Celebrating St. Patty's Day at Home

If you’re looking to avoid the insane bar crowds on St. Patty’s Day, perhaps you should consider staying in and throwing a St. Patrick’s Day party. You will be able to save a few hard earned bucks and can be a more convenient way to indulge in this Irish holiday! Here’s a list of our St. Patrick’s Day party must-haves for home:

Appetizers

A Leprechaun Spiral

In a large skillet, bring 1/2 in. of water to a boil; add asparagus. Reduce heat; 

cover and simmer for 2 minutes. Drain and immediately place asparagus in ice water; 

drain and pat dry.
Wrap a slice of ham around each asparagus spear. Unroll breadstick dough; spread with garlic spread. Cut each breadstick in half lengthwise. Wrap one piece of dough, 

garlic spread side out, around each ham-wrapped asparagus spear.
Place on an ungreased baking sheet. Bake at 375° for 13-15 minutes or until golden brown. Serve immediately. Yield: 20 appetizers.

Irish Grilled Cheese

Mash 4 tablespoons softened butter with 2 tablespoons each chopped parsley, scallions and chives. Spread the mixture on 4 slices white bread; top each with sliced Irish cheddar cheese and bread-and-butter pickles. Cover with 4 more bread slices. Spread plain butter on the outside of the sandwiches and fry in a skillet until golden on both sides. Spread the remaining herb butter on the warm sandwiches. Slice into quarters, then press the cut sides in more chopped herbs.

Shamrock Chips and Dip

With shamrock cookie cutter, cut out as many shamrocks as possible from spinach tortillas.

*Sometimes the cookie cutter will not cut all the way through the tortilla. To get a better cut, push the cookie cutter down firmly and move the entire tortilla back and forth while pressing. For those stubborn edges that will not cut, use cooking scissors.
Place on baking sheet. Spray shamrocks with cooking oil. Sprinkle with salt. Bake at 375 degrees for about 7 - 10 minutes. Check often, they burn quickly.

Serve with your favorite dip.

Drinks with Früzen Ice

The Naughty Leprechaun

1 oz of tequila

Lime margarita mix

1 Corona (upside down)

Serve with Früzen Jalapeño Ice

Mix tequila and margarita mix. Salt rim of a large glass and pour mixture in. Take the bottle of Corona and flip it upside down into the glass. Add in Früzen Jalapeño Ice and enjoy!

MintMadness Mojito

10 fresh mint leaves

1/2 lime, cut into 4 wedges

2 tablespoons white sugar, or to taste

1 1/2 fluid ounces white rum

1/2 cup club soda 

Serve with Früzen Mint Ice

Place mint leaves and 1 lime wedge into a sturdy glass. Use a muddler to crush the mint and lime to release the mint oils and lime juice. Add 2 more lime wedges and the sugar, and muddle again to release the lime juice. Do not strain the mixture. Fill the glass almost to the top with Früzen Mint Ice. Pour the rum over the mint ice, and fill the glass with carbonated water. Stir, taste, and add more sugar if desired. Garnish with the remaining lime wedge.

Decorations

St. Patrick's Day Banner

You'll need:

String

 Old book pages

Buttons

Stapler

Green card stock

Glue or other adhesive

Here's how you'll put it together:

1. Using your book pages cut out 5 (or however many you'd like) rectangles approximately 3.5" x 6" in size.

2. Snip out a triangle shape from the bottom of your rectangles. Hint: From left to right, find the center of your rectangle then measure approximately 1 3/4 " from the bottom to find where the top point of your triangle will be.

3. Cut out the number of shamrocks you'll need from green cardstock. I used the stained glass image HERE as my template.

4.  Attach shamrock's to your banner pieces being sure to allow enough room to fold over the top edges. Place a button in the center of each shamrock.

5. Now you're ready to put your banner together. Simply cut your length of string and attach banner pieces to string by folding top edge of banner pieces over the string & staple. Space banner pieces evenly along the string by sliding them back and forth as needed.

6. Now hang that cutie up somewhere and enjoy your new {oh so simple}
St. Patty's Day decor.

St. Patrick's Day Flowers

You'll need:

Several white carnations

Liquid green food coloring

Clear vase

Green and white tissue paper

Clear plastic wrap

Green ribbon

Clear tape

Hope everyone enjoys our list of must-haves at your St. Patty's house party. This list is the key ingredient to a successful and enjoyable St. Patty's day. We wish all of you a Happy St. Patrick's Day! Be safe and chill responsibly. Who knows maybe you will find a pot of gold.

St. Patty's Day 2013

St. Patty's Day is almost here

St. Patrick's Day is celebrated on March 17, the saint's religious feast day and the anniversary of his death in the fifth century. It is named after Saint Patrick, the most commonly recognized of the patron saints of Ireland. The Irish have observed this day as a religious holiday for over 1,000 years. The day generally involves public parades, festivals and wearing of green attire or shamrocks. Christians also attend church services and the Lenten restrictions on eating and drinking alcohol are lifted for the day.

