Thirsty Thursday!

When I was growing up my family didn't go on very many vacations. We got to go to Palm Springs every year with my Aunt, Uncle and two Cousins but other than that vacations were few and far between. When my sister and I were in high school my parents managed to pinch, scrimp and save enough for us to be able to go on a family vacation. I don't know if it was my parents "last" thing they wanted to do with us before we got older, but it was shortly after that my sister and I grew our wings and started becoming more involved in school, activities and friends. I guess the timing wasn't so bad after all.

The family vacation was a cruise from the port of Los Angeles (in Long Beach) to San Diego, CA to Catalina Island, CA and then Ensenada Mexico. All though my sister and I were not of the legal drinking age anyway drinking was not a "family" thing (we were not raised around it). I do remember ordering this "Tom and Cherry Colada" on the board of the Radiance of The Sea (Royal Carribean) and it was the best Virgin Cherry Pina Colada I had ever had in my life. I was "craving" one the other day and wanted to learn how to make it (or ask a bartender to make one for me) keep in mind kids, this is the "virgin" version. You can always substitute the soft stuff with the hard though.

Ingredients to use:
2 oz Coconut Cream
1 cup Crushed Ice
6 oz Pineapple Juice
1 oz Marachino Cherry Juice (or Grenadine)

Garnish
Pineapple wedge
Cherry
Umbrella

Directions
Pour all ingredients into a Blender. Blend well at High speed. Pour drink into a hurricane glass (or a pineapple if you have one) and garnish.