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Tuesday, June 18, 2013

Sauza® Blueberry Margaritas Cocktail Recipe


Now that Summer is getting into full swing many of us are enjoying our time attending parties or hosting parties at our homes. For us, we love to entertain outdoors and many times that means holding adult-only pool parties and backyard barbecues. The great folks over at Sauza Tequila sent over this cocktail recipe for me to share with all of my foodie blog readers. It looks delicious and I look forward to trying it over the July 4th holiday.

Sauza® Blueberry Margaritas Cocktail Recipe

6 parts of Sauza® Blue Silver 100% Agave Tequila
1 part of JDK & Sons™ O3 Premium Orange Liqueur
1 pint blueberries
1 part agave nectar (or 1 tablespoon sugar)
Juice of 3 Limes

Wash your blueberries, reserving a few for garnish. In a shaker, muddle together blueberries and agave or sugar. Strain through a sieve into a pitcher and add the remaining ingredients. Stir and taste to adjust sweet/tart balance. Serve over ice with either sugar or salt on the rims in Mason Jars. (serves 4)

Disclosure: Recipe was provided to us by Sauza Tequila. You must be 21 years of age or older to consume alcohol. Please drink responsibly.

Saturday, June 15, 2013

Luscious Luau Mango Rum Cocktail Recipe


Kick-off the summer with a party your friends won’t be able to stop talking about! Hosting a summer party, whether it’s by the pool or the BBQ, can be stressful if you’re unsure of what food and beverages to serve. This summer, you can amaze your guests with quick and easy Slim and Sparkling™ Summer Cocktails from Sparkling ICE.

Instead of serving heavy beer and sugar-filled cocktail mixes, Slim and Sparkling™ Summer Cocktails are low in calories and perfect for cooling down in the summer heat. Sparkling ICE is a delicious, zero calorie beverage, that combines fresh spring water, natural fruit juices, vitamins and antioxidants and is perfect for making cocktails for any occasion.

Once your friends taste Slim and Sparkling™ Summer Cocktails from Sparkling ICE, they will never want to leave!

Luscious Luau Cocktail Recipe

1 oz. Mango Rum
1oz Pineapple rum
Splash of Pineapple juice
3 oz Pineapple Coconut Sparkling ICE
Topped with 1oz of Grand Mariner

Directions: Serve in a chilled martini glass with a pineapple chuck.

Disclosure/Disclaimer: Recipe & photo are courtesy of Sparkling ICE. You must be 21 years of age or older to consume alcohol. Please drink responsibly.

Wednesday, June 12, 2013

Gourmet Coffee and Baking Mixes from Robert Rothschild Farm + Giveaway


 ** Complimentary Samples Received for Review **

Today I would like to introduce you the company called Robert Rothschild Farm. This company began as a family found business in Urbana, Ohio over thirty years ago and they are known for making delicious gourmet food products like dips, preserves, mustards, sauces, salsas, sweet toppings, delicious mustards and gourmet condiments.

You can purchase their gourmet products directly from their web site store and in retail establishments across the nation. You can find entertaining ideas and delicious easy to prepare recipes directly on their web site.

My Review: I received two complimentary products to review for all of you and they are the Organic French Vanilla Fresh Ground Coffee and the Chocolate Chip Scone Baking Mix.  Over the years I have tried many of the Robert Rothschild Farm products but never their coffees or baking mixes.

The Organic French Vanilla Ground Coffee has quickly become one of my favorite coffees! Seriously, this coffee is that good! It is an Estate Grown coffee and with just one cup, you can tell the difference! The coffee is not bitter at all and has a delicious light-vanilla taste to it. I would personally consider it to be a medium-bodied coffee with a slight sweet taste to it. Nothing over-powering and since I have started drinking this coffee, I have eliminated my vanilla creamer! Love it!


The Chocolate Chip Scones Mix is another new exciting addition to their Breakfast Collection of products. This scone baking mix includes all of the dry ingredients and you just add a handful of wet ingredients when mixing it up. I have to admit, I have never made Chocolate Chip Scones before, so I was excited to give them a try. It took about 5 minutes of preparation time and about 13 minutes of baking time, then they were done!

We found that we liked our Scones warm (fresh out of the oven) and they reminded us of a chocolate chip cookie but better. We had some left-over and the next day we warmed them up in the microwave and finished them off. They were super easy to make and tasted delicious!

You can find both of these fabulous gourmet foodie products on the Robert Rothschild Farm web site and you can find their products in retail stores across the nation.

Giveaway: Two (2) winners will each receive 1 bag of French Vanilla Coffee and 1 box of Chocolate Chip Scones Mix. Total value of prize package $17.00.

Giveaway Details: This giveaway is open to residents of the USA ONLY who are age 18 and over. Please read the Terms of Service and Disclaimer Policy before entering. You must be a PUBLIC FOLLOWER of this Blog to have your entries count in my giveaways. (Follow via Google Friend Connect) All non-blog followers will have their entries disqualified after the giveaway closes. This giveaway will close on June 29th, 2013 at midnight EST time.

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Disclaimer: Shelly Hill has personally reviewed the product listed above. Shelly has not received any monetary compensation for her review. Shelly did receive a free product to try out so she could evaluate and use it for her review. Her thoughts & opinions in this review are unbiased & honest and your opinions may differ. The Shakin N Bakin Blog is not responsible for delivery/shipping of giveaway items won from this blog nor are we responsible for mis-use or injury caused by items won from this Blog. Content on this blog is copyrighted, all rights reserved. We reserve the right to legally pursue anyone who violates our rights and/or steals our copyrighted material.

Monday, June 10, 2013

Kiwi Strawberry Daiquiri Cocktail Recipe


I love daiquiris because I am a fruit cocktail loving type of girl. With that said, I don't like all of the fat calories that come along with it. The great folks over at Sparkling ICE sent over their daiquiri recipe for me to share with all of you. It has less calories than a traditional one and I am looking forward to trying it this weekend! Bring on the weekend please!

Kiwi Strawberry Daiquiri Recipe

1.25 oz. Rum
1.25 oz. Sparkling ICE Kiwi Strawberry
3 oz. frozen strawberries
1 cup crushed ice

Add Rum, Sparkling ICE Kiwi Strawberry, frozen strawberries, and crushed ice in a blender. Blend until smooth and pour into glass. Garnish with strawberry.

Disclaimer: Recipe and photo provided to us by Sparkling ICE. You must be 21 years of age or older to consume alcohol. Please drink responsibly.

Thursday, June 6, 2013

Citrus Sunset Cocktail Recipe made with Herradura Silver Tequila


Instead of serving heavy beer and sugar-filled cocktail mixes, Slim and Sparkling™ Summer Cocktails are low in calories and perfect for cooling down in the summer heat. Sparkling ICE is a delicious, zero calorie beverage, that combines fresh spring water, natural fruit juices, vitamins and antioxidants and is perfect for making cocktails for any occasion.

Citrus Sunset Cocktail Recipe

1 oz Herradura Silver Tequila
1 oz Triple Sec
Lime wedge muddled
Topped with Orange Mango Sparkling ICE

Directions: Shake with ice and strain into a chilled martini glass.

Disclosure: Recipe and photo are courtesy of Sparkling ICE. You must be 21 years of age or older to consume alcohol. Please drink responsibly.