cocktails

It's Friday Cocktail Time!! Skinny Sparkling Juice Edition!!

Leslie Baker ·

Prickly Pear Cactus Sipper available here

Hey mommas!! It's that time again!! Finally Friday!! I'm super excited this Friday because I have a date night planned with Mr. Mojito and we NEVER get date nights!! We do try to have regular lunch dates but those are usually short and sweet as we both always have work to get back to! But there's just something so nice and relaxing about having a date night every once in a while!! Who am I kidding?? I mean as OFTEN AS POSSIBLE!!! You mommas get it--we all could use as many date nights sans kids fighting, whining, and cleaning ketchup off faces as we can get...am I right??!!

Anyway, as much as I love a good cocktail on Fridays, cocktails are notoriously caloric and loaded with sugar-- and those can add up quickly on the waistline unfortunately.  I'm under the belief that all drinks should be calorie-free right....I mean I completely understand that a slice of cheesecake is going to cost me loads of calories and fat, but do I really have to admit that cocktails have lots of calories and sugar?? And what about my Pumpkin Spice Latte?? Can't I enjoy that guilt-free for goodness sake?! Ugh. Reality sucks sometimes.  Don't fret though mommas!!!! I have a delicious, quick, and delightful cocktail that is UNDER 120 CALORIES. Um YEAH you heard me right.  All the deliciousness of a fabulous cocktail without the guilt...yes please!! (pssss the secret is LaCroix---if you haven't tried LaCroix yet, we may not even be friends. LaCroix is seriously my secret to life.  Do yourself a favor and get you some STAT...in all flavors..they're all delish! But I will admit I'm partial to the Peach-Pear!)  So here it is mommas...my figure-friendly Skinny Sparkling Juice served up in my adorable Prickly Pear Cactus Sipper!! Cheers mommas to good guilt-free cocktails and to date nights without the kids!! ;)

xx, Momma Mojito

 

MOMMA MOJITO'S SKINNY SPARKLING JUICE (UNDER 120 CALORIES)

Ingredients:

  • 1.5 oz. Tito's Vodka (you can substitute your favorite but may change the calorie count!)
  • 1.5 oz. Trop50 Orange Juice
  • Splash of Grenadine (approximately 1 teaspoon!)
  • Peach-Pear LaCroix Sparkling Water to taste
  • Orange Slice for Garnish (optional)

Directions:

In a glass of your choice, fill with ice.  Pour in the vodka, orange juice, and grenadine.  Stir thoroughly.  Add LaCroix to the top or to taste.  Stir lightly.  Garnish with an orange slice if desired.  Enjoy immediately! Cheers!

It's Friday Cocktail Time!! Paloma Edition!!

Leslie Baker ·

Hey mommas!! Happy Friday to ya!! Can you believe September is already here?? This time of year seems to go by so fast.  There are so many school activities, fall festivals, Halloween, Thanksgiving, and then before you know it Christmas will be here.  I don't know about you mommas but every year I get excited about Pumpkin Spice Latte time!! I'm actually enjoying a PSL as I write this post.  Yes I know it's a little warm outside for a hot latte but I don't care okay?! PSL time only comes once a year ya know!! ;)

This weekend of course I am nervously watching the approach of Hurricane Irma and hoping it fizzles out and doesn't become a massive disaster like Harvey.  Thinking about you Floridians this weekend and hope everyone stays safe!! Speaking of hurricanes, I want to thank you all so much for helping us raise money for the victims in Texas.  We raised a ton and collected all sorts of items here locally in OKC and sent them off to those in need in Texas, and we are so proud to have been able to help contribute to such a worthy cause.  Also, I had the great pleasure of helping out today with the local Indie Trunk Show girls here in OKC at the Regional Food Bank sorting and bagging up a HUGE amount of blueberries to feed hungry families here in Oklahoma!! It was great messy fun and I'm so glad I got to represent Momma Mojito today by giving back to the community.

Now the weekend is officially here and I'm so ready to kick my feet up a little after a long and exhausting week.  To quench my thirst while I'm kicking back this weekend, I'll be sippin' on my delicious and delightful Palomas!! A Paloma is a bright and crisp Mexican cocktail that is easy to drink and so fruity and refreshing!!  It is a gorgeous blush-colored cocktail that is as tasty as it is pretty.  Bonus--it only takes a few ingredients and it's super simple to make!!  So here it is mommas...hope you love it just as much as I do!! Wishing you all a safe and relaxing weekend!! Cheers mommas!! :)

xx, Momma Mojito

 

MOMMA MOJITO'S PALOMA

Ingredients:

  • 2 oz. Good Quality Silver Tequila (I used 1800)
  • 1 oz. Ruby Red Grapefruit Juice
  • 1/2 oz. Fresh Lime Juice
  • Small splash of Simple Syrup
  • Club Soda to Taste
  • Salt for Rim (optional)
  • Lime Wedge for Garnish (optional)

Directions:

In a cocktail shaker with ice, add tequila, grapefruit juice, lime juice, and simple syrup.  Shake until combined.  Pour over ice in a salt-rimmed highball glass or other glass of your choice.  Add Club Soda to the top and stir lightly.  Garnish as desired and enjoy! Cheers mommas!!

