The Blind Pig Berry Festival

June 13, 2020 / theblindpig11 / 2 Comments

Fresh vegetables and fruits are one of our favorite parts of summertime blog posts, which is why one our most used tag lines is: Easy, Tasty, Fresh! As we looked back at past blog posts, we realized some definite patterns in our posts. One pattern that overwhelmingly stood out to us was how many recipes that we had with berries.

Berries are the best — nature’s candy! Berries complement many cocktail and dessert recipes, so this week we are going to feature some of our past posts that included berries, such as, Strawberry Prosecco Cake or Tequila Strawberry Lime Ice Cream Pie, both of which we have made recently at The Blind Pig household. Welcome to our Berry Festival by taking a look back with us. Perhaps this is a good time to try out one of these fabulous recipes that you haven’t tried yet.

Strawberry Prosecco Cake

This dessert requires a little extra effort, but is certainly worth the effort. The sponge cake is drenched in prosecco and frosted with a whipped cream frosting. Delish! It’s the ultimate summer dessert.

Tequila Strawberry Lime Ice Cream Pie

Tequila Strawberry Lime Ice Cream Pie is an easy dessert that will impress family and friends. The salty pretzel crust pairs nicely with the sweetness of the strawberry ice cream and tequila.

Prosecco Summer Dessert

Prosecco Summer Dessert is such an easy summer dessert, you will wonder why you haven’t made it sooner. Made with angel food cake, fresh berries, cool whip and vanilla pudding, it is ready for guests in no time.

Raspberry Margarita

The Raspberry Margarita is a great twist on a skinny margarita classic. It is perfect for summertime pool sipping.

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Rum and Prosecco combine in this cocktail to give it a light refreshing taste.

Strawberry Aperol Spritz

A twist on a crowd favorite, the Strawberry Aperol Spritz is a delightful fresh summertime cocktail.

Strawberry Basil Margarita

The bright colors in this cocktail help to create a beautiful patriotic beverage for summer holidays. The strawberry and basil flavors are a wonderful combination added to a wonderful skinny margarita base.

Blackberry Kiwi Mocktail

Red berries aren’t the only popular berries during the summer, blackberries make great cocktails too! This mocktail is a huge hit on a hot summer day.

Savannah Special

We’ve featured this whiskey based drink with blackberry simple syrup in many posts before. It is a summertime hit with a surprisingly light finish.

Grown Up Berry Lemonade

We couldn’t complete this post without suggesting an easy berry lemonade to fix for your picnics and lake trips. A few simple basic ingredients and you are good to go with some spiked berry lemonade!!

All of these recipes are just the right amount of berry with a bit of summer mixed in. Enjoy them wherever your summer may take you.

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Best Dressed Drinks

April 4, 2020 / theblindpig11 / Leave a comment

Just like the right accessories for your favorite outfit, the trend in cocktails is the more embellished, the better. Any trained chef will tell you that the presentation is almost as important as the taste. We have wanted to write this post for more than a year, but always seemed to have a more urgent recipe or idea that we wanted to share with you. Once we started exploring the idea of cocktail garnishing we realized that this topic goes much deeper than a cute umbrella in your pina colada! This post is going to focus on some common and easy ways to garnish a cocktail.

In our Orange Basil Spritzer, we glazed some blood red oranges with some sugar and a creme brulee torch. Then we added a whole basil leaf as a float.

First you want to make sure that the aroma and the flavor of your garnish pairs well with your drink. You don’t want to stick a cube of cheese with tequila based cocktail or pair watermelon with a bloody Mary. Or maybe you do?

In our Orange Anejo Sour we use the froth from the egg white to help our slice of orange float.

There are a variety of items that you have around your kitchen that can easily be used or purchased to give your cocktails a little extra flair. Here are some of our favorite choices for garnish.

Use Fresh Fruit. The easy choices are fresh fruits. Place a slice of citrus, such as, a lime wheel or a slice a pineapple on the edge of the glass. It is simple, but still adds a pleasing visual to your cocktails that entices the senses.

The layering effect of the wine, square ice cube and a dehydrated lime wheel give an interesting visual for our fall cocktail the Rojo.

