Kathleen writes, "I have a AbFab summer drink: Linger Longer

8 oz. Crispin hard apple cider brut

2 oz. Lingenberry juice

Lime slice

Granny Smith apple slice

In a 12 oz. lowball, put ice, pour Crispin into glass, add lime and apple.  Pour Lingenberry juice on top.

Crispen is a locally produced hard cider.  It's fresh and pure.  Perfect for summer -- available at Surdyks and MGM.  Lingenberry juice concentrate is available at Ikea."

Sounds fabulous!  Thank you Kathleen.

These bars are so easy and a crowd pleaser.  I'm not a huge fan of chocolate, but when my grandma pulled these out last weekend, I ate two!  

There's two ingredients:

16 oz. sugar cookie dough (pre-made in a tube)

25 fun size Snicker bars

Smash the dough in a pan (11  by 7 inches or so) -- so the dough is about a half inch thick, then place the Snicker bars on top about an inch to an inch and a half apart.

Bake for 11 minutes at 340 degrees -- the Snicker bar keeps its shape, but is nice and melty!

Mmmmm!

Angel made Jason a Snicker's Bar cake for his birthday yesterday; it was delicious!  He wrote "SNICKERS" in frosting.

Here's the recipe from cooks.com:

I just got back from Baltimore; my cousin graduated from high school.  For his party, my aunt's best friend Mary B made the adults whiskey slushies -- oh, they were festive and refreshing!  Jason and I were talking about them today and many of you emailed us for the recipe.  Well, I got it!

Whiskey Slushies

• 1 can (12 fl. oz.) frozen lemonade concentrate thawed
• 1 can (12 fl. oz.) frozen orange juice concentrate thawed
• 2 cups strong brewed black tea (we used 4 Lipton teabags)
• 2 cups whiskey
• 7 cups water
• 1 liter ginger ale, Sprite or 7 Up
• 2 lemons in wedge (for garnish)

DIRECTIONS

1. Combine lemonade concentrate, orange juice concentrate, tea, whiskey and water. Mix well and freeze for 24 hours (could be less, but more than 2 hours).
2. About half an hour before you serve, let it sit at room temperature for 20 minutes or so.  Break up with a fork and scoop into a glass, 1/2 to 3/4 full.  Pour ginger ale/Sprite/7 Up to fill the glass. Stir and garnish with lemon wedges.  Serve immediately.
3. ENJOY!

The original recipe Mary B got from her friend called for 1-2 cups of sugar; you add this to the mixture prior to freezing.  She thought it was sweet enough, so we didn't add it.

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