorite drinks. It’s also perfect for a holiday brunch or anytime. 4 - 6 oz. vodka 4 c. orange juice Ice In a clean pitcher combine ice, vodka and orange juice. Stir with a clean wooden spoon to mix.  Place in refrigerator to chill until you’re ready to serve. Serves 4.

This is perfect for Halloween or anytime. I've used green food coloring for this recipe but if you don't have it you can use what you like. 1/8 c. regular or diatetic sugar (enough to coat glasses) 3 - 4 c. Lemon lime soda Green food coloring Ice In a clean dish sprinkle sugar, add 1 - 2 drops food coloring.  Mix with a clean fork to coat sugar.  Wet the rims of 4 glasses with a wet napkin.  Place a glass rim side down on dish to coat with sugar.  Repeat process with remaining glasses. Place glasses in freezer to chill for a few minutes. In a pitcher combine: 2 - 4 drops of green food coloring ice, soda, mix  well.  P lace pitcher in refrigerator to chill until ready to serve.  Remove glasses from freezer and pour cocktail into garnished glasses. Serves   4.