It's Friday Cocktail Time!! Hurricane Edition!!

Leslie Baker ·

Hey Mommas!! Happy Friday to ya!! It's been a busy but exciting week around the Momma Mojito HQ! We have some very exciting news coming to Momma Mojito, but we're going to keep a secret a bit longer! But trust us, this surprise is going to be worth the wait!! :)

I am so glad it's Friday, but it's a bit of an ominous Friday with the looming Hurricane Harvey coming into the Texas coast.  If you've been following along, you'll know I'm a former Texas Aggie (whoop!) and I spent 4 great years in College Station, Texas which is about an hour and a half northwest of Houston.  When I was a freshman there in College Station, Hurricane Katrina struck New Orleans and many students from LSU and other Louisiana universities were transferred to A&M because of the damage to their schools.  Hurricane Rita followed closely behind and I retreated home turning a normal 5 hour drive into a 10 hour drive in all the chaos and traffic of people evacuating.  Years later, Mr. Mojito and I were married and I was pregnant with our first kiddo when Hurricane Ike plowed through the Texas coast right on up through College Station. We lived in an itty-bitty 600 square feet fourplex that had literally the biggest cockroaches you've ever seen in your life!! Those suckers were monster-size!! I still think I have nightmares about those things!! Anyway, our parents desperately wanted us to evacuate and looking back--they probably knew what they were talking about seeing as how that house probably provided us absolutely zero protection.  But, we were young and stubborn and decided to ride it out.  We even threw a Hurricane Watch Party and had games and drinks (for everyone except this pregnant momma!) and really had a blast while we watched The Weather Channel nervously!  We ended up losing lots of trees and power lines on our street, but not too much else besides that. We were lucky thank goodness.

Those experiences are all peanuts compared to what the people along the Texas coast are going to be going through this weekend.  So since I am sure no one in the affected areas is reading this right now (hopefully you all are evacuated---if not, then get your butt movin' mommas!!), how about the rest of us have a cocktail while we wait and hope for the best for Texas??  And what better cocktail than the Hurricane???  Absolutely!! The Hurricane is a really great cocktail that has come to greatness through Mardi Gras culture in New Orleans, and with good reason--it's strong, delicious, and easy to drink.

In this recipe, I utilized our new gorgeous Mason Jar Cactus Shaker and Sipper which makes this recipe a breeze!  All you have to do is whip it up in the shaker, and then strain into the sipper and you're good to go!! You actually don't even have to strain if you don't want to, you can just drink it with the cocktail shaker part removed or switch out the lid with the Prickly Pear lid!! Yes that's right---the lids are interchangeable!!! Score!! The only reason to strain is the pulp.  If the lime and orange pulp don't bother you, then by all means--make it easy on yourself like I did and pop the Prickly Pear lid on there and call it a day.

So here's the recipe mommas!! Cheers and here's hoping for a safe weekend for everyone!!!  See you next time!! ;)

xx, Momma Mojito

 

MOMMA MOJITO'S HURRICANE

Ingredients:

  • 1.5 oz Clear Rum (2 oz for you mommas that like it strong!!)
  • 1.5 oz Dark Rum (2 oz for you mommas that like it strong!!)
  • 2 oz Passion Fruit Juice (Hard to find sometimes--look in the cold area of your grocery store next to the fresh Orange Juice---if you can't find then substitute a tropical fruit juice blend!!)
  • 1 oz Orange Juice
  • Juice of Half a Lime
  • 1 tbsp Simple Syrup
  • 1 tbsp Grenadine
  • Garnishes such as orange wheel, lime wheel, and a cherry (optional and not necessary if you are drinking in our Prickly Pear Cactus Sipper)

Directions:

In a cocktail shaker, fill with ice.  Squeeze lime juice into the shaker.  Now pour in the rest of the ingredients.  Shake vigorously until cold.  Now if you're using our Cactus Collection, simply pop the lid on and you're good to go.  If not, pour into a glass.  (Straining is only necessary if you don't like pulp!!!)  Garnish, if desired, and enjoy!! Cheers mommas!!

The gang's all here!!!

All filled up in the shaker!!

YUM!! Garnish like I did or....

Pop the lid on and you're good to go!! Cheers!! :)