FRIDAY COCKTAIL - WATERMELON MARGARITA!

WATERMELON......WATERMELON.......WATERMELON!!!

Tis the season!!

Ingredients:
1-1/2 oz blanco tequila
1/2 oz fresh lime juice
1/4 oz agave syrup
1 slice of watermelon (seeded)
wedge of watermelon
salt (optional)

Muddle watermelon slice and agave in a tall glass.  Add other ingredients and shake well.  Double strain the mix into a frozen martini glass.  You can salt the rim if you like, it really does taste great with watermelon.  Garnish with wedge of watermelon.

WATERMELON SEASON!
ENJOY!

FRIDAY COCKTAIL - ORANGE SPLASH!

ORANGE ..... ORANGE..... ORANGE!!!

This is from Bar Twenty3 in Nashville!

Ingredients:
2 oz Absolut Citron
1oz Cointreau or Triple Sec
1 splash fresh lime juice
1 splash fresh orange juice
Sugar and an orange slice for garnish

Mix all ingredients in a shaker with ice.  Shake well!  Pour into a sugar rimmed glass with ice.  Garnish with an orange slice!

OOO LA LA ORANGE!
ENJOY!

T

WELL DONE WEDNESDAY (on Friday) - BANANA BREAD!

Due to technical difficulties I couldn't upload this recipe until today.  Made this Wednesday in Maine!  This is a version of Flour's Bakery in Boston's Banana Bread.  I added a few ingredients....just delicious!

Ingredients:

1-2/3 cups flour
1 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp cinnamon
1/8 tsp nutmeg
1/2 tsp salt
1 cup plus 2 tbl sugar
2 eggs
1/2 cup canola oil
3-1/2 bananas, very ripe, mashed
2 tbl sour cream
1 tsp vanilla

Sift flour, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt in a bowl.  Set aside
Whisk eggs and sugar until fluffy - about 10 minutes
Drizzle in oil while mixer is running on low.  Turn mixer off and add bananas, sour cream and vanilla.  With mixer back on fold in dry ingredients.

Bake in 9 X 5 loaf pan lined with parchment paper or heavily greased.  Bake 45 min to an hour.  Test middle with a toothpick until done.

GO BANANAS!
ENJOY!