No St. Patty’s Day in NYC would be complete without staking out a spot at this parade, which makes its 252nd march. The parade goes up 5th Avenue from 44th to 79th Streets. The first official St. Patrick's Day Parade in New York City was held in 1766 by Irish military men serving in the American colonies. Despite not allowing floats, autos or exhibits, there are over 150,000 marchers every year. Often regarded as the most popular parade in New York City, the St. Patrick's Day Parade is not to be missed. 

The Parade will take place on Saturday, March 16, 2013 starting at 11 a.m. The parade takes place on March 17, except when March 17 falls on a Sunday(as it does in 2013), and then it is held on Saturday. Toward the north end of the St. Patrick's Day Parade route are the best viewing spots if you want to avoid the crowds that throng the sidewalks below 59th Street. The Parade ends at 79th Street, around 2 or 3 p.m. Keep in mind that the grandstands are located between 62nd and 64th Streets, so that area is accessible only with a ticket, but if you score a spot close to the grandstands, you might be able to see the marchers performing for the judges. The crowd is densest at St. Patrick's Cathedral and in the area immediately around there and tends to lessen as you move north along the parade route.

 

 Thousands of colorful drunks roam the city every year during the world's largest St. Patrick's Day pub crawl. It's 3 days, 5 miles, and more than 100 pubs. You'll get $1 domestic drafts, $3 well drinks, and $4 Jameson shots wherever you roam. Each pub will also offer their own drink specials, theme parties, and other shenanigans. Tickets are $10 for one day of crawling, $40 for an all-access, three-day pass (March 16-18). If you are looking to bar hop and enjoy a day of drinking with friends this is the perfect event for you. For more information or to purchase tickets you can visit this link: 

http://nowyouknowevents.cravetickets.com/newyork

If none of this is for you and you want to spend St. Patrick's Day at home, try The Chilly Leprechaun, a St. Patrick's Day-inspired cocktail for our Mixology Monday. 

2 oz. Clear Rum

.5 oz. Midori (melon liqueur)

1 oz. lime juice

Fresh mint muddled

1 oz. soda water

Serve with Früzen Mint ice cubes

It's made with Clear rum, splash of Midori (melon liqueur), lime juice, fresh mint muddled, and topped off with soda water.  Obviously poured over our Fruzen Mint ice cubes. Perfect drink to start off your St. Patrick's Day weekend.

National Absinthe Day 2013

National Absinthe Day is tomorrow, March 4 2013...

Absinthe takes its name from Artemisia absinthium, which comes from the botanical name for wormwood (the staple ingredient for absinthe). Absinthe was created, like most alcohols, as a medical cure-all in 18th century Switzerland that spread quickly into France. In Paris, the drink became most fashionable among the Bourgeoisie as 5pm to 7pm matured into "l'heure verte", the Green Hour. Almost everyone was fascinated with the Absinthe; Manet, Van Gogh, and Picasso all obsessed over it in their art. There are many stories recounting the psychoactive properties of Absinthe, mostly correlated with "la fée verte", The Green Fairy. Causing many to "lose their minds" and others hospitalized.   Absinthe was soon banned in the United States, Switzerland and France. 

A 19th-century absinthe advertisement

Traditionally the liquor was infused with 'thujone', the mind-altering molecule that is most associated with Absinthe. However, in the US, absinthe is now distributed legally so long as it doesn't contain any traces of thujone. Absinthe in commonly prepared by dripping the liquor over a sugar cube into the glass. 

Yes, you can obtain Absinthe legally!

We at Früzen Ice, always recommend for you to chill responsibly. With that being said we dare you to give it a try, Absinthe will NOT cause you to hallucinate. 

In light of National Absinthe Day, we've concocted an Absinthe-inspired cocktail
for our Mixology Monday

The Früzen Fairy

3 Früzen Blackberries

3 fresh blackberries
1 mint sprig
¾ ounce absinthe
¾ ounce rye whiskey
¾ ounce fresh lemon juice
¾ ounce tonic water

Take the fresh blackberries and muddle with a mint sprig. Then, add the absinthe, rye whiskey, lemon juice, and tonic water. Fill the shaker with regular ice, and shake well. Strain the drink over a glass filled with our Früzen Blackberries and enjoy. Perfect for a late Sunday Brunch with your friends.

Spring Früzen Fever

Spring is nature's way of saying, "Let's party!"  ~Robin Williams

And there is no better way to welcome spring than
with some Früzen spritzers and sangrias.

It really is very cold, and the heater is always on,

The inside plants are growing mold, we are Früzen from dusk till dawn.

Spring is quickly approaching, so if you’re not boozin you’re snoozin.

And if it's not with Früzen, you're losin.

Come enjoy our Früzen Ice, you will not think twice.

