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Image: How Sweet It Is

 

 

Dark chocolate bourbon cherry floats . . . seriously, ya'll, Dark Chocolate.  Bourbon.  Cherry.  Floats.  I can't fully wrap my head around the genius of these desserts/cocktails.  And they're simple and easy!  Oh, and red!  Possibly the perfect watch party beverage.

 

Dark Chocolate Bourbon Cherry Soda Floats
[Recipe from How Sweet It Is, inspired by the float at BRGR]
serves 2
1 pint of dark chocolate ice cream
4 ounces of bourbon
2 bottles of cherry soda
Fill glasses with ice cream. Pour in 1-2 shots of bourbon (or lots more). Pour in soda. Drink. Enjoy!



We all heart bacon

Image: The Paper Mama

Are you planning on serving BLTs or bacon cheeseburgers at your next tailgate or watch party?  Take two minutes to make these cute bacon hearts, which not only look adorable, but serve the very practical purpose of creating a solid disk of crispy bacon to top a sandwich, and your guests will be blown away.  I mean, who doesn't love bacon?!

Sangria two ways

Option one: Easy Mango Peach Sangria (recipe and image both courtesy of LifeHack.org) -

Ingredients:

• 1/3 cup sugar
• 1/3 cup water
• 1 cup Grand Marnier
• 1 bottle Viognier
• 1 mango, chopped
• 2 peaches, cut into thin wedges
• 1/4 cup mint

Preparation:
In a saucepan, cook the sugar and water until the sugar dissolves; transfer to a pitcher and refrigerate until cold. Stir in the Grand Marnier, Viognier, mango, peaches and mint and serve over ice.
Serves: 2-3

Note: Voigner is a dry, crisp white wine, so you can easily substitute Pinot Grigio for Voigner in this recipe. 

Option two: Sangria on the porch at Ciao Baci!

Will you be calling the hogs in Little Rock next weekend?  Ciao Baci is a cozy restaurant and bar in the Hillcrest neighborhood, close to War Memorial Stadium.  Ciao Baci is known for its gorgeous wrap-around porch and its delicious sangria - perfect for an early fall football weekend!

Touchdown Tea

Image courtest of taylortakesataste.com

From the geniuses at www.intoxicology.net, PGD is excited to bring you Touchdown Tea - a simple, yummy, and SEC-appropriate tailgating libation.

Touchdown Tea
1 oz Jack Daniels
2 oz Lemonade
2 oz Sweet Tea

Tailgating punch - yay or nay?

So, this "Gridiron Punch" recipe from http://www.chow.com/ looks extremely simple to make (only three ingredients) . . .  but, I've never even heard of some of the ingredients!

The recipe is:

INGREDIENTS

• 18 ounces (2 1/4 cups) naturally sweetened pineapple juice, chilled
• 6 ounces Yellow Chartreuse, chilled
• 6 (12-ounce) bottles amber ale, such as Fat Tire, chilled

INSTRUCTIONS

Place the pineapple juice and Chartreuse in a 3-quart container or punch bowl and stir to combine. Add the beer and gently stir to combine.

So, does anybody out there reading PGD know what Yellow Chartreuse is?  Is anyone willing to test out this recipe and report back?