POSH Pregnant: Safe Sips!

Before I got pregnant, I used to love wine. Since then, the smell, let alone the sound of it, is totally unappealing. That said, I have missed my occasional G&T like the Dickens.  With the summer upon us (trust me it’s coming and likely when I’m 8 months pregnant and hot as a hog), I wanted to find a refreshing mocktail that I could enjoy with a good read on the patio. I was delighted to get my Babycenter update with this recipe! I have purchased all the fixin’s and can’t wait to mix it up!

Ingredients:

4 cups white grape juice

1 cup pink grapefruit juice

1 tablespoon lime juice

1 bottle club soda

Pink grapefruit slices

 

Preparation:

In a large pitcher, combine all three juices. Refrigerate. Just before serving, add the soda water and grapefruit slices (and other fruit, if you’d like). Makes about 12 servings.

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styled: the sparkliest favors this side of texas

A special dose of my ‘styled’ series comin’ your way! I normally post these Monday but if I wait much longer it won’t make sense because these were Christmas goodies. A couple of weeks ago I had the privilege of hosting some of my favorite ladies for our monthly ‘Working Wives Roundtable’ meeting. But this was no normal meeting–we were celebrating Christmas! These gals make-up some of the most compassionate, hard-working and Godly women I know and what better way to celebrate those that sparkle in your life than with SPARKLES!

I had seen something similar to these cocoa cones at World Market and thought, simple enough–I’m makin’ my own! And make my own I did. We were doing a mug swap so it was a perf addition to the night’s festivities. I picked up some clear bags (no cone shapes unfortunately which was what I wanted) sparkly jingle bells, bridal place cards, a glitter pen and glitter ribbon at Michaels. Then I made a stop at Fred Meyer for cocoa, mini-chocolate chips, mallows, and peppermint candies. 3 parts cocoa, 1 part mallows and one part chocolate chips or peppermint candy went into the plastic bags. I added a special note to each of the girls, lined it in sparkle pen and tied to the cocoa bags. Last stop was Bath and Body Works to pick up a couple more aCUTEterments. Stuff all goodies in mugs brought to swap and voila! I was covered in glitter by the end of the project but if you can’t walk around in December covered head to toe in glitter, when CAN you?!

 

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christmas qwinky

Ha. You thought I said Christmas Quickie huh? You’re presh but no. Whatever gets you by I guess…no judgement, I swear.

This is a fabulous cocktail that I just invented. And if you think you invented it well, just let me have my moment, ok? Remember that episode of Friends where Ross thinks he invented the slogan “Got Milk?”?

Sorry, I digress. This is delish. 3 parts Prosecco and 1 part Dixie Peach juice from Trader Joe’s (or if you’re driving, 0 parts Prosecco and 4 parts Dixie Peach juice) Toss in some fresh fruit as a garnish and presto…a yummy cocktail to serve at your holiday party.

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