Beverage Monday

~Cinco de Mayo~

Today we are featuring Margaritas for Cinco de Mayo, which by the way is my son's birthday. He is turning 5 tomorrow. The balloon is from his last birthday party. I usually buy one since they make a 'special' balloon just for his birthday. Anyways. let's celebrate the Battle of Puebla with some great food and even better drinks.

Classic Margarita

• 2 ounces tequila
• 1 ounce Cointreau
• 1 ounce freshly squeezed lime juice
• Salt for garnish

Combine tequila, Cointreau, and lime juice in cocktail shaker filled with ice. Moisten rim of Margarita glass with lime juice or water. Holding glass upside down, dip rim into salt. Shake and strain drink into glass and serve.

Frozen Passion Margarita

• 3/4 oz Alize® Gold Passion liqueur
• 3/4 oz 1800® Tequila
• 3/4 oz triple sec
• 1 oz fresh lime juice
• 1 1/2 oz simple syrup
• 3/4 cup cracked ice

Pour all ingredients into a blender and blend. Strain into a margarita glass rimmed with coarse salt, garnish with a wheel of lime, and serve.

OC Margarita

• 1 1/2 oz Sauza® Conmemorativo tequila
• 3/4 oz orange cognac liqueur
• 1/2 oz triple sec
• 1/2 oz sweet and sour mix

Pour the tequila, orange cognac and triple sec on the rocks in a tall salt-rimmed margarita glass. Add sour mix to taste. Serve

Cheers,

Recipes courtesy of DrinksMixer.com.

Bartering For The Wedding of Your Dreams

Yesterday, our local news station had a story about a couple who bartered for just about everything to achieve their dream wedding day.

What do you think about that?

I would be open to it if a couple had something that would be of use to me. In these times we do need to be creative about how we do business.

Happy Reading,

Wedding Consultant Clip Art Courtesy of Clip Art Heaven.

Beverage Monday.

~Think Purple~

photo courtesy of Brides

Purple Passion

• 2 oz Vodka
• 2 oz Grape Juice
• 2 oz Grapefruit Juice
• 1/4 oz simple syrup

Pour all of the ingredients into a cocktail shaker filled with ice. Shake and strain into a chilled cocktail glass.

Purple Cocktail

• 1 oz Southern Comfort® peach liqueur
• 1 oz Blue Curacao liqueur
• 1 oz blueberry liqueur
• 1 oz sloe gin
• 1 splash lime juice
• 1 splash sweet and sour mix
• 1 splash 7-Up®

Add all ingredients to a cocktail shaker half-filled with ice cubes. Shake and strain into a chilled cocktail glass.

Purple Midnight

• 1 oz silver tequila
• 1 oz Blue Curacao liqueur
• 4 - 6 oz cranberry juice

In a highball glass with ice pour tequila then Blue Curacao... then add the juice slowly. If done right it should be dark purple with a blue ring around the bottom.

Cheers,

Our 4th Anniversary

Today we are celebrating four years of marital bliss!! Happy Anniversary Baby! I Love You!

Green Favors

The Wedding Greenhouse

Aren't these cute? Who wouldn't want these little plant favors from The Wedding Greenhouse. You can either have a terracotta pot or a white pot. They come with your choice of ribbon color. They can also put your names & date on them. You can choose from mini palm{shown}, peace lily, coffee plant or red ardesia. An unique way to have a little green at your wedding.
Happy Planning,

Martha's Wedding Show

Tune in tomorrow for Martha's Wedding Show. She's having Vera Wang, Frederic Fekkai, and Darcy Miller on. They'll talk about bridal and guest fashions, and decorating tips.

photo courtesy of MarthaStewart.com

Beverage Monday.

Grande Absente

The alluring, banned alcoholic beverage that was banned in the US in 1912 is back. It was believed to be highly hallucinogenic. It was called the Green Fairy! Supposedly the Wormwood is what makes it addictive. Today I am featuring, Grande Absente, Absinthe Originale is one of the oldest traditional absinthe recipes. It is hand crafted in Provence like it was from 1860-1912. It is made exclusively with the highest quality spirits and select botanicals from the region, including a full measure of the legendary botanical Wormwood, also know as artemisia absinthium.

The Traditional Way

Absente can be served two ways: mixed with water, or the traditional mixture of sugar and water using an Absente spoon and glass. The traditional method of preparing this drink is to slowly pour water over sugar cubes placed on a slotted Absente spoon and balancing the spoon on a glass containing 1/2 Absente and 1/2 Water. Depending upon your individual taste, Absente can also be served mixed with up to five parts of water to one part Absente. The Absente will change color, from a bright, clear green to a pearly and opalescent green, ready to drink.

The Green Fairy
2 oz Absente

1 oz GET 27

Lemon Juice

In a shaker filed with ice, mix Absente, GET 27 and a splash of lemon juice. Add a ½ teaspoon of sugar if you desire. Shake until the green fairy wakes up. Strain into martini glass and garnish by floating a lemon slice or drop in a twisted lemon peel.

The Absente Frappe

2 oz Absente

1/2 oz anisette

Soda Water

In a tall glass filled with crushed ice. Pour Absente, anisette and top off with soda water. Mix and enjoy

Green Dragon

1/2 oz Absente

1 1/2 oz Midori

3 oz Vodka

Pour ingrdients into a shaker full of ice. Shake until very cold, strain into a chilled martini glass and garnish with a cherry.

Cheers,