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Jessica Coulter
Jessica lives in New York City with her Husband and Dog. When she isn't writing for this here blog, she's a copywriter at an ad agency in Manhattan.
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Marites Cristobal Coulter
Marites lives in Los Angeles with her husband. When she's not dabbling as a self-proclaimed domestic wannabe, she's working in PR.
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Pat Tippett
MIL is a chef and food stylist in Portland, OR. For many years she owned Flaming Carrot Catering, pdx's favorite eco-conscience catering company. She takes her passion for art, travel and cuisine back to the kitchen and studio and delicious things happen.
She's currently focusing her talents on food styling and on-site chef services for film scenes and group gatherings (hey tweens - she did the food styling on the twilight movie!). Oh, and writes MIL Missions for this little blog.
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♥WHEN YOUR MIL (mother-in-law) IS A CHEF, YOU EITHER GET NERVOUS OR GET COOKING.♥
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recipe
MIL MISSION #52: YAZI GINGER VODKA & LIME COCKTAIL (for a crowd)
There was a bottle of Yazi Ginger Flavored Vodka and “pink tinted” granulated sugar in the pantry. Friends were on the way…….what more can I say!
Prep time: 15 minutes
Servings: 10 (3.5 oz) cocktails
♥PANTRY, FRIDGE, MARKET♥♥
1 1/4 C. fresh squeezed lime juice
3/4 C. simple syrup
1 1/2 C. Yazi Ginger Flavored Vodka
*sugar for rimming glass, lime twist for garnish
*soda water, chilled
♥PREP
Mix lime juice, simple syrup, vodka and triple sec. Refrigerate until very cold.3 T. Triple Sec (or any orange infused liqueur)
♥To serve: rim martini glass with lime slice to moisten, dip in sugar, pour 3 oz Yazi Lime mix into glass, pour in a splash of soda water and drop in lime twist
♥♥ WAYS TO “just wing it” ♥♥ consider or substitute
*substitute: fresh lemon juice or a combination of fresh citrus juice♥ Helpful Hints♥
simple syrup - measure equal portions granulated sugar & water into a pot and bring to a boil. Stir until sugar dissolves, remove from heat and cool. Refrigerate for up to 2 weeks.
*pink tinted sugar - in a zip lock bag, add 1 C. granulated sugar + few drops of red food coloring (or any color) Seal bag and shake and squish until food coloring is evenly distributed
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