"So, I kinda used this recipe as a base, and what a yummy base it was! I doubled the cream cheese, used 1/2 cup greek yogurt and a little log of herbed goat cheese to keep it spread worthy. Used a full cup of sundried tomatoes and then just salt and pepper. Some dashes of hot sauce, a lil tomato paste for more color and no green onions. Yummo. Had "

"I love anise, so i let it steep for quite awhile longer than the recipe called for, and it was yummy. also added extra pear nectar to offset the liqueur. I couldn't find the exact liqueur called for, so I bought a different brand ("J") and it seemed to work just fine. Liqueur was pricey, but I found a decent bubbly at BevMo for $5 a bottle, so that helped, plus, it makes alot of drinks, so cost per drink is actually not too bad.