The blood oranges are abundant in the grocery store lately, and they just beckoned for some cocktail action. This recipe is a twist on the classic Screwdriver, with a custom juice blend to provide the right amount of sweetness and lemony “zing”.

What is a Blood Orange?

As the name suggests (the photos here demonstrate), blood oranges are red on the inside. The pigment in the red color comes from anthocyanin, a powerful antioxidant that appears as either red or blue in fruits and vegetables such as cherries, blueberries, eggplant, or red cabbage.

The blood orange is less sweet, but with a mellow flavor not unlike what one finds in cherries. High in Vitamin C (apparently up to 130% of the recommended daily allowance), it’s not a bad way to get a boost for your immune system and skin health.

Well, anyway… sounds like a good enough excuse as any for a zingy, brilliantly colored cocktail.

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If you’re not a drinker, no worries… this is a GREAT combination to enjoy without alcohol! Just wonderful!

There is no tangerine in this delicious martini cocktail, but it tastes like pure tangerine. Made of fresh cantaloupe juice with Meyer lemons and fresh orange juice, this cocktail does not taste like cantaloupe in the least! Some kind of mysterious taste alchemy occurs… and it is one of the prettiest drinks of any kind I have ever seen.

Very delicate. Don’t overdo the vodka. Great for a party. Have enough on hand for a second batch.

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A raw smoothie with a bit of red wine, this is festive little drink that takes just a couple minutes to whip up. Got some leftover wine from a party, or a bottle of less-than-stellar plonk you don’t know what to do with? This is a great way to dress it up.

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This recipe is for my non-teetotaler readers. Enjoy without booze if you prefer, but the recipe below is for a nice pitcher of antioxidant-rich “Weekend’s Here” festivity.

Made with fresh raspberries and blueberries, this lovely blended vodka “martini” is refreshing and just-sweet-enough.

A nice way to enjoy the end of the work week.

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Recipe for: Mixed Berry “Martini”

A Lovely Antioxidant-Rich Friday Night Raw Cocktail

• 4-5 apples, juiced to at least 1-1/2 cups
• 1/2 pint fresh raspberries
• 1 pint fresh blueberries

Add all ingredients to the blender and combine until smooth. Pour into pitcher.

For each batch of “martinis”, add the following to blender and combine until smooth:

• 2 cups apple/raspberry/blueberry mixture
• 1-1/2 cups vodka (I used plain, but you can certainly use flavored vodka of your choice)
• juice from 1 lime
• 2 heaping cups ice

Pour out into martini glasses and… Chin-chin!

You will be able to make 2 batches.

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… with a virgin recipe for teetotalers.

It’s been awhile since I posted a raw cocktail recipe, and this evening’s frigid temperatures inspired me to whip up something with fresh chiles and a bit of heat. I picked out a nice fragrant Serrano chile for this Tequilatini, and it gave a delicious flavor of fragrant hot pepper (with not a little bit of heat) to this blend of dark tequila, lime, mango, and a few other goodies. Pick out your own chile… Jalapeño, Habañero… whatever’s your fave.

This would be great in hot weather, too… the heat allegedly makes you sweat and cools you off. But tonight, as the temps sink ever closer to zero… I appreciate the sweating for the warmth of it.

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This being New Year’s Eve, the juiced ingredients in this deceptively mild raw punch cocktail are symbolic for celebrating the New Year.

• Pomegranate, a symbol since ancient times of gods and royalty, is a symbol of prosperity and fertility to invoke your expectation of wealth and creative vitality.
• Gorgeously green parsley juice and fresh lime juice, symbolizing the free flow of money and vital energy.
• 8 oranges — oranges to signify the stellar radiance of your beautifully divine Self, and 8, which is the number of power, change, and transformation.
• And I’ve added rose water in my version (optional in yours), personally signifying the Divine and the Sublime.
• You can also add a pint of strawberries in your final blending, to add a redder hue and to signify the emergence of Love in the coming year.

