Cajun margarita. .... have to try

http://tideandthyme.com/cajun-margaritas/

Came across this via theberry, haven't yet but will try this one. Also remind me to ask if true blood is avaliable  on netflix, im off work alot at Christmas  and can get a month free trial :)

Homemade kahlaua via the berry

So im one for making something if i can, even if i only do it once ill give it a go. So many cocktail  recipes  i come across have kahlaua  in, which in my local supermarket  is quite expensive  so when  I  found this link, wayhay, now ive actually never had kahlaua,  but coffe and rum, whats not to like about that, so i set too.
Now follow theberry link and follow the link in that (if i can ill add that too)
Now i roughly tryed to follow the recipe, but i actually  didnt, i thought it was alot of sugar, so my recipe basically  came out as equal  volume measurements  of strong coffee,rum and sugar, with 2 fresh vanilla pods in a empty litre bottle. So...
My homemade  kahlaua
2 1/2 cups strong black coffee
2 1/2 cups rum
2 1/2 cups sugar
Vanilla pod split
So the recipe uses the american cup measure, but in theory any volume measurement should work. I used white rum, but imagine dark will be just as good, if not better.

Found at theBERRY: The perfect COCKTAILS for your Holiday party (20 photos + recipes) http://theberry.com/2014/12/10/the-perfect-cocktails-for-your-holiday-party-20-photos-recipes/

martini experiment

Saturday night and family are here, the little  dude is asleep, and the sis in law and i am on the cocktails, its always nice to make and share cocktails  with someone,  and makes me sound like less of a lush when i drink alone, so couple glasses  wine with dinner then the first cocktail  is a martenz (thats spelt wrong i know, but hey cocktails night) martini,
 the recipe
2oz gin
3/4 sweet vermouth
1/4marachino liquor
dash bitters
Twist of  lemon peel as garnish

Now i dont have  marachino liquor  but i have kirsch so use that instead.. now i like it, its very strong, can taste the vermouth above anything but as you get down the glass the sweeter it tastes and the more you taste the cherry flavour. My opinion  is that its ok, but gets nicer the more you have... but we are now onto the margaritas  :)
Tequila. ... it makes me happy

Old fashioned?

Noooo... not the cocktail. ...
Im talking old fashioned ways. Out dated I guess to most. Romantic I guess to me. Part of the ideal "perfect" housewife fantasy maybe!
Im easily distracted. So many things in my head at once. Mind goes here there and forgets on the journey!
So im at work thinking about my next crafty project. I have many many on the go at once. Hey im easily distracted. So my next one is something I've wanted to do for a while. A memory frame. I have a multi picture frame that after 18months ive finally got round to taking out the old pictures from when I was with the ex bf. No reason for the lengyh of time.  Just put it out of sight!. So I want to put in small objects, memories that I wany to look at but not havd to get out to see. So I thought id blog about doing my first section which will be the state quarters. I only realised getting home from America that the quarters have the different states on. Out of the 7-8 different ones I have none are from the 4states I went to. But. I decided to try and get all of them if I get to return.
So all of this got me thinking I actually never handed money over or received the change myself from the server. The American did it all. Even when on the most part it was my money. And I didnt mind. Old fashioned? Yes probably. But I liked it.  In a bar. Restaurant.  Walmart. I liked the roll that implies.
I like the traditional 'relationship' roles. If you go somewhere together he drives. Orders for you in a restaurant ( not choosing but asking me and then ordering) getting drinks in a pub. Those things. I guess considered domineering maybe in our women are equal world. And im not saying every woman should want and accept this or every man should do it. Just for me I dig it.
I shared a photo on facebook a year ago. A internet picture. Pretty dress on bed. Necklace and a note along the lines of "put these on and be ready at 8" I thought it romantic and would adore it to happen to me. But so many of my female friends were anti.  "No one tells me what to wear and do" kinda comments. Frankly that shocked me. I see it as a sexy romantic "what is going to happen, where we going" surprise and excitement.  So I get im in the minority on my thoughts on this one. I just like the man to take the traditional old fashioned role.  BUT im not saying a couple online conversations a date and a guy can start telling me what to do and be 'in charge' that way. Not just anyone can 'dom' me.
So thats out my head now. No doubt ill remember more things I wanted to say. Or better words to use. But for now that will do.... now where is the spell check. ...

lime infused tequila recipe and a margarita rant.

Ok I'll do this while I remember.  So I like tequila.... well I love tequila actually, especially a margarita, but NOT made witha margarita mix, thats a bug bare of mine, and ill probably mention it again and I wont apologise for that. Maragrita mix where you add tequila is wrong and quite frankly tastes nasty and should never be called a maragrita, neither should one made with sour mix like seems the norm in america! And the monstrosity that was a "frozen maragrita" we brought in rouses when I was in the US that contained no tequila but wine... omg... now I know the weird US laws about selling hard spirits/liquor in a supermarket, but still, dont call it a margarita.
so while im on it my recipe for the best maragrita,
35ml tequila
20ml triple sec
15ml fresh sqeezed lime
ice, shake, strain. Personally I like a salty rim, but thats preference.
the type of tequila? Yes I agree patron makes for the best and smoothest, but if im paying patron prices imma buy the aged and drink neat on ice, so a silver is fine, if the jose cuervo (my preferred cheap brand, or "peasent" tequila as the american once called it!) gold is the same price as silver ill get that, I just find it a little softer. Now I use triple sec over cointreau,  mainly its cheaper where I shop, but also its syrupier, if useing cointreau or another such drink I add a dash, just a drop, or simple syrup. And fresh squeezed limes please, ill admit theres a bottle of "fresh" lime in the fridge but thats a last desperate measures and makes it look abit pond like imo. So MY personal favourite maragrita :)
And now the reason for the post!
Lime infused tequila, saw the recipe, thought thats easy, but didnt take note of quantity.  And then couldn't find it again on google grrrr... so
4 limes zested into a bottle top up with silver tequila.
mum has this awsome fine micro grater its brill, again if I remember ill get the name and add it, I had a proper wow moment first time I used it, and got a huge amount of lovely fine zest for this recipe.
so (again)
4 limes zested into a bottle topped with silver tequila.
I used a 250ml kilner bottle. No idea how it will go. I made it 8 o'clock lastnight (Thursday) wil taste tonight at 8 and see, reading said this type of infustion is roughly 3-5 days but think I used more lime to tequila.  So we'll see.
Tequila..... It makes me happy

first post!

So I've thought about blogging again for ages, used to do it regularly ten or so years ago but fell out of the habit, actually my old blog was how I met my ex boyfriend!
I dont expect to get a ton of followers out of this or 'fans' its just an online diary I guess that others can read, and a way to save recipes and makes, an example is losing a lime infused tequila recipe and then being unable to find it again and having to make it up. More on the recipe later, I need to write it down or ill for get! Ill blog about the last few days soon. Been doing alot of making recently and need to keep the info.
so first post over.
managed to mention tequila already... yay me :)