I grew up in a small, rural, Midwest town, isolated from the noise of the world, ignorant to everything but corn and my small family. A short walk from my house was one of the few restaurants in town, 44 Drive-In. It’s now long gone.
Mocktail Monday
This… tastes a bit like someone is scooping out your eyeballs, shoving a cattle prod into your mouth, and drowning you in the dead sea, all at the same time. It’s a great April Fool’s drink?
Ahhh… the sun. The sand. The waves. The sticky feeling of creamy sunscreen being spread across your back as its distinctive odor lingers in the air.
Equal parts sweet, bitter, and soothing – kind of like real romance.
Boy oh boy, I sure do love watered-down pudding. And now you can have watered-down pudding too! In all honesty, this tastes very deluxe. It just, uh… tastes like ooze.
Two absolute show-stopping drink this week! Try Snowglobe, a viral TikTok drink, and Holiday Moscow Mule, an incredible blend of ginger beer and holiday spirit.
When my Halloween plans got canceled, I decided to follow the age-old tradition of drowning my sorrows in alchoh-I mean, mocktails.
Upon first taste, I thought: “This is it! Ambrosia from heaven, finally mine!” But my very kind, not-allergic-to-eggs roommates told me it just tasted like oat milk with some nutmeg. Oh well.
After one sip, I immediately spit it out and declared that it broke the Geneva Conventions. Never before have I had something so nausea-inducing. Was it the canned peaches? Grated ginger instead of ground? The simple fact that I don’t like dairy-based drinks? Either way, please don’t subject yourself to this recipe.
Rachel Marwedel Website Manager Each Monday, I gather my roommates and taste-test two mocktails. Here’s how this week’s went: Wimbledon Winner More like a Wimbledon… loser (Ok, that was kind of lame) Dozen fresh strawberries, rinsed and hulled Enough light cream to cover the strawberries 1 tbsp fine sugar Pinch […]
Kiwi Cradle, an acidic, sugary, dose of energy, and Big Belly, a knock-off banana smoothie.
Baby Blues – a drink with interesting rim, but all around mediocre.
Vanilla Pear Fizz – surprisingly good, but missing some essential ingredient.
Vanilla Peach Dream: A combination of all 3 of my Christmas presents. Hibiscus Citrus Zing: Poop water?
Two new Mocktails! Basil Pomegranate Lemonade uses fresh basil and lemonade but was a little sweet. The Zachary Daiquiri, made with frozen fruit and ginger ale, was well-balanced and refreshing.
Each Monday, I gather my roommates and taste-test two mocktails. Here’s how this week’s went: