Appletini

I like to go out and drink cocktail with my friends. In Vienna, there are many cool, nice cocktail bars worth a visit or more. Bars that offer a long list of cocktails: with or without alcohol. Sometime it is very hard to decide on a cocktail. Sometimes I choose something that I already know and sometimes I try something new. In this way I discovered the Appeltini. I like it so much, that I decided to mix it myself. I like that it consists of a few ingredients, not like many other cocktails. I would like to mix cocktail more often, but it scares me when I read: 1 cl X, 2 cl Y, 1 cl A and 5 other things. Then I prefer to leave it. Fortunately, this did not happen in the case of the Appletini, so today here is the recipe.

Almond milk

As you know I am not a vegan. Nor a vegetarian. But I like to try out new recipes. Also vegan recipes. When it comes to cooking, I have no problems…I find it very easy to cook vegan. But when it comes to baking…this is another story. But I don’t give up. My biggest problem is replacing eggs. The other ingredients I can replace without problem: instead of butter I take margarine or oil. Instead of honey I take maple syrup. And instead of milk I take almond milk. So I decided to make almond milk. One can buy it in the shops to buy I have a problem: one can always buy 1 liter. But often I need much less. And before I buy too much, I prepare it myself. The almond milk is easy to prepare...you only need almonds and water. You can read below how you can make almond milk.

Sour cherry liqueur

As you can still find sour cherries to buy, I thought it is time to show you the recipe for homemade cherry liqueur. I made this liqueur 2 years ago, but I didn’t manage to publish the recipe until now. I don’t want to wait another year, so I publish today. As you just notice, today I have no inspiration for a better introduction. I just repeat myself. Sometimes this happens 🙈. Another thing I can say about the recipe: it's a family recipe - I got it from my grandma. So, now I leave you with the recipe, it just does not get any better.

Ice-cream cocktail

It wasn’t planned to make this cocktail. Now I will tell you the story behind this cocktail: a few weeks ago my sister visited me for a few days. And she bought raspberries. But she did not eat them, so they remain in the fridge. This is not a big deal you will say. You are right, but I am also allergic to raspberries. So what to do with them? As with the strawberries, I can eat a small amount without getting skin rash. So I decided to use some raspberries in a cocktail. I then opted for this ice cream cocktail. The other raspberries were eaten by a friend of mine, so nothing was thrown away.

Infused water

I do not know about you, but I drink too little water. An adult should drink more than 2 liters of water a day. But on most days I don’t even drink 1 liter. The problem is that I do not feel the need to drink more. But my skin suffers (it is very dry) so I will try to drink more. In order to make the water tastier, I began to "refine" it with fresh fruits and herbs. So today I share with you my 3 favorite infused water recipes:

Coffee liqueur

Dear all, today I have a coffee-liqueur recipe for you. Why a liqueur recipe? Because I think that this liqueur is a great Easter gift. I always am happy when I receive homemade gifts. Don’t you? And if you prepare the liqueur today, there it has enough time to infuse and you have a nice Easter gift for your loved ones.

Orange-carrot banana smoothie

I started to drink smoothies again. Now in the cold season we should strengthen our immune system. I do not take vitamins, but I eat a lot of fruits and vegetables. And I drink smoothies. I take everything the refrigerator has to give and experiment cheerfully. Sometimes these experiments succeed, sometimes not. The orange carrot banana smoothie was a successful experiment and I want to share the recipe with you. Maybe you want to try it out.

Gingerbread Smoothie

Now after Christmas we have more gingerbread than we can eat. Sometimes we cannot see it anymore. So I have eaten so much gingerbread -  for this year it is enough. But we do not want to throw away the rest. And you don’t have to. You can use the remaining gingerbread as a cheesecake base. Or you make a tasty smoothie out of it…just as I did. It is very  simple and tastes super delicious. By the way...while you are reading this article I am enjoying a cocktail or I am lying on a beach. So the next period will be quite here.

Mulled wine

I must confess, this winter I drank only once mulled wine. Just once…and I like mulled wine…especially on cold winter evenings. But luckily you can cook mulled wine at home...and mostly it tastes better than the bought one. That's what I did. If you also like mulled wine here is the recipe for you.

