still can't sleep and came across a thought... dedicated to a friend!!!

After catching up with all the updates with friends in FB I came across a post about a friend showing joy effect on mint and so what pops in my busy bee thoughts??? An old drink! Mint Julep! I am not a fan of mint, like Mojito and Mint Julep but I wouldn't mind serving it for friends.

Mint Julep

4 fresh mints sprigs

2 1/2 oz bourbon whiskey

1 tsp powder sugar

2 tsp water

Giving the Blender a good clean and putting it away...

Monday is almost here. Time to get ready, prepare food for the week and finish up with laundry and the only thing I can think about is the recipe for Lynchburg Lemonade. This is one drink we love getting at Jellyrolls, a fun place to share with friends and family with music and drinks and great entertainers. Cover charge for $10 and $9.00 for the lemonade and get a night full of fun and laughter(laugghter comes after you learn all those dance they teach you while you are there). Well now I think my next homework will be trying to make the lemonade, I 1st love this drink when a friend came from new orleans for a vacation and brought some mix from an O'brien type of brand!

So far this is the one I kept on getting when I do a search for the recipe:

LynchBurg Lemonade

1 part Jack Daniel's

1 part sweet and sour mix

1 part Triple Sec

4 parts Sprite

(woohoo thank God for Sprite Zero)

For now that will be on my to do list. I need to learn to make a good sweet and sour mix first and make this the way my tastebud s will love.

Also... what is your favorite Trip Sec Brand????

Cheers!

above pictures are courtesy of owner operator of IbelieveinFaries

The Blender was Ecstatic last night!

Saturday!!! One of two days of relaxation! Originally I was supposed to see some friends and have a merry 'ol time but with the economy and the way the Quarry offers extra hours well let's just say if they offer you better grab it for you dont know when will be the next time it will be posted again! After a long day at the Quarry, no major back breaking assignment, we just had to move one boulder to another and make sure no marks or sign of the move shows come Monday and in between we were able and allowed with free lunch to play hooky!!! But let us not discuss what we had for lunch :) Work is over and everybody was still out partying, neighbor's house was quiet, nobody was answering calls so what is the next best thing to do go check the Aisle of Wine and Spirits!. After a few laps of going back and forth deciding on who will go home.. Leblon won! By the time I got home is when I felt all the work I did LOL and took a liesurely nap.

Frozen Batida happened!!! It is very smooth frozen drink. The Kiwi and the Pineapple really made it a nice summery drink. If this is how Rio De Jaeniro taste I dont wonder why it is a fun happening place to be!. Every sip (Gulp is more like it) you can feel how the fruit and the milk and maybe the alcohol also are happily mixed together!. I truly suggest that you have to serve this when you have a Picnic, a Summer wedding, or just a day at the pool with your girlfriends while that cabana boy is buys cleaning the Pool!!!

Coffee and Blender...

Well my day was productive! I learned another brand/drink that I know I would want to try. Tia Maria!!! It sounds very promising. I know I said the same thing about Fernet and you know what I am giving Fernet another chance. I am going to find that perfect mix for that drink till it does not taste like an alligators bile... wait a minute does an alligator have a bile ??? If there is I never have tried it, it just sound nasty and almost appropriate to how I felt when I chug Fernet, more on the 2nd shot though!!! Yes I admit... I even tried it the 2nd time hoping that maybe the 1st time was a LIE!!! A LIE!!! Anyway going back to Tia Maria, I really like the story behind the production of this drink, Love, Family and Honor. Unless I was just yet again mesmerized with the bottle then I could be wrong. I think Tia Maria has alot of potential in making a good cocktail drink when entertaining. One of the most famous search I have found was the Tia and Cola (which is also great when you use the Starbucks Liqueur and Coke zero), then there's the MojiTia!!! Catchy name huh! And doing the Kingston Rocks... Whoa!!! I have all that in my fridge as we speak! Sweet Sour Mix, Sugar Syrup and Club Soda the only thing missing is Tia! And what about some Tia Colada!!! I am really liking this more and more!!! Wonder if they take trade in for the Fernet LOL!!! Oh My and a Tia Maria Russian! And the simplest mix of all Tia Breeze, Tia and Cranberry! And I think me and Vai Maria will just get along fine... 1 part Tia Maria, Vanilla Vodka and Cola!!!! That has my name all over it!!! Well as you notice no picture is added since I dont have any clue on when I will capture Tia Maria and lock her in my embrace but as soon as I do and hopefully it will not be long then a proper picture of TM will be posted! For now lets all remisnice the emotions we had experience with Fernet!!! Bwahahahahahaa!!!

