Light-color cocktails for Valentine's Day dinner

JAKARTA (JP): Here is a bad-case scenario for Valentine's Day. You are dying to have a romantic candlelit dinner with your partner, but what a shame -- you run short of ideas on what cocktails to serve to accompany the conversation before the main course.

Hmmm, how about trying these special cocktail recipes from Hotel Borobudur in Jakarta.

These light-colored cocktails are easy to make but will, hopefully, make your Valentine's Day dinner a sweet celebration.

Leather and Lace

30 ml Vodka 15 ml Pimm's No. 1 15 ml Grenadine syrup 90 ml orange juice 15 ml Grenadine syrup on top

(Makes one serving)

Pour all the ingredients into a shaker and shake until mixed.

Baby Blue

15 ml Malibu Rum 15 ml Vodka 30 ml Blue Curacao 1 bottle Sprite

(Makes one serving)

Pour all the ingredients into a shaker and shake until mixed.

-- Recipes courtesy of Hotel Borobudur in Jakarta. (Maria Endah Hulupi)