It is strawberry season again. Fruit section of grocery stores smells lik fresh, summery, happy and pretty strawberries. Servings: 2-3 Preparation Time: 10 minutes Total Time: 15 minutes Ingredients: 2 cups fresh strawberries 2 cups ice 2 cups club soda 1/4 cup rum 3 table spoon white sugar 10 strawberries for garnishing Directions: 1-Add strawberries, club soda, rum in a kitchen blender. 2-Blend them for a couple of minutes until

I have not tried any Cantaloupe or Basil Cocktails, have you? So I have decided to create one. It ended up being delicious! Ingredients: 1- 2 cups rough chopped cantaloupe 2- 10 basil leaves 3- ½ cup white sugar 4- 3 cups water 5- ¼ cup white rum Directions: 1-Add basil leaves, 3 cups of water and 1/2 cup of white sugar into a medium size sauce pan. 2-Bring to

Coconut reminds me of summer and I love summer. Here is one cocktail you can make anytime of the year smells like summer. Servings: 2-3 Preparation Time: 15 minutes Total Time: 20 minutes Ingredients: 1 cup freshly squeezed lime juice 1 cup freshly squeezed lemon juice 2 tablespoon honey 2 tablespoon white sugar 2 cups ice 1 cup club soda ¼ cup coconut rum 2-3 mint stems 2-3 lime wedges

Grapefruit Cocktail Grapefruits are sour for most people but I love them just because they are sour. This cocktail recipe has enough sugar in it to make it sweet for y’all. Ingredients: 2 cups of fresh grapefruit juice 4 tablespoon light brown sugar ¼ cup pineapple rum 2 cups ice 1 cup of orange sparkling water 2-3 grapefruit wedges Directions: 1-Combine grapefruit juice, 2 tablespoon light brown sugar, pineapple rum,

I have to use GA peaches as much as I can since I live in GA.  Here is another recipe with sweet , juicy and summery peaches. Servings: 2-3 Preparation Time: 10 minutes Total Time: 15 minutes Ingredients: 1 ripe peach 2 mandarins 3 cups lemonade 2 cups ice ¼ cup gin Directions: 1-Add mandarins, peach, lemonade and gin in a kitchen blender. 2-Blend them for a couple of minutes

I have to develop a peach cocktail recipe since it is peach season and we live in GA which is the peach state. Here we go! Ingredients: 1- 2 ripe peach 2- 3 cups of sprite 3- ¼ cups of vodka 4- 3-4 thyme stems to garnish Directions: 1-Cut the peach into 8 half-moon slices. 2-In a sturdy pitcher add 4 slices of peach, vodka and sprite. 3-With a muddler

Orange was my favorite color when I was 22-23. It is very happy, energetic and summery. If you wear orange clothing, people recognize you. This recipe does not only have the color but the taste of an energy, happiness and summer. Here we go! Ingredients: 1- 2 cup freshly squeezed orange juice 2- 2 cup club soda 3- 2 cup ice 4- ¼ cup gin 5- 3-4 blood orange slices

Another simple yet delicious cocktail recipe for you to enjoy any day. It is delicious, colorful and good for your soul. Just try it! Servings: 2-3 Preperation Time: 10 minutes Total Time: 15 minutes Ingredients 1- 1 pint fresh raspberries 2- 3 cups of lemonade 3- ¼ cup white rum 4- 10 fresh mint leaves 4- 2 cups of ice Directions 1-Separate some of the mint leaves and raspberries to

Mango is one of the fruit which smells like summer and brings summer memories back to life. I enjoy mango more often since I came up with this cocktail recipe. Kids love the virgin version of this cocktail as well. Ingredients: 1- 2 ripe mangos- sliced 2- 2 cups lemonade 3- 2 cups ice 4- 1/4 cup gin 5- 8-10 mint leaves Directions: 1-Add mango slices, lemonade, gin and 6

Pineapple Rum is delicious! This cocktail tastes like a desert, happy spring afternoon and holidays. It is really easy to make and consider it healthy! Servings: 2-3 Preparation time: 10 minutes Total time: 15 minutes Ingredients: 1- 2 cups of chopped fresh pineapples plus 2-3 pineapple spears for garnish 2- 2 cups of freshly squeezed orange juice 3- ¼ cup of freshly squeezed lime juice 4- 2 of cups ice