Banana Colada

Monday, September 24th, 2007

Filed Under Banana, Cocktails, Coconut, Pineapple | 24 Comments

Summer is almost over, but there is no law against having a sunny cocktail on a dark cold evening, right? There is nothing that fills my heart with sunshine like a fresh tropical island cocktail, bringing back some sweet vacation memories of lazing on the beach…
A Pina Colada is normally made with pineapple, coconut cream and rum. Add one more fruit and you get drinks like strawberry colada, banana colada etc. Can you think of a more tropical combination than banana, pineapple […]

Frozen Watermelon Daiquiri with Ginger-Star Anise Infusion

Wednesday, July 25th, 2007

Filed Under Cocktails, Cuban, Ginger, Pineapple, Recipes, Star Anise, Watermelon | 29 Comments

A daiquiri [daiki’ɾi] by definition is a mixed drink made with rum and lime juice. This Cuban drink was invented in 1905 and is known as Earnest Hemingway’s favorite drink (Remember what his second favorite drink was?). These days the term daiquiri is being used for a variety of frozen mixed drinks with or without lime juice and rum. Since I have both rum and lime juice in this drink, guess I can call it a daiquiri without getting the cocktail police all riled […]

Ginger-flavored Roasted Pineapple Sorbet

Thursday, March 22nd, 2007

Filed Under Desserts, Ginger, Pineapple, Recipes | 18 Comments

French love their desserts, that is why they invented courses like Avant Desserts (pre-desserts) and Petits-Fours (a small cake generally eaten at the end of a meal). Normally the avant desserts are small in size, and contrast the taste of the main dessert to follow. Here is a perfect avant dessert recipe to serve before a sinful chocolate lava cake or some other form of death by chocolate. This will make a nice dessert on its own if you […]