Cranberry Pineapple Punch

Cranberry Pineapple Punch Pin Share Tweet Yum Stumble +1 This post may contain affiliate links. Read my disclosure policy. Cranberry Pineapple Punch is my new go to party cocktail. It can be made with or without alcohol and it’s perfect for holiday parties! Cranberry Pineapple Punch is my new go to party cocktail. It can be made with or without alcohol and it's perfect for holiday parties!Save This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of Kroger. The opinions and text are all mine. CRANBERRY PINEAPPLE PUNCH Love it? Pin it to your DRINK board to SAVE it! Follow Real Housemoms on Pinterest for more great recipes! This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, we receive a small commission at no additional cost to you. I’m sitting at my desk writing and looking out of my office window. It looks out over my backyard filled with huge 40 year old trees. I’m so lucky because my backyard is one of my favorite places on Earth! I can see the chickens wandering around my neighbors yard, the apples on the tree outside my window and the ground is covered in Fall leaves. It fills me with so much happiness I could burst! When I see the leaves on the ground I start to think about Thanksgiving and Christmas. The reason I love these holidays is that I get to spend time with my friends and family! Cranberry Pineapple Punch is my new go to party cocktail. It can be made with or without alcohol and it's perfect for holiday parties!Save I love entertaining during the holidays because I get to spend time with people I love and have a great time with! Entertaining at the holidays can be stressful but I have some of the best tips for holiday entertaining. I just shared them the other day so make sure you check it out. One of my tips is to serve pitcher drinks! They’re so simple to make, you can mix them up ahead of time and people can serve themselves! Cranberry Pineapple Punch is my new go to party cocktail. It can be made with or without alcohol and it's perfect for holiday parties!Save I partner with Kroger and they recently had me and my blogging friends out to their office for a #BloggerBanquet! We got to chat with the awesome people at Kroger to learn more about ClickList, how they develop the new products that they bring out and tour the largest Kroger store in the country. There was even a little Christmas caroling in ugly Christmas sweaters. It had everything we needed to get into the holiday spirit! The best part was the #BloggerBanquet! We each prepared a dish and shared it at a big dinner at the end of the day! It was so much fun!!! I knew a lot of the bloggers and got to meet even more in person for the first time. We had a blast and it was exactly what I love about the season. There were about 20 or 30 of us and I was in charge of the cocktail. I knew right away it was going to be a pitcher drink. I didn’t want to be stuck behind the bar while all my friends were having a good time. I also knew that I wanted to serve something up that would be just as good without alcohol. About half of the bloggers there don’t drink and it’s the same at a party right? At any party, you’ll have someone that doesn’t drink or isn’t drinking to be the safe designated driver and I wanted to make sure that they weren’t left out. I settled on the Cranberry Pineapple Punch because it was a beautiful color the this time of year but it also has a bit of a tropical flavor. It makes it taste so refreshing and ads a bit of sunshine into these dark winter days we’re heading into here in Portland. Cranberry Pineapple Punch is my new go to party cocktail. It can be made with or without alcohol and it's perfect for holiday parties!Save I made two pitchers one for each drink, with and without alcohol. Because the pitchers were identical I marked the one without alcohol with a napkin around the handle. That way there isn’t any confusion. With a label the pitchers could still get switched up. This way you know everyone can find their drink. I’d also freeze some fresh cranberries and use them to garnish the drinks. That way you can keep them cold longer without watering them down. Plus, the cranberries and sliced limes look so pretty together floating in this gorgeous drink! Cranberry Pineapple Punch is my new go to party cocktail. It can be made with or without alcohol and it's perfect for holiday parties!Save Cranberry Pineapple Punch was such a hit I had to remake both pitchers three times! I love the flavor of the drink so much! It really is nice to have a bit of a tropical hint especially the rum version. It makes me feel like I could be either sharing what I’m thankful for or sitting on a beach relaxing. It’s a total holiday win in my book! 5.0 from 5 reviews CRANBERRY PINEAPPLE PUNCH PRINT Prep time 5 mins Total time 5 mins Cranberry Pineapple Punch is my new go to party cocktail. It can be made with or without alcohol and it's perfect for holiday parties! Author: Aubrey Cota Recipe type: Cocktail Serves: 8-10 INGREDIENTS 4 