‘RHOA’ Alum Cynthia Bailey’s Tickled Pink Cocktail Drink Is a ‘Tropical Vacation in a Glass’: Recipe

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The perfect summer refresher! Real Housewives of Atlanta alum Cynthia Bailey is soaking up the season with her Lemon Crush cocktail — and she shared the recipe exclusively with Us.“I love this refreshing cocktail because it really tastes like summer — it’s like a tropical vacation in a glass,” the Georgia resident, 55, revealed in the newest issue of Us Weekly. “It’s light, crisp and just an easy and delicious drink!”The reality star has long been a foodie, telling Us in May 2021 that she is “the self-proclaimed potato salad queen” — who is willing to go head-to-head with anyone who claims otherwise.“I will put [mine] up against anyone, anytime,” Bailey offered. “Let me know when you want that challenge to happen.”The entrepreneur also revealed to Us that her very first career moves were in the food industry.“My first job was [at a] Taco Bell.

I moved up quite quickly. I was a manager at my branch after about four months,” she explained, adding, “I worked at Wendy’s for a short time as well.

Somehow I was on the baked potato duty.”Though Bailey’s specialty may involve potatoes, she’s long been a fan of cocktails.“After a long day, I like to crack open one of my delicious, refreshing peach bellinis from Seagram’s Escapes, sit on my couch and watch a movie,” she told Us at the time.Bailey loves Seagram’s so much that she included it in her Lemon Crush recipe. (She specifically uses Seagram’s Escapes Jamaican Me Happy for the pink lemonade-based beverage.) The cocktail also includes bright, refreshing fruits: lemon, strawberries and watermelon — making for light and fruity sips filled with all the colors of a summer sunset.The instructions are just as straightforward as the ingredients: simply fill a pitcher with ice and