Posts Tagged ‘drinks’

When I saw that I was supposed to put up a drink post for you ladies today, I was kind of, “Um. Shit.” Because in this house? Our drink recipes are mainly “Take booze, pour over ice. Enjoy.” Occasionally we get REALLY fancy, and it’s more like “Take booze, pour over ice, add a splash of  whatever soda/juice is in the fridge. Enjoy”

What can I say? Picky, we’re not.

Then it occured to me. Long Island Iced Tea. My favoritist drink EV-AH. I’ll admit that I have a loose definition of the fabled LIT. It usually winds up consisting of the left-over alcohol in the bottoms of various bottles that my cheapskate ass can’t just dump out.

But the FOR REALS delicious, and slightly dangerous(I say slightly dangerous, because there are MANY stories that begin with “After a couple LITs….” and continue on with “…then Jen did something REALLY dumb…”), Long Island Iced Tea recipe is very, very simple.

• 1 shot of triple sec
• 1 shot of light rum
• 1 shot of gin
• 1 shot of vodka
• 1 shot of tequila
• 1 oz of sour mix

Mix the above and pour over ice. Top your glass off with your favorite cola for that “Iced Tea” coloring.

A really yummy, and summer-y, variation (and one of my favorites!) is the Hawaiian Iced Tea. Start with the same recipe, but instead of soda, use pineapple juice!

After a couple of those bad boy’s you may find that Kim’s awesome BJ hints and instructions will come in handy.

So go forth, get your drink on and get ready to wow your man! And while you’re at it, don’t forget to enter to win the NEW K-Y KISSABLE SENSATIONS ~AND~ a K-Y YOURS+MINE lubricant!

STEP ONE: view this video with your volume turned way the fuck up…

is it up??? like UP??? like you’re bustin out, doin ::the sprinkler:: UP??

k. good. we’re gettin the engine started…

STEP TWO: grab yourself a cocktail, it doesn’t need to contain alcohol and you will not be made fun of for drinking non-alcoholic beverages… unless it’s o’doul’s, in which case, you may just wanna keep that info to yourself. if you’re indecisive when it comes to beverages, scope these puppies out by clicking here and here for some yummy suggestions.

STEP THREE: try not to be scurred. you don’t even have to look at us, if you don’t want to. we’re not goin all BIG BROTHER on your ass and scoping you out, tracking your IP address, your blog (if you have one), your twitter account, your stats, etc. hell, i can’t even scope my own out without the help of @PrincessJenn. point being, we just wanna build community and hang with people who aren’t attending BlogHer in NYC for whatever reason. that’s it. you don’t have to have a blog yourself in order to leave comments here. you don’t have to have a twitter account, though it would help you out when it comes time to launch this bitch… but when it all comes down to it, this wee-babe was created last year on a whim and for shits and giggles and fun. our dazzling hosts this year are all about paying it forward. bottom line: we’re just here to hang, connect with people and get good dirt on one another.

STEP FOUR: participate. DUR… this means we want you to subscribe to our feed, leave comments, tells us who you are, get in on the kickass giveaways we have this year. and ps- can i just say that it’s incredible to have so many amazing people and businesses getting involved with us this year?!?! because last year, i had to write this post in order to get some shit. and it’s kinda nice knowing that i don’t have to go back to moonlighting this year. i’m just sayin…

STEP FIVE: let us know if you want to guest post on here. if you’re new to BlogHer@Home and want to put yourself out there with a post that says, “I DON’T FUCKING GET IT!!!” for cripes’ sake, speak up. contact us. no, seriously. please do because that means i’ll have less posts to write.

STEP SIX: patience dear grasshoppas… the actual BlogHer conference isn’t taking place for a few more weeks, which means that you have plenty of time to do a little research on here, see how things went down last year and get updates on how it’ll go down this year. follow BlogHer@Home on twitter for updates as well as for fun chatty time with us. hell, you don’t even have to wear pants. we won’t know!!! unless you tell us… hehehe…

in conclusion, this is your brain on BlogHer@Home. any questions?

i was in a bar with a friend a couple of weeks ago when the world cup was going on and US was playing England. the game tied. not only do i have zero interest in “soccer/football,” but i don’t understand how even though you tie a game, you somehow still win it????

whatever, that’s not the point.

so, both the american and british folk in the bar were celebrating because both had tied/won.

so this one british bloke starts a discussion with my friend and i about british vocabulary and how words like “bugger” and “bollocks” should be incorporated into the american vocabulary.