Use citrus peels. Using the peel of citrus is a very popular way to garnish cocktails. Use a peeler to peel off a piece of the peel. You can simply plop the peel into the cocktail or you can ribbon it through with a cocktail skewer for a fancier look. Fine ribbons of peel are popular to use. You can spiral them around the glass or twist them around a skewer into a cute little spiral. We have even seen bartenders take citrus peels and fold them like origami into cute sculptures to place on the edge of a glass.

In the Spiced Manhattan we ribboned a lemon peel through a skewer and added some Luxardo cherries.

Use berries. While we are on the topic of fruit, don’t forget about fresh or frozen berries. Berries can easily be placed on a skewer, toothpick or just plopped in the glass or pitcher as a float. Berries are one of the easiest ways to add color and some added appeal to a cocktail.

Layered effect with an orange wedge, cranberries and sprig of rosemary in the Holiday Aperol Spritz.

Use fresh herbs. Sprigs of fresh herbs also make a great garnish. Not only is this an easy garnish to use– all you have to do is snip it and place it in the drink. We love to use fresh herbs in the summer. We just go out to our garden snip a few herbs and head back inside — instant garnish. Herbs that we often use for garnish are: thyme, basil, rosemary, and mint.

The Savannah Special is garnished with rosemary and a blackberries.

Use vegetables. Vegetables are often forgotten as a garnish for cocktails, but can make a very effective display. One of our go-to vegetables to use is cucumber. We like add slices or long strips of cucumber to summer drinks. Other great vegetables to use for garnish are carrot strips, pickles, asparagus, celery, tomatoes (yes, its a fruit…), and little baby corns.

Double Thyme is garnished with fresh thyme and a sliver of cucumber.

Bacon, peppers, celery, and shrimp anything goes in this Bloody Mary.

Don’t forget the ice! The kind of ice you choose and what you put into the ice can also be used to impress your guests with a very visual cocktail. We share some of our ideas about ice with you years ago in our Ice, Ice Baby post.

A flag and a moon shaped ice cube finish the look of the Moon Walk.

Berries, fresh mint and a heart stirring stick layer the garnish for the Raspberry Mojito.

Use fun trinkets. You can use non-edibles in your cocktail, like colorful straws, cute stirrers, cocktail umbrellas or other funny little trinkets.

The Menta Daiquiri looks like a party on the beach with a cute umbrella.

Make sure to layer. The real artwork in garnishing comes from layering several of these ideas together into a spectacular visual display. Depending on the look you are going for, the crazier the better.

Basil, strawberries and an American flag garnish the Strawberry Basil Margarita.

It’s all in the details. Whether you are serving a glass of sparkling water or a bloody Mary to your guests, take time to prep for a special garnish. It makes any beverage look best dressed and makes your guests feel a little more pampered. What is your signature garnish? We would love to hear your ideas. Look for future posts on garnishes. We still have more ideas to share with you.

The Reverse Manhattan is enhanced by a simple skewer of Luxardo cherries.

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You Asked, We Answered

January 28, 2019 / theblindpig11 / Leave a comment

We love hearing from our readers through Facebook, Instagram and especially in person. We have so much fun creating our blog posts and hope that you look forward to receiving them in your inbox each week. This week we are taking a break from sharing more recipes with you to answer some commonly asked questions about The Blind Pig Blog.

