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  Archive for April, 2008

Month of Cocktails – #19 Pina Colada

Written by dave in Wednesday, April 30th 2008 under Uncategorized   
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This is my first blender drink. It seems like a lot of hardware just to mix a drink, but the results sure are delicious.
This version uses 12 oz. pina colada mix, 4 oz. rum, and 3 cups of ice all blended into a frothy concoction.
I’m really dropping the ball on this month of cocktails. Interspersed [...]

Month of Cocktails – #18 Havana Sidecar

Written by dave in Tuesday, April 29th 2008 under Uncategorized   
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A few drinks over the last couple of weeks have really stood out. This is one of them. I was about to go into sugar shock with all the sweet drinks last week, and have discovered I have a real fondness for the sours. Anything with lemon is good to me.
The Havana Sidecar is a [...]

Month of Cocktails – #17 Stinger

Written by dave in Monday, April 28th 2008 under Uncategorized   
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Mmmmm, minty. This one couldn’t be easier. It’s two parts brandy to one part creme de menthe. Shake with ice in a shaker and pour into highball glass, either neat or on the rocks. Garnish with a lemon twist if you desire, but it seems unnecessary. It could be dangerous, it goes down smooth. To [...]

Take Me to Taco Town!

Written by dave in Sunday, April 27th 2008 under Uncategorized   
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Month of Cocktails – #16 Tequila Sunrise

Written by dave in Sunday, April 27th 2008 under Uncategorized   
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The first drink I ever ordered in bar was a tequila sunrise. I’m not sure why I had it on the brain, but I remember that I was underage and planning on ordering a coca-cola, but when the waitress asked me if I wanted to order a drink I took a chance and blurted out [...]

Best Burger – Green Iguana

Written by dave in Sunday, April 27th 2008 under Uncategorized   
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The purpose of this burger search was to be a tie-breaker. Each poll for best burger led to a deadlock, so, as editor, it seemed reasonable that I should try several of the local favorites and serve as a tie-breaker. I have, and I’m going with the Green Iguana burger.
There is, however, a slight caveat. [...]

Month of Cocktails – #15 Sangria

Written by dave in Sunday, April 27th 2008 under Uncategorized   
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Is sangria a cocktail? For our purposes, absolutely. JB whipped these up for a little shindig we attended Saturday night. She pulled the following recipe off the internet -
1 Bottle of red wine (Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Rioja, Zinfandel, Shiraz)1 Lemon cut into wedges1 Orange cut into wedges2 Tbsp sugar1 Shot brandy2 Cups ginger ale or [...]

Month of Cocktails – #14 Ultimate Green Iguana Cosmo

Written by dave in Sunday, April 27th 2008 under Uncategorized   
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On Friday evening we dropped into Green Iguana in Ybor for a cocktail. As we drank anonymouses (anonymi?) walked up and down the street protesting Scientology. Frankly, I’m a lot more concerned about the Moonies.
I drank an Ultimate Green Iguana Cosmo which is Citron, Cointreau, cranberry juice, and lime, garnished with lemon twist. It was [...]

More Vat Meat

Written by dave in Sunday, April 27th 2008 under Uncategorized   
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Following up on Laura’s post about PETA’s million dollar offer to the first to create vat-grown meat to their specifications, here’s a Village Voice article about a recent in-vitro meat symposium. (Thanks, JB!)

Month of Cocktails – #13 Tom Collins

Written by dave in Thursday, April 24th 2008 under Uncategorized   
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It’s like lemonade with gin!
No time for chit-chat tonight, I’ve got grades to enter and all sorts of end-of-the-semester whatnot.
Except to say – collins glass!? What the Hell is a collins glass? After rummaging around I found this filigreed fancy glass that I think may be a collins glass.

2 oz. gin1 oz. lemon juicea [...]

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