Have a zigzagie kind of day today and everyday esp'ly if it is raining...

All the blender could do was watch me make faces!

I bet if my Blender can talk it would be saying "I told you so!". As mentioned in previous post. A friend from the Quarry gave me a Fernet Branca and was so excited for me to try his favorite drink. Well I got Fernet last night took home and was not able to do anything about it since Quarry was packed!. Tonight was a different story. Got home and grab a container of mommy's special frozen dinner and some brown rice. Enjoyed that meal since I have been on Detox since Aug. 14!!! And what's the best thing to do after a meal... drink Fernet which is considered a digestif !!! So I poured a shot, me trying to be a "purist" on 1st taste!!! Whoa!!! I felt the earth move under my skin.. wait thats a song yeah it was C R A Z Y !!! Taste like some sort of mouthwash filling the pathway of your esophagus opening up... warming up and finally hitting the belly!!!!!!!! Oh Mylanta (My friend Pete loves to say this and it was the perfect thing to say after a shot of Fernet!). I guess from here on I will definetely use Fernet for its medicinal purposes ( face is still warm as I type this!!!) such as relief for menstrual cramps, gastrointestinal irritation, cholera, infant cholic and truly understand why they say it is a GREAT cure for HANGOVER!!! A shot of Fernet and chase with Gingerale!! it will get you bouncing back to life wether you like it or not! Atleast I have this for back up... drink all the Vodka mixed with tequilla even hit a bottle of rum or two Arrrrrr... the next day hangover did you say ??? Have a shot of Fernet its in the bathroom in my medicine cabinet. On that note I need to turn the AC on. This is giving me an induced hot flashes!!!

Goodnight, sweet dreams no belly ache tonight I tell you! LoL

The Blender might be working none stop next week but with an occasional break!

Well hopefully one day I will be able to check all of the above!!! For now I will settle for a Fernet Branca a gifr from a friend! Life is grand!

Ok... As I was laboring at the Quarry I happened to mention to one of my Co-Quarry that I am learning some stuff about drinks and here he is introducing me to another soon to be good friend! Fernet Branca! I never heard of it but after research in the net I got the impression that it is the expensive version of a Cafe Liqueur but then when I check Starbucks' price it is not cheap either. I do have the Starbucks but it was a birthday gift. And now this Fernet Branca was a post birthday gift. I know it has been 4 months since I celebrated but my birthday but who am I to stoppede anybody who wants to give me a gift for turning PlentyNine! I get Fernet B. on Monday and sad to say I have the whole week to wait before I can test it.

*click on the picture for more info about Fernet.

The Blender is tingling!

Ok... I should be studying now for a quiz but I just remembered this from the discussion and definitely need to try it!!! Debating though save the money and buy the whole bottle or just go to the Melting Pot Restaurant who serves it and try it there!!! Ohhh Decisions decisions!!! And really kicking myself because I have seen this at Fogo de Chao, did peak my interest but got hypnotized with desserts that totally forgot to order it then!!!

From the Leblon Website.. learned about the Batida Portuguese word for a Frozen Cocktail

Kiwi Pineapple Batida

6oz Leblon Cachaca

4oz condensed milk

2 kiwi

4 large chunks pineapple

alot of ice

fill the belnder with alot of ice add all above ingredient

blend till smooth

and garnish with a fruit

Thank god for Leblon Cachaca Website and going to class and listening to class I learned another drink!!!