Sandra: Happy holidays. It is so easy to throw a fantastic soirée and make your guests feel warm and fussy and not get stressed out yourself I you know the tips and the tricks. I’m Sandra Lee. I am the host of Semihome made Cooking on the Food Network and Money Saving Meals and I have a new book out called cocktail time. Actually wrote the book on cocktail time. Yes, it’s got 250 different recipes for appetizers and cocktails. I’m going to share with you just a few to get you through the holiday rush.
Now, my first cocktail is called a cream twist and that’s starts off with premium liquor so it doesn’t have to cost a fortune to be a premium liquor if you know what to buy so I’m using vanilla flavored vodka by Smirnoff. It’s smooth and beautiful and also some Bailey’s Irish Crème. This comes in a mint flavor as well.
Your Baileys and your vodka, make the most beautiful cream twist. And by the way, Baileys is a great gift to take over to someone’s house if they’re throwing a party. So be smart and thoughtful with your wallet about gift giving and that’s one thing for sure to take.
Let’s talk about a Perry merry Christmas. Super simple cocktail and you always want a signature cocktail served with appetizers, delicious food appetizers because you want your guests to drink responsibly and that means they need to eat too. But this starts off with some Jose Cuervo tequila. Equal part of that to pear juice and I’m using Jose Cuervo because it’s an affordable premium liquor that tastes amazing. A little bit of lemon juice goes in there to brighten it up and there you go.
If you need cocktail recipes in a pinch, you can always go to thebar.com and pick those up and I wish you a very very merry Christmas and a happy holiday season. Happy new year. Pick up Cocktail Times. Subscribe to the magazine and merry merry Christmas, bye bye.