Photo A Day - Drink

Well. Yeah.

I kind of blew today's shot. It was an odd day and topic. I've already posted a bunch of photos of drinks on here: hot cocoa, tea. Do you really need to see another drink? I think not, especially since I really don't drink anything else. I'll occasionally have an alcoholic drink but with the medicine I'm on I've been avoiding those. And I try to stay away from soda. And water tastes funny without a teabag in it.

So.

Here are some beer steins that I saw at the Lightner Museum last month.

Photo A Day - Starts With A "C"

It's gotten a bit chilly here and that's unusual for Florida this time of year. Aside from hammering the northeast with nastiness, Sandy has pulled some nice crisp arctic air into the sunshine state and I for one love it. Thanks to the cold snap I've been able to indulge early in a deep winter tradition: a hot cocoa nightcap. I've been obsessed with Swiss Miss Caramel. Seriously. I bought two boxes at the store last week and I'm nearly done with them!

Check out my triple "starts with a c" action: Caramel Cocoa in a Cup! Heck! Let's throw in Counter as well since that is where is it sitting.

This is the first of a month long photo-a-day challenge hosted by fatmumslim. Previously she hast hosted a linky but it seems now she is only doing it through facebook, instagram or twitter. I have a facebook page but I don't use it all that much and I am uninterested in posting to instagram or twitter because aside for the fact that I don't have accounts with them, I am anti social media-ing more than I already do. So, there you go.

March Photo A Day - 5 PM

We have a rule in our house - one of the few that is strictly enforced - No drinking before 5pm. We aren't big drinkers and I, with my lack of gallbladder, can't really process alcohol like I once used to. That being said, we actually have a fairly hefty liquor cabinet (in the loosest definition of "cabinet"). We keep what we need to make a few mixed drinks and occasional shots.

I mentioned that my "cabinet" was a loose interpretation, right?

Ignore that dust. Seriously how am I supposed to know there is dust on TOP of the refrigerator? I can't even reach up there!

One of my favorite shots - a grasshopper floater.

So pretty! And such a beautiful green!

Yum. And warm! Oh I like 5 o'clock!

I Made It Monday

Guess what I did with my sour oranges!


Oranges, canning supplies, cheesecloth...coffee? Vodka? How'd those get in there?



44 coffee beans plus

Sliced then chopped oranges plus

  

about 1 cup of sugar plus vodka = LOVE!

 

Orange peel

plus Vodka = YUM!

End results!

For the above photo from left to right:

Jar 1

1 orange sliced and chopped, 44 coffee beans, 1 and 1/3 cup sugar, about 2 and 1/2 to 3 cups vodka

Jar 2

1 orange juiced and then chopped, 44 coffee beans, 1 cup sugar, just under 3 cups vodka 

Jar 3

peel from about 4 oranges (chopped), 1/3 cup sugar, 3 cups vodka

Jar 4

peel from about 4 oranges (chopped), 1.5 cups Smirnoff Strawberry and 1.5 cups Smirnoff plain vodka

Now for the wait. Each jar must age for at least three months according to the recipe I used. So, I'll let you know how they turned out in June.