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 2007 - VANITY FAIR AWARDS METRO READERS...
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I'll be working the Vanity Fair party the last Sunday in February. If any of my readers has any celebs they would like me to ask a question to, submit, and I will try...
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YOUR MIXOLOGY QUESTIONS ANSWERED: Dear Gwenda,
Why are mojito’s often screwed up? Sometimes, they are too sweet, sometimes, they are too minty – what gives, and what’s the proper cubano way to mix one up that tastes decent? -Kristen Dear Mojito drinker,
Mojitos, otherwise known as a bartenders enemy, can be tricky to make. You need the fresh mint, two (whole) limes and simple syrup. A lot of people try to use regular sugar, which doesn't always break down so by the time you get to the bottom of your "bartenders enemy" they are very sweet. The key is the simple syrup, fresh limes and a muddle. If you don't muddle the limes into the mint and simple syrup, you lose a great deal of flavor. A lot of restaurants and bars don't always have both the simple syrup and the muddle on hand. | Here is a mojito recipe for you... 3 fresh mint sprigs
1oz Simple syrup or 2 tsp sugar
3 tbsp fresh lime juice or two whole limes sliced into think lime wheels
1 1/2 oz light rum
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Crush/muddle in the bottom of the glass the mint leaves and the lime wheels. Then add the sugar/simple syrup and muddle/crush some more. Then add the ice and top it off with club soda or seltzer water. Serve it in a tall glass with a lemon wedge and a straw. I hope this helps you with your home recipes. Happy February,
The mighty McCarty Metro mixer FEBRUARY DRINK RECIPES Oh February the month of love, or the month that cupid decides to play havoc on the single persons emotions.
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| Extreme Valentine Recipe 2 shots vodka
5 oz root beer
5 oz Mountain Dew or citrus soda Mix ingredients with ice in a glass and serve with an orange slice. | Cupid's Cocktail 1 oz Heering cherry liqueur
1 oz Peach schnapps
4 oz fresh orange juice Shake ingredients and strain into a chilled highball glass. Garnish a slice of orange and a cherry. | | Cupid's Kiss 1/4 oz white crème de cacao
1/2 oz crème de noyaux
1 oz cream
1 strawberry Shake ingredients in a cocktail shaker with ice. Strain into a brandy snifter or goblet. | Chocolate Valentine Recipe 3/4 oz Vanilla vodka
3/4 oz dark crème de cacao
1/2 oz cherry juice
1 splash cream
1 splash soda water Shake with ice and strain into a shot glass. | | Extreme Non-Alcoholic Valentine Recipe 5 oz Root Beer
5 oz Mountain Dew or Citrus soda
1 tsp Vanilla Extract
1tsp Cherry Juice Mix ingredients with ice in a glass and serve with an orange slice and a cherry. You can also serve this slushy style, just put in the blender with ice and serve. |
JOKE o' THE MONTH After a night of drinking, Brian crept into bed beside his wife who was already asleep. He gave her a peck on the cheek and fell asleep. When he awoke he found a strange man standing at the end of his bed, wearing a long, flowing white robe. "Who the hell are you?" demanded Brian, "and what are you doing in my bedroom?" The mysterious man answered, "This isn't your bedroom and I'm St Peter." Brian was stunned, "You mean I'm dead!!! That can't be, I have so much to live for, I haven't said goodbye to my family... You've got to send me back straight away." St Peter replied, "Yes, you can be reincarnated but there is a catch. We can only send you back as a dog or a hen." Brian was devastated, but knowing there was a farm not far from his house, he asked to be sent back as a hen.
A flash of light later, he was covered in feathers and clucking around pecking the ground. "This ain't so bad," he thought until he felt this strange feeling welling up inside him. The farmyard rooster strolled over and said, "So you're the new hen, How are you enjoying your first day here?" "It's not so bad," replies Brian, "but I have this strange feeling inside like I'm about to explode." "You're ovulating," explained the rooster, "don't tell me you've never laid an egg before." "Never," replies Brian. "Well just relax and let it happen."
And so he did and after a few uncomfortable seconds later, an egg pops out from under his tail. An immense feeling of relief swept over him and his emotions got the better of him as he experienced motherhood for the first time. When he laid his second egg, the feeling of happiness was overwhelming and he knew that being reincarnated as a hen was the best thing that had happened to him ... Ever!! The joy kept coming and as he was just about to lay his third egg he felt an enormous smack on the back of his head and heard his wife shouting, "Brian, wake up you drunken fool!!! YOU CRAPPED THE BED!!!"
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