Showing posts with label wine. Show all posts
Showing posts with label wine. Show all posts

Thursday, September 1, 2016

Frozen Strawberry Chardon-ade

The boys started their homeschooling today, and while they did awesome with the school work, they weren't too crazy about the new schedule.  Pair their uncooperativeness with the never-ending cleaning, and put a fussy Noelle in the mix, and let's just say Mommy needs a drink.
Around 1pm, my senses told me that I'd need a drink by dinner, so I prepped one and put it in the freezer.  (I won't lie: I took a few sips to hold me over; it's been a rough day.)
It's probably nothing new to some of you, but I named it something funky; so it's mine for the evening.
My brain is completely fried, so I have no smooth transition.  Here's how I made it.
You need:
-Lemonade
-Sliced Strawberries
-Chardonnay-- I used Cupcake Chardonnay today.
(I used lemon juice and made my own lemonade, so I could add extra sugar! Sweeter is better in my opinion, but regular lemonade would work fine)
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I mixed all the ingredients together, blended them in a blender, and put it in a freezer.  I didn't measure anything. But you don't really need measurements: All I know is I used 5 strawberries, and the rest is really up to you!
4 LONG HOURS LATER: I had a Frozen Strawberry Chardon-ade waiting on me. That is also pretty yummy with pineapples, might I add!
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I would say that my mixed drink was 1/4 lemonade and 3/4 wine.  Because I made my own sugary lemonade, it was still pretty sweet; I barely tasted the wine.  For me, that makes it a tad more effective.

UPDATE: My husband is anti-wine, and he hi-jacked my drink! Said it was "pretty good".

Saturday, August 20, 2016

White Wine Mixer


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Let me start by saying. I'm no connoisseur. 
I love wine; but I love it because of the way it blends with other flavors. 
Unless I really need it, I don't drink wine in abundance by itself. 
That being said: I buy the cheapest wine. 


This bottle of Winking Owl Chardonnay
 was at Aldi's for $2.89 
(great deal!)

In my personal opinion: it tastes the same as the $7- $15 bottles, and the glasses of Chardonnay you order at most restaurants. 
One of my "tasters" says it's a bit more bitter, but he still drank majority of my bottle. So it's definitely tolerable. 



The orange juice gives this mixer a slight fruity taste, but you mostly taste the wine cooler (or the ginger ale).

Here's what you need: 
-Ice
-White Wine (I used Chardonnay)
- Fuzzy Navel Wine Cooler  OR Ginger Ale (I actually ran out of Ginger Ale, which is why I used the Fuzzy Navel) 
- Orange Juice with no pulp 
-Halved Grapes (optional)



I layered it: 




Orange Juice








Wine







Wine Cooler

And another splash of Orange Juice


Stir & Add Grapes.
ENJOY
& let me know what you think!