#003 POMEGRANATE MARGATINI

Like most couples, Sundays for Mav and me are all about long mornings in bed, prolonging the showering process, mindless television and good cookin’. Of course, mixing the above tranquilizers with a self-concocted depressant never hurts. If you are looking for a nice drink to kick back with on your Sunday… I have your fix.


This will be a quick post because we’re in the process of trying to get our video entertainment online. So, without further ado, the Pomegranate Margatini. As the name implies, this is a martini recipe but it’s one that could totally work over ice.


Complements Food+Wine…
1 ½ ounce Tequila (silver is preferred)
1 ½ ounce Pomegranate juice
1 ounce Triple Sec
2/3 ounce Fresh lime juice

Pour ingredients into a chilled cocktail shaker or tumbler. Show ‘em some arm-to-shoulder action (count this as your Sunday exercise!). Pour into a chilled martini glass rimmed with coarse salt. Garnish with a twist of lime. Take outside. Sip in the sun. Dispense salty and sweet kisses.

Bye.
BlondeMers

#002 BLONDE ON BLONDE ACTION

Without any further ado, the namesake drink. It’s a sipper, best enjoyed over ice and alongside someone equally delectable. I work a nightside shift and usually pull into my driveway at about 11:30 pm - the perfect time for a drink (and I usually need one by then, too). This is not an exotic drink or anything extravagant… but if you want something cool, creamy and with a bit of a relaxing kick, then you really can’t go wrong with some Blonde on Blonde Action. It’s my go-to.

You'll need:
1 ounce Vanilla Vodka
1 ounce Starbucks Cream Liqueur
1/2 ounce Starbucks Coffee Liqueur
1/2 ounce Butterscotch Schnapps
1 ounce strong coffee or espresso

Puttin' it together (bit by bit...)


This is not even worth numbering. Combine the liquor in a shaker with some ice, add a healthy splash of leftover coffee and give it a quick, brisk shake. Pour the contents over a chilled lowball glass filled with ice. Straw optional.


Girlfriend mandatory.

Bye.
BlondeMers

***We have some pretty strong feelings about the different coffee-based liqueurs. Please check back this week for some side-by-side comparisons. First up: Starbucks, the Sipper from Seattle VS reigning standard and Master of the Mudslide, Kahlua…

#001 CARROT CAKE MARTINI

So our blog’s name is a riff on an original drink recipe of ours. It would make sense to start with that drink (we’ll get to it soon) but for this inaugural recipe post, we want to offer something that will have you begging for more. The Carrot Cake Martini will do just that. Admittedly, our recipe was taken from one found through grouprecipes.com. But when you find something this good, you’ve got to share. Hands down, this martini has it all: 1) it’s insanely simple, 2) it’s delicious and impeccably balanced and 3) it’s a bit of an aphrodisiac.

Get ready... to drink:

1 1/2 ounce Vanilla Vodka

1 ounce Butterscotch Liqueur

1/2 ounce Cinnamon Schnapps

Get ready... to rim:

Assorted drink paraphernalia

Cinnamon graham crackers

Granulated sugar

Cream cheese

Get ready... to ravage:

Ready? Set? Go!

1. Fill shaker half full with ice cubes and chips.

2. Add liquor. Nothing fancy here - just measure and pour.

3. Swirl and let stand while preparing martini glass rim.

4. Smear a small amount of cream cheese on the rim of your glass. Press into finely crushed graham and sugar.

5. Get that drink, give it a good shake, strain, pour and enjoy.

Love everybody in the room. Bye.
M&M

LICK-HER BASICS

or a starter guide to OUR bar.

Before we start throwing up drink recipes, we wanted to let you know there are some really quick and easy preparation techniques that we follow.

1. Frost all glasses, both those used for preparation and drinking. We’re talking martini glasses, shot glasses, shakers and highballs. The colder the better, unless it’s in bed with you.

2. Chill most liquors, particularly vodkas and cream-based drinks.

3. Use smaller chips of ice when possible. It’s simple science - a little collision theory at work. The more little pieces sidling up against one another, the more they will hit, chip and melt… and the colder your drink will get.

4. In general, we’re shakers. Not stirrers. (But sometimes we muddle). The key to shaking a great drink is looking for this:

...you want to shake until you get a nice, frosty shaking vessel. And once poured, little frosty swirls should glisten on the surface of your drink.

Unless otherwise noted (and with the obvious exception of hot drinks), all of our recipes will employ these techniques. So if you want to do it just like us (how sweet!) keep these basics in mind.

Love everybody in the room. Bye.

M&M