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Recipes

Margarita Vacations

 Mojitos Getaways
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​Sexy Coffee

Mexican Sexy Coffee

​Chocolate Travel
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 Destination Wedding Cocktails

​Szechuan Buttons

10 Cinco De Maya Recipes
Smoothie Recipes by Dole
Aloha Smoothies!
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Margarita Vacations, Mojito Getaways,
Sexy Coffee, Chocolate Travel, Szechuan Buttons & Destination Wedding Cocktails with PJ!

Pomegranate Margarita
1.5 oz Tequila 3 Generaciones (Plata)
1 oz Cointreau
1 oz La Pinta (pomegranate-infused tequila)
1 oz lemon juice
Splash grenadine syrup  
Shake ingredients together with fresh ice cubes, serve immediately. NOTE:  La Pinta substitute: PAMA Liqueur instead.  Makes 1 margarita


 Jalapeño Margarita
A delightfully spicy yet refreshing treat to beat the Los Cabos summer heat.  Ingredients for the Jalapeño Margarita
1 ½ oz Tequila Reposado
½ oz Orange Liqeur
½ oz Agave Nectar
1 T Lime juice
½ jalapeño pepper
Preparations for a Jalapeño Margarita: In a shaker put the lime juice (important-remove the seeds) and jalapeño pepper and crush. Then add the agave nectar, tequila and orange liqueur, fill with ice and stir for 10 seconds. Strain into 10 oz frosted glass w/ice, salt rim. Garnish with ½ a jalapeno pepper.


Watermelon Mojito
1.5 oz white rum
1 oz grenadine
8 spearmint leaves
½ lemon (cut in 3 parts)
3 oz watermelon (in chunks)  
Place ingredients in glass except rum. Muddle or crush ingredients together at bottom of glass with fork or spoon. Add rum and enough ice cubes to fill the glass. Shake, garnish rim with a watermelon piece. Makes 1 mojito


Mango & Pineapple Mojito
1.5 oz Bacardi Rum
1 oz Pineapple juice
Slice of fresh mango
Splash of lime juice
Splash of simple syrup
Fresh Spearmint leaves
Club Soda  
Place ingredients in glass except club soda. Crush together at the bottom with fork or spoon. Add ice and Club Soda to fill glass. Garnish with a lime wedge. Enjoy.


Classic Margarita
Traditional, but always a favorite! 
1.5 oz Tequila 3 Generaciones (Plata)
1 oz Cointreau
1 oz lemon juice (fresh squeezed)
splash grenadine syrup
ice cubes  
Shake ingredients together with fresh ice cubes, serve immediately. For a more refreshing twist, add a splash of grapefruit or lime flavored soda.   Makes 1 margarita


Sangrita
Bring the best out of 100% agave blanco tequila with this traditional non-alcoholic accompaniment. Rather than mixing the tequila into the cocktail, Sangrita is a paired beverage alternating sips of good tequila and bright Sangrita. A well-made Sangrita highlights the crisp acidity of the tequila while cleansing the palate between each sip.  Ingredients for sangrita:

18 oz Tomato juice
12 oz Orange juice
2 oz Grenadine
1 oz Lemon juice
15 drops Maggi sauce
​15 drops Worcestershire sauce
15 drops Tabasco sauce
Pepper to taste
Salt to taste
Mix all ingredients and then chill the sangrita. To serve, pour tequila and sangrita into separate glasses. The two should be alternately sipped, not chased.  Makes 34 ounces of sangrita


Sexy Coffee, Mexican Coffee
1oz. Tequila Blanco
0.5 oz. Kahlua
6 oz. Black coffee
1 whipped cream
Cinnamon powder
Sugar  
Take a large glass, dip the edge of the glass in water then in sugar. Put glass above flame to caramelize the sugar rim. Flambe the tequila & Kahlua and serve in glass with sugar rim. Add black coffee and whipped cream, and top with cinnamon. Enjoy! (oh yea, add a choice of several liquors and beverages of your choice! 

100 Top Cocktails of 2017

Experimenting with Szechuan buttons:

The Verbena Cocktail
1 1⁄2 oz Herradura blanco tequila
3 oz Yuzu-calamansi sour mix*
1 oz Ginger syrup**
6 leaves Lemon verbena


Garnish: Szechuan button
Glass: Double rocks
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HOW TO MAKE THE VERBENA COCKTAIL.

​ Combine the lemon verbena leaves and ginger syrup in a cocktail shaker and muddle. Add remaining ingredients, ice and shake til well-chilled.  Strain into double rocks glass filled with fresh ice.

