PUMPKIN MULE

Serves 1

This is so awesome... it's ridiculous. And a great way to use up those Thanksgiving pumpkin puree leftovers.

INGREDIENTS

• 1/2 cup ice
• 2oz Vodka
• 1 tablespoon canned pumpkin puree
• 1/2 bottle Bundaberg Ginger Beer (it's Australian and THE best)
• 1/4 lime

DIRECTIONS

1. Shake pumpkin puree, vodka, ice and pour into glass
2. Top up with ginger beer
3. Stir in a big squeeze of lime

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Grilled Pineapple

Serves 4

This is the easiest thing in the world to do with just a few basic ingredients, it has to be tried. And, you can keep the sauce in the fridge for a week.

INGREDIENTS

• 1 stick butter
• 1/2 cup white sugar
• 1/4 cup dark rum
• 1 can Pineapple rings (or fresh if you like)
• vanilla ice cream
• powdered sugar to garnish

DIRECTIONS

1. Pre-heat grill to medium high
2. In a small pot melt butter with sugar - add rum and let warm through and thicken slightly
3. Drain pineapple slices, dip in the sauce and place on grill cook until well marked, 2-3 minutes
4. Baste each slice then flip and cook on other side, baste again cooking until golden 
5. Plate, add a scoop of ice cream, a little more sauce and a dusting of powdered sugar

Pomegranate Champagne

Serves 6

I'm not a huge Champagne guy and even less huge when it comes to the classic Mimosa (Champagne & OJ). I find it a bit sweet. But pomegranate juice is tart and makes a very different, yet still special drink. There's really no need to buy expensive champagne when you're mixing it like this--that would just be unnecessary.

Ingredients

• Ice
• One 26-ounce bottle of Champagne or sparkling wine (by the way, sparkling wine is just Champagne that comes from somewhere other than the Champagne region of France)
• 12 ounces pomegranate juice
• 1 lemon, cut into wedges

Directions

1. Fill tall glasses with ice and add the Champagne and juice
2. Squeeze, then drop in the lemon wedge and serve

Cranberry Marg

Makes one

I really like my regular margarita, so this is pretty much like that - but with cranberry juice added. Hey, why mess with a good thing?

Ingredients

• 2 parts tequila
• 1 part Sweet & Sour
• 1 part cranberry juice
• 1 splash Grand Marnier
• 1 lime wedge
• Handful of fresh cranberries, optional

Directions

1. Fill a glass with ice and add tequila, sweet & sour, cranberry juice and Grand Marnier
2. Add slice of lime and some cranberries
3. Stir well and drink

Shamrock Shake (for Adults)

Makes one

Could this possibly require a description? It's green, minty, a little chocolaty and delicious. To make a kid version, just leave out the last ingredient.

Ingredients

• Mint chocolate chip ice cream
• Milk
• Irish whiskey, to taste

Directions

1. Take ice cream out of the fridge to soften slightly about 10 minutes before you make this
2. Put 3 big scoops of the ice cream in a blender, and add 1/3 cup milk
3. Start to blend, and add milk as necessary until it's blending nicely, but still very thick - in fact way too thick to pour
4. Then add about a 1/4 cup of the whiskey - blend some more
5. Get it to the perfect thick/pouring point and put in a glass
6. Enjoy