COCKTAILS & TRIVIA FOR THE 84th ACADEMY AWARDS #3

The OSCAR FANS MARTINI is Oscar Martini #3 - download the full sized, 5x3 recipe card in print quality here.

Grab some Oscar Night Munchies from my Oscars Snacks at TheMartiniDiva.Com.

To celebrate the 84th ANNUAL ACADEMY AWARDS airing this Sunday on ABC, here's some classic Oscar acceptance lines:

Classic Acceptance Lines:

• Thank you very much. That makes up for the strip-search. - Woody Allen
• Oh, wow. This is the best drink of water after the longest drought of my life - Steven Spielberg
• Most of all, I want to thank my father, up there, the man who when I said I wanted to be an actor, he said, 'Wonderful, just have a back-up profession like welding - Robin Williams
• I can't deny the fact that you like me, right now, you like me! - Sally Field
• I guess this proves there are as many nuts in the Academy as anywhere else - Jack Nicholson
• This is one night I wish I smoked and drank - Grace Kelly

And, of course, the Most Classic Non-Acceptance Line of All Time:

• "Marlon Brando very regretfully cannot accept this very generous award. And the reason for this being is the treatment of American Indians today by the film industry - Sacheen Littlefeather refusing the Best Actor Award for Marlon Brando in 1972

 Sacheen Littlefeather's Reading Marlon Brando's Refusal of the Best Actor Award for his performance in The Godfather at the 45th Annual Academy Awards.

Don't miss tomorrow's post for the last Oscar Martini AND ALL of the times Billy Crystal has hosted the Oscars (bet you don't know how many!!)

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Happy National Tootsie Roll Day! Tootsie Martini & Trivia.

February 23rd is

NATIONAL TOOTSIE ROLL DAY

Enjoy this Toot-Toot Tootsie-Tini from The Martini Diva!

Did you know that Tootsie Rolls were the first wrapped penny candy to be sold in the United States? Of course, that was back in the day when you could buy a piece of candy for a penny.  Tootsie Rolls were named for Clara Hirshfield, the daughter of creator Leo Hirshfield, whose nickname for her was Tootsie.

Created in 1896 by Mr. Hirshfield in his small candy shop in New York City, Tootsie Rolls have changed very little from his original recipe and are still the same chewy, chocolaty goodness that we all know and love.

Tootsie Rolls have long been a favorite of mine and I still keep a bag in the house to this day.  It's said that the company includes a portion of the previous day's batch so that, ". . . . there's (theoretically) a bit of Leo's very first Tootsie Roll in every one of the sixty four million Tootsie Rolls that Tootsie produces each day." 

I don't know how much of that original Tootsie Roll is still in my Tootsie Midgee but it's a nice thought, isn't it?

Cheers & Enjoy your Toot-Toot Tootsie Martini today!

Download the Full Sized, 5x3, Print Quality Recipe Card for the Toot-Toot Tootsie-Tini.

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COCKTAILS & TRIVIA FOR THE 84TH ACADEMY AWARDS 2

The RED CARPET MARTINI is Oscar Martini #2 - download the full sized, 5x3 recipe card in print quality here.

Grab some Oscar Night Munchies from my Oscars Snacks at TheMartiniDiva.Com.

In honor of this Sunday's airing of The 84th ACADEMY AWARDS, here's a little Oscar Trivia for you:

• The official name of the golden statue is the Academy Award of Merit. Bette Davis makes the claim that she named the statuette after her first husband, bandleader Harmon Oscar Nelson.
• You cannot buy an Oscar. The winners or their heirs may not sell the statuettes without first offering to sell them back to the Academy for $1. If the winner does not agree to this stipulation the Academy keeps their statuette. Prior to 1950 this stipulation was not in place and Oscars fetched as high as six figures.
• In 1981, the Academy Awards were delayed for one day, due to the shooting of President Ronald Reagan.
• The first televised Academy Awards show was the 25th annual, held on March 19, 1953.

Here's the Oscar Timeline and last year's winners from Oscar.Org.

And just in case you missed it and need a laugh, here's Will Ferrel and Jack Black singing the 'GET OFF THE STAGE' Oscar song.

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Happy National Margarita Day!

HAPPY NATIONAL MARGARITA DAY!

Yes, I do like a margarita occasionally, especially on National Margarita Day! Of course, I will be having mine in a martini glass because you know me, I love my martini glasses.  But no matter what glass it's in a margarita is a margarita!

I might have a little fun and turn mine into a blackberry margarita by adding some fresh blackberries but with or without a margarita will be in my martini glass tonight.  Jimmy Buffett would be proud!

You can download the full sized, 5x3 recipe card in print quality for the Margaritavilla Martini here.

Come waste away with me!

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COCKTAILS & TRIVIA FOR THE 84th ACADEMY AWARDS

Today's Oscar Martini is The HOLLYWOOD MARTINI and you can download the full sized, 5x3 recipe card in print quality here.
Serve this up with some of my Gourmet Cheese Popcorn from my Oscar Eats over at TheMartiniDiva.Com.

THE 84TH ANNUAL ACADEMY AWARDS airs Sunday, February 26th and in honor of the show I thought I'd share some of my favorite Oscar moments with you as well as my Oscar Martinis!  I've been watching the Oscars for decades (you try and guess how many) and here's some of my top favorite moments of all of them:

David Niven and The Streaker
Jack Palance and the One Armed Push Up Acceptance Speech
Billy Crystal's Parody Number on Prince of Tides
Cuba Gooding's Totally Over the Energetic Top Acceptance Speech
Steven Spielberg Finally Getting an Oscar (Schindler's List)
Steven Martin Hosts in 2001
Hugh Jackman's Opening Number in 2009

Tomorrow, Oscar Martini #2 and some Oscar Trivia!

P.S. Glad to see you back in the saddle, Billy Crystal!!!!

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Laissez Les Bon Temps Rouler!

HAPPY MARDI GRAS!

 from The Martini Diva

It's Fat Tuesday so Let The Good Times Roll with my Mardi Gras Martini, a martini-ized version of the traditional Mardi Gras cocktail, the Hurricane.

Read more about Mardi Gras and why it's called Fat Tuesday on the Mardi Gras Martini Recipe Page.

Check out my Pinterest Page for some fun recipes and ideas for today!

Laissez les bon temps rouler!

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The Many Uses of VODKA!

From cocktails to cleaning to cures, vodka is a useful liquid to have around the house!

What? You were just making martinis with it????  Read on:

31 REASONS WHY EVERYONE SHOULD HAVE A BOTTLE OF VODKA IN THE HOUSE.

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