recipe: ombre summer cocktail

El Gusano Rojo

1-½ ounces mezcal
½ ounce passion fruit nectar
2 ounces chilled ginger beer
½ ounce grenadine
ice

Fill a cocktail shaker with ice
Add the mezcal and passion fruit nectar
Shake well
Strain the drink into an ice-filled cooler—the taller the better
Stir in the chilled ginger beer
Drizzle the grenadine on top—which will sink to the bottom for the ombre effect

recipe: rum punch

1-1/2L rum
1L ginger ale
3 small containers lemon/limeade frozen concentrate

ice block:
scoop one layer of maraschino cherries into a mini-loaf pan
fill with water and freeze
add to punch in large punch bowl

*bow tie optional

recipe: lauren's low carb sweet

Any morning you might mix these ingredients into a bowl and eat with a spoon. But why not surprise everyone by preparing them as a finger food for an office breakfast? Or a light and refreshing dessert?

apples, bite size sliced
Greek yogurt, a dollup on each
raw granola, sprinkled on top

Any variety of apples and granola will work, but the thicker Greek-style yogurt is key to keeping it neat.

Thanks to lauren, CB2 planner for this submission.

recipe: bloody mary shrimp

Shrimp cocktail meets everyone’s favorite Sunday-morning cocktail for a vodka-infused shrimp appetizer.

Shrimp:
1 pound medium shrimp in shell, peeled, deveined, pre-cooked
1-1/2 cups thinly sliced celery (3 to 4 ribs)
1 cup thinly sliced scallions (about 6)

Sauce:
1/2 cup ketchup
1/4 cup vodka
1/4 cup fresh lemon juice
2 tbsp/to taste un-drained bottled horseradish
1 tsp Worcestershire sauce
1 tsp hot sauce

If frozen, thaw shrimp per package instructions
Mix all ingredients together in a large bowl
Spoon hors d’oeuvres sized portions into porcelain curve spoons (shown above)
Garnish with diced avocado (optional)

Makes about: 50 hors d’oeuvres
Takes about: 35-60min

Happy Fat Tuesday!

Thanks to chris at apartment therapy who contributed.

recipe: easy shrimp cocktail

Defrost pre-cooked colossal size shrimp from Trader Joe’s and serve on a bed of sliced lemons—their cocktail sauce is delicious too.

Fancy, savory, protein.