Showing posts with label drink. Show all posts
Showing posts with label drink. Show all posts

Tuesday, December 20, 2011

perfecting the Dirty Banana

Since being back from the Caribbean I have been missing the killer bevy of blended cocktails that we enjoyed so I figured there was only one logical thing to do. My loyal Osterizer blender was promptly taken out of retirement and given front and center status on the kitchen counter. One of my first challenges was the Dirty Banana. Thanks to some cross referencing of internet recipes and a few ripe bananas on the shelf I came pretty damn close. This one was good enough to photograph. To answer my friend Greg's question, and for anyone else that might be interested, this is all you need:
1 oz. dark rum
1 oz. Kahlua
2 oz. milk
1 ripe banana
4-5 regular sized ice cubes

Blend for one minute.

Heavenly.

Friday, May 6, 2011

happy hour

With one of the most stressful weeks of the year done, (having survived my work's largest fundraiser of the year) it was time to celebrate Friday right. The consensus was drinks and tapas type snacks at MexiQ on 30th Avenue in Astoria. For happy hour they offer five dollar margaritas and their menu has lots of delicious options. We've been a few times now and my wife and I would definitely recommend it if you happen to be hanging in Astoria. One night after dinner we chatted with one of the owners for a while and really enjoyed his company and our conversation. Anyway, Happy Friday - we made it!!!
cheers,
arborboy