Philippines' Slammer #SmoothieWorld

The Philippines' Slammer is one of those great highball juice drinks that are perfect anytime and should be able to be ordered in almost any establishment. The mix of vodka, Southern Comfort, amaretto and sloe gin is topped off with orange juice for a refreshing drink. There is also an Philippines' Slammer shooter, which is similar but skips the vodka and orange juice.

Ingredients:

• 1/2 oz vodka
• 1/2 oz Southern Comfort
• 1/2 oz amaretto
• 1/2 oz sloe gin
• orange juice

Procedures:

1. Pour the liquors into a highball glass filled with ice.
2. Fill with orange juice.

10 Different Smoothie Blend Just For You #SmoothieWorld

Healthy, convenient and portable, smoothies are ideal fuel-on-the-go for breakfast, an afternoon snack or dessert. Smoothies provide important protein, vitamins and minerals from ingredients like tofu, yogurt and fruit. For an easy breakfast or snack, try making one of our quick and healthy smoothie recipes, including banana smoothies, berry smoothies, green smoothies and more easy smoothie recipes.


1. Banana Blend 2 bananas, 1/2 cup each vanilla yogurt and milk, 2 teaspoons honey, a pinch of cinnamon and 1 cup ice.

2. Strawberry-Banana Blend 1 banana, 1 cup strawberries, 1/2 cup each vanilla yogurt and milk, 2 teaspoons honey, a pinch of cinnamon and 1 cup ice.

3. Strawberry Shortcake Blend 2 cups strawberries, 1 cup crumbled pound cake, 1 1/2 cups each milk and ice, and sugar to taste. Top with whipped cream and more strawberries.

4. Triple-Berry Blend 1 1/2 cups mixed blackberries, strawberries and raspberries with 1 cup each milk and ice, and sugar to taste.

5. Raspberry-Orange Blend 1 cup each orange juice and raspberries, 1/2 cup plain yogurt, 1 cup ice, and sugar to taste.

6. Peach-Mango-Banana Blend 1 cup each chopped fresh or frozen peaches and mango, 1 cup each plain yogurt and ice, 1/2 banana, and sugar to taste.

7. Honeydew-Almond Blend 2 cups chopped honeydew melon, 1 cup each almond milk and ice, and honey to taste.

8. Cantaloupe Blend 2 cups chopped cantaloupe, the juice of 1/2 lime, 3 tablespoons sugar, 1/2 cup water and 1 cup ice.

9. Carrot-Apple Blend 1 cup each carrot juice and apple juice with 1 1/2 cups ice.

10. Spa Cucumber Peel, seed and chop 2 medium cucumbers. Blend with the juice of 1 lime, 1/2 cup water, 1 cup ice and 3 to 4 tablespoons sugar or honey.

Bloody Gladiator #SmoothieWorld

The Bloody Gladiator is simply called Gladiator by my friends and is a slight variation of the Bloody Mary. It replaces the tomato juice of the Mary with clamato juice (clam and tomato juice) for a twist. The clamato does make this a drink that not everyone will like as it is more of an acquired taste, but for those who can get beyond that, it makes a great brunch cocktail and another that should help alleviate hangover pains.


Ingredients:

• 1 1/2 ounces vodka
• 4 ounces clamato juice
• 2 dashes Worcestershire sauce
• Dash of Tabasco sauce
• Lime wedge
• Pepper to taste
• Celery salt
• Celery stalk for garnish

Procedures:

1. Rim a highball glass with the juice from the lime wedge and a combination of celery salt and salt.

2. Add the vodka and clamato juice.

3. Season with pepper, Worcestershire and Tabasco sauces to taste.

4. Stir well.

5. Garnish with a celery stick.

6. Yield: 1 Cocktail