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Hitting the Bottle: It's Cocktail Time on Strollerderby!

martiniIt's Friday, people. That means it's time to get our swerve on. There's nothing that helps the afternoon "bitching hour" pass faster than a highball glass filled with a four fingers of vodka, a splash of OJ (for vitamin C), and an ice cube or two. Or maybe that's just me. And not just on Friday.

Welcome to Strollerderby's newest weekly series Hitting the Bottle. Every Friday we invite you to let the kids watch something wildly innapropriate on TV while you kick it on your front stoop with some Jesus Juice.

This week we're serving up:

The Choking Hazard

  • 3 ounces quality vodka
  • Dash dry vermouth (optional)
  • Splash olive juice (optional)
  • 3 blue cheese-almond stuffed olives skewered with the sharpest toothpick you can find (optional)

In a cocktail shaker, combine the vodka, vermouth, and olive brine. Fill the shaker with ice and shake for 1 minute 10 seconds. Strain into a chilled martini glass and garnish with the olive-almond skewer. Serve immediately.

For the olives: stuff large green olives with blue cheese and almonds (whole or slivers). 

[recipe adapted from the Food Network] 


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Comments

 

Kevin said:

I wouldn't shake for a minute for fear of "bruising" that cocktail. 9 or 10 shakes if you must. Better would be a bustling stir and then set til the shaker sweats. Otherwise sounds good!

April 13, 2007 4:37 PM
 

cryitout said:

Emme is down and Dana's working from home -- so I'm trying this right freaking now.

Agree with Kevin -- one minute is way too much. No blue cheese olives, though -- damn! I'll choke on vodka instead.

Great first cocktail!

April 13, 2007 5:19 PM
 

SuburbanTurmoil said:

I love it- especially the name!  My two next door neighbors and I are getting together Sunday afternoon (the Lord's day) for margaritas while the kids play...  I can't wait.

April 13, 2007 6:11 PM
 

papaganoose said:

mmm, mmm, mmmmmmmmm

April 13, 2007 7:05 PM
 

CCBerry said:

I personally love how everything in the recipe is optional - besides the vodka of course! I'm making the hub pick up some vodka on his way home tonight so we can test this out!

April 13, 2007 7:26 PM
 

Stefania Pomponi Butler (CityMama) said:

I don't know how I didn't catch the "shake for 1 minute thing."  That's waaaay to long for vodka to be next to ice.  10 seconds, max.

April 13, 2007 7:57 PM
 

Strollerderby : Finish Line: Drunken Parents Rule the World said:

April 14, 2007 11:22 AM
 

Paige said:

I'll have to try this at my next Friday Afternoon Club...

April 14, 2007 11:45 AM

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