Mid-Week Mixers is Mixing it Up

MAYBE IT’S TIME FOR A CHANGE….A friend recently did a Google search for alcoholic drinks and seventeen of the twenty responses led her back here to Mid-Week Mixers, so before people start thinking we are alcoholic bookworms, Naomi and I  thought it might be a good idea to mix it up with some great food. AND YOU GET […]

The Juicy Pineapple

MID-WEEK MIXERS by Naomi Blackburn of the Pub & Grub Forum   The POOL DRINKS theme continues on Bette Lee Crosby’s Midweek Mixers. Today, I have a slightly different one for those who don’t like sweet-sweet in their pool drinks. Now, I like my pool drinks sweet-sweet, but when I found it on Pinterest, I […]

Chef Aaron McCargo’s Flying Eagle Iced Tea

  With a name like this you’ve got to say it before you start drinking it, so fly high and enjoy the ride. MID-WEEK MIXERS by Naomi Blackburn Chef Aaron McCargo’s Flying Eagle Iced Tea Gotta admit that I LOVE Chef Aaron McCargo. When I saw this featured on his show Big Daddy’s House, I […]

Put on your bikini and slip into something delicious!

The fabulous Naomi Blackburn has been promising for ages to come and visit me here in Florida…but since she is so super busy this month, she is instead sending four weeks of delightful cool drinks created just for poolside sipping. So grab your sun tan lotion, a bikini and let’s go. This Pool party is a month […]

Grande Mimosa

Today we have the last of Naomi Blackburn’s Mimosa collection…but there are lots more on her  Pub n’ Grub Food Forum, to drop by and check them out just Click Here To wrap up the Mimosa series on Bette Lee Crosby’s Midweek Mixers, I am preparing the Grande Mimosa. This is the king of the […]

Jamaican Mimosa

We continue Mimosas this month on Bette Lee Crosby’s Midweek Mixers. A fun one that takes in the flavors of Jamaica is the Jamaican Mimosa. A Naomi Blackburn original, the Jamaican Mimosa blends the gentle flavors of mango and coconut which is then topped with champagne. Special note: this will produce 6-8 mimosas. On that […]

The Hawaiian Mimosa

This week at Mid-Week Mixers Naomi Blackburn is continuing the Mimosa Magic with her version of a Hawaiian Paradise. To read about more of Naomi’s fun food and drink, visit her at http://thepubandgrubforum.blogspot.com MID-WEEK MIXERS by Naomi Blackburn of The Pub and Grub Forum My husband and I love Hawaii. I mean we really love […]

Citrus Mimosas

Welcome to another fun-filled collection of fanciful libations from Naomi Blackburn of The Pub and Grub Forum. To check out all of Naomi’s recipes for both food and drink visit her at http://thepubandgrubforum.blogspot.com MID-WEEK MIXERS by Naomi Blackburn This month is Mimosa Month on  Midweek Mixers found only on Bette Lee Crosby’s Words, Wit and Wisdom. […]

The Peachy Belle

MID-WEEK MIXERS by Naomi Blackburn A  WONDERFUL author friend of mine has a new release that is to die for! I love Christine’s books, which are light and airy…just like the author. Christine Nolfi hails from the wonderful state South Carolina that is famous for their peaches and Southern Belles. When I was developing her drink […]

Mexican Sangria

Welcome to our Mid-Week Mixers … Today is the final in our month long celebration of luscious Sangrias from Naomi Blackburn’s Pub and Grub Forum. Next month we will be doing a festival of Mimosas so be sure to come by and have a drink with us. For more great food and drink recipes, you […]

Citrus Sangria

The Mid-Week Mixer for today is another in Naomi Blackburn’s Collection of Sangria Recipes… for more fun food and drink recipes, visit Naomi at the Pub and Grub Forum…to get there, just Click Here MID-WEEK MIXERS by Naomi Blackburn As many of my followers know, The Pub and Grub Forum’s drink recipes make appearances on […]

Watmermelon Sangria

MID-WEEK MIXERS …Recipes for fun by Naomi Blackburn WATERMELON SANGRIA I was surfing around somewhere, probably Pinterest, and saw a picture for Watermelon Sangria with no recipe. My mouth started watering as I love sangria, particularly on a hot summer day! So, I went exploring, but the only recipes I found were for vodka based […]

SIMPLE PEACH SANGRIA

MID-WEEK MIXERS …Recipes for fun by Naomi Blackburn SIMPLE PEACH SANGRIA I love late Spring and early Summer. It signifies freshness, newness and warmth to me that I long for every other day of the year. I look forward to fresh fruits and veggies that aren’t pure starch and working in my garden to harvest fruits […]

Agua Fresca

MID-WEEK MIXERS… featuring food & drink recipes by Naomi Blackburn Agua Fresca This is a refreshing non-alcoholic drink that will be one that I keep on my recipe roster during the hot months.   It is a simple one too. Water, fresh lime juice, strained fruit and sugar…what could be easier! It does have the ability […]

Tequila Sunset Pomegranate Punch

MID-WEEK MIXERS …Featuring Food & Drink Recipes by Naomi Blackburn Tequila Sunset Pomegranate Punch The Pub and Grub has drink recipes featured every Wednesday on author Bette Lee Crosby’s Words, Wit and Wisdom. This feature allows me to present not only some classic favorites, but some Naomi Blackburn originals too. One of the things that […]

Captain’s Siesta

As you know this month Naomi is introducing us to some yummy Mexican mixers that are not margaritas…so Enjoy! For even more fun with Mexican food and drink visit Naomi at the Pub and Grub Forum, here’s the link – you can sign up to be a follower or simply bookmark it for quick and […]