HOT MAMA MARTINI - A Bloody, Spicy, Dirty Martini

RECIPE FOR THE
HOT MAMA MARTINI

In a typical Bloody Mary you will get your cocktail with a dash of Worcestershire sauce and a drop of Tabasco. With the Hot Mama Martini, I've taken this classic to a totally new level of hot and spicy by bringing chipotle out to play with Mary. I also accessorized the Hot Mama with some spicier and slightly pickled garnishes instead of that dull old celery stick.

Kick it up a bit for Hot and Spicy Food Day!

P.S. Those legs on the graphic are the bottom half of my GIRL IN A MARTINI GLASS 2

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It's NATIONAL BLUEBERRY PIE DAY! Have a Blueberry Pie Cocktail!

April 28th is NATIONAL BLUEBERRY PIE DAY*  
Toast the Day with a

Slice of Blueberry Pie in a Glass:

My Cocktail Recipe for a
BLUEBERRY PIE COCKTAIL

Some Fun Blueberry Facts You Can Share at Happy Hour:

• Blueberries are one of the only foods that are naturally blue.
• The Blueberry is one of the few fruits that are native to North America (along with cranberries and concord grapes).
• Native Americans called them "star berries," because the five points of blueberry blossoms make a star shape.
• Blueberries were commonly used to make pemmican, a jerky type of dried food packed for sustenance on long journeys.
• Early colonists made gray paint out of blueberries by boiling the blueberries in milk.
• The traditional blue paint used in the homes of Shakers was made from blueberry skins, sage blossoms, indigo, and milk.
• Blueberries often change color when cooked, especially when acids like lemon juice or vinegar are introduced. These will cause the blue pigment in the berries to turn reddish.  (Think purple martinis!)
• Blueberry Jelly Bellies were created especially for Ronald Reagan.
• Robert Frost actually wrote a poem about Blueberries.

Some Health Benefits of Blueberries:

• Blueberries contain more antioxidants than most other fruits or vegetables.
• Blueberries are naturally low in both fat and sodium.
• Both domestic and wild blueberries contain brain-saving bioflavonoids, but wild blueberries tend to contain more than the domestic ones.
• The skin of the blueberry contains anthocyanin which helps to account for the blue color as well as being beneficial to health.

Updated 4-2021
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TORCHED CHERRY LIME MARTINI

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I've been experimenting with Bacardi Torched Cherry® Rum and have discovered I really like it!  Of course, if you read this blog a lot you already know I love cherries so this rum was kind of a no-brainer for me.  My first martini with the Torched Cherry was actually a daiquiri - The Bing Cherry Daiquiri-Tini - which is a frozen cocktail.  Sweet, cherry-licious and like having an adult cherry slushie -Yum!

For this Torched Cherry Lime Martini I went for a classic cocktail "straight up",  cocktail that is drink that is shaken or stirred with ice and then strained and served without ice in a stemmed glass.  This one has a decidedly tart zing to it which will please those who prefer a less sweet cocktail. Another Yum!

I served this up with a few Torched Cherry Rum soaked Drunken Cherries on a cocktail fork as a garnish:

Kind of makes you wanna do a little Karaoke to Neil Diamond's Cherry Cherry, huh?

Updated March 2016

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The Big One Martini for NATIONAL EARTHQUAKE DAY

IT'S NATIONAL EARTHQUAKE DAY
Every April 26th We Acknowledge That The Earth Can Move Under Our Feet

According to the USGS (United States Geological Survey) there are several million earthquakes every year in the world and of those approximately only twenty percent will be large enough to be felt by humans and only around 100 of them will be large enough to cause damage.

Though you might not be aware of it, the earth is moving underneath your feet everyday. If that's not enough to send you heading towards the martini shaker I don't know what is!

BTW, today is also National Pretzel Day - so grab a bag of pretzels to go with your Big One Earthquake-A-Tini and make sure you have your Earthquake Survival Kit packed and up to date.

Updated  4-2019

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EASTER MARTINIS - Chocolate Mousse BunnyTini!

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This year's new Easter Martini is actually a martini and a dessert rolled into one!  The Chocolate Mousse BunnyTini is a serving of delicious chocolate mousse with a little chocolate martini topping!

I was inspired by the cute Chocolate Mousse Bunny Peeps I found this year in the Easter candy aisle and, of course, that little bunny Peep is the garnish topping for this unusual martini.

HAPPY EASTER!

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A MARTINI for PRINCE WILLIAM & KATE'S WEDDING!

THE ROYAL WEDDING MARTINI

for Prince William and Elizabeth (Kate) Middleton's Nuptials

April 29th, 2011

Last week I was contacted on Twitter by several of my followers in the UK and asked if I would create a martini especially for the upcoming Royal Nuptials of Prince William and Kate.
 

 @1958landcruiser how about inventing a cocktail for the Royal Wedding next Friday week we'll get @FallowfieldsUK hotelier to try out (April 15th)

I figured why the heck not - it could be fun, right?  Then I was asked to put some zip into it to relieve all the dullness surrounding an event steeped in such historic "pomp and circumstance". Little did I know just how difficult it could be to create a cocktail with some English influence that was the antithesis of "dull".

 But I did my best and hopefully brought as much classic English influence and flavor to this cocktail as possible. I hope you enjoy my attempt to "curry" favor with the Royal family while I gave my new friends in the UK a fun new cocktail and, hopefully, a giggle or two!

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Updated 8-2016

NATIONAL PINEAPPLE UPSIDE DOWN CAKE DAY MARTINI

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