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Drink Journal #5
Three Olives Chocolate Vodka, Variations on a Theme:
These 3 recipes are from the Three Olives Vodka website:
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Drink Journal #4
The Opal Martini
2 oz gin
1 oz Cointreau
1 1/2 oz orange juice
orange zest
Like most of these drinks, shake it over ice and strain into a cocktail glass, then add the orange zest.
I have no idea who invented this, but I got it from the book "Martinis" by Ben Reed. It's a slightly bitter but well rounded drink that I'm fond of in the late evening. With ( Read more... ) -
Drink Journal #3
The Bronx
2 oz gin
1 oz orange juice
1/4 oz dry vermouth
1/4 oz sweet vermout
orange zest
Invented by Johnnie Salon of the Waldorf Astoria in New York.
Shake the ingredients with ice and strain into a cocktail glass, garnishing with the orange zest. (A zest, by the way, is a thin slice of the peel which is squeezed over the drink, wiped along the rim of ( Read more... ) -
Dinner Journal #4, a two parter
Fantastic Four-Pepper Fajitas
2 boneless skinless chicken breasts
1 green pepper
1 red pepper
1 yellow pepper
1 orange pepper
1 large yellow onion
Olive oil
Tapatio hot sauce
Sour cream
"Mexican Blend" grated cheese (You can get this at most grocery stores, but Costco has it in bulk for very cheap)
Taco seasoning (again, I recommend Costco) (it's hard to ( Read more... ) -
Book Meme, proper
Edit: Whoops! Forgot to cut that. Also, I've now included a legend, so it might make sense. ( Book Meme )