What do you do with all of the drinks and food that you create for the blog? That’s an easy answer… we drink and eat them. Many of the drinks and recipes that we make for the blog have made it into our regular rotation. We love to share the food we make on the blog with friends and family, so what are you doing next Friday?
Does everything you make contain “The Blind Pig” twist? No. We make plenty of food and drinks on a daily basis that do not contain extra libations at all. In fact, when we are not cooking things up for TBPBlog we try to eat fairly healthy. Actually, Blind Piglet #2 prefers recipes that we make without a twist.
Do all of the recipes and concoctions you make get featured on TBPBlog? No. We try all of our recipes out at home before posting. Many of the recipes we try get tweaked and adjusted before making it to the blog. Some we try and nix altogether. Some recipes we prepped, took photos, and then never made it into the queue. We try to bring you relevant recipes with current trends and if we just don’t feel confident with a recipe, we don’t post it.
Do you get paid to feature certain products on your blog? Not currently. Everything that we feature on our blog is because we believe in the quality of the product. We like to feature products from smaller companies when we can. When our blog grows up and we get the opportunity to be paid for a feature, we will be sure to be transparent about it with our readers.
How do you decide what you want to blog about? We think about what kind of entertaining our readers may be planning for in the near future. If there is an upcoming holiday, we want to give you some ideas to serve your guests. Throughout the year we are on the lookout for ideas to include in the blog. Rhonda has a huge file of recipes that she has kept throughout the years. When we need some inspiration we look through Rhonda’s files. When we find something that interests us, we play with the recipe and tweak it to make it relevant and current.
What is your favorite ingredient to use in TBPBlog posts? For Rhonda it is Kerrygold Irish Cream. The chocolate flavor makes it so easy to add to many dessert recipes, and we have been surprised how easy it is to incorporate into other things.
What is your go-to drink when you are out and about? Craig hands down loves to drink anything with Fernet Branca or Fernet and Coke. He orders it everywhere we go. Rhonda’s go-to drinks are usually a Templeton Rye and Ginger Beer (Maryann or Ginger) or a Correlajeo Skinny Agave Margarita. It’s just easy to order and most bars are able to make it.
Where is your favorite place to go out and have a drink? Craig’s favorite place is Sable Kitchen and Bar in downtown Chicago at the Kimpton Hotel. Rhonda’s favorite place is Village Burger Bar. They have really good Corralejo Margaritas and I love their sweet potato fries. Really she just loves anywhere with a great patio and fire pit.
What have been your favorite posts? Choosing a favorite post is a lot like choosing your favorite child. It’s difficult to pick just one. (Don’t tell, but Blind Piglet #3 is our fav. Shhhh!) We do have a few favorites, though. Some of the posts that are special to us are because of things that were going on in the background when we were prepping or taking photos.

Rhonda’s Favs:

Corralejo Skinny Agave Margarita: This was our first official post and some of Rhonda’s girlfriends came over to help us kick off the post.
The Watermelon Wars: Both of these drinks are delicious and it truly was a war between us to decide which recipe was better.
Mary Ann or Ginger: To this day, this is still my go-to drink when out and about.
Golden Mint Crinkles: This cookie recipe was a family favorite to begin with, and we were able to make it even better.
Salted Whiskey Caramel Corn: We had a lot of activity in the house the weekend we made this post. This post always makes me think of warmth, family, and home. Not to mention all of the caramel corn was gone within two hours of the photo shoot.
Tequila Ceviche: We used this recipe all summer long. It was so easy, tasty and fresh.
There are more, but we don’t want to bore you.

Craig’s favs:

All of the margarita posts: Corralejo Skinny Agave Margarita, Jalapeno Popper Margarita, Santorita,
Christmas Morning Bread:

Still have more questions? Bring it on. We would love to answer them!

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Italian Mojito

August 20, 2018 / theblindpig11 / 1 Comment

Hey friends! We apologize for getting our post ready a little late this week. It was Blind Piglet #2 and #3’s first week back to school. We had hockey and soccer practices and soccer games and well, you know the drill. Watching a soccer game in 100 degree heat can start a craving for a light and refreshing beverage. Thus we decided to share the Italian Mojito with you.

You may remember our Zaya Mojito that we shared with you during the summer of 2017. This is still one of our easy favs. However, when you see how simple and refreshing the Italian Mojito is, it may make it to the top of your quick and easy cocktail list.

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We first introduced you to Brancamenta, the main ingredient in the Mojito, last summer when we featured Who Needs Half Price Shakes After 8? Brancamenta is an Italian apertivo-digestivo with a distinctive mint flavor. It is delicious in many beverages and recipes and is the star of the Italian Mojito.

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To make the Italian Mojito you need a few basic ingredients: Brancamenta, Sprite, (We used Sprite Zero to cut down on calories.) a lime and mint leaves. Place the mint leaves and juice of half of lime in a shaker and muddle. Next add ice and Brancamenta. Shake vigorously for 15 seconds. Pour into a glass and top off with Sprite. Garnish with a mint sprig or slice of lime.

