COCKTAIL RECIPE: Blueberry Frosé For National Blueberry Month

For the past several summers, the frosé—a frozen rosé cocktail (or wine slush, if you prefer) has been served as a winetail (wine cocktail) or an after-dinner drink (liquid dessert). Here’s our first set of frosé recipes, from two summers ago. This recipe (photo #1), from the U.S. Highbush Blueberry Council, adds blueberries that turn…
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RECIPE: Bourbon Slush Frozen Cocktail & More Frozen Drinks

[1] For drinks or dessert (or perhaps, drink your dessert: Bourbon Slush with Brandied Cherries (photo © The Nibble). [2] Take advantage of summer peaches to make a Peach Bourbon Slush. Here’s the recipe (photos #2 and #3 © The Speckled Palate). [3] Make it a slush party with a trio of flavors, including this…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Frosé, Frozen Rosé Wine Granita For Cocktails Or Dessert

[1] Frosé granita. [2] Frosé with ice cream (both photos courtesy Kim Crawford).   Call it a cocktail or call it dessert: We have long enjoyed a frozen rosé cocktail by scooping some sherbet in a glass and topping it off with sparkling wine or still or sparkling rosé. A couple of years ago, some…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Blender Slushie, Blender Sorbet

Whether you like a little or a lot of heat, check out this exciting new cookbook from Melissa’s. Photo courtesy Melissas.com.   Yesterday we reviewed the Zoku Slush & Shake Maker, noting that the benefit of using it over making a blender is that there’s no ice to dilute your drink. Another way to avoid…
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