PARTY Time!

So, since we're embarking upon Summer time, I think it's only appropriate that I give you guys some ideas and recipes! Enjoy!

Let's start with Love Potion-great for a girl's night!

Pink Lemonade, Raspberry Sherbet, Sprite, and Vodka. (measurements depend on your crowd)

The BEST Party Punch

The Party Punch

1 can frozen piña colada concentrate, thawed (Bacardi makes a good one)

1 can frozen orange pineapple juice concentrate, thawed

4 liters of diet lemon-lime soda (That’s two 2-liters for the mathematically challenged.)

1 bag of pebble ice (You can buy it at Sonic Drive-In or at most grocery stores in the deli or meat departments.)

1 bag of frozen raspberries

Directions:

Pour the thawed concentrates into your punchbowl and stir.

Use one of the empty cans and fill it with water four times and add it to the mixture. Stir.

Add your diet soda to the mixture. (You can use regular sugar-filled soda if you want, but I think it gets too sweet and you will also feel guilty when you fill your glass for the sixteenth time. Which you WILL.)

Next, add about half your bag of pebble ice.

(NOTE: Please do not insult The Punch by using crappy ice cubes from your freezer. The Punch will hate you forever.)

(ANOTHER NOTE: Please do not screw up the order and add the ice before the soda. You will get an ugly foam at the top of your punch bowl.)

(ONE MORE NOTE: I’m sorry if it seems like I’m micro-managing this recipe. It’s just that I have already suffered bad punch experiences so that you won’t have to. I micro-manage because I care.)

Let’s see….where were we? Oh, yes. We’re ready for the crowning ingredient…

Add your frozen raspberries to the top.

Congratulations! You have just created the Mona Lisa of Punch!

Your punch should be a lovely dark yellow at the bottom of your punch bowl, light lemony yellow in middle, almost white on the top, and then bright magenta on the very, very top! So pretty!

The Best Burger Recipe

Ingredients

Burger

2 lbs ground beef 85/15

sesame seed buns

½ cup of grated Monterrey jack cheese

¼ cup BBQ sauce

season salt to taste

cracked black pepper

onion powder

Secret Sauce

¾ cup of mayo

¼ cup ketchup

¼ cup relish

2 tablespoons worcestershire

seasoned salt

Instructions

Combine the ground beef, grated cheese, bbq sauce, and seasonings. Shape patties that are about 1 inch thick.

Then it is very important to push a ½ inch indent into the center of the patty–this is what prevents the patty from becoming a dome. These burgers stay extra moist because the bbq sauce and cheese are mixed in with the meat.

Wait for the skillet to get super hot and then apply a very thin layer of butter to the pan. Place the patties on the pan, indent side up.

Reduce heat to medium and allow this side of the patty to cook for about 4-6 minutes, but make sure it doesn’t burn. Then flip the burger over and cook until done.

For the sauce: Combine all ingredients and whisk until well mixed. Taste and adjust ingredients to your liking.

Assemble the burgers and serve with avocado, lettuce or your choice of toppings!