Teaching myself to cook, one recipe at a time.

Thursday, February 9, 2012

Cosmopolitan

Sometimes a lady needs a cocktail.

A pink cocktail.

You all know what cosmos are, so I really don’t need to explain that, do I? It’s a chick’s vodka martini, essentially. If you aren’t familiar with them, please try one. They are wonderful.

I’ll show you how.

These are my ingredients: vodka, triple sec, lime juice, and cranberry juice. Some say that the vodka should be citrus-flavored (i.e. Absolut Citron), but I don’t have that so this is what I used. Also, I feel like bartenders tend to use a ton of cranberry juice because I always thought this drink was darker red, but a search for youtube how-to videos shows me that this pale pink is the way it’s supposed to look.

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I’ve got some ice chilling in the martini glass so that it’ll be nice and cold, but I’ll dump that before I pour the drink.

My stainless steel shaker is pretty sweet. I believe hubby posted about it in his guest post.

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Oh crap. I just realized he already posted about cosmos in his guest post. But I have pictures to share, so I’m still posting. You don’t mind, do you?

Shake everything with ice until the shaker is frosty.

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Pour and enjoy!

So pretty and so yummy.

Perfect for a night in.

1 comment:

  1. That looks so yummy!! I'll have to make one in a few months!!

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