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By: Kaiser Penguin » Blog Archive » Tiki Photo Contest Results

Kaiser Penguin » Blog Archive » Tiki Photo Contest Results — Sat, 25 Aug 2007 16:12:46 +0000

[...] Anita from Married … with Dinner sent over this beautiful shot of a Pina Colada. I’m not a huge fan of frozen drinks, but her recipe actually sounds pretty good. The background elements perfectly match the cocktail and theme, and if I’m not mistaken, there’s a tasty-looking homemade maraschino cherry perched atop the garnish. Great job. [...]

By: bluezebra

bluezebra — Sat, 18 Aug 2007 18:29:42 +0000

this is why you get the big bucks isn’t it? Excellent idea!

By: Bri

Bri — Fri, 17 Aug 2007 22:34:58 +0000

I love pina coladas, but I still love the virgin ones of childhood happy hours at family Mexican restaurants. What an inspired idea to use the coconut sorbet from Trader Joe’s. They also sell such great frozen pineapple, that it’s like one stop shopping for a fabulous drink. I’ll have to throw some together for my next party.

By: Sarah C.

Sarah C. — Fri, 17 Aug 2007 21:20:57 +0000

I had my first Pina Colada in Puerto Rico where they were apparently invented at the Hilton hotel there back in the 50s…if you believe everything a hotel tells you. I was inspired to try to make some back home and I ran into the same problem you did. Not a single Pina Colada mix on the shelf actually had pina or coconut in it. WTF?! I opted for a can of coconut milk, pinapple juice (unsweetened), rum, and a blender full of ice. While it wasnt as good as in Puerto Rico (it also wasnt $14) it was loads better than the premade crap.

By: Jackie

Jackie — Fri, 17 Aug 2007 20:47:02 +0000

This has made my day. Now during happy hour my son can have the virgin ones without me feeling guilty about pumping him full of chemicals.

By: miche

miche — Fri, 17 Aug 2007 19:10:02 +0000

I don’t even go for pina coladas but THIS concoction I am dying to try! Thanks!

By: erik_flannestad

erik_flannestad — Fri, 17 Aug 2007 18:56:22 +0000

Aw geez, look at all those beautiful photos. Now I’m not even going to try to do a tiki photo.

Brilliant idea to use the coconut sorbet.

By: jeanne bee

jeanne bee — Fri, 17 Aug 2007 18:42:34 +0000

very inspired version!

By: Anita

Anita — Fri, 17 Aug 2007 18:05:30 +0000

I had no idea! In all seriousness, I know many very happy couples who met in the personals; one was even a newspaper ad.

Actually, I guess I meant that ‘taken’ folks should avoid cruising the personals. That’ll teach me to be cute!

By: Sean

Sean — Fri, 17 Aug 2007 17:37:53 +0000

I would remind you that we met via a personal ad. Granted, it said nothing about piña coladas, getting caught in the rain and certainly not yoga. But, still.