Winter see ya, I am going to enjoy my Früzen and sangria.

Spring Spritzers

We've got a serious case of Spring Fever here at Früzen Ice, all we can 

think about are spring inspired cocktails & mocktails for our delicious ice! 

We love to kick back, take in the warm spring weather

and enjoy our refreshing Früzen spritzers.

Do you have the fever?

 

If you're craving some spritzers, try our Früzen Grape Spritzer. This one has

grape juice & sparkling white wine. Substitute the white wine for seltzer

and enjoy an afternoon friendly thirst quencher.

 

This is another one of our fantastic spritzers. It is a strawberry jalapeño

spritzer, which tastes great especially in the springtime. You get to enjoy

that jalapeño kick, along with the sweet taste of strawberries.

This gives you the best of both worlds.

 

Spring Sangrias- Red or White? 

 

Our red sangria is filled with the perfect combination of grapes,

gooseberries and strawberries. This sangria is a favorite here at

Früzen because it gives us the feeling that spring is here and

the cold winter days are behind us.

 

Our white sangria is filled with gooseberries and strawberries. This is a fan

favorite all year round, not just when the flowers begin to blossom.

We don't know about you but sitting back and enjoying the Früzen spritzers 

and sangrias are how we will be starting the spring season.

Fruzen is a Girl’s Best Friend

Fruzen Ice wants to wish all of our fans a very Happy Valentine’s Day! 

Valentine’s Day is a special holiday that celebrates love. This is the ultimate day to show the one you love how much you truly care about them. Most people express their appreciation through gifts like teddy bears, candy, chocolate, cards and flowers. 

Fruzen Ice has some other great ways to spice things up this Valentine’s Day!

Your Valentine will LOVE our Strawberry diamond. It goes great in his/her drink of choice. Our personal favorite is putting it in a glass of our Fruzen Rosé.

 

If you are entertaining guests, serve them our “Frigid Flirting Punch” for your V-Day celebration.

You will need…

1 Cup of Pomegranate Juice

1 Cup of Pear Nectar

1/2 Cup of Peach-Liqueur

Bottle of Champagne or Sparkling White Wine

Früzen Ice Pomegranates

Combine into a large bowl over pomegranate ice, slip in some LOVE, & serve.

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The Numbing Love cocktail (shown above) goes extremely well with some of our Fruzen Raspberries! This is a delicious drink for you and your sweetie.

 

Let your children join in on the fun this Valentine's Day! Serve a kid friendly drink 

that everyone can enjoy.

"Frosty Kiss"

Combine Strawberry or Cherry Juice with Lime flavored Seltzer water and pour 

over our Früzen Candy Heart Ice!

 

On this special day be sure to check out this limited edition Fruzen Candy Heart Ice! Not only is this a great gift for Valentine’s Day but everyday as well. We can’t think of 

a better way to tell the one you love than with our Fruzen candy heart ice. 

It is fun, delicious, cute and romantic all in one ice cube.

Fruzen Takes The Red Carpet

Wednesday night Fruzen Ice joined Wildfox in kicking off fashion week at Capitale. Guests such as Vanessa Hudgens, Victoria Justice, and Ashlee Simpson joined Wildfox designer Kimberly Gordon and CEO Jimmy Sommers to fete the Fall/Winter 2013 collection. Fruzen was well represented at this amazing event!

Fruzen had four flavors of ice at the Wildfox Fashion Show. Our cranberries, gooseberries, blueberries and red/green jalapenos were served in everyone's drinks. We also gave our amazing Fruzen Rose! In addition, we had one of our spectacular ice sculptures with the Wildfox logo engraved! Fruzen is extremely happy to have had the opportunity to portray our products to all that were in attendance at the event and to everyone that has seen pictures online.

We look forward to being apart of many more of these types of events in the near future, so we can display more of our products for everyone to see!

Super Bowl Sunday & Fruzen Funday

One of the most exciting events of the year lived up to all the hype last night. The Super Bowl , the most watched television event in U.S. history, was an exciting game down to the last few minutes. We all enjoyed the action on the field, some funny commercials, & Beyonce (our favorite part of course); the night was lights out, literally. 

Other than to watch the sporting event itself, thousands of people get together on Super Bowl Sunday to partake in a lot of Eating & Drinking. Most commonly you see beer in a can, beer in a bottle, or beer in a pitcher. We wanted something for eveyone, so we celebrated last night by serving our friends a drink everyone could enjoy. We paired our favorite Hard Cider with our Fruzen Ice Cranberries. We simply served the Cider out of a Pitcher and poured it into cups filled with our Cranberry Ice. Keeping it simple was the theme of the evening.

 The Hard Cider complemented the wide variety of food we had out during our Super Bowl party. 

The Cocktail was a hit & the drink of choice for all our Fruzen football fans last night. Serve this crowd pleaser at your next watch party & let the games begin!