cups cranberry juice 4 cups pineapple juice 1 cup silver rum 1 cup coconut rum 2-liter ginger ale juice of 1-2 limes Garnish 2 limes, sliced (plus more for glasses) 1 cup fresh cranberries, frozen INSTRUCTIONS combine cranberry juice, pineapple juice, silver and coconut rum, and lime juice in a pitcher add lime slices and fresh cranberries to the pitcher top off with ginger ale or just add directly to a glass when serving enjoy! Wordpress Recipe Plugin by EasyRecipe Don't miss a bite! Never miss a recipe or new post from Real Housemoms. You can choose a daily email or just a weekly catch up! The power is yours! Email Address We use this field to detect spam bots. If you fill this in, you will be marked as a spammer. Subscribe Powered by ConvertKit Pin Share Tweet Yum Stumble +1 33 COMMENTS « CROCK POT PUMPKIN CHICKEN CHILITHE ULTIMATE GIRL’S GETAWAY: KAUAI » Comments TRACY SAYS November 4, 2016 at 3:36 pm Any suggestions if you want to make it non-alcoholic but still want the coconut flavoring from the coconut rum? Would Torani coconut syrup work? Reply JULIE @REAL HOUSEMOMS SAYS November 5, 2016 at 10:18 am Hi Tracy! You could substitute Torani coconut syrup to get that flavor without the rum. I’d add 1/2 cup more of each juice and then start with 1/2 cup of Torani. Mix, taste, and add more coconut syrup if desired. The syrup is sweetened so this punch will come out a bit sweeter than the original. Reply KITTY GILBERT SAYS November 4, 2016 at 3:46 pm How would it taste without alcohol? Reply JULIE @REAL HOUSEMOMS SAYS November 5, 2016 at 10:15 am Hi Kitty! The punch won’t be the same, but you can definitely make it N/A. I could add 1/2 cup coconut syrup (like Torani) and 1/2 cup more of each juice. You can add more coconut syrup to taste once you mix everything up. 🙂 Reply LAVUES SAYS November 5, 2016 at 9:51 am Nice punch! I can prepare this for parties or small gathering with friends! Reply KIMBERLEE KOZAKIEWICZ SAYS November 6, 2016 at 12:03 pm Hi, I noticed that one of the ingredients was Coconut Rum, my daughter is alerica to Coconut. Do you think using Spice Rum instead would be a good substitute? Will be bringing it to our Thanksgiving Supper. Thank you, Sincerely, Kimberlee Reply JULIE @REAL HOUSEMOMS SAYS November 7, 2016 at 7:58 am Hi Kimberlee! Silver rum would be the best substitute if you can’t use the coconut rum. The spiced rum would seriously alter the punch and take away from its bright flavors. Reply ASHLEE SAYS November 7, 2016 at 8:14 pm So, if I want to make the non-alcoholic version of this drink, do I just remove the alcohol and follow the rest of the recipe exactly? Do I need to add more gingerale? Etc. Thanks Reply JULIE @REAL HOUSEMOMS SAYS November 12, 2016 at 6:42 pm Hi Ashlee! If you want o make this an N/A punch, I’d add 1/2 cup more of each juice and then start with 1/2 cup of Torani coconut flavored syrup (to replace to coconut flavor from the rum). Mix, taste, and add more coconut syrup if desired. The syrup is sweetened so this punch will come out a bit sweeter than the original. Hope this helps! Reply LINDA SAYS November 16, 2016 at 9:54 am Have you used any other alcohol…gin/ Vodka Reply JULIE @REAL HOUSEMOMS SAYS November 20, 2016 at 7:31 am You could use a coconut flavored vodka or a plain vodka + coconut syrup, but the taste will be slightly different. I would not use gin. Reply SARAH SAYS November 19, 2016 at 6:27 am Hello, this looks great. do you use straight/pure cranberry juice for this, or more the ocean spray diluted type? Also, is silver rum “regular” bacardi type rum? Thanks! Reply JULIE @REAL HOUSEMOMS SAYS November 20, 2016 at 7:40 am Hi Sarah! We used a straight cranberry juice, not cranberry juice cocktail (diluted type). The silver rum is “regular” Bacardi type rum. Basically not spiced or dark rum. 🙂 Hope this helps! Reply SARAH SAYS November 20, 2016 at 4:19 pm thanks much! looking forward to trying it for holiday cocktails Reply RAYE SAYS November 19, 2016 at 2:40 pm How much does this make? Wondering what size pitcher/container to buy? Reply JULIE @REAL HOUSEMOMS SAYS November 20, 2016 at 7:14 am This punch is made in a 2.5 quart pitcher, so at least that size or a little bigger. Here’s the pitcher Aubrey has >> http://amzn.to/2gsjPR8 Reply CHELSEA SAYS November 21, 2016 at 1:10 pm Could you substitute half of the ginger ale with prosecco or champagne? Reply JULIE @REAL HOUSEMOMS SAYS November 23, 2016 at 5:49 am Hi Chelsea! If you want to substitute champagne for the ginger ale, it will change the flavor profile of the punch slightly. That being said, I would use as Asti over a prosecco or champagne since it’s sweeter and would still bring that sweetness into the punch. Reply MELISSA SAYS November 21, 2016 at 7:49 pm Could I make this with champagne instead of rum? Reply JULIE @REAL HOUSEMOMS SAYS November 23, 2016 at 5:47 am Champagne instead of rum would give a totally different flavor profile to this punch. The fruit juices and ginger ale would all pair just fine with the