442 mia mix recipes

Based on Dean Ornish's Eat More Weigh less. I give this as Christmas presents each year and get rave reviews.

Homemade frozen fruit cocktail mix with watermelon, cantaloupe, peaches, grapes, and blueberries in an orange-lemonade syrup. Freeze in pint containers for up to 8 months of fresh fruit cups.

Homemade long-grain and wild rice mix with brown rice, wild rice, thyme, and parsley. A DIY pantry staple that beats the boxed stuff and stores beautifully in an airtight container.

Homemade sesame cheese dip mix with Parmesan, toasted sesame seeds, and celery seed. Stir into sour cream or yogurt for a nutty, savory party dip ready in minutes.

Homemade vegan brownie mix with carob powder and pitted dates, sweetened naturally with no refined sugar. Just blend with soy milk and bake for fudgy, wholesome brownies in 30 minutes.

Rainbow Holiday Cup cocktail with rum, cinnamon schnapps, orange juice, bitters, and grenadine over ice. A festive mixed drink served cold or heated as a warm holiday toddy.

Space Needle Blast-Off Punch: a Seattle World's Fair-era rum cocktail with orange curacao, orange juice, and sweet-and-sour. Tropical, citrus-forward, and easy to shake up.

Halloween witch's brew, a kid-friendly non-alcoholic Halloween punch made with grape juice and soda water, garnished with halved grapes that look like floating eyeballs. Ready in 10 minutes.

Chow spice paste with garlic, ginger, cardamom, turmeric, coriander, and mustard seeds blended smooth. A Caribbean-style all-purpose seasoning base that keeps in the fridge.

Ramona's toasted almond is a creamy classic cocktail: coffee liqueur and amaretto poured over ice with milk. A smooth, dessert-like sip that tastes of coffee, almond, and vanilla cream.

A spicy twist on the classic margarita, the Beaurita blends vodka and tequila with fresh lime juice and a fiery hit of hot pepper sauce, served in a salt-rimmed glass with a jalapeño garnish.

A bar sweetener to make sissy's pina-colada's recipe.

A refreshing beverage. But remember sloe gin as the name states works slow.

Ravishing Ramona is a 2-ingredient tropical cocktail: coconut rum and pineapple juice poured over ice. A breezy, no-blender highball that tastes like a beach vacation in one tall glass.

Strawberry punch made with frozen strawberries in syrup, pink lemonade, orange juice, and ginger ale. Four ingredients, no booze, ready in 5 minutes for a crowd of 32.

Vodka witch's brew is a Halloween punch with apple juice, lime, vodka, and lime sherbet floated in club soda. Eerily green, slushy, and easy to scale up for a crowd of 16.