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MB, what's your recipe? Love, love those STJ glasses!
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for one drink

1 oz vodka
1/2 oz Cointreau
1/2 oz fresh lime juice
1/2 oz cranberry (or in this case grapefruit juice)
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Post by liamsaunt »

I made these kaluha coladas on Friday evening. They taste like ice cream and have about 5,000 calories. :shock:



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5000 calories? I need that recipe!! :D
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2/3 cup kaluha
2/3 cup cream of coconut
2 tbsp. rum (I had to use vodka)
3 cups ice

Blend til smooth. That's for two drinks.

Hmm...maybe it is actually 6,000 calories! :lol:
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maybe XIG should plug that in the WW calculator!
sounds yummy .... of course!
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Only 2 tablespoons of rum for 2 drinks?? Are you sure that's right?? :)
liamsaunt wrote:2/3 cup kaluha
2/3 cup cream of coconut
2 tbsp. rum (I had to use vodka)
3 cups ice

Blend til smooth. That's for two drinks.

Hmm...maybe it is actually 6,000 calories! :lol:
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California Girl wrote:Only 2 tablespoons of rum for 2 drinks?? Are you sure that's right?? :)
liamsaunt wrote:2/3 cup kaluha
2/3 cup cream of coconut
2 tbsp. rum (I had to use vodka)
3 cups ice

Blend til smooth. That's for two drinks.

Hmm...maybe it is actually 6,000 calories! :lol:
LOL! Doesn't sound right to me. :? Maybe you're supposed to drink the two tablespoons while you're mixing the drink. Sort of like a cocktail appetizer. :lol:
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But there is 1/3 cup kaluha per drink!! That's a lot of kaluha--isn't it high in ABV? I guess I should check. You could always add more rum!
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Ah ha! Busted! I forgot about the alcohol content in the Kahlua! oops! :oops:
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I made myself a mojito last night:

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Post by mbw1024 »

love that glass. cute!
do you just happen to have a black countertop or are you using some sort of back drop?
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Marybeth, that's my dining room table. John picked it. Our house is kind of contemporary, furnishing wise, because that's what he likes, and it works well with my allergies (no carpets etc).

Plus, as you can see from the scratches, we let the kids do what they want while in our house, so we are not ready for "heirloom" furniture.
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and it works for photos! cool :)
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Yeah, the black works well with photos. I noticed Gourmet magazine is starting to use black for their backgrounds a lot. I think it makes the colors pop a little more. Not that I know what I am talking about :roll:
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