**I just linked up my Broccoli in Herbed Butter to Side Dish Saturdays on Cinnamon Girl Recipes

I thought this would be a good drink to post on the Friday before a holiday week.  You might have everything to make this tomorrow morning as a matter of fact.  You do need to be careful when you start drinking early on a Saturday however.  Not that I would know:-)

I love tomato juice, so this drink is a natural favorite of mine.  I like it spicy and although I didn’t include it in this drink, I love a Bloody Mary chock full of horseradish.  While I was doing a little bit of research on the Bloody Mary, I found a list of different varieties.  Here are a few that I thought were particularly interesting.

Bloody Bishop – Sherry replaces the vodka (I’m not so sure about this one)

Bloody Cab – Cabernet replaces the vodka (This could be good…I love red wine in tomato sauce – is that the same idea??)

Bloody Geisha – Sake replacing the vodka (This sounds like fun!)

Bloody Pirate – Dark Rum replacing the vodka (This is also called a Cubanito and is served in Havana)

Bloody Bull – Beef Bouillon added to the vodka (I like these – yum)

Bloody Caesar – Clamato Juice replacing the tomato juice (I have never had this but I bet it’s good)

Source: Wikipedia

So, enjoy this classic drink.  This is a good base recipe, but you can certainly spice this up or change it around as much as you would like.  Who knows, maybe you can even coin your own variation.  Enjoy!

Bloody Mary

 

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Recipe type: Cocktail

Ingredients

• 1.5 oz vodka
• ½ cup low sodium tomato juice
• a few splashes lemon juice
• a few splashes Worcestershire
• Tabasco to taste
• Salt and Pepper to taste
• Celery Stalks for each glass
• Lemons for garnish

Instructions

1. Combine vodka, tomato juice, lemon juice Worcestershire, and Tobasco over a cup of ice cubes. Shake will and pour over a tall glass filled with ice cubes. Place a celery stalk in each glass and garnish with a lemon wedge if desired.
2. Other ingredients that can be added include horseradish, creole seasoning or jalapeno slices.

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2.1.7

We just returned from our trip to Disney World.  Had a great time at Epcot and the Magic Kingdom.  We  did lots of walking and eating and I will share some of the details with you tomorrow.  In the meantime, here is a fun drink recipe to try this weekend.

Talk to you soon!

Blueberry Martini

 

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Recipe type: Cocktail

Ingredients

• 3 oz vodka or gin
• Splash of Chambord raspberry liqueur
• Splash of Blue Curacao liqueur
• Frozen blueberries

Instructions

1. Pour the gin, Chambord and Curacao into a shaker filled with ice. Pour into Martini glasses and serve. Garnish with some frozen blueberries if desired.

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2.1.7

This drink makes me feel very fancy – which let’s be honest sometimes we all need.

This is my brother Tim’s concoction and the fancy stuff that you see on top is alcohol infused whip cream – its yummy.

Tim and his wife Lynn live up in Pennsylvania and they have two little girls.  My other brother, Mike and his wife Mary live in NY near my mom.  They have a girl and a boy.  Their little girl met rode up to Pennsylvania last Saturday with my mom so we had 5 girls together between the ages of 3 and 7.  They had a blast.  The three middle girls are all exactly one month apart in age and let me tell you, they can be trouble when they get together….but it’s all good – Cousins!!!….as they would say.

So you can probably also understand that getting the five girls to go to bed in two different rooms can be a challenge.  So, by the time I came downstairs to have this drink I really needed it.  However, I don’t think the girls were all asleep until about 10:30…I was tired at that point too!

The pineapple and raspberry flavors in this drink are great together.  The whipped cream on top was a great way to finish it off.  Try this one tonight!

Enjoy and have a great weekend!

French Martini

 

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Ingredients

• 2 oz vodka
• 1 oz pineapple juice
• ¼ oz Chambord raspberry liquor

Instructions

1. Mix all ingredients into a shaker filled with ice and pour into martini glasses. Dollop a little cream on top if you are so inclined:-)

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2.1.7

We are up in Maryland and Pennsylvania visiting family for the Labor Day Weekend.  This is a great refreshing drink to end the summer with.  Have a happy and safe holiday weekend everyone!

Velvet Jack

1/2 oz. Chambord
1.5 oz. Jack Daniel’s Whiskey
3 oz. sour mix

Mix all ingredients in an ice filled shaker and pour inot glasses.  Serve with a twist of lemon.

Enjoy!

For someone who is a total lightweight, I really appreciate a drink with some bourbon in it.  My sister-in-law made a Hot Toddy when they came to visit over New Year’s -> LOVED IT.  Jim and I made some of these for the Kentucky Derby -> LOVED THEM!!!  So when Jim suggested making these Bourbon Balls for our drink this week I quickly agreed.

Friday’s have really become a fun night in this house now that we have instituted Fun Friday.  Despite the heat (that registered in our car this afternoon at 111,) we had a nice night sitting out on our deck enjoying some cocktails and grilling some chicken.  My dear neighbor Karen Campbell sent over a baguette from Trader Joe’s earlier in the week and Jim had put what we didn’t eat quickly into the freezer.  I really wanted to have some garlic bread, but I just didn’t feel like turning on the oven.  So in times like this I think – how do I grill this?????”  So here is what I did…..  We toasted some garlic bread on the grill.  I then rubbed some garlic cloves all over the bread and then spread some butter on each side.  I then wrapped it in foil and let it warm and melt while the rest of dinner was cooking.  The results were wonderful – if I do say so myself.

The drink kind of reminded me of a White Russian because its creamy and kind of chocolately.  Definitely a dessert drink and we just had a small serving of this before dinner.  This was a nice change from all the summery drinks we have had lately.  This was great with some chocolate shaved over top – yum!

So I hope you had an easy week and a really fun and relaxing Friday night!  Take some time this weekend to relax and spend time with your family.  Most importantly make these two things this weekend and Enjoy!

Grilled Garlic Bread

Loaf of bread of your choice – sliced down the middle

1-2 garlic cloves cut in half

Butter

Kosher Salt

Slice bread in half and heat over grill until a nice toasty crust forms.  Rub Garlic all over bread.  You will start to smell the garlic and let it really get into the nooks and crannies.  Spread butter all over bread and then put the loaf back together and wrap in aluminum foil.    Set on the top grate of your grill and let heat through until all the butter has melted.  Slice into this pieces and sprinkle with kosher salt.

Bourbon Balls

Note:  You can adjust the Bourbon and Frangelico to your taste.

2 oz Bourbon

2 oz White Creme De Cacao

1 oz Frangelico

Heavy Cream

Chocolate Shavings

Mix first three ingredients in a shaker with ice cubes until well combined.  Pour into chilled glasses until about 2/3 full and top with heavy cream and chocolate shavings.  Enjoy!!

***Do you have any fun plans this weekend??  How are you going to escape the heat?***