Recipes (Cont.)

Recipes on this page have TM been specially created by

Rachael Ray.

FROZEN PEACH CHAMPAGNE COCKTAILS

This recipe is a Bellini-esque slush for grown ups.

1/4 cup sugar, to rim glasses

1pint peach sorbet

2shots orange liquor such as Triple Sec, Grand Marnier or Cointreau Chilled champagne or sparkling wine, to fill blender, 1/3 bottle Raspberries and 4 sprigs mint, optional garnish

Place a shallow bowl of water along side a shallow bowl with 1/4 cup sugar in it. Dip 4 cocktail glasses in water, then sugar to rim glass.

Place 4 scoops peach sorbet in blender. Add 2 shots orange liqueur. Fill blender with Champagne to maximum fill line or up to 1-inch from top of blending pitcher. Place cover on blender tightly. Blend on Speed 1 until smooth and pour into cocktail glasses, keeping an eye out not to wreck the pretty sugar rims. Garnish with a few raspberries and a sprig of mint and serve.

Yield: 4 servings

LAVA FLOWS

Pina Coladas with Rivers of Strawberry

These can be made as mocktails for the kids or cocktails for big kids

2 cups frozen sliced strawberries in juice, defrosted

2cans coconut milk drink mix (recommended: Coco Lopez)

2cups pineapple juice

6shots coconut rum or light rum

* For mocktails, omit liquor and use a few extra ice cubes

1tray of ice

Blend strawberries in a blender on Speed 3 until smooth. Place 1/2 cup strawberry puree in the bottom of 4 hurricane or double rocks cocktail glasses. Rinse blender and return to motor base. Place remaining ingredients in blender and blend on Speed 3 until smooth. Pour pina coladas into glasses on top of the strawberry puree. The puree will run up through the pina colada, making a lava flow effect.

Yield: 4 cocktails or mocktails

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