{ Stoli Salted Karamel Appletini }

A fantastic fall cocktail. And only 2 ingredients. Perfect-ness.

Stoli Salted Karamel Appletini

Ingredients

• 2 parts Stoli Salted Karamel Vodka
• 3 parts apple juice

Process

1. Shake ingredients together with ice and strain into martini glass.
2. Garnish with red apple slice.

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(For all you young'uns out there, that's what the big jug Kool-Aid guy used to say on the commercials)

I thought today I'd give a little shout out to my favorite grocery item on the planet -- Tropical Punch Sugar-Free Kool-Aid (in the canister). Between my morning coffee and my evening gin and tonic(s), this is my beverage of choice ... several times a day.

At 5 calories per serving, it's a steal. But even without that healthy trait, I'd drink it anyway. Oh, how I love it so. Whether rain or sun or sleet or snow, a tall glass on ice is always nice.

And I refuse to patron any grocery store that doesn't carry the powdery goodness.

Oh yeah!

Mike's Pomegranate Lemonade

YUMMY!

I'm not a big bottled, fru-fru drink/wine cooler kind of person, but sometimes after a day in the sun, when I've got that super thirst thing working, I get a craving for something other than beer or wine, but not super loaded with liquor. Know what I mean?

Enter Mike's Hard Lemonade Co., specifically, Mike's Pomegranate Lemonade. Really good! And at only 98 calories a pop (no fat), you don't have to feel too guilty about throwing back a few. Here's how Mike's website describes it:

Mike’s signature hard lemonade combines with juicy pomegranate, and subtle notes of berry, cherry, cranberry for a refreshing blend perfect for any social occasion.

I've been on a big pomegranate juice kick recently, so this was a fun find. It's a great summertime beverage ... oh, and the Cranberry Lemonade rocks too. I was pleasantly surprised! That's my official Spring Break discovery for 2009, I guess. ;)