Tag Archives: martini

Quick… list them on eBay!

May 30, 2021 Rivergirl 24 Comments

On our way home from our scenic drive the other day we stopped for a cocktail ( or two ).

Repeat after me… martinis are not made with rum. Nope. Uh uh. Never. Cherry Gin Ricky it is.

Nice flavor, but a little too sweet so I asked the bartender to dial back the grenadine on #2. Bartenders are wonderful people, so helpful and attentive to our needs.

Cocktails with my husband always requires food, so he ordered mussels while I opted for Truffle fries. Both were yummy but the real news? Even after I declined ketchup, 3 packets made their way to our table.

Oh, the extravagance! After the waitress said she couldn’t take them back due to Covid rules… and when my husband remembered there was a shortage causing people to list them on eBay for $15 per… he scooped them up and brought them home. Where they’ll languish in the drawer until the next global pandemic lockdown.

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Pandemic humor.

March 11, 2021 Rivergirl 10 Comments

Because I’m still laughing. (Mostly at myself, but hey… you’ve got to work with what you’ve got.)

Actual selfie of author

Now that’s what I call following the CDC guidelines.

Wow. Now I’m really glad we got another cat.

Agreed. I listen to my husband’s all the time and trust me, they would be greatly improved with a keg or two.

I vaguely remember wandering aimlessly through brick and mortar stores sometime in the distant past….

Technically this last one isn’t pandemic humor… but we’ve all spent so much time on social media lately it seemed appropriate.

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Time traveler …. the finale.

March 7, 2021 Rivergirl 9 Comments

Yes, I’ve finally reached the end of words that were added to the dictionary in the year of my birth.

It’s been an enlightening journey.

Umami. In Japanese it means “essence of deliciousness”, but you might know it better as MSG.

Wagyu , a heavily marbled Japanese beef. I can’t say I’ve ever tried it but it’s supposed to be fabulous. And it better be, I read they give the cows beer to stimulate their appetites and massage them with Saki. At least they meet their end happy.

Yay. Seeing that this was the year I graced the planet with my presence, this word needs no explanation.

Zester. River loves her some citrus so I’m thrilled to take credit for this handy dandy kitchen tool.

Lemon zest makes everything better, and if you’ve never tried it? Add a pinch to your lemon drop martini.

Cheers!

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Time Traveler Part 3

February 19, 2021 Rivergirl 13 Comments

Let’s word.

My birth year seems to have been full of scientific additions that mean absolutely nothing to me.

But dragon fruit? I had a martini made from those once and it was lovely.

Elevator music? Great, the next time Barry Manilow comes on at the mall everyone will blame me.

Fetal position? I’m ashamed to say I have assumed that after a night of too many martinis…. and it was far from lovely.

Hotdog? Now that I think about it my mother always called them frankfurters. Maybe she was a Rocky Horror Picture Show fan after all.

And finally Japanese quail, which now that I think about it…. looks a little bit like me after a years worth of non stop Covid lockdown cooking and eating.