4 Sep
I made this strawberry lemon infused vodka for my sister-in-law a couple of weeks ago. As I was carefully stuffing the fruit into the bottle with the end of a wooden spoon, I realized she’d have to decant it and throw away the bottle–obviously, that fruit isn’t coming out.
I thought it looked pretty, but if I do this again, I’ll choose a wide mouth jar that would allow for discarding the fruit and storing the finished product.
3 Sep
Ava, lecturing her parents: “I need to have a talk with you two. You are not keeping the earth healthy. I just went upstairs, and I found the bathroom light on, and your bedroom light was on too.”
It’s hard to criticize her tone when she’s so right. I just hope she doesn’t learn about CO2 emissions any time soon.
1 Sep
Our little neighborhood bar and grill recently began offering pineapple infused vodka. A couple of weeks ago, our server helpfully shared that it’s “super easy” to make–“just use a whole pineapple and cheap vodka.” This clearly explains why they charge $6 a glass, don’t you think?
I decided to make my own at home. Given the recession and all, it just seemed like the responsible thing to do. I followed her directions, coring and dicing a whole pineapple. I have been soaking the fruit in Absolut, not exactly “cheap,” but certainly not top shelf. Hopefully it will be ready in another week or so.
While I was looking for other infusion recipes, I came across one for bacon infused vodka. You might balk at this idea (Bryan did), but really, it combines my two favorite things. You just soak a couple of strips of bacon in vodka for a few weeks. I started with just eight ounces–enough to make what will likely be the best bloody marys ever.
After a few weeks, you stash the jar in the freezer then strain the fat particles through a coffee filter.
I can’t wait…
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