| Grapes Sensation – Fruit Medley |
Grapes Sensation – Fruit Medley
| Ice Cream – Sweet Temptation |
Ice Cream a Sweet Temptation – No Recipes
Venice – Italy
Venice – Italy Travel Photography: Portraits, landscapes, monuments, highlights, places to go, people, culture, customs and history.
| Ruby Gemstone |
Ruby Gemstone-Birthstone of July
The Ruby is known as the ‘King of Gemstones’ and the word comes from the Latin word for Red Rubber. It is the gemstone for those born in July. Rubies are associate to health, wealth and wisdom; love success, stirring of the imagination and arousal of the senses.
Vanilla Cupcakes With Berry Buttercream Frosting
Vanilla Cupcakes with Berry Buttercream Frosting
Vanilla Cupcakes with a delicious homemade berry buttercream frosting made with strawberries, blueberries, raspberries and blackberries. Lil’ Luna
- 1/2 cup blackberries
- 1/2 cup strawberries
- 1/2 cup blueberries
- 1 1/2 cup butter (3 sticks) softened
- 6 cups powdered sugar
- fresh berries (blackberries, strawberries, blueberries and raspberries) for topping
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Begin by pureeing blackberries, strawberries and blueberries. Pour in a bowl and set aside.
Add butter, powdered sugar and ½ cup of berry puree to a mixing bowl. Blend until smooth. Add more or less of the puree depending on the thickness of the frosting you’d like.
Spread onto cool cupcakes.
Top with fresh berries right before serving. ENJOY!
| Renata Guerra Wallpapers |
| Watermelon Delight – Fruit Medley |
Watermelon Delight – Fruit Medley
| Versace Accessories 2018 |
Versace Accessories 2018
Lavender – Flowers
Lavender – Flower Series
|Coconuts – Fruit Medley|
Coconuts – Fruit Medley
Belgium – Travel
Belgium Travel Photography: Portraits, landscapes, monuments, highlights, places to go, people, culture, costumes and history.
| NA-KD Lingerie Collection |
NA-KD Lingerie Collection
Rosemary Sings the Blues
Rosemary Sings the Blues
Courtesy of Van Gogh Blue Vodka
- 1.5 oz Van Gogh Blue Vodka
- 1 oz Elderflower syrup<br /><br />
- 3 oz Club soda<br /><br />
- Rosemary sprig to garnish<br /><br />
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Add the Van Gogh Blue Vodka, elderflower syrup and a rosemary sprig to a shaker and fill with ice. Shake vigorously and strain into a Collins glass filled with crushed ice. Top off the drink with club soda and more crushed ice. Garnish with a rosemary sprig.
Apple Cider Mimosa
Apple Cider Mimosa
Thanksgiving is the perfect time for an Apple Cider Cocktail, especially one as easy and tasty as this. The Cookie Rookie
- 1/2 cup Apple Cider<br /><br />
- 1/4 cup Champagne<br /><br />
- gold and silver sprinkles for rim of glass <br /><br />
- apple slices for garnish<br /><br />
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Dip the top of each champagne glass into water and then dip in the sprinkles to coat.
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Pour each champagne glass 1/2-3/4 full with apple cider.
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Top with champagne and Enjoy!
A Midsummer Night’s Eve Potion
A Midsummer Night’s Eve Potion
Elderflower cordial and rose lemonade, with or without a measure of gin, is the basis for an elixir given a magic touch with petals of rose and rose-geranium, elderflower, borage, a little mint and a few strawberries. Crumbs on the Table
- 120 ml (1/2 cup) elderflower cordial
- 400 ml (1 3/4 cups) soda water, cold from the fridge
- 320 ml (1 3/8 cups) rose lemonade, cold from the fridge
- 8 small strawberries, reserving 1 for garnish
- 12 mint leaves, reserving 1 for garnish
- 20-25 (2 cups) ice cubes
- 1 Handful of fragrant unsprayed rose petals (1-2 Roses)
- 8 leaves of unsprayed rose-geranium leaves, and one of its flowers for garnish (“Attar of Roses” has a very good rose scent and taste)
- A few newly opened elderflower blossoms – one small head will do more than one drink; check that it has a pleasant smell and is free of blemishes
- 6-8 borage flowers
- 4 shots of Gin
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Measure the elder flower cordial into one liter (quart) measuring jug.
- Muddle 2 of the mint leaves and 1 of the strawberries, along with the rose geranium leaves and rose petals if using, into the cordial in the bottom of the jug, using a spoon to bruise them to release their flavours. You can leave it for up to two hours at this stage to infuse, or proceed after 5-10 minutes with a milder taste.
- Prepare your decorations: break apart the elderflower into very small heads or individual flowers; have ready two rose-geranium flowers or a couple of small rose petals; carefully take the stem end off the back of the borage flowers.
- Just before serving, add the cold soda water to the jug with the cordial and herbals, and strain the mix into a second pouring jug. Add the ice and the cold rose lemonade, and stir well for about one minute until icy cold.
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Either add all the fruit, mint and blossom decorations to the serving jug itself, to pour into glasses randomly with the drink; or reserve some for individual glasses if you prefer, which makes a personal (and neater) touch.
- Garnish with one strawberry and one mint leaf, and add a borage flower, a rose geranium flower and a little sprinkling of the elder flowers.