March is a funny time of year: not quite winter still, but not quite spring. We’re all tire of winter, but the ground is still covered in snow; sunny days make us want to wear a skirt, but it’s still 40 degrees! We want to sit on the Miller quad lawn, but instead stare blankly at the blanket of white covering campus. However, there is one day in March that everyone can look forward too: St. Patrick’s Day! On March 17 (or, in Colby’s case, March 9), the “green” is guaranteed to overpower the “white”. Her Campus is here with some St. Patrick’s Day themed drink ideas to help you on your way to Dog Head greatness.
For your Morning
Start the day off right, with a colorful (green) fruit smoothie. For a sweet start to your day, try a Kiwi and Pear Fusion Smoothie
2 chopped up kiwis
2 bananas
1 pear
2 kiwi (or natural) flavoured small yoghurt’s
If you’re a fan of sour foods, try this: the Kiwi Surprise smoothie
2 kiwi’s peeled and sliced
2 apples cored, peeled and sliced
Juice of 1/2 a lime
1 medium sized cup of orange juice
For Your Evening
Once evening comes, it’s time to have some fun. Here are some drink ideas to get you through the night.
Green Beer
Ingredients: light colored beer, frosty beer mug, green food coloring
Directions: put a few drops of food coloring directly into your beer, or put a few drops of food coloring in a mug and then pour in the beer
Green Apple Martini
Ingredients: 1.5 ounces of Vodka, 1 ounce of Green Apple Schnapps, ice and a cocktail shaker.
Directions: Add ice to the shaker; pour in the vodka and Schnapps and shake; strain into a martini glass
Mint Cooler
Ingredients: 1 ounce Creme de Menthe, 1.5 ounces Gin, Ginger Ale, ice and a shaker.
Directions: Place ice in shaker; add Creme de Menthe and Gin and shake; strain into a cocktail glass; last, add Ginger Ale for a better taste
Irish Coffee
Ingredients: 1.5 oz. Irish whiskey, 1 tsp brown sugar, 6 oz hot coffee, heavy cream
Directions: Combine whiskey, sugar and coffee in a mug and stir to dissolve; float cold cream gently on top (do not mix it in).
Bailey’s Caramel Appletini
Ingredients: 1 oz. Baileys Caramel Irish Cream (25 oz. per bottle), .5 oz. Smirnoff Green Apple Flavored Vodka (25 oz. per bottle), 1 slice(s) apple, 1 teaspoon(s) caramel
Directions: Add Baileys Caramel Irish Cream and Smirnoff Green Apple Flavored Vodka to a shaker; shake with ice and strain into a pre-chilled martini glass; garnish with an apple slice and caramel.
For more cool drink ideas, visit these websites!
1. http://www.thebar.com/en-us/drink-recipe/baileys-caramel-appletini.aspx
2. http://holidays.thefuntimesguide.com/2009/02/green_drinks_green_cocktails.php
Sources:
http://www.flowercarole.com/smoothie-recipes/kiwi_smoothie_recipes.htm
http://holidays.thefuntimesguide.com/2009/02/green_drinks_green_cocktails.php
http://www.drinksmixer.com/drink4414.html#ixzz1oOQRpe8w