cocktails: citrus lillet spritzer

i realize its been a while since i posted a cocktail recipe.  my last one was way back in november.  sadly i haven't been enjoying any exciting new cocktails at home.  winter usually brings on the beer, then guilt sets in and i move on to wine or gin and tonics.  now i'm bored with those as well.  so i like to see what i can make at 11pm on a saturday night with the ingredients i have have laying around.  turning to my trusty pinterest cocktail board i can usually find something.  enter the citrus lillet spritzer.  like most recipes i find it has good bones but not exactly what i want.  there was just too much lillet and oj action in this drink.  with a splash of champagne.  sorry martha, you had it all wrong; there always needs to be more champagne.  this is a good example as why you'll never see a baking recipe on this blog.  it would be an utter disaster.  i'm aware baking recipes are an exact science.  

citrus lillet spritzer

adapted from martha stewart's everyday foods

ingredients:

1.5 oz lillet

1.5 oz oj

champagne

orange zest for garnish

directions:

pour lillet and oj into a champagne flute and top with champagne.  

basically a fancilfied mimosa.  now go impress your girlfriends. <3

xo

alicia  

pizza pals: valentines day edition

As much as I love an excuse to buy pressies and have an excuse to decorate everything in hearts I kinda think valentines day is overrated. Crowded restaurants with over priced fixed menus and cranky waiters really isn't my thing. So last year the Boyf and I decided to make papa johns heart shaped pizza paired with a bottle of champagne our little tradition.

Last year I was so excited for said pizza I didn't care how it was going to taste. This year I was disappointed. I can't say we ever get papa johns because there isn't one close enough for delivery, but the pizza was a joke. It was the consistency of cardboard and the toppings were sparse. Not to mention it only vaguely resembled a heart. Such is life. Next year I'm inspired to make our own heart shaped pizza. :)

I threw on my sequin skirt just for the sake of feeling fancy when we picked up the pizza. But put on my red polka dot pajamas as soon as we got home.

So things weren't all that bad. The champagne was good and I cried like a baby when we watched 50/50. Which I thought was going to be a comedy. Haha.

wearing:

sweatshirt ~ target

skirt ~ h&m

tights ~ drugstore

slippers ~ steven

xo

alicia

cocktail time: the birthday girl

my birthday has come and gone but i came across this recipe for a birthday cake cocktail, i had to try it. i'm not one for super sweet vodkas that try to mask the alcohol flavor but i gave in to curiosity.  what could cake vodka actually taste like?  well it tastes exactly like you'd think, a little cakey flavor in the beginning and more of a traditional vodka taste at the end.  wow, that's some great descriptive words right there, i wonder why i'm not a paid food writer.  overall, not to sickly sweet.  heck, even the boyf drank it.  but then again he'll drink anything if i put a glass in his hand.  only thing i don't recommend are the sprinkles i used.  they didn't want to stick to the glass too well but they stain your lips.  i would've preferred the crystally kind but when you're at safeway you tend to have limited options.  i don't know how many complaints i've given them about  not carrying sugar cubes, but they'll never listen.  i know, white people problems.

i haven't come across any other decent cake vodka recipes so if you know of some, i'd love to hear them!

the birthday girl cocktail

adapted from mint love social club

ingredients:

.75 oz cake vodka

.5 oz lime juice

champagne

sprinkles

directions:

rim the edge with sprinkles.  pour in vodka and lime juice.  then top with champagne.  

enjoy!

xo

alicia

patio for two

it was another beautiful day in paradise the northwest.  part way through the day i managed to tear myself away from the tv to enjoy the sun.  due to our late start the roof had been taken over by people i swear don't even live in my building.  so the next best thing was the weird cement block in our parking lot.  can still see some of the sound and no one bothered me.  although i think some of the neighbors were staring.  hey, they just wish they thought of baking out on this little piece of property.  

been living in this chambray shirt the past week.  bought it because it was on sale and promptly forgot about it.  but now, i kinda like it.  hard to tell in the photos but these shorts are railroad striped, they've also become a staple as of late.  oh and i apologize for the flip-flops.  there's a time and a place for them and i deemed this one of them.  will a couple of cocktail recipes later in the week make up for it???

wearing:

button-down shirt ~ converse all-stars via target

shorts ~ nordstrom

flip-flops ~ haviana's 

the boyf took better photos this time, no?  <3

xoxo

alicia