Recipes, Kitchen Tips & More
Gearing up for a major New Year’s celebration? Whether you’re having an intimate gathering or a big event, serving delicious cocktails will create the festive mood for a cracking party. We’ve put together our top cocktail recipes to help you meet 2018 with a bang.
Stay fresh through the warm season with a thirst-quenching smoothie of fresh fruits you can make with one hand tied behind your back. It’s that easy! Grab some fruits, add a splash of citrus, and let the KitchenAid Diamond Blender do the hard work for you. Without any added sugar and ice, this smoothie is pure fruit goodness. Start off with the recipe below and try your own favourites. We reckon strawberries, avocado, mango, raspberry, coconut, and blackberries are some fruits that will be perfect too.
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The classic martini is making a comeback, starting with this traditional recipe served to your guests with your complete set of cocktail equipment from Kitchen Warehouse.
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The origins of the Margarita are as cloudy as this exciting, refreshing cocktail itself. We don’t know whether it was ‘Pancho’ Morales who made the first Margarita at Tommy’s Place Bar in 1942 or whether it was invented for Mexican showgirl Rita de la Rosa in 1938 as claimed by Tequila maker Jose Cuervo. One thing we do know, however, is that the time to enjoy an exciting, refreshing Margarita is right now, so pull out your tequila, pop on your Sombrero and get mixing.
This strong pick me up, a favourite for early evening, has several origin claimants. The earliest is Fernand Petiot who claims to have invented the Bloody Mary in 1921 at the New York Bar in Paris which later became Harry’s New York bar and a frequent haunt of Ernest Hemingway, among others. However Petiot later admitted he had actually refined the original tomato juice and vodka, named and created by comedian George Jessel in 1939 during a visit to the 21 club in New York.
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Start the night with a bang with the intense Negroni, a martini derivative served in a crystal tumbler with a slice of orange. The Negroni was created in Florence in 1919 at Carre Casoni, for Count Camillo Negroni who asked for his favourite Americano be strengthened with gin – an orange garnish replaced the lemon garnish to differentiate it. Stock yourself up with all your vital cocktail making equipment at Kitchen Warehouse, including a fantastic range of glasses for all drink occasions.
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Kombucha is tangy, effervescent and delicious – no wonder it is the current go-to drink. Fermented Kombucha is full of healthy probiotics to promote your overall health – starting with the digestive system. You can make your own Kombucha at home to enjoy and share with friends inexpensively. Get your Kombucha Brewing Jar at Kitchen Warehouse to provide a controlled, reusable brewing environment for this healthy and tasty drink. This recipe makes 1 litre of Kombucha.
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Get a quick nutrition hit with this juice cleanse, simply made in an electric juicer from Kitchen Warehouse. Fresh fruit and vegetables make a tasty, healthy drink that is easy to make, so hop on board the juicing train – find the juicer that best suits you with our helpful Buying Guide.
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Tomato juice not only tastes great but is a fantastic pick-me-up. Tomatoes contain large doses of Vitamin C and potassium and smaller doses of multiple other essential nutrients. Use your electric juicer to whip up this health giving drink, flavoured with a touch of sauce. Check out our Juicer Buying Guide to find out more about these health providing appliances.
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This charred pineapple mocktail has a lovely smoky taste to it, perfect for quenching your thirst on scorching hot summer days. To make it, you only need a handful of ingredients as well as mint leave and lime wedges to garnish.
