t.g.i.f. this week was a doozy. i'm feeling a bit depleted after a ton of teaching over the last two weeks. i do feel really grateful to teach and move with so many amazing people, but my voice can only take so much. so after my classes tomorrow i'll be laying low and resting. 

the good news is, spring is popping up all over socal and we have done some major home improvement projects in our little side yard garden. my plan is to rest up with my main squeeze with this very tasty cocktail on our new deck. it's the perfect beverage to ring in spring.
tequila sunset
serves: 1 cocktail
prep time: 2 minutes
active time: 1 minutes
total time: 3 minutes
ingredients: 2 oz tequila. 2 oz fresh squeezed grapefruit juice. 4 oz club soda. splash of grenadine. grapefruit wedge for garnish. large ice cube or cup of ice. 

start by filling your glass of choice. pour in your tequila. 

followed by the grapefruit juice, club soda and finally the grenadine.

garnish with grapefruit and serve. 

xo, a

tequila sunset
serves: 1 cocktail
prep time: 2 minutes
active time: 1 minutes
total time: 3 minutes
ingredients: 2 oz tequila. 2 oz fresh squeezed grapefruit juice. 4 oz club soda. splash of grenadine. grapefruit wedge for garnish. large ice cube or cup of ice.
start by filling your glass of choice. pour in your tequila. followed by the grapefruit juice, club soda and finally the grenadine. garnish with grapefruit and serve. 

it is feeling pretty springing over here at la casita costa mesa (yes we named our home, don't you?). it's currently seventy-five and sunny in orange county and change is in the air. wes and i have spent the week digging deep into some spring cleaning. hunkering down and getting prepared for...

wesley's new job!!! that's right. my mr. is under new employment. for the last few years, he has been managing a popular lunch spot at a very busy outdoor shopping center. but now that our own business calendar is filling up, he needs something with more flexibility and more importantly, more moola. and he found the perfect place. not only is it a high end, global restaurant chain, his new employer is opening a brand new restaurant about a mile from our house. he will be a part of the opening team at the new nobu newport beach.

to say we are excited for the amazing learning opportunity would be an understatement. and i have to say, i couldn't be prouder of my man. to celebrate him, i'm whipping up one of his favorite cocktails that now bares his name. 

rosemary westini
serves: 1 cocktail
prep time: 1 minute
active time: 1 minute
total time: 2 minutes.
ingredients: 2.5 oz your favorite vodka. .5 oz club soda. 1 splash - .5 oz olive juice (depending on how dirty you like it). 1 rosemary sprig & 1 olive for garnish. a few ice cubes. martini glass for serving. start by tearing away most of the rosemary leaves from your sprig so that there is just a bit left at the tip and it is basically a long twig. use the rosemary to skewer your olive and set it aside. 

fill your martini glass with your ice. pour in the vodka. 

then the olive juice. 

finally, pour in the club soda.

use your rosemary olive skewer to stir your martini gently. garnish with the olive rosemary skewer and serve. 

xo, a

rosemary westini
serves: 1 cocktail
prep time: 1 minute
active time: 1 minute
total time: 2 minutes.
ingredients: 2.5 oz your favorite vodka. .5 oz club soda. 1 splash - .5 oz olive juice (depending on how dirty you like it). 1 rosemary sprig & 1 olive for garnish. a few ice cubes. martini glass for serving.
start by tearing away most of the rosemary leaves from your sprig so that there is just a bit left at the tip and it is basically a long twig. use the rosemary to skewer your olive and set it aside. fill your martini glass with your ice. pour in the vodka. then the olive juice. finally top it off with the club soda. use your rosemary olive skewer to stir your martini gently. garnish with the olive rosemary skewer and serve.