champagne, but it’s a completely different cocktail. (Side note – if you want to do champagne and leave out the ginger ale, I would use an Asti to compensate for the sweetness in the ginger ale.) Reply JUSSJESS SAYS November 23, 2016 at 7:31 pm Should the drink be chilled overnight or prepared before the party Reply MARGIE M. SAYS November 27, 2016 at 8:07 am Not a fan of ginger ale any suggestions on substitutions? Reply JULIE @REAL HOUSEMOMS SAYS November 30, 2016 at 5:27 pm Hi Margie! You could use lemon-lime soda or champagne (I’d recommend an asti for the sweetness). Reply SUZANNA BROOKES SAYS December 4, 2016 at 7:23 pm Ok-recipe is great …now to all of you asking about substitutions…seriously??? One says they don’t like ginger ale-do you really think you’re going to be able to pinpoint it as ginger ale given all the other flavors involved? Also proseco is NOTHING like ginger ale. She makes it this way, it would be nice to respect that I lieu of asking her for substitutions given the fact that this is yummy just the way it is. Julie, you’ve been super sweet and very kind in your replies to these ridiculous questions-I’ve made this as is and I wouldn’t change a thing! Reply DINA SAYS December 8, 2016 at 11:07 am totally agree! People try your own versions on your own….stop with the dumb questions. Reply TOYIN SAYS December 14, 2016 at 3:00 pm I’m having a party of 50 guest and plan using a drink dispenser that holds 1.5 gallons. Do you recommend I make it by the pitcher to your specifications here until the dispenser is full or multiply the ingredients and make it in one large batch? Reply JULIE @REAL HOUSEMOMS SAYS December 15, 2016 at 12:14 pm Hi Toyin! You could do either really. You’ll need a double batch to get 5 quarts of punch (for your 6-quart container)…or you could triple it and not use as much fruit in the drink dispenser. You may have a little more punch than will fit in the dispenser though. Hope this helps! Reply SAMANTHA HENSON SAYS December 31, 2016 at 4:51 pm Just made some… it’s very good. I nice balance of the flavors and does have a little tropical taste(I like) I did wonder why mine was not very red and just noticed I bought cranberry juice cocktail 😩 Instead of just cranberry juice. Don’t make that mistake or it will be more the color of apple juice😠 Reply AUBREY @REAL HOUSEMOMS SAYS December 31, 2016 at 11:52 pm I’m so glad you liked it! It sounds like another excuse to maek it again! 😉 Happy New Year!! Reply SANDIE SAYS March 31, 2017 at 7:42 am Not a fan of coconut-would you just double the other rum? Reply JULIE @REAL HOUSEMOMS SAYS April 1, 2017 at 7:31 am Yes! 🙂 Reply CANDACE BAILEY SAYS May 24, 2017 at 1:39 pm Hey, just wanted to know when you say top off with ginger ale does that mean add 2 liters to the mix?? Reply JULIE @REAL HOUSEMOMS SAYS June 19, 2017 at 9:47 pm Yes, you’ll want to pour the ginger ale into the pitcher until the pitcher is full. Depending on the size of your pitcher all the ginger ale (or not) may fit. If it doesn’t all fit, you can pour a little more into each glass once you pour the punch in. Reply

The Dread Disease: cancer and modern American culture

The downside of beating cancer You expect to be elated, but, as a ground-breaking new book reveals, cancer survivors are often left feeling depressed, exhausted and even angry By Dr Frances Goodhart and Lucy Atkins UPDATED: 07:46 GMT, 14 June 2011 10 View comments More people than ever are surviving cancer. But many struggle with life after the disease, as explained in a revealing new book by psychologist DR FRANCES GOODHART and health journalist LUCY ATKINS. They identify some of the most common problems . . . DEPRESSION Low mood — or even depression — is one of the most common side-effects of cancer survival. Research has indicated that between 25 and 40 per cent of people may go through some depression after cancer. Sometimes this feeling kicks in almost as soon as treatment ends, but it might also hit you months or even years later. There are many reasons why your mood might plummet after treatment, but the basic summary is simple: you have been through a very tough experience, physically and emotionally, and it takes time to recover. Life after disease: Cancer survivors are often left depressed, exhausted and angry (posed by models) Life after disease: Cancer survivors are often left depressed, exhausted and angry (posed by models) You are not mentally ill, you are not ungrateful or a wimp, and you do not automatically require professional help (though you may find this useful). You’re just feeling sad. Your own expectations about life after cancer also play a part. Often people who are going through cancer treatment make deals with themselves about what they’ll do if and when they get the all-clear. ‘I told myself, and my wife, that if I got through this I would put the rest of my life to good use,’ says Keith, 45, a leukaemia survivor. ‘We talked about how I’d leave my boring job in accounts. We’d set up a residential home together to provide a loving and homely atmosphere for elderly people in their twilight years.’ But the pressure ‘to make the most of life’ can — and often does — backfire. It can feel overwhelming. And this can leave you very confused, lost and low. RELATED ARTICLES Previous 1 Next My pet sheep saved my life by detecting breast cancer Pretty Woman producer Laura Ziskin dies aged 61 after long battle with breast cancer SHARE THIS ARTICLE Share Then there is the huge hit your body has taken. You may be scarred and shaken up. You may have suffered enormously. You may feel overwhelmed by side-effects, such as fatigue, mobility difficulties, pain, discomfort or lymphoedema (swelling). On top of this, your general strength and fitness will probably have diminished. The Victorians had a concept of ‘convalescence’. They recognised that after a major illness it takes someone time to recover and regain their strength. But over the years — maybe because of the amazing advances in medical treatments — we’ve somehow lost this valuable idea. The expectation these days is that you should be raring to go the moment you are discharged (or as soon as the time between follow-up appointments is lengthened). Instead of telling yourself you shouldn’t feel low, allow yourself time to feel this way. Sadly, you can’t pack yourself off to a Victorian clinic in the Swiss Alps, but try to work out how to look after yourself while you ‘convalesce’. There are a lot of practical ways to tackle depression and many effective ones involve simple lifestyle changes. These include eating well, getting active, even just going back to your old ‘grooming’ routines. ANGER Mixed emotions: Rather than being relieved, many cancer survivors feel angry about why they had to suffer and the treatment they had to endure (posed by models) Mixed emotions: Rather than being relieved, many cancer survivors feel angry about why they had to suffer and the treatment they had to endure (posed by models) ‘If one more person tells me I am so lucky to have got through my cancer, I won’t be responsible for my actions,’ says Gill, 46, a breast cancer survivor. ‘Yes I’ve survived, and I’m immensely relieved about that, but to suggest I’m lucky to have had my breast removed, gone through chemo, lost my hair and had an early menopause shows how ignorant people can still be about cancer.’ Like Gill, you’ve faced your cancer and, after being given the all-clear, are where you have longed to be. So why are you still angry? One reason is that you still feel threatened. Though cancer is no longer an immediate danger, it might still feel close by. You may be experiencing feelings of helplessness. During treatment, you and your medical team are busy doing something about the cancer. But when you reach the end of your active treatment phase, even though it’s obviously what you have been longing for, you can end up feeling lost, even helpless. When active treatment ends, people often begin to look backwards, trying to work out what caused their cancer. It’s common to go over and over this. If you smoked, drank too much alcohol or did any of the numerous carcinogenic things we all do every day, then you might feel regret and guilt. You may also feel angry at yourself. Other people’s expectations can be frustrating. Whether they assume you’ll instantly spring back into your normal life or insist on treating you like a fragile flower, it’s common to feel misunderstood. Anger is not always bad. There are certain situations where it’s useful to get angry: it can help you respond quickly to a threat or motivate you to challenge something unfair or make sure your needs are met. It’s perfectly reasonable, for instance, to be angry if you hear the local chemotherapy suite is closing. You might use your anger to write letters to the authorities or set up a campaign to keep it open. However uncontrolled, over-the-top or misplaced anger is difficult not just for you, but for the people around you, too. FATIGUE Common side effect: Battling the disease physically and emotionally can leave many people exhausted Common side effect: Battling the disease physically and emotionally can leave many people exhausted Fatigue isn’t like any tiredness you’ve had in the past. It affects you both physically and mentally. It can be overwhelming or niggling. Or it can veer between the two. It is also the most common — not to mention the most frequently ignored — side-effect of cancer and its treatment. Fatigue is a physical and mental response to the stresses and treatments that cancer brings. It is also a known side-effect of certain medications used in chemotherapy (it can take a surprisingly long time to get over these.) Other causes include ongoing medication and changes in your immune system or hormone levels. Your body is also likely to be out of condition — this can make you feel drained and lacking in energy — as, too, can disrupted sleep, which is very common among cancer survivors. Your body has taken a huge hit and needs to be built