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The Italian Mojito is less sweet than a traditional mojito, while still maintaining that refreshing minty flavor. If you like a little fizz in your drinks, then you will like the energizing bubbles that the Sprite adds to this cocktail. Give it a try and let us know what you think. You may find out that it was mint to be!

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Italian Negroni

June 2, 2018 / theblindpig11 / 1 Comment

Hey friends, June 4th kicks off National Negroni week. We have been saving our Italian Negroni just for this special occasion. “Never tried a negroni,” you say. If you are into classic cocktails, this week will be a real treat for you.

Negronis are said to have come about in Florence when an Italian count suggested that the club soda in his Americano be replaced with gin. The key words in the above sentence are Italian and gin. The negroni is an Italian creation. Typically when most bartenders think of gin, they do not grab for an Italian gin. To properly bring the negroni back to its original roots, we are pairing it with an all Italian cast.

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In our Italian Negroni we use 3 Italian liquors: Malfy Originale Gin (We told you about Malfy Limone in the Cucumber Gin Spritz.), Carpano Antica Vermouth (which we told you about in our Carpano Sangria recipe last summer), and Campari. The Italian Negroni is a true classic cocktail with an aggressive taste profile.

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This recipe is so easy to make. Pour 1 ounce of Malfi Gin, 1 ounce of Carpano Antica Vermouth, and 1 ounce of Campari into a rocks glass. Garnish with an orange peel and ice. We chose to use one of our ice spheres in our cocktail.

This cocktail is a great beverage to serve dads on Father’s Day, or for a guys’ night out. Let us know if you try it out!

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Santorita!

May 20, 2018 / theblindpig11 / 1 Comment

It’s unofficially summer in Texas. This week in Dallas the temps hit 96 degrees and felt warmer than that with the heat index. When nature is calling for summer, why fight it? Join in the spirit with a Santorita.

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This delicious drink is a small twist on the typical margarita by using a spirit which is gaining popularity. Mezquila is a blend of mezcal and tequila. Mezcal is derived from various types of agave plants and usually has a distinctive smoky character. Tequila is made only from blue agave and comes from specific parts of Mexico. When blended together you get mezquila.

Who better to bring you this tasty spirit than Sammy Hagar and Adam Levine? The two have teamed up to make Santo. Santo is a blend of mezcal and tequila with a touch of smokiness and a soft agave finish. This smoky flavor makes for an interesting flavor in your margarita.

You all know that Craig has a job where he occasionally gets to meet some super cool people. These photos are from a Santo kick off party from about a year ago. When asked if he got pictures with Sammy or Adam, his reply was, “I was standing in the back talking to Adam’s parents.” Sigh!

To make this smoky little number, you need Santo, Cointreau, cocktail ready agave nectar, a whole lime and a half of an orange. The addition of a little squeezed orange juice to this recipe enhances the smoky flavor of the Santo to give your margarita a richer, smoother taste. This drink is a great compliment to your next Tex-Mex or Mexican meal.

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Sammy Hagar has a video on youtube making the Santorita, or you can keep reading and get it here.

The Santorita is a delicious twist on the traditional margarita made with the smoky flavor of mezquila.

You can find Santo at most Walmarts that sell spirits, Total Wine, and other fine liquor stores.

Now we are all set to serve a Santorita at our next pool party. Who knows? Maybe Sammy and Adam might show up?

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Tickle Me Pink

May 11, 2018 / theblindpig11 / Leave a comment

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Happy Mother’s Day a few days early to all of our favorite moms. We are raising our glass to moms everywhere with this week’s drink — Tickle Me Pink. This rose’ sangria will be a fan favorite when you serve it from your favorite patio to celebrate the moms in your life. It fits The Blind Pig criteria because it is easy, tasty and fresh!

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To make this rose’ sangria, you will need a pint of fresh strawberries, 4 fresh limes, 1 bottle of Rose’ wine, 1/2 cup of Zaya Rum, and 4 cups of Diet Sprite. Most sangria’s call for a white rum, but we like to use a dark rum like Zaya because it has a richer flavor that compliments the fruit and the wine nicely.

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Start by thinly slicing the strawberries and limes. Place half of the strawberries and limes in a tall pitcher. Save the other half in a tightly sealed container for garnish.

