How about a Peach Melba Martini for National Peach Melba Day?

National Peach Melba Day is January 13th.

Here at MartiniDiva.Com we celebrate with

The PEACH MELBA MARTINI

Peach Melba is a classic dessert dish that consists of vanilla ice cream, topped with a peach half, drenched in raspberry puree and garnished with slivered almonds. The very first Peach Melba was created in 1892 by famed chef Auguste Escoffier as a special dessert for a dinner party given by the Duke of Orléans. The party was in honor of Nellie Melba, the Australian soprano who was being lauded for her performance in Wagner's Lohengrin at Covent Garden.

Since a swan was featured in the opera, Escoffier displayed the desert by having the Peach Melba being cradled in a swan ice sculpture. This original Peach Melba did not have the raspberry puree, being garnished instead by spun sugar. The raspberries made their appearance in 1900 when Escoffier again presented the Peach Melba for the opening of the Carlton Hotel, this time with the raspberry puree and slivered almonds.

Interestingly, Ms. Melba, like most divas of the day was afraid of eating ice cream for fear the extreme cold would damage her vocal chords. However, since the dessert also had a peach at room temperature, this supposedly warmed the ice cream enough for it not to be harmful and the dessert was enjoyed by all the guests, Nellie included.

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Happy National Bittersweet Chocolate Day!

Today is

NATIONAL BITTERSWEET CHOCOLATE DAY

and what better way to celebrate than by making your own chocolate booze?!?

Get the recipe for the
BITTERSWEET CHOCOLATE ALMOND MARTINI HERE

There's nothing better than chocolate and booze except chocolate IN booze so, without further ado,

 here are several easy ways to make your own chocolate vodka, chocolate liqueur and chocolate candy bar liqueur!

Enjoy!

Updated March 2016

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Happy National Apricot Day

Another Great Excuse for a Martini:

TODAY IS

NATIONAL APRICOT DAY!

Celebrate with this Apricot Martini!

Some Trivia and Health Benefits of Apricots Here.

Happy National Apricot Day from The Martini Diva!

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Happy National Whipped Cream Day - The Whipped Cream Martini

Celebrate National Whipped Cream Day with this Whipped Cream Martini, a cocktail that features whipped cream flavored vodka.

I've used both Pinnacle's Whipped Cream Vodka and Smirnoff's Whipped Cream Vodka and both will work in this cocktail.

I've seen rumblings lately from Beam Suntory that they will be discontinuing some of their Pinnacle flavored vodkas and hope the Whipped Cream is not among them. As mentioned in my review of Pinnacle's Whipped Cream, this is a surprisingly good flavored vodka which tastes like actual whipped cream. It's a richer, creamy alternative to vanilla vodka and I keep it on hand expressly for this reason. It made my job pretty easy when creating this cocktail, though I did add a tiny splash of white chocolate liqueur for a slightly deeper flavor profile and a dash of salt to balance the sweetness.

The
WHIPPED CREAM
MARTINI

INGREDIENTS
1 Oz. Whipped Cream Vodka

1/2 Oz. White Chocolate Liqueur
1 Oz. Half & Half

Dash of Sea Salt

Garnish: Whipped Cream, Edible White Glitter

Tools: Cocktail Shaker

DIRECTIONS
Shake ingredients until chilled, pour into a chilled cocktail glass, garnish with whipped cream dusted with sprinkles and serve.

VOICEOVER VIDEO WITH INGREDIENTS & DIRECTIONS:

This is a very sweet drink, but then, if you're looking for a whipped cream cocktail, it fits the bill.

Jamuary 5th is National Whipped Cream Day.

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CELEBRATE NATIONAL CHOCOLATE CANDY DAY with Chocolate Candy Cocktails

HAPPY NATIONAL CHOCOLATE CANDY DAY

It's almost too good to be true - a day that celebrates Chocolate Candy? Yes, every December 28th is National Chocolate Candy Day.  All Chocoholics may now rejoice!

Of course, the best way to celebrate chocolate candy, in my opinion, is with a Chocolate Candy Cocktail - or two.

