Cloudy With A Chance of Cocktails {Featured 5!}

Leaving for vacation TOMORROW!!!

Yay me!

Supposed to Rain the whole time!

BOOOOO Weatherman!

I'm calling it Cloudy with A Chance of Cocktails....

YAYYYY ME!

But before I go.... 

my favoritest 

of all this week were.....

A little Rhubarb Simple Syrup

 inspiring a NEW Mojito!

YAY Sheena 

at Butter vs. Burpees!

Looks stunning :)

I hate it when I'm predictable 

but put the words 

HONEY CHILI SAUCE

in your title and you are SO in!  

Thanks Jessica at OH CAKE  

Just LOOK at these 

Spring Rolls would ya?

Jenn over at Home Skillet 

made some fudge this week 

that I swear I could rationalize as being "healthy" 

I'm waiting quietly.... 

and then I'm eating a whole batch!

Isn't this picture DELICIOUS? 

 Seriously? 

200 declines  

Crazy Trolls they are.... 

read this post, 

LYAO 

then make Waffle Pizza  

I adore you 

Kita at Pass the Sushi

Laura at Wylde Thyme 

got me with her

 Lobster Rolls this week..... 

take me to a seafood shack 

in Rhode Island would ya? 

Looks YUMMY!!

ONE FOR GOOD LUCK?

Well.... it's one that I *heard* was coming..... 

I even SAW a picture.... OMG.  

Then it appeared in time! How's THAT for luck?

The Mango Martini! 

WOOT WOOT Anita at the Hungry Couple :)

***ALL PHOTO CREDITS TO THE POST REFERENCED,

HUGE Thank you to all for letting me repost****

HOUSEKEEPING:

A round of applause for Arva from I Live in a Frying Pan! She has a GREAT blog and was our May Winner of the Food Stories.... CHECK HER OUT!

****DON'T FORGET TO check me out on the 26th.... I may be out of town BUT some awesome Guest Blogsfrom my fellow Food Story Judges... CJ from the Food Stories Blog is guesting to celebrate National Chocolate Pudding Day AND on Thirsty Thursday the 28th.... the Messy Baker's Jennie is guesting one kick a$$ cocktail..... DO NOT MISS THIS! OMG!!!!

HEY DONTCHA KNOW?????****** JUST a little more than a week left to enter My & the Purple Dragonfly Boutique's AWESOME JUNE GIVEAWAY!!!!

& Last But NEVER LEAST.....

HUGE SHOUT and sincerest Thank You to Chocolate, Chocolate and MORE for the Sunshine Award... so, so, so, made my day :) 

Happy National Martini Day!

ATTENTION! ATTENTION!
It's National Martini Day dontcha know!

Just thought I'd take a moment to share a few of my favorite Martini Recipes....

Boulder Locavore's Classic Martini

The Hungry Couple's Springtime Martini

My Mochatini!

and if these don't strike your fancy.... pop over to BARFLY


where there's a whole slew of awesome martinis awaitin' like the LEMON CREAM PIE MARTINI, the Sapphire Martini , the GODIVA CHOCOLATE MARTINI or perhaps some Blueberry Martini Jello Shots?
Whatever you decide.... CHEERS!

Waste Not Want Not {Mochatini}

I hate to waste coffee, I'm frugal that way..... but let's be honest it's all about a pretty drink.... I simply love to sip out of a Martini glass.... and I'm willing to drink old coffee if that is what it takes.  {note:  this "milkshake" would be just as lovely with no vodka if you just want a pretty sweet treat}


 WHAT YOU NEED:
1 & 1/2 oz. Vanilla Vodka

1 oz Hershey's chocolate syrup

3 oz. cold coffee

1 oz. heavy cream whipped slightly with 1 tbsp sugar {I used my Magic Bullet!} or your trusty can of Redi-whip in a pinch!

  WHAT YOU DO:

Combine vodka, syrup and coffee in a shaker full of ice, shake Shake SHAKE, then strain into your glass. Float cold cream gently on top

And I Dub Thee The Jamaican Latte {Coffee & Myer's Dark Rum "Martini" Recipe}

Celebrating Tuesday..... someone's gotta do it.  Why not me?  I had this extra coffee... and an empty Martini glass and thought to myself what can I make?  Then I somehow those yummy Vietnamese Coffees popped in my head and I thought, 'that's what I'll do'.  So, I was looking for some Vanilla Stoli in my liquor storehouse when I spied the Myer's.... yeah.  It was a done deal.

HERE'S WHAT YOU NEED:

2 parts coffee {old & cold preferably}

1 part sweetened condensed milk

1 part Myer's Dark Rum

your Martini shaker

a pretty Martini glass

some pretty sugar for the rim

3 coffee beans for good luck

HERE'S WHAT YOU DO:

fill your shaker with ice, add the coffee, "milk" and rum.  Shake, shake, shake and then shake a little more.

Dampen the rim of the glass and gently roll in the sugar, strain the "martini" into glass, add 3 coffee beans, take pictures of it all over your house... oh wait, that's just me.

You should sit back and prepare to smile.  It's lovely.