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Oct 05

Sushi dinner at home

Published in sushi, lounge, home, food, drinks, dining, cooking, appletini by gzone |

This past Friday, I invited and hosted my good friends Colleen and Brittany, which are also my coworkers, to join my girlfriend and I for a cool and cozy sushi dinner at my place.

Colleen brought a bottle of Chateau Ste Michelle, a 2007 Columbia Valley Riesling, and Brittany got us a delightful Fu-Ki Sake bottle, just perfect for the evening.

My girlfriend, Anabela, amazed us with a full course sushi meal, and I handled dessert:

Drinks for the night: Watermelon Martinis, Apple Blueberry Martinis, and Apple flavored Sake.

Entree: Miso Soup, followed by a Hiashi crab salad, and Green Mussels.

Sushi Rolls: Naruto Maki, Extreme Roll, Dragon Roll, Volcano Roll, Smoke House Roll, Crunch Crab, Shrimp Tempura, Philadelphia Roll, Dancing Eel Roll, Fantasy Roll, and Bubba Roll.

Dessert: French Crepes, stuffed with vanilla ice cream, fresh strawberries, chocolate chips, home made whipped cream, with a drizzle of home made chocolate syrup on top.

Sep 07

My favorite loungin at home drink

Published in lounge, drinks, appletini by gzone |

From time to time me and my lady like to mix a few drinks at home and enjoy a cozy evening. The simplicity and the savoring of the mixture are what make the Appletini my favorite lounging drink. It is appealing, tasty, and very easy to make.

There are plenty of recipes out there for this type of drink. The way I like it is very simple: Vodka, Sweet Vermouth (or dry if you rather), Bacardi (Or Gin if you prefer), blue raspberry mix, sour apple mix, and of course that's Shaken...not Stirred!

Don't forget the rim sugar!!!