Gumbo Ya Ya: Ruby-Tini

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I'm Cindy, and I love to cook! And, I love to eat... hence the size of my rear end! I come from a long line of cooks. My great great Grandmother was a cook in the original Harvey Houses. My grandmother Julia was an awesome cook, and my mom was incredible. I owe my skills to these great women. Especially my Mom who said this to me about making gravy... "Cindy Lynn, wallpaper paste is wallpaper paste & gravy is gravy. Never the two shall meet!" Shall we say my first experience at making gravy left a little bit to be desired! Thank the high heavens my cooking skills have improved since then! Enjoy!

Tuesday, January 7, 2014

Ruby-Tini

A friend posted a juice recipe that sounded very delicious and quite healthy. Well, leave it to me to make it into something perhaps a little less “healthy” – but definitely more “festive”. You’ll need a juicer for this one – but the extra delicious flavor is definitely worth the extra effort. Cheers!

Ingredients:

1 cup cranberries

2 oranges

2 carrots

3 oz. Vodka

1 oz. Simple Syrup

Juice of half a lime

Directions:

Make the simple syrup by bringing ½ cup water to a boil; add ½ cup sugar. Stir until completely dissolved; allow to cool.

Juice the cranberries, oranges and carrots. Strain mixture into a jar or large measuring cup.

Fill a cocktail shaker with ice. Add 3 ounces of the juice mixture, 3 ounces of vodka, juice from half a lime and 1 ounce simple syrup. Shake vigorously.

Pour into two chilled martini glasses….. Relax, Sip and Enjoy!

Click here for printable recipe.