The Thirsty Diva ™

Today’s the solar eclipse. This is perfect for your eclipse watching get together or anytime. 2 - 3 c. lemon lime soda Ice 4 - 6 oz. tequila  2 oz. triple se Blue food coloring  Place clean glasses in freezer to chill for a few minutes. In the bottom of a clean pitcher, place ice.  Combine a couple of drops of food coloring & triple sec in the bottom of a clean glass.  Stir to mix with a clean fork.  Add tequila, triple sec and soda to pitcher. Stir with  a clean wooden  spoon  and place in refrigerator until ready to serve. To serve: Remove pitcher from fridge, glasses from freezer and pour spritz into glasses. Serves 4.

Tomorrow’s the first full day of spring. This is a perfect green smoothie for spring or anytime. 2 - 3 c. pineapple juice  1 c. baby spinach leaves 1/2c. cucumber  1/4 c. lime juice Ice Rinse spinach leaves, pat dry. Rinse, chop ends from and cut cucumber in half. Chop cucumber, set aside. Rinse and cut lime in half. In the bottom of a clean blender, add ice. Add remaining ingredients and blend for a few seconds until blended. Serves 4.

 The Oscars are next week. This is perfect for watching the awards or anytime. I didn’t have any cocktail onions so I used shallots. You can also use pearl onions too. 4 - 6  oz. vodka or gin 1 shallot  1 - 1  1/2 oz. dry vermouth  squeeze of lime  ice  salt, pepper With a wet napkin, wet the rims of 4 martini glasses.  Sprinkle some salt and pepper on a shallow dish.  Place the glasses rim side down on the salted dish to coat. Place the glasses in the freezer to chill for a few minutes.  In a cocktail shaker combine: gin or vodka, ice,  lime juice, vermouth.  Shake for a few seconds to mix.  Peel, rinse chop shallot into piecess Remove glasses from freezer, strain martinis into glasses.  Thread shallots through 4 toothpicks. Garnish gibson with the shallots. Serves 4. 

  Happy Margarita Day all. This is perfect for margarita day or anytime. 1  1/2  - 2 c. margarita mix   1 c. ice 1/2 c. each: fresh or frozen blackberries, raspberries, strawberries 4 - 6 oz. tequila (optional) 1 oz. triple sec 1 tsp. regular or dietetic sugar (optional) 1 lime cut into wedges Salt for rim of glass (optional) Garnish glasses with lime wedges. Wet a napkin slightly, rub around rim of glasses to wet. Put salt on small dish.  Put mouth of  glasses face down on plate to coat rim of glasses with salt, set glasses aside. Rinse fresh berries.. Combine ingredients in blender.  Blend for 20 - 30 sec. or until blended.   Pour into garnished glasses. Serves 4.

This is perfect for the big game or anytime. You can use club soda or sparkling water for this. 8 blackberries  2 tsp. sugar 4 mint leaves 4 c. approx (1 liter bottle) club soda or sparkling water  Ice Place 4 clean glasses in freezer to chill for a few minutes. Rinse blackberries, mint, pat dry mint leaves, set aside. For each drink: Remove glasses from freezer. In the bottom of glass, place some of the sugar, blackberries, 1 mint leaf. With the back of clean spoon, muddle mint leaves, blackberries, sugar together. Add ice, top off drink with club soda.  Stir for a few seconds with a clean spoon or a clean straw, if desired. Serves 4.

This is great whether you’re watching the Lions or anytime.   This is also perfect for summer. 4 - 6 c. premade lemonade 2 - 3 c. club soda or sparkling water Ice sugar (enough to coat glasses) Blue food coloring  On a clean plate place sugar, add a couple drops of food coloring.  Stir with a clean fork to mix.  Wet the rims of 4 clean glasses with a clean wet napkin. Place glasses rim side down on plate with sugar to coat rims. Place glasses in freezer to chill for a few minutes. To serve: Remove glasses from freezer, squeeze 1 drop of food coloring in the bottom of glass, place ice in glasses. Pour lemonade into glasses, top lemonade off with soda and stir with a clean straw. Serves 4.