Comments on: Reindeer Antlers and POM Wonderful

By: Food for Christmas at My House | gfe--gluten free easily

Food for Christmas at My House | gfe--gluten free easily — Sat, 25 Dec 2010 04:23:59 +0000

[...] Reindeer Antlers Punch [...]

By: Reindeer Antlers Punch for Share Our Holiday Table | gfe--gluten free easily

Tue, 07 Dec 2010 08:03:44 +0000

[...] Today’s SOS roundup is focused on Drinks. Without further ado, here’s my beverage. If you’ve followed gfe for a while, you may remember my Reindeer Antlers punch from last Christmas. This is a fantastic holiday cocktail punch that’s worth repeating! You can read the “back story” on the name and why you should always eat the arils left at the bottom of your glass in the original post here. [...]

By: Blueberry Pomegranate Cosmopolitan Recipe

Blueberry Pomegranate Cosmopolitan Recipe — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 02:34:43 +0000

[...] Reindeer Antlers, an pomegranate alcoholic punch is posted at Gluten Free Easily. [...]

By: Crab Claws–The Ultimate Summer Cocktail | gfe--gluten free easily

Crab Claws–The Ultimate Summer Cocktail | gfe--gluten free easily — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 02:28:59 +0000

[...] I first mentioned my good friend, Tavie’s, Crab Claws, back at Christmas time in my post on Reindeer Antlers. (I had tweaked her recipe to come up with that festive punch using POM Wonderful juice as my [...]

By: Shirley

Shirley — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 04:12:17 +0000

Thanks, Amy! Good news … I reinvented this recipe with no alcohol and it tasted equally great. Instead of using grenadine (which contains corn syrup, even when it doesn’t contain alcohol), I made a “simple syrup” using POM Wonderful juice. I used regular sugar, but I’m totally sure that agave would work. So just cut out the alcohol, make the simple syrup using agave vs sugar, and you’ll be good to go for a holiday colored and delicious holiday punch. I’m still batting around name ideas for the mocktail version … Rudolph’s Nose? … Prancer Punch?.

Thanks!

Shirley

By: Amy @ Simply Sugar & Gluten Free

Amy @ Simply Sugar & Gluten Free — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 03:58:26 +0000

I love the seeds. They are fabulous. Your creative use of POM juice is so much fun, especially this time of year with the deep red color. We are not drinkers at all so I’d take mine as a mocktail – but it would be tasty none the less. Thanks for sharing this at Holiday Food Fest!

By: Shirley

Shirley — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 01:16:49 +0000

Hi, Ronnie–Welcome to gfe. I appreciate your kind words. I’m so thankful that you and your daughter are okay. That must have been scary indeed. Personally, I’ll never forget seeing a car coming towards me in my own car during the holidays many years ago. The individual was driving the wrong way on a divided highway at 55 mph. Luckily, I was in the right lane and he was in the other lane—his right. Both serving and ingesting alcoholic drinks are serious responsibilities. We live 20 miles outside of town, but we’ve had party guests take a taxi to their homes in town before.

Thanks so much for stopping by and commenting. Best,

Shirley

By: Ronnie

Ronnie — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 17:18:23 +0000

I am delighted to see your emphasis on responsible drinking. I was nearly side-swiped by a drunk driver on Thanksgiving. It scared my daughter who is just learning to drive and taught her an important lesson about defensive driving. Hanging back, I watched him swerve all over the road ahead then get pulled over by the cops a mile or so later.

Thankfully, he was taken off the road before he could harm himself or others, though waking in jail on “Black Friday” must have really grim. I wish his hosts had been as thoughtful as you.

By: Shirley

Shirley — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 23:52:04 +0000

Thanks, Linda. I was so pleased at how it turned out. I was happy to link up to this week’s great party food roundup at your site. Some great recipes there, including your cran-apple salsa and warm fruit punch.

Shirley

By: Shirley

Shirley — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 23:40:33 +0000

Johanna—LOL … no, we don’t want you getting fired, dear! It’s easy to adjust the amounts and make less, so I think you and your family will enjoy it. Let us know.

Shirley