ONE
"Schoolhouse Slurry "
Doris Votier, St. Bernard Parish Schools Supt.
2 tbsp. strawberry syrup
4 oz. pineapple juice
4 oz. orange juice
1 tbsp. sugar
1 banana (sliced)
1 dozen fresh strawberries
3 cups vanilla ice cream
First, add the strawberry syrup, pineapple juice, orange juice and sugar in the blender. Then add the banana, strawberries, and ice cream. Garnish with whipped cream, sprinkles and chocolate.
TWO
"Newell's Frosty Delight"
JP Sheriff Newell Normand
1 banana
3 oz. strawberries
1 scoop vanilla ice cream
1 tbsp. brown sugar
ice
Blend until smooth. Pour into a wine glass and garnish with a mint leaf.
THREE
"Mo's Mohito "
Morris Peterson - N.O. Hornets
1 tbsp. sugar
1/2 of a lime
6 mint leaves
ice
club soda
Put the lime, mint, and sugar in a glass and crush together at the bottom. Fill cup with ice until it's about 3/4 full. Top off with club soda and stir with spoon. Garnish with lime or sugar cane.
FOUR
"Raspberry Hot Cocoa "
First Lady of Louisiana, Supriya Jindal
2 cups milk
3 tbsp. unsweetened cocoa
2 tbsp. raspberry syrup
1 tsp. vanilla extract
1 pinch salt
Mix ingredients together. Add whip cream on top and sprinkle with chocolate shavings. Garnish with raspberries on a cocktail toothpick.
BONUS: Children's Cranberry Champagne
1/4 cup cranberry juice
1/2 cup non-alcoholic sparkling cider
Float: Frozen cranberry juice with cranberry to keep chilled.
FIVE
"Holiday DND Cocktail "
St. Tammany Parish President Kevin Davis
Recipe - Courtesy Chef Randy Davis
La Provence Restaurant
1 oz. POM Pomegranate-Tangerine Juice
1 tbsp. + 1 tsp. Rosemary Simple Juice
sparkling water
ice cubes
Fill glass with ice. Pour in juice and simple syrup (recipe below). Fill glass with sparkling water, stir and serve.
Rosemary Simple Juice
In small saucepan, bring 1/2 cup sugar and 1 cup water to boil. Simmer until sugar is dissolved. (about 3 minutes) Add 4 Rosemary sprigs, for two minutes. Remove from heat, strain out Rosemary sprigs and let cool.
SIX
"Don't Be Stupid Punch "
Father Tony Ricard
1/2 pack of tropical punch drink mix
1/4 pack Lemonade drink mix
1/4 pack of mandarin-tangerine drink
1 cup sugar
1 cup canned orange juice
1- 1/2 cup pineapple juice
2 quarts water
fresh pineapple chunks
fresh orange slices
In a two-quart pitcher, add 1/4 cup of hot water. Pour in powdered drink mixes. Add sugar and then stir. Add the orange juice and pineapple juice and then stir. Fill the pitcher with water and then stir again. Pour some punch into a shaker with ice. Serve on with fresh pineapple chunks and orange slices.
SEVEN
"Pomegranate Ginger Fizz "
Chef Chris DeBarr and Poppy Z. Brite
2 medium scoops orange sorbet
3/4 cup Pomegranate & blueberry juice
1/2 cup Ginger beer, divided
1/4 cup sparkling apple juice
Scoop the citrus sorbet into a high ball glass. Pour the pomegranate juice over the sorbet. Pour half of the ginger beer, and then the sparkling apple juice. Float the last half of the ginger beer on top. Do not stir! It's best for the layers of fizzy flavors to come through with each sip. Have a spoon ready. It's just as fun to let the sorbet melt and release its essence gradually while keeping the drink cold.
EIGHT
"Preservation Punch "
Ben Jaffe, Preservation Hall Jazz Band
4 apples
1/4 lemon
1 small chocolate scotch bonnet pepper
Wheat grass
Cut apples into quarters and put them through a juicer. Produces approximately one cup of apple juice. Add the lemon quarter to the juicer. Clip fresh wheat grass. In a separate wheat glass juicer, process enough wheat grass to make 1/2 ounce of wheat juice. Mix the apple and wheat juices together. Cut the Chocolate Scotch Bonnet Pepper in half (wash hands after touching) and drop into the mix. Stir, then remove the pepper. Chill the juice and serve.
