Is that a cucumber in your market totebag or are you just happy to see me?
I would say that more so than any of the other phallic foods, the straighter, thicker cucumber is probably the most, in my humble opinion of course, accurate. However, shape and size aren't the only things that matter when it comes to turning on a woman with a cucumber. Aside from its phallic shape, the scent of cucumbers is believed to stimulate women by increasing blood flow to the vagina.
That must be why so many of us love those cucumber melon scented bath products!
You know that on Halloween, it's all about candy for the costumed kids, but for those of us who are beyond the age of trick-or-treating (but not beyond dressing up!), the treats come in the form of drinks. Specifically for Halloween, we are talking about what my friends and I call "Booze Candy" -- cocktails made from candy- and chocolate-flavored liquors that are inspired by candy.
The Almond Joy Martini is something I've posted about before, but since it's Halloween, thought I'd bring up the drink named after one of my favorite candy bars. The cocktail mixes chocolate, coconut, and nutty flavors, resulting in a ridiculously delicious drink that could double as a dessert. I suppose if you left out the nutty liquor, you'd have a Mounds Martini since sometimes, you don't always feel like a nut!
Shake 1 oz. each of coconut-flavored rum (Parrot Bay or Malibu), Frangelico, Godiva or other chocolate-flavored liqueur, Hershey's chocolate syrup, and vodka. Add 4 oz. half and half or light cream, shake with ice, then strain into a chilled glass. Garnish with shredded coconut.
Most of these "what _____ are you?" quizzes you find online are often inaccurate but a fun way to waste a few minutes of your day. And they often reinforce some aspect of yourself that is true, or maybe you wish was true, and you get a little icon to put on your web site to make other people think you're that way too.
This one asks you a bunch of questions (though not enough, I feel) to find out what type of drink you are. Are you a hard drink like whiskey? Are you a drink with a little umbrella in it? Are you a martini person? Or maybe you're not an alcoholic person at all. The questions revolve around what activities you do when you drink (playing quarters? lying down? vomiting?), what snack you like to eat when drinking (peanuts? olives? nachos?), and the type of taste that appeals most to you.
For the record, the quiz said I'm a beer person. Which is odd, since I rarely drink beer.
Fall is my favorite season, for so many reasons (I'm a poet and I didn't even...well, you know the rest), and one of them is the food and drink options available. Fine Living has a list of 10 cocktails you can drink on those chilly fall days and nights. Maybe after a day of Christmas shopping, or when everyone is over your house on Thanksgiving Day and you're trying to figure out some way to have all of your family members get along.
It's Halloween night and the kids have gone out, made out like candy-bandits, come back, and are now safely in bed. Now it's your turn, so what better way to turn in for the evening than a sweet, candy-inspired cocktail, or what we like to call "booze candy?" Normally, I stay away from such sugary, syrupy drinks, but on Halloween, I make an exception for this, the Almond Joy Martini, of which I have written before but hadn't yet tried. Instead of the suggested garnish of shredded coconut, though, we did a swirl of chocolate syrup.
I'll just say that it's pretty damn good. If you feel like a nut, that is.
Flavor-infused vodkas are all the rage these days, particularly as the base to fancy cocktails. While lemon and other citrus fruits have been around for a while, infusers are becoming increasingly more exotic like pomegranate and lychee.
Lichido Liqueur isn't exactly an infused vodka. It is actually a liqueur. In fact, the website where it is sold ($22.99) says that it is a martini in a bottle made of vodka, Cognac and infused with not only lychee, but guava and white peaches. As long as it isn't too sticky sweet, it sounds delish!
Typically, our Slashfood Happy Hour is on Fridays, but with the extended Fourth of July weekend coming up, we thought we'd get started a day early.
Recently I tried a Blueberry Basil Martini. From the sound of it, I was skeptical since I had certainly heard of strawberries and basil, but never blueberries and basil. From the looks of it, I was skeptical, too. It looked like a berry-flavored smoothie from Jamba Juice served in a martini glass. However, the color is deceptive, and though it did taste a bit thick, it was not too bad.
Unfortunately, I don't know what the recipe is, but I did find a recipe online for a strawberry and basil martini, which could probably be modified. (By the way, the Blueberry Basil Martini I had was made with Bombay Sapphire gin, not vodka.)
My friend Todd is a mixologist. Technically, he is a college molecular biology instructor, but on the side, the guy can mix up some fabulous drinks. His specialty? What he calls "booze candy" - anything that's so super sweet that it's basically, well, candy. These are things that are made with fruit flavored vodkas, juices, cordials and liqueurs, and can be very appropriately served in a sugar-rimmed glass.
Normally, the sticky, almost syrupy drinks are too sweet for my personal taste, but if I drink them after dinner and with the mindset that they are dessert, then watch out. Booze candy is so easy is to drink, I can finish three of them without even realizing it.
A drink recipe I came across is so perfectly "booze candy, it's ridiculous: Almond Joy Martini. I love the dark chocolate covered coconut and almond bar, so I love the idea. I haven't actually made it yet, as I don't have all the ingredients, but the next time I have a cocktail party, I'm sure Todd and I will have to give this a try.
Almond Joy Martini
Shake 1 oz. each of coconut-flavored rum (Parrot Bay or Malibu), Frangelico, Godiva or other chocolate-flavored liqueur, Hershey's chocolate syrup, and vodka. Add 4 oz. half and half or light cream, shake with ice, then strain into a chilled glass. Garnish with shredded coconut.