we made it friends. no matter what happens from here, we survived 2020.
like many, this year truly rocked our world. right down to its last hours, this year was a real bitch. let me see if i can sum up our household’s experience in a nutshell.
in the midst of a global pandemic and social justice crisis, my husband lost his job. while terrifying, we went all in on our own business and added meal deliveries to our full plates. our community was so gracious and supportive and somehow we managed to thrive. in september, we packed up our tiny apartment after seven years and moved across town to make more space for our growing little sous chef. and while we really have faired well as a family during this INSANE time, this year has not been with out health troubles, covid cases and full blown MELTDOWNS.
the theme of my last yoga class of the year was “worry is a wasted emotion.” and while i’m having trouble practicing what i preach, it is true. in twenty-twenty-one, i am going to do my best to detach from the outcome and enjoy this crazy ride. i am making cocktails and teaching yoga for goodness sake.
alright. enough jibber jabber. let’s talk about this cocktail. now, it can easily be made with whatever your favorite tea is. the one i used is from hello goldie and has a little cbd in it for extra mellow vibes. their smitten tea is creamy and floral. rose or chamomile teas would be a great substitute. i made this marteani (see what i did there) for a new years cocktail so i used a sugar sprinkle on the rim of the glass. if you aren’t feeling those extra work/ingredient vibes, you could sub regular sugar or leave the sugar rim off all together.
blood orange & hello goldie marTEAni
serves: 1 cocktail
prep time: 5 minutes
active time: 1 minute
total time: 6 minutes
ingredients: 2 oz vodka. 3 oz cooled floral tea (like rose, chamomile, hibiscus). .5 oz blood orange simple syrup (plain simple syrup would work as well). .5 oz blood orange juice. .5 oz lemon juice + lemon wedge. 2 tbs sugar sprinkles or sugar. 1 cup ice. shaker. martini glass.
start by dressing up your martini glass. use the lemon wedge to brush the edges of your martini glass.
lay your sprinkles or sugar out on a plate and dip the lemoned edges of the glass into the sprinkles till they stick and you have coated the whole rim. place your martini glass in the freezer to chill.
in your shaker, combine the vodka, tea, juice and simple syrup with the ice. shake well for 30 seconds till completely combined and chilled.
strain the contents of your shaker into your chilled martini glass.
serve immediately and enjoy.
xo, a
blood orange & hello goldie marTEAni
serves: 1 cocktail
prep time: 5 minutes
active time: 1 minute
total time: 6 minutes
ingredients: 2 oz vodka. 3 oz cooled floral tea (like rose, chamomile, hibiscus). .5 oz blood orange simple syrup (plain simple syrup would work as well). .5 oz blood orange juice. .5 oz lemon juice + lemon wedge. 2 tbs sugar sprinkles or sugar. 1 cup ice. shaker. martini glass.
start by dressing up your martini glass. use the lemon wedge to brush the edges of your martini glass. lay your sprinkles or sugar out on a plate and dip the lemoned edges of the glass into the sprinkles till they stick and you have coated the whole rim. place your martini glass in the freezer to chill. in your shaker, combine the vodka, tea, juice and simple syrup with the ice. shake well for 30 seconds till completely combined and chilled. strain the contents of your shaker into your chilled martini glass and serve immediately.