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Pour the rose’ wine and the Zaya Rum into the pitcher. Cover the pitcher and place in the refrigerator for 4-24 hours. We made ours the night before for a get-together we were having the following day.

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Prior to serving, add 4 cups of Diet Sprite, ice and stir. We prefer Diet Sprite instead of regular. Many sangrias can be overly sweet which overpowers the flavors in the drink. The Diet Sprite achieves the bubbly essence of the sangria without the extra sugar and sweetness.

As you serve your guests place a few slices of strawberries and limes in each glass. It’s a delicious, easy and fun refreshing summer sipper.

For a printable version of the recipe, visit our website.

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Don’t forget The Grapefruit Spritz is another great Mother’s Day cocktail.

A special shout out to the special moms in our lives — Ruth, Bonnie, Anita, Anna, Rosemary, Jennifer, LeeAnn, Dee, Kayla, Paula, Margaret and Heather!

Disclaimer: The beverages shared on this website are for adults 21 years of age and older. We do not condone underage drinking. Never drink and drive.

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Bar Tools and Supplies We Love

May 4, 2018May 3, 2018 / theblindpig11 / Leave a comment

Have you started a new hobby and you weren’t quite sure which tools and supplies you really needed? You go to the store all pumped up about your new endeavor, but you are not quite sure what to things are a necessity and which things are just fluff? This post is for you. Maybe you want to stock your new bar or you are already thinking ahead to Father’s Day gifts? We are going to share with you our top tools and supplies that we can’t entertain without.

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8. Wine Corker

Although we don’t focus on wine on The Blind Pig Blog, we do drink wine occasionally and especially serve wine when we entertain. It is worth it to invest in a good sturdy wine corker. We like this one because it feels sturdy in our hands and is good quality. You don’t want a corker that will break off cork into a guests wine! We also like this one because it is easy to store and does not take up a lot of space in our bar area.

7. Strainer

We don’t use a strainer often, there are definite recipes that require a strainer. It is handy to have one around for recipes like The Cucumber Gin Spritz.

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6. Muddler

How can you make a Zaya Rum Mojito without a good muddler? This tool may not be used everytime we serve drinks, but it is nice to have one on hand for those special cocktails. We bought a wooden one similar to this one at Target.

5. A Variety of Glassware

“Glassware is to a drink as shoes are to a woman’s outfit,” says Rhonda. “A woman can have the cutest outfit, but wear the wrong shoes with it and it just doesn’t work.” It’s true with cocktails and glassware. Drinking a spritz? You need a tall skinny glass. Drinking a hurricane? You need a big hefty schooner. Margaritas taste best in a margarita glass. You get the point? Your drinks look and taste much better when paired with the correct glassware.

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4. Jigger

Our jigger is one of our most used bar tools. We use it to measure ounces for all of our favorite recipes and couldn’t do without it.

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3. Fun straws and napkins

Okay, Rhonda slipped this one in. It’s kind of like her shoe analogy above. Rhonda thinks everything tastes better with a straw, and to save the environment it tastes better with a cute paper straw. Colorful napkins with funny sayings make entertaining more fun, too. Rhonda usually picks these up when she finds them at Home Goods or in the dollar section at Target. We keep them on hand in our pantry for last minute get-togethers.

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2. Lemon/Lime Squeezer

We use our lemon/lime squeezer constantly. Almost every cocktail we make needs a squeeze of this or a squeeze of that. In order to make the freshest cocktails we can, we have to have a squeezer. We bought this one years ago from Pampered Chef. This one has been well worn, but we love this sturdy and durable tool. Skinny Agave Margaritas would not be the same without the squeezer.

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1. Cocktail Shaker

Where would we be without the shaker? This tool is our most used and favorite bar tool. Rhonda bought Craig a larger shaker a few years ago for Christmas, but we still gravitate to this one. It is just the right size to shake a cocktail or two. It fits nicely in our hands and in the dishwasher.

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What is your favorite bar tool or supply? What did we leave off of our list that you just can’t live without? We would love to hear about it.

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Mother’s Day Brunch: Grapefruit Spritz

April 29, 2018 / theblindpig11 / 1 Comment

mother's day brunch3 Hi friends! It seems like we were just with you since we wrote the April Bonus post just a few short days ago. What did you think about the Templeton Whiskey Cake?