You don’t need to add alcohol to enjoy this beverage… just leave out the vodka and enjoy it in a lovely glass to make any alcohol-free evening more festive. And if you’re seeking libations a bit more potent, this recipe is (as written) more mild, a punch with less bite.

Actually, with alcohol, I’ve always been of the “more is less” mindset — make it strong, I say, so you really know what you’re drinking, that way you’ll be much less inclined to over-imbibe. But whatever your pleasure, you can adjust the booze-to-juice proportions according to your own inclinations. Just enjoy… cuz this is 100% pure fresh-juice cocktail is wonderfully enlivening!

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This is definitely the perfect Lemon Drop — quick-to-make, all-raw ingredients (except the vodka, of course…), and absolutely delish!

My Christmas Wish for this elegantly simple recipe is that you pass it around, make it for your friends and family this holiday season, and start incorporating it into your cocktail culture. And if you mention along the way where you came by the recipe… I would be most appreciative!

And if you want an even better Lemon-Drop… better than perfect… check out my Live-Green Lemon Drop Martini. It’s the Ultimate, because there is just nothing as zingingly refreshing and authentically reviving as an all-juice raw cocktail!

Recipe for: The Perfect Lemon-Drop Martini

My Christmas Present To The Cocktail Crowd

Use the nicest raw honey you can get your hands on… the more delicately flavored, the better!

• 1 organic lemon
• 1-1/2 cups citron vodka
• 2 tablespoons raw honey
• 2 cups ice

Juice the lemon whole, peel and all (which is why it’s important that is be organic). One lemon will yield about 1/4 cup fresh juice, and it will be opaque and creamy, because the whole-fruit juicing captures all the oils and phytonutrients in the pith and peel!

Add the juice, vodka, raw honey, and ice to the blender, and blend til smooth. Pour out into glasses, garnish with lemon if you’d like, and ENJOY!

Makes two generously poured cocktails.

Two exotic flavors combine luxuriously into a fragrant concoction… for romance, rejuvenation, and longevity. Take your pick for what you need: A whole-food raw, Live Green Smoothie whipped up quickly in your blender, a virgin superfood cocktail made with fresh juice and the healthful power of goji berries… or a full-on cocktail to “get your intox and your detox on at the same time”.

The Martini: One of my new faves. So pretty, so exotic… like drinking perfume, but refreshing and not cloying. Lovely.

The Virgin Cocktail: A treat for non-drinkers.

The Live Green Smoothie: Exquisite. Creamy. Aromatic. A new favorite. Make this one, for sure!

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This is the best Margarita recipe ever because it is so dang FRESH tasting! It’s the Live Green magic, I tell ya! Make it and you’ll see the difference… no chemicals, additives, bottled juices or mixes here!

My “Live Green” Lemon Drop Martini is still simply the best lemon drop martini I’ve had, I thought I’d put together a “live green” version of another favorite, and I’m so glad I did! Raw food purists may cringe at the idea of these “raw cocktail” recipes, but I say… the more living goodness the world puts into its body, no matter how, all the better!!!

All I gotta say is, the next time you want the best margarita ever… make this one. And enjoy!

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The challenge today: to create a V-8-esque Live Green Smoothie from simple, non-exotic ingredients available at any grocery story, and possibly already in someone’s fridge and cupboard.

Another day, I’ll put up a recipe using fresh horseradish root and a bit of Nama Shoyu unpasteurized soy sauce, and maybe some fresh chili. But for now, we’ve got a great base for a Savory Smoothie/Blended Salad anyone can make using fresh tomatoes, celery, red cabbage, and celery as a base.

This smoothie is a wee bit spicy… but not too much. It’s also a bit creamy, with a mellow, mild taste and a nice zingifyingly zesty finish. 

The fresh garlic in the smoothie is an immune system revitalizer, and hey… we all want a bit more of that these days. Perfect for if you’re feeling a little “wan” of late! And you can always take the zest factor up a few notches with the addition of cayenne, fresh chili, horseradish, and a splash of Nama Shoyu, if you have any of that around!

And of course, you could use this as a base for a nice “Bloody Mary” raw cocktail!

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