Are you Outdoorsy?
I'm too busy packing my suitcases for Maine. I'm off with the kiddos for two weeks. We'll see if it's a vacation or not. I'll let you know on the 26th! I have asked a few bloggers to step in with some fun posts while I bask in the sun... eat lobstah... drink some ice cold Stella... and enjoy the southern Maine coastline. I'll have internet and I'll be sure to post as frequently as possible because I'm completely addicted I'm completely passionate about this... but as I stare at the suitcases and the mounds of clothes and bathing suits and suitcases in front of me I know that I had better let someone else step in for me today. Luckily, my good friend and hopefully one day Drinking Partner, Coryanne, has offered up her talents graciously! Her post is right up my alley and I think it's right up most of yours as well.
When you're done with this post be sure to stop by her fabulous blog, Housewife Bliss!
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Summer is always a time to lighten up, relax and laugh ‘till you cry.
Some of my best summer memories are casual affairs, sharing a tipple or two outside with good friends, after all‘I am outdoorsy as I like to get drunk on patios’….(pure class I know, but if I ever find out who coined that phrase I will buy them a drink).No doubt as we read this our darling Jessica will be enjoying her outdoorsy self—I can see it now, wind blown hair, sun quenched cheeks, a relaxed way about her that only come from a summer retreat, and a smile on her face as she re-fills her ever favorite Mojito glass—and this post is a tribute to her summer evenings, may they be outdoorsy in every way.
Here are some perfectly fabulous cocktails for being outdoorsy, and they give you an excuse to use some of your more interesting cocktail glasses.
Lemon lavender martini (if you close your eyes you could be in Nice)
1 ounce Lavender Syrup
½ ounce fresh squeezed lemon juice
Place all ingredients in a cocktail shaker with ice and shake for 15 seconds. Strain into a chilled martini glass and garnish with a lemon twist, or preferably a lavender stem.
Margarita on the rocks (the only way to drink them!)
Margarita on the rocks (the only way to drink them!)
Salt (optional)
1 ½ ounces of Taquila – must be 100% Agave
1 ounce freshly squeezed lime juice
½ ounce of Cointreau (some people prefer Triple Sec, try it and see)
If using salt, salt the rim of the glass.
Fill the glass with ice; add tequila, lime juice, and Cointreau; and stir a few times until chilled. Serve immediately.
Long Island ice tea (because Summer would not be summer without a glass)
1/2 ounce Vodka
1/2 ounce Gin
1/2 ounce Rum
1/2 ounce Tequila
1/2 ounce Triple Sec
1 ounce Sweet and Sour
Splash or 2 of coke
Mix everything in to a tall glass filled with ice,
give it a good stir then garnish with a lemon twist.
Woo Woo (everyone needs a good woo now and then)
1 ounce of Vodka
1 ounce of Peach Schnapps
2 ounces of Cranberry Juice
Combine ingredients into a cocktail shaker with ice and shake well, and serve.
Cheers my darlings, I am off to take a leaf out of Jessica’s book, there is a Mojito calling my name and a sunset to keep me company.