If you are looking for a fantastic drink recipe to make for your mom on Mother’s Day, without any alcohol, check out this recipe from The Food Channel for a French Pear Mocktail.
Ingredients

2 parts pear nectar
1/2 part elderflower syrup
1 part ginger ale

Check out this video to see how to make the delicious French Pear Mocktail.

You also can make the alcohol version of this drink as a French Pear Martini, using 1 part vodka, 1 part elderflower liquer and 1 part gingerale. Check out more recipes at TheFoodChannel.com.

For Mother’s Day, instead of a coffee at breakfast or brunch, serve your mom a yummy cocktail. A mimosa (champagne and orange juice) is a traditional cocktail for early in the day. For Mother’s Day, try a mimosa with a twist. Here’s a recipe for a Mama Mimosa.
I was served this drink many years ago at a spa, and I’ve loved it ever since.
Ingredients:

Champagne
Orange Juice
Grand Marnier
1/4 cup fresh raspberries

Directions:

Place raspberries in the bottom of a wine glass or champagne flute
Fill 2/3 of glass with chilled champagne
Add orange juice but leave a bit of room to top it off
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Instead of using rum, like in a traditional Mojito, a Mexican Mojito uses tequila instead. If you are celebrating Cinco de Mayo today, this is a fabulous drink option.
Check out this video from the “Art of the Drink” video podcast series to see exactly how to make a perfect Mexican Mojito.  Have fun tonight and be sure to have a designated driver if you are going to be drinking.

We’ve had a brief respite of sun and warm weather in Vancouver, and I’m so very excited. I’m really in my element when the sun comes out. If I had my druthers, I’d follow the sun all year round.
When the sun comes out, I go looking for a warm weather drink. Sometimes, I go for a Hefeweizen (like a good Hoegaarden) or a good crisp Sauv Blanc. Other times, I’m looking for something a little crisper than even that. I head straight for a nice Gin and Tonic with lime.
I just tried a new gin – one that is …read more