This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Riondo Prosecco. All opinions are 100% mine. I have some of the loveliest Italian Strawberry Bellini Cocktails for us today, made with chilled bubbly Riondo Prosecco , a white sparkling wine straight from Italy, fruity honey strawberry syrup or puree, plus an exotic touch of vanilla.The classic Bellini was named after Giovanni Bellini, the Italian painter. It is a mixture of peach puree and sparkling Prosecco wine, and rumor has it that ...
Drinks
Simple drinks recipes, from lemonades to mojitos, something tasty to help you cool off or take the edge off. ~ Florentina
Strawberry White Wine Sangria Recipe
An easy summer strawberry sangria recipe made with white wine, a touch of orange and sweetened to taste with wild honey. Perfect for a lady’s brunch party or to make for a crowd. Marked by fine persistent bubbles and because VOVETI prosecco has an orange blossom aroma, I just wanted to bring that out even more with a little squeeze of orange juice with the last of our oranges. To that I added lots of fragrant strawberries and a few sprigs of lemon balm, just because, but you can use mint ...
Cucumber Detox Spa Water with Lemon and Mint
A simple cucumber detox spa water made with fresh lemons and mint. Add a couple of tablespoons of chia seeds to a pitcher to boost the nutritional profile and stay hydrated through the day. 5 minutes is all you need to slice up some lemons, cucumber and throw them together in a pitcher with a few sprigs of fresh mint. If you aren’t very fond of mint simply replace it with lemon balm or basil, or just make it without. Or try some of the lovely spa water ideas below! Favorite Spa Detox Water ...
Paloma Cocktail Recipe
A simple Paloma cocktail recipe with a twist, made with Frontera Sauvignon Blanc white wine and freshly squeezed grapefruit juice.We are clearly so ready for game day! There is no tequila involved here, I honestly can’t handle it. But white wine is so much better anyways. For all kinds of drinks, people and tasty moments, we choose Frontera wine. I also replaced the traditional grapefruit flavored soda with sparkling water and freshly squeezed grapefruit juice.Easy to make for ...
Sex On The Beach Drink Recipe
Your ultimate Sex on the Beach Drink recipe: a tropical marriage of orange and cranberry juices, vodka or rum with a hint of peach and vanilla over ice. Let’s just admit it: nobody loves Mondays right? But a tropical fruity drink takes the edge of the most dreaded day of the week. Perfect for summer parties and Valentine's Day too. This is what you’ll need:Orange and Cranberry Juices (or Pineapple ) Vodka, Rum, Tequila or Triple Sec Peach Schnapps Ice CubesMy secret ...
Cucumber Mojito Recipe
A refreshing cucumber mojito recipe cocktail with a nice kick from green chili pepper! It’s that time of year again, time for me to pack up my island whites and chancletas and hop on a plane to Cabo with the BatMan.But first: an ice cold cucumber mojito! Because vacation starts while you pack you know...? Cabo is our home away from home, only 2 hour flight from L.A. and so much fun. I start my days with a big cold green juice drink made with cactus, cucumber and lime. It is so good ...
Dragon Fruit Mojito Recipe
Gorgeous dragon fruit juice muddled together with mint, vanilla and lime in a fruity sparkling dragon fruit mojito cocktail! You don’t always hear me say this, but today i need a drink, hence the Dragon Fruit mojito recipe today. I needed something good and exquisite so i can deal better with my technology troubles that have followed me this past week. Was Mercury in retrograde ? Who knows, who cares, i really don’t wanna talk about it anymore, but instead muddle together some gorgeous ...
Dragon Fruit Pitaya Smoothie Recipe
This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of The a2 Milk Company™ for IZEA. All opinions are 100% mine.We’ve had some beautiful sunny days here in California, and I'm so excited to share this dragon fruit smoothie I’ve been enjoying for the past few days. First of all, this is the creamiest smoothie in existence, thanks to the addition of the avocado and the magic of fat free a2 Milk® . I also added a couple of tablespoons of bee pollen and some chia seeds to bump up the ...
Grapefruit Mojito Recipe
A gorgeous broiled ruby red grapefruit mojito with attitude from a red chili pepper slice.The hot cooler is a thing! This is how I make it:I broiled some pink/ ruby red grapefruit with sugar on top until perfectly caramelized. Then I juiced it in a bowl to get all that goodness out of it, strained it through a mesh strainer so there won’t be any seeds or pulp floating around in my cocktail. Then I muddled some mint with lime and agave, hit it with a nice light rum, or vodka, and ...
Strawberry Basil Lemonade Recipe + Video
A pitcher of this thirst quenching Strawberry Basil Lemonade is all you need to make it through the scorching hot summer days! Who’s in you guys ? Add a good splash of vodka or rum, for the ultimate fruity grown up cocktail. No-one needs to know ;) Did I say: extremely easy to make too? Just squeeze a bunch of lemons, puree the juice with some fresh organic strawberries and fragrant basil in a small food processor or blender. Then sweeten to your taste with honey, maple or agave and ...