Blackberry V&T Recipe

If you have been following my blog for a while, you know that I LOVE Pinterest!  On Monday, I found a recipe for a cocktail that sounded delicious and I wanted to try it for my husband that night!  We both LOVED it!  It was the perfect "Monday night cocktail."  The original recipe called for lemonade, but I substituted tonic water instead, because I thought the lemonade might make it a bit too sweet for my liking.  If you try this recipe out on your own, let me know your thoughts!

INGREDIENTS:

blackberries

ice

vodka (we used Sky)

tonic water (we used diet to save on calories)

STEPS:

1. Using 4 blackberries, muddle them in a glass.

2. Put ice cubes in the glass.

3. Pour vodka into glass. I put about 1.5 shots in each drink. You can tailor yours however you like! 

4. Pour tonic water into glass until full.

5. To add "decoration" to your glass, slice a blackberry almost all the way through, and place on the side of your glass.

6. Cheers!

Pinterest

It seems like Pinterest blew up overnight!  I keep getting emails informing me of all my new friends.  It definitly seems like the "it" website, that everyone wants to be on.  Unfortunatly, they have it set up in kind of an "exclusive" way where you have to sign up, but they make you wait a couple of weeks before sending an invitation to join.  Luckily for me, I was on Pinterest before most joined the band wagon, so I didn't have to wait as long.

Pinterest is an amazing website where you set up "boards" and can "pin" things that you like to your boards.  It is pretty much dream land for most.  People plan their dream weddings, decorate the home of their dreams, etc.  I happen to do that too, although I do use it for more practical things as well.  I have gotten party ideas, organization ideas, DIY crafts, and my favorite...recipes!

I thought it would be fun to share the recipes that I have tried thus far.  I have liked every recipe I have tried.... Give the recipes a try... and give Pinterest a try! I promise you won't be disappointed!

Recipes from Pinterest I have tried:

Marbeled Nutella Banana Bread:
http://pinterest.com/pin/50313720807111740/


Red Lobster Cheddar Bay Biscuits:
http://pinterest.com/pin/50313720807106315/


Beer Mac and Cheese:
http://pinterest.com/pin/50313720806718262/


Creamy Jambalaya Pasta:
http://pinterest.com/pin/50313720806713092/


I plan on trying many more in the future... If you want to check out the rest of my Pinterest account, you can go to http://pinterest.com/stephemery/ .