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Vodka Cocktails with a Valentine’s Day Twist

Fresh organic red smoothie with apple, watermelon, pomegranate,

What’s even better than strawberries dipped in chocolate? Valentine’s Day cocktails of course! Whether you’re planning a romantic night on the town with your very own Christian Grey or a “Fifty Shades of Grey” movie night in with the girls, delicious cocktails are must. Here’s a few aphrodisiac recipes bound to awaken your inner Anastasia Steele.

cocktail with strawberries, ice, and mint

Cupid’s Arrow
2 oz. Van Gogh Acai-Blueberry
4 oz. Pink Lemonade
Serve on the rocks
Pour vodka into a rocks glass with ice and top with pink lemonade. Garnish with an arrow, created by a cocktail pick with blueberries and small strawberry ‘arrow’ on the tip.

old fashioned jars with vivid red strawberry cocktail

Dolce Vita
1 ½ oz. Van Gogh Coconut
½ oz. Vanilla liqueur
½ oz. Orange syrup*
2 Strawberries
Splash of Rosé Champagne
1 Chocolate covered strawberry
Muddle strawberries with the syrup, add ice, vodka and liqueur. Shake and strain into a martini glass. Top with Champagne. Garnish with chocolate covered strawberry. (*Orange syrup: 1 cup orange juice to 1 ½ cups sugar. Boil until dissolved, let cool)

Chocolate Martini

French Kiss
1 oz. Van Gogh Espresso
1 oz. Chocolate liqueur
1 oz. White Chocolate liqueur
Splash of cream
Pour ingredients in a shaker over ice. Shake and serve in a chilled martini glass.

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Cupcakes Champagne and Sangria

All this bitter cold weather we’ve been having in NYC has me craving an epic Girls’ Night In. When the holidays have just ended and it’s not yet Fashion Week, it seems to call for a few weeks of a more relaxing social calendar filled with sweets and even later brunches. Throughout my recent time spent inside avoiding below freezing temperatures, I’ve derived a formula for the perfect relaxing evening with the girls (and guys if they want to join, but I’m guessing they’ll want to skip this one.)  Listen carefully to the three parts of my secret formula:

1.  Forget your diet and make lots of cupcakes!  Aside from eating these sweet little cakes, decorating them using different themes is the best part.

2.  Get lots of champagne.  It’s the socialite thing to do.

3.  Make sangria!  I know sangria is supposed to be red, but lately I’ve really had a thing for white sangria.  You are also going to have a buy lots of fruit both to put into the sangria and on top of the cupcakes.  It’s a lot of sugar, but it’s worth it.

4.  You can add your own touch to this evening of sweetness with movies, games, or just your usual crazy conversation.

Seeing that I have no plans for Valentine’s Day as of now, I may be repeating this formula with my single friends come February 14th…sigh!