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Mother’s Day is just a couple of weeks away which got us thinking about the perfect Mother’s Day Brunch. Mimosas came to mind. Don’t get us wrong, Rhonda loves a good mimosa, but they seem a little ordinary. We are excited to share a new beverage recipe with you this week. Rhonda is kind of on a spritz kick right now. She had a delicious spritz in England when she went to visit Blind Piglet #1. Then she came home and made The Cucumber Gin Spritz. We had some of Seagram’s new Grapefruit Vodka in the house. We were playing around with different recipes we could try with this citrusy liquor, and the Grapefruit Spritz was born.

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Now that you know the backstory, let’s get to the details. We hear you already. Not a grapefruit fan? Is it the crazy cousin in the beloved citrus family? No worries. We aren’t huge grapefruit people either. However, Seagram’s Grapefruit Vodka has just enough citrus taste to give this drink a light citrus flavor without overpowering the drink. We pinky promise.

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This beverage hits the mark for easy, tasty and fresh. The recipe is soooo easy that you will feel guilty when your mother brags on what a great job you did serving her Mother’s Day brunch. Of course the drink is tasty, we already told you that. Fresh? The citrus punch of the grapefruit coupled with an easy garnish of fresh grapefruit has fresh written all over it!

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We (Rhonda) served the Mother’s Day Brunch with a Zucchini Onion Frittata recipe she clipped from Southern Living years ago. (It’s a winner.) Frittata only sounds complicated. Don’t forget that Kerrygold French Toast or Kerrygold Cinnamon Rolls are also easy, tasty, fresh brunch recipes that will please and impress mothers from near and far.

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Now your special brunch for the mothers in your life is covered. You are ready to impress and tell your mother/wife/Godmother how much she means to you.

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Happy early Mother’s Day to all of those wonderful mothers who have touched our lives in big and small ways. We love you all.

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Happy Anniversary, Blind Pig

April 22, 2018April 22, 2018 / theblindpig11 / Leave a comment

The Blind Pig Blog has made one trip around the sun! Yes, this week marks our one year anniversary of The Blind Pig Blog. What an adventure this year has been! We are so grateful to our faithful subscribers who have joined us in this fun adventure. Each post has had its own special flare and flavor. At the end of 2017 we posted our Top Ten most popular posts for the year. This week, we want to take you on a trip down memory lane and share our personal favorites with you.

10. Spiked Honey Watermelon Limeade

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We first shared this delicious beverage with you during our Watermelon Wars. Not only is the drink fun to make, but it is a great drink for summer cookouts or pool parties.

9. The Royal Hurricane

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The Royal Hurricane is one of the newer members of The Blind Pig cache, but will most likely be a crowd favorite at our household this summer. It’s an excellent beach or lakeside drink.

8. Kerrygold Cinnamon Rolls

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No one makes rolls like Grandma Ruth, but these are a great substitute when Grandma is not near.

7. Kerrygold French Toast

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This recipe is a must-have at your next brunch. By the way, Mother’s Day is just right around the corner.

6. Salted Whiskey Caramel Corn

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This post is one our favs because it was so darn easy to make, and was such a delightful surprise!

5. Zaya Banana Bread

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Zaya Banana Bread is hands down the BEST banana bread we have ever had. It even tastes better after a day or two.

4. Kerrygold Ice Cream

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This post was probably our most overlooked post, and it was definitely one of the best recipes we shared with you. It is such an easy way to make homemade ice cream, and it is delish! The chocolate sauce is a dream, too.

3. Caffe Borghetti Peanut Butter Ice Cream Fudge Pie

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Six words: Peanut Butter Ice Cream Fudge Pie. Need we say more?

2. Mary Ann or Ginger?

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This fun, easy drink is a crowd pleaser and one of our favorites to serve at get-togethers and gatherings.

1. The Skinny Agave Margarita

This post started it all. Not only does The Skinny Agave Margarita taste great, it is a versatile crowd pleaser for any social gathering. Besides, who doesn’t appreciate a good margarita every now and then?

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We are closing out this post with a shout out to Blind Piglet #1. She turns 21 years old today! Happy Birthday. XOXO

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