It's no surprise that celebrating 4th of July with a bang is a great American tradition.
Not only do we recognize the importance of this day with patriotic celebrations, but with lots of good ol' fashioned all-American eats!
National Chef and Entertaining Expert Maureen Petrosky has easy and helpful tips for cool cocktails.
Refreshing Beverages: Thirst Quenching Drinks Keep water on hand, make a punch and everyone's favorite Milkshakes … and to create a delicious milkshake that is sure to add some bang to your fireworks this year, simply add milk to the Shakers container, replace the lid and “shake it like you mean it” for 30 seconds to have an instant treat.
MolliCoolz Shakers come in four delicious flavors: chocolate, vanilla, strawberry and cookies and cream. Follow MolliCoolz on Twitter under username MC Shakers for updates and specials
Creative Cocktails Also, make sure you serve your guest some seasonal cocktails and nothing says summer better than a premium Margarita made with a truly authentic Mexican tequila.
Tequila CAZADORES is a high quality, 100 percent blue agave tequila from the highlands of Jalisco, Mexico, and has a smooth flavorful taste that is perfect for your 4th of July margarita.
Just mix Tequila CAZADORES, triple sec and fresh squeezed lime juice, and you have a refreshing margarita made with the worlds #1 premium tequila.
Tequila CAZADORES Margarita 1 1/2 oz. CAZADORES Reposado
1/2 oz. triple sec
1/2 oz. fresh lemon juice
1/2 oz. fresh lime juice
1/2 oz. orange juice
1 oz. simple syrup
Serve blended with or over ice. Garnish
with a lime wedge or an orange wedge.
Refreshing Cold Beverages With temperatures rising, coffee lovers can continue to use their SENSEO Coffee machines by easily creating delicious iced coffee drinks, a seasonal favorite.
The Senseo coffee system uses pre-measured pods, allowing customers to create a quality cup of gourmet coffee at the touch of a button and without the mess and hassle of handling coffee grounds.
Senseo has teamed up with a mixologist, creating several delicious recipes that are perfect for warm weather and summer entertaining.
Try adding maple syrup, cinnamon and milk to Senseo Dark Roast and Paris: French Vanilla and pouring over ice, to easily create a delicious iced coffee drink at home, rivaling those from top coffeehouses.
At only 40 cents a pod, Senseo is far more economical than spending upwards of $3 for an iced latté.
For Senseo recipes, more information or to order from over 14 varieties of coffee,
visit Senseo's website.