back up. You need to learn to prioritise your tasks and to plan ahead to allow for this prioritising. Pace yourself. Extracted from The Cancer Survivor’s Companion by Dr Frances Goodhart and Lucy Atkins, published by Piatkus at £14.99. © 2011 Dr Frances Goodhart and Lucy Atkins. To order a copy for £12.99 (including p&p) call 0843 382 0000. CASE STUDY PETER STOTHARD: GLOOM? YES, BUT WE'RE NOW IN ONE OF THE WORLD'S BEST CLUBS Recovered: Peter Stothard had neuroendocrine cancer Recovered: Peter Stothard had neuroendocrine cancer A book called The Cancer Survivor’s Companion should surely be a best-seller. After all, there are now an estimated two million survivors in Britain — and more of us are qualifying all the time for this most non-exclusive club. Ten years have passed since a brilliant British surgeon removed a neuroendocrine tumour from my pancreas. But I still get asked the same question: Did your cancer change you and, if so, how? Whenever cancer survivors meet, the talk will always turn, however briefly, to how we are, how we once were and the wonderful difference between those states. But as Dr Goodhart and Lucy Atkins say, not every change will be wonderful. There can be guilts and glooms alongside the gratitude we feel for being alive. Survivors confess a range of aftermaths, from fatigue and shock (to be expected) to changes in our approach to the future (some not expected at all). Many examples in the book were new to me, others more easily recognised. A breast cancer survivor recalls the shocking speed between diagnosis and treatment and the requirement for quick decisions that was so at odds with her character and normal life. A man who escaped soft tissue sarcoma struggles for years with the ‘why me?’ syndrome. Most survivors probably don’t think we need a book like this. But we can all too quickly forget the need for good advice. Most of us made mistakes in not getting our cancers found fast enough in the first place — a common problem with the neuroendocrine cancer I had. We can make new mistakes, too. It was not easy for me to discover I had this quiet cancer. Ten years ago, doctors had not heard of it. Today, thanks to Professor Martyn Caplin and his team at the Royal Free in London, there is wider awareness. But in 2000, there was no Neuroendocrine Tumour Patient Foundation. Apple founder Steve Jobs was not yet the condition’s most famous sufferer. As a long-time student of ancient history, I initially nicknamed my cancer Nero The Neuroendocrine, a classicist’s joke. Opinions differ as to whether identifying a disease as an evil enemy is useful. But Rome had rid itself of its unloved emperor and somehow I would do the same. Early efforts, however, were discouraging. While my Nero was a slow, quiet creature, and not the worst sort of cancer at all, he could be a killer with too much of a free run. Distinguished chemotherapists regretted there was nothing that could shrink him; top surgeons said his removal could not be contemplated until he had been shrunk. Stalemate? Checkmate seemed imminent for me — and in not many moves. In Texas, I found no surgeon who would take Nero on; but in Houston an oncologist said that, if I were his patient, I would be on a cocktail of drugs, including one unavailable in London, which might just work. Streptozotocin was old and cheap, but banned in Britain except under special licence. Well, I was in no state to be fussy. I took the drug home to London. After six months of strange mental states, a tumour shrinking that surprised everyone, 13 hours of an operation by the surgeon, Chris Russell, and two months of convalescence, I was back at work as though nothing had happened. Few will experience all of the troubles that Dr Goodhart and Atkins describe. Few, too, will know none of them. I was lucky. My wife and employer were both magnificent. My greater appreciation of dependence, and interdependence, has been a sure change for the better. My least expected experience came while I was travelling in Italy in 2008, researching the story of the Spartacus slave rebellion. My memory of classical history had become subtly different, so much so that the book I wrote after the trip can be seen now as a cancer book as much as a classical one. I also not only lost the fear of death, but realised, as the Greek philosopher Epicurus taught, that this was an essential key to a better life. Although every ordeal is different, the experiences in this book should help those who, whether or not we always appreciate it, have joined one of the best clubs in the world. Peter Stothard is a patron of the Neuroendocrine Tumour Patient Foundation and author of On The Spartacus Road, A Spectacular Journey through Ancient Italy Share or comment on this article Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2003214/Cancer-survivors-Depression-exhaustion-anger-downside-beating-disease.html#ixzz4zbo0A125 Follow us: @MailOnline on Twitter | DailyMail on Facebook

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