Yin And Yang Martini

This is perfect for company or anytime.

4 - 6 oz. each: gin, sake

Ice

Place 4 martini glasses in freezer to chill for a few minutes.

For each cocktail:

For one shot of gin & sake in the cocktail shaker, add ice, place lid on shaker and shake for 15 to 20 seconds.

Remove glasses from freezer, strain martini into glass.

Serves 4.

Bastille Day Martini

Happy Bastille Day. 

This is perfect to celebrate the French holiday or anytime.

4 - 6 oz gin

2 oz. vermouth
1 T. Triple sec.
Ice cubes

Chill 4 clean martini glasses in freezer (5-10 min).

Place ice cubes in cocktail shaker. In shaker combine, vermouth, gin, triple sec.

 Shake for a few sec.

Take glasses out of freezer.

Strain martinis into glasses.

Serves 4.

Sweet Tea

This is perfect for summer or anytime.

I've used decaffeinated tea bags, but you can use regular tea bags if desired.

8 c. cold water
2 large tea bags 

1/4 - 1/2 c. prepared simple syrup 
Ice

Prepare simple syrup, set aside to let cool until ready to use.

Turn on the kitchen faucet to cold and let run for 30 seconds - 1 minute.

Fill kettle with cold water, place tea kettle and place on stove.

Turn stove burner on to high, bring water to a boil.

When water begins to boil, turn off stove, place tea bags in kettle.

Steep tea for a few minutes to desired strength.

Remove tea bags from kettle and let tea cool.

Fill a pitcher with ice. 

Pour cooled tea in the pitcher over ice. 

Place pitcher in refrigerator until ready to serve.

To serve: place ice in the bottom of 4 - 6 clean glasses.

Add desired amount of simple syrup and pour tea over ice.

Serves 4 - 6.

Recipe To Help Detroiters

Prayers, thoughts for Metro Detroiters in crisis after storms caused flooding and power outages last weekend.

The storms produced a record 6 - 7 inches of rain in 24 hrs.

Winds from the storms knocked out power to many.

Many basements and freeways were flooded, 1000 cars were abandoned on the highway, homes were damaged.

It will take weeks for homes, businesses to recover from what happened.

The last time we had a storm like this was August of 2014. 

On the left side of the website are links under Pay It Forward.

Some organizations are helping familes.

Whatever you can do to help will be greatly appreciated. 

Thank you.

Recipe To Help Surfside Fla

Prayers, thoughts for the families displaced after a building collapse in Surfside Fla.

The building collapsed in the early hrs. of the morning Thursday.

On the left side of the website are links under Pay It Forward.

Some organizations are helping familes.

Whatever you can do to help will be greatly appreciated. 

Thank you.

Celebrate Summer Float

Summer's almost here.

This is perfect to celebrate summer or anytime.

I've used sugar free Root Beer and sugar-free ice cream.

But you can regular root beer and  ice cream that you like.

6 c.  diatetic root beer
2 - 3 c. sugar free ice cream 

Put 4 tall glass mugs or glasses in freezer to chill for a few minutes.

Remove mugs from freezer and put two scoops of ice cream in the bottom of each mug.

Pour root beer over ice cream in each of the mugs.

Garnish glass with a straw.

Serves 4.

Pink Orchid

June's not only perfect for blooming flowers, but it's also a great month for get togethers.

This is perfect to enjoy on a June evening, brunch or anytime.

1 c. cranberry juice cocktail
4 - 6 oz. vodka

1/4 c. elderflower liquor

1 T. lemon juice

1/8 c. pre made simple syrup

Ice 

Put 4 clean martini glasses in freezer to chill for 10 - 20 minutes.

Cut lemon in half, set aside.

For each cocktail:

Add 1 shot of vodka, ice, cranberry juice, elderflower liqueur, some of the simple syrup into shaker and squeeze some lemon into the cocktail shaker, shake for 10 - 20 sec.

Take glasses out of freezer. Strain cocktail into glasses.

Serves 4.