Holiday Cocktails: Cherry Splash

Cherry Splash

Recipe courtesy Jill Davie

Cherry Splash

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Ingredients:2 oz. Silver rum

1/2 oz. amaretto, almond-flavored liqueur

1/2 oz. Luxardo maraschino cherry liqueur

Ice

Wedge of lime

Splash of maraschino cherry juice

Maraschino cherry for garnish

Preparation:Pour rum, amaretto and cherry liqueur in a cocktail shaker with ice. Shake until ingredients are well combined and chilled. Pour into a highball glass filled with ice. Squeeze a lime wedge over drink and drop into glass. Add a pour of cherry juice and garnish with a maraschino cherry.

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Recipe: Fauxtatoes Deluxe

For those of us on low carb diets, missing the mashed potatoes at holidays is pure torture. This recipe makes the pain a lot less.

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Bloody-Rimmed Martinis

Start to Finish: 10 minutes

Ingredients

•     Red decorating icing writing gel
• 3/4  cup  half-and-half or light cream
• 1/2  cup  coconut-flavored rum
• 1/4  cup  vanilla vodka or vodka
• 1/4  cup  cream of coconut
•     Ice cubes

Directions

1. Carefully pipe red gel around the rim of 4 to 6 martini glasses, letting it drip down the sides. Set aside.
2. In a pitcher stir together the half-and-half, coconut rum, vanilla vodka, and cream of coconut. Place ice cubes in a martini shaker. Add coconut mixture. Cover and shake. Divide mixture among prepared martini glasses. Makes: 4 to 6 drinks