i just spent the last twenty minutes musing about all that has gone on in the last few weeks. 

and then i stopped, realized it's friday, and deleted the whole thing. 

for weeks, my life has been nothing but running, stress, negotiations and LOTS of food. but f*ck it. it's the first friday in december and we should just be focusing on the drinking. i can bore you with my monologue another time. 

let's focus on a delicious cocktail instead. this drink is pretty much a christmas party in a glass. bright, boozy and smelling like an evergreen, this vodka cocktail is sure to wow at your holiday party or your friyay night braless couch session. 

winter citrus punch
serves: 1 cocktail
prep time: 2 minutes
active time: 1 minute
total time: 3 minutes
ingredients: 2 oz vodka. 2 oz blood orange juice. 1 oz lime juice. 1 oz lime juice. 1 oz hibiscus syrup (you can purchase it HERE). 1 cup ice. 1 sprig rosemary (bottom two inches of leaves removed). 2 blackberries. shaker. tumbler or old fashioned glass for serving. 

start by making your rosemary & blackberry garnish. skewer the blackberries up to the edge of the rosemary leaves and set it aside. add your ice to the shaker. pour the remaining ingredients into the shaker. shake will to combine. 

pour all the contents of the shaker including the ice into your serving glass. 

garnish with the rosemary & blackberry skewer and serve. 

xo, a

winter citrus punch
serves: 1 cocktail
prep time: 2 minutes
active time: 1 minute
total time: 3 minutes
ingredients: 2 oz vodka. 2 oz blood orange juice. 1 oz lime juice. 1 oz lime juice. 1 oz hibiscus syrup (you can purchase it HERE). 1 cup ice. 1 sprig rosemary (bottom two inches of leaves removed). 2 blackberries. shaker. tumbler or old fashioned glass for serving.
tart by making your rosemary & blackberry garnish. skewer the blackberries up to the edge of the rosemary leaves and set it aside. add your ice to the shaker. pour the remaining ingredients into the shaker. shake will to combine. pour all the contents of the shaker including the ice into your serving glass. garnish with the rosemary & blackberry skewer and serve. 

last night, my good friend beatrice came over for dinner. we met when i was still working in fashion but we really bonded over food and shoes. she came over to catch up and to taste some new menu items i'm testing out for catering. 

i've been suffering from a cold and her and wes went on a whole tangent about tequila being anti bacterial and helping when you have a cold. now, i was calling a bit of bull honkey on that claim. 

but i did some research and it is true that the agave tequila is made from has some great health aiding properties. anti-inflammatory and immune boosting effects were listed as some of the health benefits. so hell, i'm going to give it a go. i'm upping my cold kicking odds of success with some pomegranate, blackberries and lime juice to make a perfect fall margarita. 

pomegranate margarita
serves: 1 cocktail
prep time: 2 minutes
active time: 1 minute
total time: 3 minutes
ingredients: 2 oz tequila reposado. 1 oz pomegranate juice. 1 oz lime juice. 1 oz triple sec. 2 blackberries for garnish. toothpick or rosemary stick. 10 pomegranate seeds for garnish. shaker. cup of ice. 

start by making your garnish. skewer your blackberries with your toothpick or stick. then add your ice to the shaker. 

pour in all your ingredients. shake well to combine. about 30 second. 

place your garnish in your serving glass. pour the contents of your shaker into the glass.

serve cold. enjoy! 

xo, a

pomegranate margarita
serves: 1 cocktail
prep time: 2 minutes
active time: 1 minute
total time: 3 minutes
ingredients: 2 oz tequila reposado. 1 oz pomegranate juice. 1 oz lime juice. 1 oz triple sec. 2 blackberries for garnish. toothpick or rosemary stick. 10 pomegranate seeds for garnish. shaker. cup of ice.
tart by making your garnish. skewer your blackberries with your toothpick or stick. then add your ice to the shaker. pour in all your ingredients. shake well to combine. about 30 second. place your garnish in your serving glass. pour the contents of your shaker into the glass and serve cold.