as i sat there and listened to him drudge on and on, i realized that the majority of the words and/or phrases he used as examples began with the letter “b.”

and THEN it dawned on me that i needed to write a drink post soon…

and THEN it dawned on me that everyone needs a good bloody mary recipe.

chances are, when the folks in NYC who are attending the conference wake up on saturday and sunday morning, they’ll pop some advil and then go for one of two things… coffee… or a bloody mary.

the same holds true for us BHAH10 folks. i just prefer the spicay over the coffee when it comes to having a hangover… and a side of bacon never hurts.

so behold, my favorite bloody mary recipe…

1 1/2 ounces vodka (i use absolut peppar)
1/2 cup tomato juice
2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice
worcestershire sauce to taste
tabasco sauce to taste
1 celery stick for garnish
1 lemon wedge for garnish

*for you super sassy spicay lovas, add a dash of horseradish to the mixture.*

combine the vodka, tomato juice, lemon juice, worcestershire sauce, tabasco, a cup ice cubes, and salt and pepper to taste, shake the mixture well, and strain it into a tall glass filled with ice cubes.

garnish that bitch with the celery stick and lemon wedge after dipping the lemon-juiced rim of the glass in a combination of crushed black pepper and sea salt.

and while you’re drinking that bitch do me a favor and go win yourself a purse

My husband will tell you that I’m a bit of a penny-pincher at times. My wallet and I prefer to think of it as maintaining a mutually healthy relationship. I won’t take all of Wally’s  cash, and he won’t tell when I splurge on underwear that costs $10+ a pair.  It’s a win-win, to be honest.

So when I thought about BlogHer10 versus BlogHer@Home’10, naturally, I considered Wally’s point of view. He make’s a very persuasive case. Just look at his side by side comparison!

Ticket to BlogHer 2010: $298

Ticket to BlogHer@Home: $0

Hmmm….that’s a might strong start Wally! What else ya got?

Travel from my front door to New York: $540 (and that’s economy class, for chrissake. Wally wouldn’t even let me see first class)

Travel from my front door to my couch: $0 (also? no TSA agents or risk of being seated near someone obnoxious)

Staying at the Hilton New York for 3 nights: $1,143.08 (with roommate? $571.14)

Staying at my house for 3 nights: $0 (but the roommate is mandatory (but I’m allowed to get my freak on with him, so…) )

Cute Little Black Dress For Parties and Such: $100

Cute set of Pajamas for Partying via webcam: $20

Okay, Wally, I’m nearly convinced, but can you seal the deal for me?

Number of margaritas you can buy in a New York bar for $8: 1

Number of pre-mixed margaritas you can buy at your local store for $8: 4

Woohoo! I know where I’ll be this August. Right here at BlogHer@Home, partying on my couch. See you there!

• 2 oz Pearl La Coco vodka (or any coconut flavored vodka)
• splash of orange juice
• pineapple juice

Fill rocks glass with ice.  Pour coconut vodka over ice.  Add splash of orange juice.  Fill remainder of glass with pineapple juice.  Stir and enjoy!

Optional garnish: slice of pineapple, slice of lemon, or sliver of fresh coconut.

Ghetto version:

• vodka (any vodka will do)
• juice (any juice will do.  if you have no juice, that’s ok too)

Fill rocks glass with ice.  Top off with vodka.  Add splash of juice if you have it.  If you need to pry a sippie away from your kid, that’s ok.  Just give the JUICE cup back to the tot, NOT the rocks glass.  If you DO give the rocks glass to the kid, I’ll deny ever having known you. Seriously.

Garnish (mandatory): little paper umbrella.  Gotta keep it klassy.

Enjoy!

so i head out of town in the next hour for a family reunion in florida.  i’ll be gone for the next 7 days, baking myself in the sun… for more details go here.

anyway, jenn…  you’re in charge of our baby while i’m away.

have no fear, the macbook (aka “pinot”) will be with me at all times, but i plan on consuming mass amounts of alcohol throughout the next 7 days, especially when i hang with her and her.  so while i may be updating my own site, i may be neglecting this one.

so, i thought i’d throw out a topic of conversation for those of us attending BlogHer@Home to discuss in my absence…

drinks…  alcoholic beverages… or nonalcoholic that look like pretty alcoholic beverages if you’re a non-alcohol consuming individual…

what will be consumed at your home the weekend we are all anticipating?  beer? wine? wine coolers? (cuz those are the shiz) koolaid? liquor? shots? gatorade? water? sparkling water?

discuss drinks… GO!