All posts tagged: Valentine’s Day Cocktails

Thirsty Thursday: 50 Shades of Grey and Valentine’s Day Inspired Cocktails!

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With the opening of the highly anticipated movie, 50 Shades of Grey, tomorrow and Valentine’s Day on Saturday, some of us may need a few cocktails to survive these next two days!  Just kidding.  Below are a few cocktails inspired by the movie, ones to serve to yourself, you girlfriends, or significant other on Valentine’s Day.  If you make one of these cocktails this weekend, let me know by tagging @newsforchews on instagram, posting on NewsforChews‘ facebook wall, or email me at newsforchews@gmail.com! About Bare Organic Mixers: Natalie Susi’s created Bare Mixers in her very own San Diego kitchen and decided to make it into a business by navigating the bottling, manufacturing and distribution of a cocktail mixer on her own. Bare Mixers are a natural, low-calorie cocktail mixer used for margaritas, martinis, and so much more made with only the simplest and freshest ingredients including 100% real fruit juices, purified water, and organic agave syrup. Bare Mixers are free of artificial flavors, high fructose corn syrup, and empty calories. They taste great with just …

Thirsty Thursday Valentine’s Day Cocktails and World Nutella Day!!

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Today is a combination of one of two of my favorite days…thirsty Thursday and World Nutella Day!!!  No, I didn’t combine the two for today’s recipes, but I did bring a no-bake Nutella Fudge recipe to the blog and a bunch of delicious Valentine’s Day cocktails!  You should even put the Nutella Fudge on the menu for your Valentine’s Day because it will surely be a hit it your Valentine likes Nutella! Nutella Fudge: 1/2 cup virgin coconut oil 1/4 cup Nutella 1/2 cup cocoa powder (or raw cacao powder) 1/4 cup pure maple syrup (or agave nectar) 1/4 honey 1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract pinch fine grain sea salt, to taste 3/4 cup raw hazelnuts, roughly chopped; 1/4 for garnish on top, the rest to be stirred into fudge (previous recipe using almond butter and walnuts HERE) Place all ingredients in a bowl and stir until combined Line a meatloaf pan with wax paper and pour fudge into pan Top with leftover hazelnuts Place in freezer for about an hour until fudge hardens Slice and enjoy!  If you aren’t …