The Almond Joy Martini - Sometimes you feel like a nut!

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This is so good - it tastes just like an Almond Joy Candy bar but with a little kick!

You can't beat chocolate and coconut as a combination!

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The BUBBLE GUM MARTINI

I was asked by a friend who was having a baby to create a signature cocktail for her baby shower. She was including men at her celebration and wanted something that would work for both men and women. The first thing that popped into my mind were the bubble gum cigars that came in both pink and blue colors. This worked out well because she and her husband didn't know, and didn't want to know, the sex of their baby until it's birth.

Trying to reproduce the bubble gum flavor, I created a peach schnapps and vodka cocktail that could be colored pink or blue and we garnished them with matching bubble gum cigars. The drinks were a hit and she later told me that several of her friends asked for the recipe and copied the idea for their baby showers.

Sometime after, Three Olives vodka came out with a bubble gum flavored vodka called Bubble and I revisited the recipe for a second version.

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THE MANY USES OF VODKA! What? You were just drinking it???

Sure, we all love our vodka. We love a shot ice cold from the freezer, we pour it in cocktails and we drink more of it than just about any other spirit. But vodka has other uses and here's 31 of them:

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

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EVERYONE NEEDS A LITTLE CHOCOLATE!

I just had to post this chocolate dessert recipe - it's one of my favorites and I do it all the time for dinner parties. It really impresses your guests, they think you've slaved for hours over a hot stove and nothing could be further from the truth!

Here's my free recipe card for Pot Au Chocolat otherwise known as a really rich, really easy chocolate custard.

Yes, you can put it in a martini glass and I encourage you to do so - just be careful with the really delicate martini glasses - make sure the mixture is not so hot that it breaks your lovely martini glass!

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THE FOURTH OF JULY FIREWORKS BLUEBERRY MARTINI - IT SIZZLES!

Happy Independence Day! It's time for sparklers and firecrackers and a sizzling fresh martini so here's your recipe card for the July 4th Fireworks Martini!

I wanted a clear martini with the garnish in reds and blues and this martini was created to complement the flavors of the blueberries and strawberries I wanted to use as garnish! I needed something that would go well with those flavors so I decided to try out the new blueberry infused vodka I saw (on sale!) at the store.

I like fresh blueberries and they're full of antioxidants for a healthy body and the really fun thing is they float! So you can just toss them on top of your martini if you want!

This is a really basic cocktail and not too sweet. I tried one version with sprite instead of club soda and then a float of raspberry liquor but found the raspberries overpowered the subtle infusion of blueberry in the vodka and the drink was too sweet. Using club soda instead of the sprite cut the sweetness and allowed not only the taste but the aroma of the blueberries in the vodka to hit your nose just before you taste the drink. Very nice. The wonderful oils from the lemon rind gave a nice acidic balance to the slightly sweet vodka and the club soda gave it a bit of effervescense and sparkle.

I have to tell you - I really, really wanted to spear the strawberries and blueberries with a sparkler for my garnish, but you never know where that sparkler stick has been so I didn't - but I did have to set up one martini with a lit sparkler to photograph! I didn't want to go outside in the 110 degree heat so I did it inside - sulpher smoke everywhere, it's a wonder I didn't set the house afire, lol! Dangerous and stupid so don't do it - I got lucky - and I got the picture!




















And here's some fun political parody goodies just in time for your Fourth of July!