<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5449168703788483575</id><updated>2011-09-21T03:37:23.725-07:00</updated><category term='Quick Party Tips'/><category term='Cocktails n Mocktails'/><category term='Glossary'/><title type='text'>Café Gourmet</title><subtitle type='html'></subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://cafegourmet.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5449168703788483575/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://cafegourmet.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>Ria</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17194905118463668157</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://farm1.static.flickr.com/165/438371307_f6a91a4318_m.jpg'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>3</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5449168703788483575.post-2407324364399961493</id><published>2007-03-29T00:45:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-11-15T00:57:55.662-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Cocktails n Mocktails'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Quick Party Tips'/><title type='text'>Fun Party &amp; Occasion Drinks</title><content type='html'>&lt;div  style="text-align: justify;font-family:georgia;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);font-family:georgia;" &gt;The Best way to begin a party/occasion is to serve a good Occasion-Complimentary drink.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);"&gt;So if you are wondering what to serve this &lt;span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"&gt;Easter&lt;/span&gt;, here are a few helpful tips;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);font-family:georgia;" &gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"&gt;A Fruity Mocktail to get your guests going on the dance floor-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-style: italic;font-family:georgia;" &gt;                                                                               &lt;/span&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Yy0TgiT7CQI/RgtvXDPLNRI/AAAAAAAAABA/PNRDsOieuA0/s1600-h/389826753_0d4a9a9f41.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Yy0TgiT7CQI/RgtvXDPLNRI/AAAAAAAAABA/PNRDsOieuA0/s320/389826753_0d4a9a9f41.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5047250249195402514" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="font-style: italic;font-family:georgia;" &gt;     &lt;span style="font-size:78%;"&gt;                                                                                                                                                                                         &lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;  &lt;span style="font-size:78%;"&gt;                                                                                                                                                                                                 (Photo by &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:78%;"&gt;&lt;a style="font-style: italic; font-family: georgia;" href="http://flickr.com/photos/photos_jds/"&gt;JDS PHOTOS&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-style: italic;font-family:georgia;font-size:78%;"  &gt;)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);font-family:georgia;" &gt;• 96 oz.  Pineapple juice&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);font-family:georgia;" &gt;•    8 oz.  Lime juice&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);font-family:georgia;" &gt;• 56 oz.  Schweppes- Ginger Ale&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);font-family:georgia;" &gt;• 28 oz.  Schweppes- Club Soda&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);font-family:georgia;" &gt;• 24 oz.  Orange juice&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);font-family:georgia;" &gt;• 12 oz.  Lemon juice&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);font-family:georgia;" &gt;•  2 cups Sugar&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);font-family:georgia;" &gt;Mix the sugar and juices in a blender.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);font-family:georgia;" &gt;Strain over a block of ice into the punch bowl.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);font-family:georgia;" &gt;Add the Ginger Ale and Club Soda.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);font-family:georgia;" &gt;Stir gently to properly mix all the ingredients.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);font-family:georgia;" &gt;Makes approximately 70 - 4oz servings.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);font-family:georgia;" &gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;"&gt;A Blissful Cocktail to get your spirits high-&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Yy0TgiT7CQI/Rg39fDPLNTI/AAAAAAAAABU/I5nsSlc5wiI/s1600-h/Cocktail-230_000.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Yy0TgiT7CQI/Rg39fDPLNTI/AAAAAAAAABU/I5nsSlc5wiI/s320/Cocktail-230_000.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5047969467238921522" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;                                                                                   &lt;span style="font-size:78%;"&gt;                                                                                                                                                                     (Photo by Bruce Shippee)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;"  &gt;• 4 oz.  Pineapple juice&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;"  &gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;"  &gt;• 1 oz.  Bourbon&lt;span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"&gt;*&lt;/span&gt; or Gold rum&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;"  &gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;"  &gt;• 1 oz.  Pernod&lt;span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"&gt;*&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;"  &gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;"  &gt;• 1/2oz. Amaretto&lt;span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"&gt;*&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;"  &gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;div  style="text-align: left;font-family:georgia;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);font-size:100%;" &gt;Mix all the ingredients along with cracked ice in a shaker or blender.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);font-size:100%;" &gt;Serve in a chilled 12-oz. Collins glass.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;"  &gt;(&lt;span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"&gt;Fun Idea&lt;/span&gt;- Add some food color into your ice cube trays and mix colored cubes to make your drinks  a colorful punch)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;"  &gt;                                                                                                                                                (&lt;span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"&gt;*&lt;/span&gt;= &lt;a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://cafegourmet.blogspot.com/2007/03/glossary.html"&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"&gt;Glossary&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5449168703788483575-2407324364399961493?l=cafegourmet.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://cafegourmet.blogspot.com/feeds/2407324364399961493/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5449168703788483575&amp;postID=2407324364399961493' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5449168703788483575/posts/default/2407324364399961493'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5449168703788483575/posts/default/2407324364399961493'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://cafegourmet.blogspot.com/2007/03/fun-partyoccasion-drinks.html' title='Fun Party &amp; 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It is distilled from a grain mash and is aged for more than four years in new oak barrels that have been charred.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:georgia;" &gt;Pernod&lt;/span&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);font-family:georgia;" &gt;A famous proprietary absinthe-type liqueur from France without the wormwood ingredient that was a part of the original absinthe formula.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5449168703788483575-9855328748470644?l=cafegourmet.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://cafegourmet.blogspot.com/feeds/9855328748470644/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5449168703788483575&amp;postID=9855328748470644' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5449168703788483575/posts/default/9855328748470644'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5449168703788483575/posts/default/9855328748470644'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://cafegourmet.blogspot.com/2007/03/glossary.html' title='Glossary'/><author><name>Ria</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17194905118463668157</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://farm1.static.flickr.com/165/438371307_f6a91a4318_m.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry></feed>
