A Rachael Ray Christmas: Cocktails

Welcome to the first series here at Everything Rachael Ray: A Rachael Ray Christmas. This series of posts aims at providing all the Rachael Ray Christmas information that you'll ever want or need. And if this series isn't enough, you can also check out this post, which gives links to Rachael Ray's Christmas in 60 recipes.

In order to really grab your attention (and start things on a good note), I thought we would initiate the series with Rachael Ray's Christmas cocktail recipes. I don't know about your family, but having a few cocktails is always in order with mine. Well, maybe I should be more specific. Having a few cocktails is always in order for me with mine. Interesting cocktails are also festive, fun and often unexpected.

Rachael Ray's magazine, Every Day with Rachael Ray, offers many wonderful cocktail recipes for your holiday enjoyment. I also incorporated some drinks from Rachael's talk show and her Food Network shows. The list is broken down into alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks, in case any of you have family gatherings that don't necessitate adult beverages for endurance.

Alcoholic Cocktails:

• Banana Hot Buttered Rum (reviewed by Nicole Weston at Slashfood, but you should try it for yourself!)
• Spiked Apple Cider
• Tangerine Sparkler
• Snappy Chai Eggnog
• Pom-O-sa (this is the drink Rachael and Oprah made together when Oprah visited Rachael's show)
• Pecan Pie Martini
• White Chocolate-Rum Shake

Non-Alcoholic Drinks (mostly teas and healthy things):

• Get Your C Ginger Lime Tea
• Breathe Easy Pineapple-Rosemary Water
• Peanut Butter Date Shakes
• Relax Already Apple Tea
• Mulled Apple Cider

Enjoy!