Moms in the City - Cocktails

You are only a few simple ingredients away from having great chocolate cocktails at your fingertips! Try these yummy chocolate drinks on a relaxing afternoon or with a few girlfriends! Chocolate Biscuit 1 ½ shots Cognac 1 ½ shots dark crème de cacao 1 ½ shots kahlua Shake all of the ingredients together with ice and strain into a martini glass. Garnish with a dusting of chocolate powder. Banana Split Martini 1 oz vodka ½ oz crème de bananas ½ oz crème de cacao banana chunks Place all of the ingredients, along with ice, into a cocktail shaker and shake. Strain into a cocktail glass and top with a banana on the side of the glass to serve. Choco-Coconutini   1 shot vodka 1 shot Malibu 1 shot dark crème de cacao Place all of the ingredients together with ice into a cocktail shaker and shake. To serve strain the cocktail in to a chilled cocktail glass. Garnish with a sprinkling of chocolate powder. For the expecting moms! Coco...

A little vodka and homemade syrupy goodness makes for an awesomely yummy cocktail ! This recipe is enough to serve 8 girlfriends! Ingredients: 2   seedless oranges, (for syrup) 1   cup(s) sugar 2/3   cup(s) freshly squeezed orange juice 1/2   cup(s) vodka 1   orange, (for cocktail) 1   bottle(s) chilled Champagne or sparkling wine Directions To make syrup: With a sharp knife, thinly slice oranges. Place in a medium nonreactive saucepan and toss with sugar. Let stand for 15 minutes. Add orange juice and vodka to saucepan. Bring to a boil over medium heat. Cover and cook for 5 minutes. Uncover and cook until liquid is syrupy and orange slices are translucent, about 20 minutes. Strain syrup through a fine sieve into a bowl, pressing on solids to extract as much liquid as possible. Discard solids. Cover and refrigerate until chilled. To make cocktails: With a vegetable peeler, remove 8 long strips of zest f...