And I’m out. Closing up shop for a few days while I take a much needed trip back home to Pennsylvania. It’s ten year reunion time for this girl and I’m looking forward to seeing my family at the same time. I usually only make it home during the holidays thanks to a pesky little thing called vacation days. (Insert Grrr here). I’ll be back Monday – have a fantastic week/weekend all!
:: photo via ffffound
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Citrus Ginger-Mint Lemonade that’s sure to make the steamiest of days a little more bearable.
Ingredients:
– 2 oz Belvedere Cytrus (or citrus flavored vodka)
– 3/4 oz Mint infused simple syrup (or middle mint leaves with sugar)
– 1/2 oz Fresh Lemon Juice
– 1 tsp ginger juice
– Club Soda
Middle ginger and mint in a mixing glass and shake with ice. Strain over ice i a collins glass. Top with a splash of soda and garnish with a sprig of mint.
:: photo and cocktail recipe via Cocktail Times
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Continuing with our short week of indulging, I give you the Eton Mess. Made traditionally from cream, strawberries and meringues, this version is kicked up a little by infusing the cream with orange. It looks ridiculously tasty and debaucherous and is begging for someone to dig in!
:: photo and recipe via Frolicking Foodie
Posted In recipesI love snippets and scraps of paper. Love them to death, in fact, so it’s no surprise I fell in love with Royal Buffet’s mobiles. Creator Mollie Greene is a girl after my own heart!
As a bonus this week, I’ll be posting two special editions of On the Rocks today and tomorrow afternoon. So yeah, maybe I’m feeling a little guilty and wanting to get a few extra posts in before I head out of town. And I’m figuring with my 10 year reunion being the reason for the trip I’ll need a little extra help digesting all those peeps from the past. Las Super Chevalas should do the trick very, very nicely.
Ingredients:
– 4 ice cold scooners or mugs, rimmed with salt
– 4 ice cold Modelo Negro
– 3 shots Jose Cuervo Tequilia
– ice cold juice of 2 lemons
– Lime wedge
In a pitcher, mix the beer, tequilia and lemon juice. Rim the scooner with salt. Pour in and squeeze a wedge of lime.
:: photo and cocktail recipe via exceeding the speed limit
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Because this only a two-day blogging week for me I didn’t want to dedicate The Daily Eat to any one thing. And when I saw these Campfire Cream Puffs this morning I knew I had to post about them ASAP. A kicked up version of your ordinary s’more, these tasty treats employ pre-made biscuit dough in the place of graham crackers. I’m a little worried that if I made them I’d eat the entire tube of biscuits myself!!!
:: photo and recipe via yumsugar
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I love the idea of hosting a Seven Deadly Sins dinner party ala Dragon’s Kitchen. Seven courses, each paired with a corresponding sin, served in a fashion (and portion) so as to not overwhelm your guests and have them leaving with an upset stomach. Seems like the perfect fete for fall!
Mondays can sometimes make it more difficult than usual to be optimistic. It’s nice to have a little reminder. (And it helps if it’s pretty…)
:: via ffffound
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Hello weekend! I will never understand how shortened work weeks feel so much longer. Fewer days usually means more work to keep you busy. Which in turn makes the days go by faster. But no. There must be some sort of physics equation that I missed for that one.
This Weekend:
• buy hoses and whatnot to hook up new washer + dryer
• proceed and do laundry
• start packing for trip next week (home to PA for 10 Year Reunion – eek!)
• buy at least one outfit for aforementioned trip
• look into renting a car in PA
• mentally prepare for trip (do you sense a theme here??)
• put up newer, cooler, more modern kickass house numbers
• hang more stuff on the walls – I promise pictures are getting closer to happening!
• get a badly needed oil change
• watch college football!
Happy Weekend!
:: photo via ffffound
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