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Peach Smash


This delicious drink was enjoyed over Memorial Day weekend on our first night of "sisters weekend" as everyone was arriving from out of town Friday night.  I had a total of nine guests staying at our house until Monday.  My menu planning skills were in full force and Bruce and I made all our favorite things including teriyaki flank steak on Sunday night,





which goes really well with the herbes de provence crusted lamb chops that we had on Saturday night,


along with cheesy, jalapeño and chive biscuits, cheesy potatoes, coleslaw, roasted asparagus and much, much, more! You can't say that any of us went hungry.  Every night was a feast including Monday when we barbecued a turkey.

Monday was my dad's birthday, who passed away in 1993, and my dad's speciality was to barbecue a turkey. He had one of those rotisserie barbecues and the turkey would spin around all day long. He would baste it all day with his homemade barbecue sauce so the flavor was just mouth watering delicious. When it was done, it was so moist, the meat would just fall off the bone. We loved going over to my mom and dad's house in the summer for his barbecued turkey. Bruce and I had never done a turkey before on the traeger so this was the time to try it, in memory of my dad while everyone was here.  And it turned out perfect!


Like I said, everyday was a feast starting with my homemade lasagna on Friday night as everyone arrived.


So, that covers all the food, now the beverages we had all weekend were just as good!


We visited my brother as he made some of his own craft beer


 and then we got to sample some of his honey wheat Hefeweizen...delicious!




He brought some over for dinner Sunday night.


On Saturday, we went wine tasting at Fraser winery tasting room


 and was given the full guest treatment by owner, Bev Fraser. (Also known as mother-in-law to my brother!)
Fraser wine has won many awards 


 and we went through many bottles over the weekend.  It goes quite well with my chocolate brownie cookies.


We all contributed our own homemade drinks, as well as the crafted beer and wine we got to enjoy over the weekend. One of my sisters brought her special summer drink she enjoys called Peach Smash and they really started our weekend out on Friday night with a Smash!


Makes 4-6 drinks


           Place in a blender:

 One 6 ounce can frozen unsweetened pineapple juice concentrate, undiluted

1/2 - 2/3 cup rum, vodka or gin

1 fresh peach, pitted or 1/2 of a 10 ounce package frozen peach slices

1 Tbsp. triple sec

4-5 ice cubes


Blend at high speed until smooth and slushy. 


Pour into champagne glasses or Old-Fashioned glass. 


Garnish with fresh mint sprig. 


Dust with powdered sugar.




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