Garnish with a Szechuan button.
*Yuzu-calamansi sour mix: Combine 1 cup water and 1 cup sugar in a saucepan. Heat slowly, stirring until sugar dissolves. Remove from heat and let cool. Combine with 1 cup freshly squeezed yuzu juice and 1 cup freshly squeezed calamansi juice.
**Ginger syrup: Combine 1 cup water, 1 cup sugar, 1/4 pound ginger, peeled and thinly sliced, in a saucepan. Heat slowly, stirring til sugar dissolves. Simmer 30 minutes. Remove from heat, let cool, strain out solids.
Smoothies For Hot Summer Days!
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3/4 cup DOLE® Pineapple Juice or Pine-Orange Banana Juice
1 carton (6 oz) strawberry yogurt
1 ripe DOLE® Bananas, sliced
Optional: a shot (or double shot) of your favorite spirit
Combine pineapple juice, yogurt, banana in blender or food processor. Cover, blend until thick and smooth. Serve immediately!
Marionberry Gin & Tonic
12 farm fresh Marionberries (save 3 for garnish)
½ oz. fresh squeezed lime juice
1 oz. simple syrup or LESS for diabetic, love your berry flavor
1½ oz. gin
2-3 oz. tonic water
Muddle 9 Marionberries with lime juice at the bottom of a cocktail shaker. Shake 10 seconds. Fill a collins glass with ice. Double strain into serving glass using a strainer (you don’t want seeds.) Add tonic water, stir gently. Garnish with a few Marionberries and sprig of fresh mint (try pineapple, orange or chocolate mint leaves!)* grow your own indoor plant!) From PJ and an awesome Oregon sunset!
* grow  your own mint-mix planter inside, all season mint for beverages of your choice
The Navy Grog Cocktail
The Big Daddy of high-octane Tiki drinks, this cocktail dates back to the early days of legendary bartender Donn Beach. The original recipe, packed with 3 types of rum, calls for an ice cone garnish, (requires a bit of planning & freezer space.)  Streamline with a simple mint sprig and lime wheel.

1 oz Gold demerara rum, such as El Dorado
1 oz Dark Jamaican rum, such as Appleton Estate
1 oz White Cuban or Puerto Rican rum, such Bacardí Superior
3⁄4 oz fresh lime juice
3⁄4 oz fresh grapefruit juice
3⁄4 oz soda water
1 oz honey syrup (equal parts honey / water)
Add all ingredients into a shaker with crushed ice, shake until well-chilled (about 30 seconds). Strain into a chilled rocks glass with fresh crushed ice. Garnish with a mint sprig.

For The Love of Chocolate! 
​Chocolate Travel, Chocolate Celebrations, Chocolate Destination Weddings

 
For the love of chocolate! 
Chocolate takes us many places, some of our favorites destinations and specialties include Chocolate concoctions!
. Belize  . Mexico  . Costa Rica  . Cruises  . All-Inclusive Resorts
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Chocolat Lily
Checkout Chocolat Lily, created by Anne Simmons. The fabulous truffles from chocolate Lily are fresh, seasonal, gorgeous and made with organic chocolate. They collect raspberries, blueberries, fresh herbs and honey from their garden. Local Portland, Oregon farms supply organic cream and butter, fresh fruit and nuts. Sumptuous creations you've gotta check out!
 
Indi Chocolate
Another, Erin Andrews, runs Indi Chocolate in Seattle, Washington. Indi makes small batch fresh chocolate, and some lovely chocolate bodycare products. Their specialty is high cocoa percentage dark chocolates and they will customizey our chocolates to meet your special needs!
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Chocolate Wedding in Belize: from $1,000
* wedding license fee
* registration fee
* minister or marriage celebrant
* choice of ceremony location: rainforest or river gazebo
* bridal bouquet of flowers
* groom's boutonniere
* bottle of champagne toast
* romantic 3-course Candlelight dinner for 2 w/festive table & chocolate fountain dessert
* professional photographer, 2 rolls 36 exp undeveloped film or 72 digital images high resolution CDrom
* Cotton Tree Chocolate gift basket incl: truffles, cacao wine, cookies & other surprises
* Celebrating something: go to Destination Weddings


Add a Twist of A la Carte Chocolate Stimulation to your Celebration!  

​Dinner, Massage, Cosmetics and hair, Reception banquet, CottonTree Chocolate organic, Fair Trade bars as wedding favors,  Live Music, 2–4 piece band, Cash bar Open bar w/signature chocolate drink of your choice, Decadent chocolate wedding cake (min 10, Chocolate fountain w/fresh tropical fruit (min 10)


Signature Chocolate Reception, Rehearsal, Guest Stimulation
* Chocolate making workshops for guests on-site 
* Chocolate Jungle Adventure Tour to a cacao farm
* Sunset boat cruise on the Moho River, tropical cocktails or wine & chocolate pairing


Chocolate is for everyone, call for a Chocolate Vow Renewal, Chocolate Honeymoon, more! Chocolate travel with PJ! (503) 630-5570  pj@wildsidedestinations.com
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