A conundrum! What to have on a hot Saturday night while sitting downtown at an outside table with friends, enjoying a couple of hours of Music on the Square? Brilliant solution! Fried mushrooms and a light, refreshing gimlet. GIMLET Ingredients: 2 ounces gin, 2 ounces Rose’s lime juice, wedge of lime for garnish. Directions: Add… Continue reading Cocktail Saturday: Gimlet
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Cocktail Saturday: Sunny Watermelon Margarita
A special kind of cocktail is needed as we celebrate the power and glory of the sun on this longest day of the year. We need summertime ingredients, a rosy color, and an icy taste that will leave you refreshed and energized. I’m going with Watermelon Margarita, one of my favorites. Watermelon Margarita Ingredients: 2… Continue reading Cocktail Saturday: Sunny Watermelon Margarita
Cocktail Saturday: Long Tall Gin & Tonic
Don’t you sometimes get an urge for a taste of citrus? In the late spring and summertime, fresh juicy limes are particularly refreshing. They give the assurance of health and nature in all her bounty and go wonderfully well with gin. Although gin’s reputation is not as glamorous as it used to be, that herbal… Continue reading Cocktail Saturday: Long Tall Gin & Tonic
Cocktail Saturday: Banana Daiquiri
Take a trip to St. Thomas, even if only in your mind. I confess– I love to spell the word daiquiri. BANANA DAIQUIRI Ingredients: 1 ½ ounce lime juice, 1 ½ ounce light rum, 1 tablespoon triple sec, 1 teaspoon sugar, 1 banana, ice cubes. Directions: Place ingredients in blender and blend until firm.… Continue reading Cocktail Saturday: Banana Daiquiri