CHOCOLATE CANDY COCKTAILS

Bourbon Peanut Butter Cup Cocktail
Candy Bar Martini
Chocolate Cherry Cordial Martini
Chocolate Chocolate Chip Edible Cocktails
Chocolate Covered Nuts Martini
Chocolate Cream Egg Martini
Bittersweet Chocolate Almond Martini
Peanut Butter Fudge Martini
Peppermint Patty, Part Deux
S'Mores Cocktail
Winter White Chocolate Cocktail
Chocolate Candy Cane Liqueur & Martini

Snickertini Martini  
Tootsie Roll Martini
White Chocolate Martini

Peanut Butter Cup Martini

Drunk Elf on a Shelf
Milky Way Martini

 After Eight Chocolate Mint Martini

Almond Joy! - Joy of Almonds Martini

And then there's my recipes for
Chocolate Candy Vodka & Liqueurs
Booze Infused Chocolate Truffles
Chocolate Mojito Truffles & Margarita

Let the Endorphin Rush Begin!

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HAPPY HOLIDAYS from THE MARTINI DIVA

I want to THANK YOU ALL for supporting my small business stores and making this the best holiday ever for  The Martini Diva Boutique and The PopArtDiva Gift Gallery as well as my other online stores.

A big THANK YOU as well for all of you who purchased my books, The Merry Martini Mixology Book and The Martini Diva's Halloween Martinis & Munchies Book.  Your orders have encouraged me to get on with the rest of my planned books and next up will be my VALENTINE MARTINIS & MUNCHIES BOOK coming in January, followed soon by two others that will be recipes for any and all occasions!

I will be taking a little bit of a break after the first of the year to rest up from all the holiday tweeting, friending, blogging, creating and martini testing that starts way before Halloween and ends only after New Year's Eve.  I'll still be enjoying all my Twitter tweeps and Facebook peeps and will still be blogging and cocktailing - just not at such a frantic pace!!

My New Year's Promise to you is many, many more Marvelous Martinis and Happy Hour HiJinks in 2012!

Thank you all so much for your friendship and the fun.

MY CHRISTMAS WISH FOR YOU

May your Christmas Eve sparkle

with merry twinkling lights.

May you enjoy the Christmas spirit

and holiday delights.

May you sing your Christmas Carols

in voices sweet and bright.

May the joy of sharing Christmas

put the jolly in your night.

May you wake up Christmas Morning

with your stocking full of cheer.

May your house be filled with music

that is pleasant to the ear.

May you spend your day with loved ones

and those you hold most dear.

And may you keep the Christmas spirit

throughout the whole New Year.

"My Christmas Wish For You" ©2010 By PopArtDiva.Com. All Rights Reserved.

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HAPPY HOLIDAYS, MERRY CHRISTMAS
AND A VERY HAPPY, PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR

from TERRI aka POP ART DIVA aka THE MARTINI DIVA

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All About KIWIS for NATIONAL KIWI FRUIT DAY

Despite it's odd, fuzzy appearance, I think the Kiwi Fruit rocks the Casbah - it tastes a little like the love child of a strawberry and a melon. It's sweet and juicy but also has a unique little tang all it's own.

A LITTLE BIT OF TRIVIA ABOUT THE KIWI:

Originally called called the Chinese Gooseberry, then the Sunny Peach, the Kiwi fruit (Actinidia chinensis) was named after a flightless bird native to New Zealand - the Kiwi Bird - as a marketing strategy to associate the fruit with New Zealand. Originally from the Yangtze Valley in China, the "Chinese Gooseberry" was brought back to New Zealand by Isabel Fraser in the early 1900s. There are over 400 varieties of this vine fruit which is grown through the late Spring to early Fall months.

National Kiwi Fruit Day is celebrated on the first day of winter every year. Not to be confused with National Kiwi Day aka National Waitangi Day, which is a public holiday held on the 6th of February in New Zealand to commemorate the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi, New Zealand's founding document.

Of interesting note, the people of New Zealand are often referred to as Kiwi's as well.

SOME OF THE HEALTH BENEFITS OF KIWI FRUIT:

Kiwi fruits are rich in many vitamins, flavonoids and minerals.

Kiwis are high in fiber.

When kiwi juice is mix with water and vodka it can be use as astringent to help tighten and tone the skin.

Kiwi fruit can help prevent age related macular degeneration.

Kiwis are rich in phytonutrients which prevent blood clotting and control fatty acid levels in your blood.

Kiwi fruit is high in potassium which helps prevent high blood pressure.

The seeds are edible and highly nutritious.

KIWI COCKTAILS 

Kiwi Martini

Lavender Infused Kiwi Daiquiri 

HOW TO QUICKLY "PEEL" A KIWI:

Someone once threw me a small, brown, hairy kiwi fruit, and I threw a wastebasket over it until it was dead ~ Erma Bombeck

Someone once threw me a small, brown, hairy kiwi fruit, and I turned it into a cocktail! ~ The Martini Diva

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