Things I Think Are Kinda Cool

If I ever find myself standing in front of a firing squad and asked what I want my last meal to be, after listing off a dozen potato-based items, this dessert will absolutely be requested.  It combines three of my favorite obsessions – lemon, chocolate, and alcohol – into one exceptionally delicious and decadent treat.  I’m still shocked at the lack of lemon/chocolate creations in the food world – trust me, it’s an untapped combination that’s just waiting to be exploited.

Enjoy a Lemon Lusso (Luxurious Lemon)…

- Start with a slice of moist pound cake.  I’m old-school, so I chose a Sara Lee freezer-section pound cake – it reminds me of my childhood and it’s sinfully tasty.

- Add a scoop of your favorite ice cream.  I went with classic vanilla.

- Pour a liberal amount of Limoncello over your creation.

- Shave some dark chocolate and lemon rind over the ice cream.

- Add a handful of Quadratini Dark Chocolate Wafer Cookies

- Ciao Down!

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UPDATE! – at last night’s 5/21/11 Rapture Post-Party, I brought along my Lemon Lusso creation to share with the fellow sinners, and added an ingredient that put the proverbial icing on the cake…non-fat REDDI-WIP WHIPPED CREAM!   Awwww, yeah.

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Follow this up with a Kinda Cool Signature Cocktail Creation:
- Drunken Snowman
- El Misterio
- Bloody Demon
- Popsicle-tini
- Midnight Luxe Martini
- Summer Chiller

As if I needed any more reasons to love cocktails…I had absolutely no idea how stunningly beautiful alcohol really is.  Check out these photos of different drinks viewed under a microscope taken by artist Lester Hutt, founder of art firm Bevshots.  Wow.  These are the perfect gifts for the favorite alcoholic cocktail-lover in your life.

Vodka

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Margarita

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American Lager

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Whiskey

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Pina Colada

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Dry Martini:

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Irish Pale Lager:

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Champagne

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Tequila

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Sake

-Buy prints here (via @SexCigarsBooze)

Thirsty?  Try one of my Cocktail Creations.  Yum.

The mayor of a small town in Romania recently got pissed off that so many drunk people were getting hit by cars, so he did what any responsible civil servant would do…he installed several of these road signs around town.  Translation:  ”Warning – Drunks!”

I especially love that they chose the always-PC word “drunks”.  If I was still 19, I know where I’d be going for Spring Break this year – seems like the ultimate party town…

-Telegraph via Buzzfeed

Snomageddon, Snowpocalypse, SnOMG…whatever you want to call it, today was a good-old-fashioned Snow Day.  And nothing says Snow Day like a hot, delicious cocktail to warm your spirits and get you inebriated.

After much tipsy experimentation and careful consideration, I’d like to introduce you to…the Drunken Snowman.

Ingredients:
-Coffee
-Hot Chocolate
-Whiskey
-Cointreau
-Cinnamon
-Vanilla Extract
-Fresh Orange
-Honey
-Whipped Cream
-Dark Chocolate Bar
-Cherries

Directions:
- MUDDLE together fresh orange slices, honey, and cinnamon.

- BREW a cup of your favorite coffee and MAKE a cup of hot chocolate. POUR half the coffee and half the hot chocolate into a glass over some of the muddled Orange mixture

- ADD a shot of Whiskey

- ADD a shot of Cointreau

- SPRINKLE some Cinnamon

- TOP with a generous amount of Whipped Cream (did you know there’s a Non-Fat Reddi-Whip…awww, yeah – be generous…)

- MELT half a bar of Dark Chocolate in the microwave and DRIZZLE on top of the Whipped Cream

- ADD a few Cherries

- Sit back, watch the blizzard out your window, and ENJOY…

***Still thirsty?  Try another Cocktail Creation:
- El Misterio
- Bloody Demon
- Popsicletini
- Midnight Luxe Martini
- Summer Chiller