I hope everyone had a lovely 4th of July weekend! I have teamed up this week with some of my favorite bloggers below for a $500 Visa Gift Card summer giveaway!
Sometimes the most appealing night sounds like one that includes close girl friends sipping over cocktails from the comfort of my own home. Perhaps it’s because I do tend to over schedule my life but a “girls night in” during the summer months is one that is much appreciated by yours truly between trips and traveling!
That’s also why this past week I was so excited when my girl friend, Brie and I ordered in our favorite local tacos and sipped on homemade libations from VitaFrute Organic Cocktails by VEEV.
For those of you not familiar with these amazing drinks, they are the first line of organic and all-natural ready-to-drink cocktails. You just shake, pour over ice and toast! Every cocktail is also under 125 calories, which is quite appreciated in the summer months where you might post up poolside a time or two (I know I do!). You can truly “Party Organically”!
Our drink of choice that evening was the Margarita cocktail (paired perfectly with tacos) with fresh basil salt on the rim and fresh limes.
To Make Your Own:
1. Pour VitaFrute Margarita cocktail in a glass with ice.
2. Rim the glass with fresh basil salt.
3. Slice limes and add for garnish!
However, we also made custom little VitaFrute “flights” to sample all the flavors – Coconut Colada , Lemonade and Cosmopolitan too. I personally enjoyed the Coconut Colada which is made with coconut water and their newest flavor. It also provides the benefits of coconut water and contains electrolytes. Brie loved the lemonade.
Setting up flights like we did is also perfect for a “girls night in”. You can then allow everyone to pick their drink of choice from the flights to make a larger cocktail version.
The best news is that you can also enter VitaFrute’s Ultimate Summer Party Sweepstakes and win a sponsored labor day party by VEEV and Evite for you and 30 friends. From decor to cocktails, you’ll receive all the necessary details to host AND toast come September.
To Enter: Pin your favorite party tips for easy entertaining from now until August 15th HERE.
There will also be 10 runner up prizes of the Ultimate Hostess Cocktail Kit (which includes a cocktail cart and mason jars). This is essentially the contest of any hostess or party-goer dreams!
If you’re in need of a new and refreshing summer cocktail – I have just the recipe for you – The Basil Berry Daiquiri cocktail recipe by BACARDI® Mixers!
Ingredients
1/2 can of frozen BACARDI® Mixers Strawberry Daiquiri mix
1/2 cup of BACARDI® Superior
1/8 cup fresh basil (finely chopped)
1/2 cup fresh strawberries
1/2 cup of club sodar
4 cups of ice
Strawberries and basil for garnish!
Directions
1. Blend together BACARDI® Mixers Strawberry Daiquiri mix, BACARDI® Superior, basil, strawberries, club soda and ice until blended well.
2. Pour into collins glasses and garnish with fresh strawberry and basil leaves.
*This recipe will serve 5-6 people.
What I love about this recipe is that you get the “craft cocktail” taste and look but it’s super easy to mix up and enjoy with the help of BACARDI® Mixers.
You can buy the mixers ahead of time, store in the freezer and pop in the blender the day of for a quick and convenient cocktail for your guests. No fancy bartender skills necessary!
They also They also come in Margarita and Piña Colada flavors and all pair perfectly with BACARDI® rums.
Be sure sure to visit http://instantparty.com/ to learn more about the “Partytime, Anytime with BACARDI® Mixers”. Plus you also can find other delicious summer cocktail recipes all on their website.
{Disclosure: This post was sponsored by BACARDI® Mixers through their partnership with POPSUGAR. While I was compensated by POPSUGAR to write a post about BACARDI® Mixers, all opinions are my own.}
Last weekend, I hosted a small event with Barre Tech and some of my close friends. We put together a little “Pop Up in the Park” private barre class in the morning taught by owner, (pregnant!) Amy Barnes, and instructor, Tessa Middour.
It was so much fun and it’s safe to say that veteran barre ladies and rookies alike, went home a little sweaty and sore for the next few days.
Everyone also went home with a little gift basket full of barre socks, breakfast snacks and just the right stretch tonics from Gouter for post workout remedies.
While I know everyone could not be there to “feel the burn” “and tuck” – we teamed up to put together a special giveaway for H&T readers.
Enter below for a chance to win a 5-class package (worth $100) to be redeemed at Barre Tech’s Alexandria and/or Arlington studio.
You can read more about Barre Tech’s classes and studio here.
Nothing to wear for4th festivities yet? Well, now you do!
AND there’s still plenty of time to order your outfit of choice before the holiday next week. I have put together a bunch of my picks for you whether you’ll be toasting (or hosting) on a beach, a yacht or at back yard BBQ!
Pearls & Twirls | Living After Midnite | Sparkling Footsteps | Style Cusp | Let It Be Beautiful
Fashionably Lo | Living In Color Print | Allyson In Wonderland | Baby Shopaholic | What Dress Code
The Pumpkin Spot | Sunday Beach | Fashion Truffles | Charmingly Styled | The Fox & She 
Belle De Couture | Hosting and Toasting | My Here And Now Life | Sequins & Things | Stushi Gal Style 
