Showing posts with label drink recipe. Show all posts
Showing posts with label drink recipe. Show all posts

Monday, December 22, 2008

Friday, December 19, 2008 Dinner

Burrito night, the reprise. Same as Friday, November 7.

Cocktails, however, tell a different story. Manhattans, only vanilla! 

  • 3 parts quality bourbon (I use Wild Turkey)
  • 1 part vanilla cognac (I recommend Navan)
  • dash of Angustura bitters
Shake all ingrediants together with lots of ice. Serve in a frozen martini-style glass with twist of lemon. Oh, man.

Friday, November 21, 2008

Thursday November 20, 2008 Dinner

Fried up a vegetarian burger patty (one of the grain-based variants) and put it on whole grain bread with cheddar cheese, onion, and avocado. Even though technically it was a bread-on-bread sandwich, it was quick and tasty.

Enjoyed a nice salty dog for a change of pace:

  • Vodka
  • Grapefruit juice
  • Course sea salt
Mix the vodka and juice in a glass full of ice. Sprinkle a bit of sea salt on the top. I use about a quarter teaspoon, but I'll probably die young.

Saturday, November 8, 2008

Friday, November 7, 2008 Dinner

Burrito night! Can of low-fat refried black beans, cheddar cheese, onions, olives, flour tortillas.

Plus, homemade salsa and guacamole.

Salsa:
  • 2 medium vine ripened tomatoes
  • 2-4 medium fresh jalapenos
  • 1 fresh habenero (optional)
  • diced onion
  • vinegar
  • olive oil
  • salt
  • pepper
  • fresh oregano or cilantro

Fire-roast the peppers until they are blackened. Then peel them and dice them. BE CAREFUL. If you do this, then touch yourself anywhere sensitive before thoroughly washing your hands you will scream like banshee and cry like a little baby. Peel the tomatoes. Dice everything, and mix with a pinch of salt & pepper, a dash of vinegar & olive oil. Toss in the herbs last, stir well, and store in a glass jar with a tight lid. This stuff will get hotter and hotter the longer it's stored.

Guacamole:
  • One ripe avocado. Should be soft enough that a gentle squeeze dents it.
  • diced onion
  • sour cream
  • salt & pepper
Mush up the avocado. Add the other ingredients and stir well. Use immediately, or cover with a layer of plastic wrap laid right on top of the guacamole.

Cocktails: Wild Turkey modified old fashioned (nicknamed the "Harlow")
  • One cube's worth of sugar (about half a teaspoon)
  • generous dash of Angostura bitters
  • one-quarter teaspoon juice from the maraschino cherries
  • 3 ounces of the best bourbon you can find
  • ice
  • club soda
  • maraschino cherry
  • lemon rind twist
Muddle the sugar, bitters and cherry juice until well-dissolved. Add bourbon. Stir very well. Fill glass with ice. Add soda to the top. Garnish with cherry and lemon twist. ENJOY!