NINE
"Satsuma Ginger Spice "
Chef Susan Spicer
juice of 6 satsumas
juice of two limes
1/2 cup sugar
2 tbsp. Minced or Sliced Ginger
Basil or Thai Basil stems
Elder Flower soda
Ginger beer
Put all ingredients in a small pot and bring to a boil. Lower heat and simmer until reduced to 1/3 cup liquid. Strain through a fine strainer, pressing to extract as much liquid as possible. The liquid should be syrupy and flavorful.
To assemble, muddle some basil leaves with 1 tbsp. of syrup in the bottom of a tall glass. Add crushed ice, pour in Elder Flower soda and ginger beer. Stir to mix throroughly. Garnish with a slice of satsuma and a basil sprig.
TEN
"Shorty Punch "
Troy "Trombone Shorty" Andrews
Recipe - Courtesy Lisa Pichon
1 oz. orange juice
1 oz. pineapple juice
1 oz. cranberry juice
splash club soda
splash Red Bull
splash grenadine
In a shaker, add ice and ingredients, shake to combine. Serve in a festive glass and garnish with a cherry.
ELEVEN
Actor Wendell Pierce
Bloody Mary mix
Ice
Clamato juice
Horseradish sauce
Tabasco sauce
Pepper sauce
Worcestershire Sauce
Olives
Okra, spicy & pickled
Jalapeno pepper
Habanero pepper
Boiled shrimp
Crab Claw
In a tall glass, add ice. Fill halfway with Bloody Mary mix. Add one ounce of Clamato Juice. Add to taste: Horseradish, Tabasco, Pepper Sauce (throw in some of the peppers for extra flavor). Jalapeno pepper, Habanero pepper, and Worcestershire Sauce. Add olives, spicy okra. Stir and top with boiled shrimp and a crab claw, so the Hot Momma becomes both a drink as well as an appetizer tray, all in one glass.
TWELVE
"Palace Fizz "
Dickie Brennan
5 oz. sparkling cider
1 oz. Louisiana citrus gastrique
In a champagne flute, combine the gastrique with the sparkling cider. Garnish with a lemon twist. For a less sweet version, reduce the cider and add sparkling water.
Citrus Gastrique
3 cups fresh-squeezed satsuma juice (or any combination of any local citrus)
3 cinnamon sticks
1 tsp. cloves
1 tsp. cardamom pods or ground cardamom
4 tbsp. raw sugar
Place fresh squeezed citrus juice on a pot over medium heat. When the juice is slightly boiling, add seasonings (cinnamon, cloves, and cardamom). Simmer for a few minutes and then add raw sugar. Reduce until mixture has a viscous consistency. Strain mixture into a bowl and place in refrigerator to cool.
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12 for the Road videos
 Dickie Brennan's Palace Fizz
Wendell Pierce whips up a spicy drink
Trombone Shorty's "Shorty Punch"
Famous chef Susan Spicer makes a Satsuma Ginger Spice
Ben Jaffe mixes a jazzy Preservation Punch
Chef Chris DeBarr and Poppy Z. Brites' Pomegranate Ginger Fizz
Father Tony Ricard teaches a lesson with some punch
St. Tammany President keeps it safe with the Designated Driver Cocktail
Supriya Jindal's Raspberry Hot Cocoa
Mo Pete's Mojito
Sheriff Normand whips up a healthy smoothie
St. Bernard Superintendent mixes up a "Schoolhouse Slurry"
WWL-TV
Action Reporter, Bill Capo introduced this special series to New Orleans
22 years ago, as part of Channel Four's commitment to encourage safe
holiday driving.
Twelve for the Road counts down to New Year's Eve with a favorite
non-alcoholic holiday beverage from a range of well-known local and national
personalities.
The series airs for twelve consecutive
nights during Eyewitness News at 10 p.m.
So let's toast to the spirit of a safe and happy holiday, with a dozen
great alcohol-free drinks! |
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