Restless Night....leds to Ebay goodness...

Ugh!  I can't sleep tonight no made how hard I try.  Boredom has led to this SUPER great selection of Ebay goodness.  I love ogling all the vintage items and usually they fall into one of the two categories, things that don't fit into my current aesthetic or things I can't afford (mainly the last one).  So scroll through and enjoy!

Mid Century Drink Day!

Yeah!!  Today is definitely a day to celebrate my weekly holiday, Mid Century drink day.  It was one of those long and endless days that seems somewhat brighter now with the thought of a nice refreshing drink.  But alas, I didn't have time to do the normal bar-aid prep, so the drink will be a house favorite.  The Dark and Stormy. 

The Dark and Stormy is delicious and SUPER easy to make.  Here is the recipe!

1 jigger Goslings dark rum
1 bottle of ginger beer
1 lime.

See with three ingredients, how hard can it be.  I'm rather particular...well about most things LOL...but in this instance the brand of ginger beer.  For now I am using Archer brand from Target which is not bad, but stay away from the Goya "Jamaican Style" Ginger beer that you can find at Wal-mart.  Serious Yak!  My favorite is Saranac brand which I can only seem to find at Total Wine but sadly we are out. :(  I quickly gathered everything together.  My dining room table is a little filled with resell junk at the moment so we will move this to the living room desk.

 See my new (to me) mini bullet planter....kinda awesome right!?   I'm rather excited too because I get to use my new (to me again) monkey bottler opener.  (I love it now but at first I was like...I don't know...looks a little serial killer bondage barbie doll head to me...don't worry it grows on you)  I digress....back to the drink...

First fill you glass all the way up with ice.  Check!

Next measure and pour one jigger of Gosling's dark rum.  Check!

Open and top glass off with ginger beer.  Check!

Add a quarter of lime...squeeze and drop.  Check and check!  (I have an unnatural love of lime, I like double/triple)

Tah-dah!  Here is your drink ready to serve.  On a side note....don't worry I'm not two fisting it...the day wasn't THAT bad...the other is for Mr. Honey.

If you make it, I hope you enjoy it!

Ciao for now!

Becca

The Wonderful World of Ebay!

Here are few things that are....well....awesome!  So enjoy the eye candy.

Great Thrifting Week!

You know when you have one of those weekends where you feel like you buy SO much stuff....because everywhere you turn there is a great deal.  Well...that was the week/weekend.

First was this cute Blue Ridge set with a wonderful dogwood pattern...oh yeah...1.75  Thank you Goodwill!

 Great vintage patterned rap skirt...I thought it was an apron...but I think I just need to lose weight. Haha!

Nice Pyrex piece...I think this is a promotional pattern.  I have never seen a handle like this. Has anyone else??

Several pieces of Belleek Irish porcelain for a buck a piece.  Yeah baby!

Pyrex Fridgies!  I love them!

The items just called out to me...I had to do some serious organization when I got home.  How was your week?

Bar Aid - #15 Betsy Ross

So I pulled a number out of my new jar which matches my bar glasses. Yeah! (I'm a matchy kinda person). Drum roll please.....#15 Betsy Ross...ok ok I know the post title gave it away.

I was talking to my friend about this drink and I called it a Betty Ross..Ha!

"Don't you mean Betsy Ross?" - L

"Umm...no.  Betty is Betsy's lush sister" - Me

Yeah I don't think she believed me on that one.

Anyways back to drink...

 RECIPE:  1 jigger Brandy, 1 jigger Port, 2 dashes Angostura Bitters, 1 dash Curacao.  Stir well with ice and strain into large Cocktail glass.

I made a trip to the local liquor store for Port and Curacao (I'm going to have a fully stocked bar in a few weeks!)  Before I went I did a little online research, and found this drink recipe on a couple sites.  Some used Triple Sec instead of Curacao, so if you have that on hand you should be good.

Also,  If you don't have a jigger (or know what it is), it basically means 2oz.

A jigger

In case you aren't familiar with Angostura Bitters, they should be in the mixes section and they look like this:

I measured and poured, then stirred before straining and serving in a roly poly glass.

VERDICT:  Good!  A little strong but that must be the brandy.  Tastes rather like fortified Sangria.  I could feel the warmth after just one drink!  If this is too strong for you I would suggest adding some Tonic or even  Sprite (I'm sure some brandy drinks are fainting right now)

If anyone decided to try it....tell me what you think.

Thrift Share Monday

I almost missed posting today, but how could I pass up bragging....er I mean sharing my wonderful finds!  This weekend was a beautiful day for hitting the sales.  Me and the honey decided to focus mainly on yard and garage sales.  While I LOVE estate sales, sometimes I don't feel like I can get the "good" stuff since I am unable to go on a Thursday or Friday.  Does anyone agree?

We had a nice relaxed pace, got breakfast and coffee from the bakery around the corner (Spinach & Feta Quiche.  Yum!) and we were off!  Since I am ALL about the mid century some of the places we try to hit are in older neighborhoods from the period.  First thing I found was this pole lamp for ten bucks!  The chrome on it is in great condition, the shades are made of cork and linen.  Isn't is awesome, it satisfied my inner lamp freak...for now.

Then the next place had some great dishes.  I bought a set of three pyrex teal pinstripe tea cups with saucers, and a set of 6 Dansk BLT plates with matching bowls.  Major score!

 

PYREX LOVE

So all in all a great day.  I can't wait until next weekend to do it all again!  Of course next weekend we will be in Savannah.  Thrifting road trip!  Does anyone know any good thrift stores there?

Bar Aid - Lets spin that wheel! #55

So Friday is now Mid Century drink day!  Yeah!  Put it on your calendar.  All the recipes will come from my super cool Bar Aid.  There are a total of 80 drink recipes, so to make the selection random I have a printed out each number on a slip of paper and put them in a jar.  Every week, one will be drawn and made, which kinda makes this like an eight ball, but with alcohol.  Sweet!  Today's number is....55!  A Millionaire # 1  (can I have two of these? the Millionaire not the drink)

RECIPE:  2/3 Dry Gin, 1/3 Pernod, 1 Egg White, 1 dash Anisette, Shake well with ice and strain into glass.

Seems easy enough…on a side note, don’t get weirded out by the egg white guys, it makes your drink a little frothy.  It is a good thing I swear.

 I didn’t have Pernod or Anisette on hand, so I made a quick trip to the local liquor store.  There I learned that Pernod is actually pronounced Per-no, being French and all. (I was seriously asking for Per-nod, I must have sounded totally green! Ha)   Also, per the all-knowing wikipedia, Sambuca can be substituted for Anisette. (they didn't have any)

Now that I have all the ingredients…Let make that drink (said in my “Let’s make a deal” voice)

With a little pouring, cracking, and shaking....Voila!

Down the hatch! 

VERDICT: Good, but only if you like licorice and I do.  Tastes rather like a black jelly bean in liquid form.