Bloody Mary

Bloody Mary is not one of my favorite cocktails. But when I think about Halloween, Bloody Mary always came to my mind. No idea why I associate this cocktail with Halloween...perhaps it is the color. Or because of the story of Bloody Mary. This is also not important. It is important that it was clear to me that I wanted to make this cocktail for my Halloween series. So I bought everything I needed and the shaker was used once again. If you also associate Bloody Mary with Halloween then here is the recipe.

Caipirinha

I wanted to make Caipirinha a long time ago. But you know my problem: no freezer...so no ice cubes. And for Caipirinha you need crushed ice. And yet the recipe is now on my blog. Do you want to know how I solved the problem? Very easily. Near my place there is a known fast-food chain. And one day I walked in and said that I want a big glass full of ice cubes. The seller looked at me a bit funny, but I got my ice. I then quickly rushed home, processes the ice cubes to crushed ice and already I could make the Caipirinha. Here is the recipe:

Ginger lemonade

I took Sonja’s blog event "Refreshing Summer" as an opportunity to finally publish the ginger lemonade recipe. I have prepared this lemonade the first time 2 years ago. I prepare this lemonade quite frequent, so it was time to share the recipe with you. If you like lemonade then you should try this also as it tastes great.

Green walnut liqueur

Guys, I just had a big shock! I just wanted to write the next blog post – I decided that it was time to post the recipe for walnut liqueur I made last year. But than I could not find the recipe. Actually I always write the recipes down. But I did not find anything. No mail with the text, not a link in the favorites, no text. Nothing. And then I panicked. How should I share the recipe of this delicious walnut liqueur with you, if I do not have the recipe? And then it occurred to me that I still have a recipe book where I write recipes. So I hoped to find the recipe there. And since you are reading this now, it means that I have found the recipe. That was close.

Eggnog

2 years ago I showed you an eggnog recipe. But as one of the ingredients is condensed milk, which cannot be found always and everywhere, I decided to try another recipe this year. It is just as easy to make and tastes just as good as the other one. The only difference is that you can find all the ingredients in any supermarket. You don’t believe me? Here's the proof:

Hot amaretto chocolate

When I was surfing on Pinterest, I saw an interesting recipe for a hot chocolate for adults. I wanted to try the recipe out, but than it turned out that I didn’t have 50% of the ingredients. And for only this recipe I didn’t want to buy chocolate liquor. Or vodka. But I wanted to try this hot chocolate. So I looked what I had at home and improvised. This is the story of this hot Amaretto chocolate. If you want to try it, here is the recipe.

Pomegranate-Prosecco-cocktail

3, 2, 1...no, it's not time yet. But the year is over soon and I want to wish a Happy New Year. And if you don’t want to clink this year only with champagne then you can try this Pomegranate Prosecco cocktail.

Orange liqueur

I wanted to make orange liqueur for a long time. But I didn’t have a recipe. Don’t get me wrong, the internet is full of recipes for orange liqueur. But that is the problem: the recipes are so different, so I didn’t know which one to pick. In some recipes you only used the orange peel, and in some the whole orange. Some you have to leave for months to infuse while others only 1 week. So which recipe should I pick? I even asked my food-blogger friend Verena from Sweets and lifestyle if she has a good recipe, as her boyfriend is distiller. But even they had no recipe. So I decided to create my own recipe. And it worked out and I got a very delicious orange liqueur. And since the orange liqueur is suitable as a Christmas gift, I publish the recipe today. So you still have time to make one yourself.

Watermelon martini

Hi all! Today I have a cocktail recipe for you - watermelon martini. I drank this cocktail recently at a bar and I liked it very much. A few weeks later I mixed it myself and today I will share the result with you.

Green smoothie – summer edition

I tried again to make a green smoothie. This time I wanted to create a summery smoothie and I think I have succeeded. It is refreshing which is perfect for hot summer days. Here is the recipe if I've made you curious.

Watermelon lemonade

Tuesday was the hottest day of the year. And while many were working, I had a day off and I spent at the pool and in the sun. Because it was so warm, I only eat ice. And drank a refreshing, cooling watermelon lemonade. And since more hot days will surely follow, I share the recipe with you today.