Cocktails and Crafts
I love muti-tasking. So when my friends Darcie and Shai came
up with the concept of Cocktails and Crafts I felt like it was a match made in
heaven. I mean, I do love crafting, but it is so much more fun with friends,
add a drink and it's just about perfect.
It's simple, Darcie and Shai create a craft for the evening
and prepare the kits to make everything. There is a cocktail and a lot of
laughter fills the evening. Tonight we made wine gift tags and a cute reindeer
frame (my reindeer was drunk from too much wine, hence the red nose and inability
to stay centered on my frame). The cocktail was a candy cane cocktail, and it
was delicious. Here is the recipe:
Candy Cane Cocktail
1 candy cane, crushed, for garnish
2 ounces strawberry vodka
4 dashes white creme de menthe
2 1/2 ounces cranberry juice
Ice cubes
1 candy cane, crushed, for garnish
2 ounces strawberry vodka
4 dashes white creme de menthe
2 1/2 ounces cranberry juice
Ice cubes
Directions
- Place crushed candy canes on a small
plate or saucer. Wet the outside rim of a chilled martini glass with
water. Holding the glass by the stem, rotate the rim to coat with candy.
- In a cocktail shaker, combine vodka,
creme de menthe, cranberry juice, and ice; shake until well combined.
Strain into prepared glass; serve immediately.
I am surprised as
anyone I am sharing a Martha Stewart recipe (original found at here)
after what that woman did to me convincing me to make homemade marshmallows. My
Kitchen Aid has never recovered, and I am also scarred, but the cocktail is
delicious.
If you are ever
in the Palouse area, you should come to Cocktails and Crafts with me. It is a
very fun! You can check out more from Darcie here.
The only thing I do differently from Martha is that I wet the edge of the glass with Creme de Menthe instead of water. It's stickier and therefore more candy cane crumbles stick to the edge. YUM!!
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