and, we're back!

Sorry I have been away but I am now comfortably resting in my new apartment in Chicago! I love it and Keith and I are settling in quite nicely. I will post more about that when we are fully settled. Until then- a quick post about a new treat we discovered on our vacation

Keith and I went to Mackinac Island with my family. I love the Island, and really think of it as my home. We got engaged on the island, I lived on the island and I spent my childhood visiting the island. I know every inch of it. We met up with friends and went to a favorite for drinks and I found this on the menu: adult rootbeer float. I have to say- I was pretty stoked.

It was so good I wanted to make it at home. So I did!

Add 1.5 ounces of whipped cream vodka over ice. Fill cup with rootbeer and add a splash of cream. Delicious.

Enjoy and drink responsibly. I will post again soon!

Recipe: Wine Float

My friend and I joke about making wine spritzers all the time with pop added to wine. Usually I add a lemon-lime soda to my red wine to cut it and to bring up a white I like a flavorful pop, like a berry. So when Megan came over, we decided to try out some wine floats.

You need a sweet pop, we picked strawberry, vanilla ice cream and a white wine, we picked moscato. I supplied the cups and Meg supplies the cute straws!

Ice cream first! Delicious. Then add a little bit of pop. Not too much or no wine will fit in! Then fill the rest of the way with the wine.

Delicious. Enjoy responsibly.

Recipe: The Barbara

So, Keith is a busy man.  This week our first night with any time together, Wednesday, I came home and needed to go to the doctors right away about my knee which has been acting up. After 2 hours and x-rays, we found out my injuries are not too serious, but need to be looked after. But number one, is stay off it as much as possible and take some medicine I got. There's no drinking on my pills, and usually Keith and I unwind with drinks on Friday and catch up. It's like a date night at our apartment. So, instead I made him a drink to try out. This drink is called the Barbara. I found the recipe while searching for 1920s cocktails. 

The Barbara is a earlier version of a white russian. I have yet to try it, but Keith enjoyed it a lot. Here's the (super!) easy recipe.

• 1 and 1/2 oz of vodka
• 3/4 oz of creme de cacao 
• 3/4 heavy cream

Place ice cubes in a cocktail glass. Pour in vodka, then creme de cacao. Lastly float cream. Keith wanted to use milk instead of cream and it was still great!  Don't forget this recipes main ingredient is vodka, so you want to drink responsibly. This drink would be fantastic at a 1920s party.

enjoy.

Red Hot Chata Drink Recipe

I haven't posted for a week. That is my fault, I got sidelined by Keith's birthday and various other projects. I am trying to finish up summer projects and getting ready to tie the knot in mid September, so things can be a bit hectic. So, I decided to write a quick recipe post for a delicious drink that we discovered. This recipe is something I picked up a few weeks ago. I made one for Keith and he really liked it. It's a cinnamon based drink. Okay, ready?

First off, gather your supplies. For this drink recipe you will need ice, a shaker, cocktail cup, and ground cinnamon. You will also need a horchata flavored drink- Rum Chata in our case. And a cinnamon whiskey drink- Fireball in our case.

Place a few ice cubes in the shaker. Then mix in the whiskey and the horchata drink. We put in a ratio of 1 shot of whiskey for two of the horchata. The whiskey's coloring make it a weird color until its mixed...

But the lid on your shaker and shake well. Please don't mind the bad nail painting job, or the nerdy shaker.

Place a few ice cubes in your favorite cocktail glass. I got this one for Keith awhile ago. Anyway, back on topic, strain the drink with your shaker and pour into cup.

Sprinkle come ground cinnamon on top. and finally, ENJOY! 

We are still figuring this blog out, so please hang with us while our photos and recipes improve. I hope you like our first one. It's pretty delicious, however drink responsibly.