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Cool Down with Piña Colada Popsicles

Today is national Piña Colada day! Though I'm all about a silky, creamy, icy piña colada, I love Puerto Rico's national drink even more in popsicle form, especially on 100 plus degree days. I make mine virgin because I'm not much of a drinker, and I have a teenage boy in the house that eats six of everything. Of course, you can make these frozen pops with spicy rum. Just remember that alcohol doesn't freeze, so you have to be careful with your ratio of juice to alcohol. If you go heavy on the alcohol, you'll be eating piña colada slushies, which doesn't sound all that bad either. Buen [...]

#IslandFlavor: Piña Colada

The Piña Colada is Puerto Rico's National drink and today is national Piña Colada day! It's also my fave frozen drink so, of course, I have to give you my recipe and a little bit of history. As the legend goes, back in the way back, when the seas were ruled by pirates, there was a Puerto Rican buccaneer who had a ship full of super-depressed, thieving sailors. This pirate decided that the best way to perk up his shipmates' spirits was to get them a 401k plan. I kid. He got them drunk on a blend of coconut, pineapple and white rum and PERFECTION was born. Traditionally a Piña Colada [...]

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