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Pina Colada

3 oz. Rum
3 Tbsp. Coconut Milk
3 Tbsp. Crushed Pineapple

Place in an electric blender with two cups of
crushed ice and blend at high speed for a short time.
Strain into collins glass and serve with a straw.


"Some people wanted champagne and caviar when
they should have had beer and hot dogs."
- Dwight D. Eisenhower


Margarita

1 1/2 oz. Tequila
1/2 oz. Triple Sec
1 oz. Lemon or Lime Juice

Wine Beer Spirits

Rub rim of cocktail glass with rind of lemon or lime,
dip rim in salt. Shake ingredients with ice and
strain into the salt-rimmed glass.


"Love makes the world go round? Not at all.
Whiskey makes it go round twice as fast."
-Compton Mackenzie


Between the Sheets

Juice of 1/4 Lemon
1/2 oz. Brandy
1/2 oz. Triple Sec
1/2 oz. Light Rum
Shake with ice and strain into cocktail glass.


"Once, during Prohibition, I was forced to
live for days on nothing but food and water."
- W.C. Fields


Black Magic

1 1/2 oz. Vodka
3/4 oz. Coffee Liqueur
1 dash Lemon Juice

Stir and serve in old fashioned glass over ice cubes
and add a twist of lemon peel.


"The problem with the world is that
everyone is a few drinks behind".
-Humphrey Bogart


Red Raider

1 oz. Bourbon
1/2 Triple Sec
1 oz. Lemon Juice
1 Dash Grenadine
Shake with ice and strain into cocktail glass.


"I never drink anything stronger than gin before
breakfast. A woman drove me to drink and I didn't
even have the decency to thank her. What contemptible
scoundrel has stolen the cork to my lunch?"
-W.C. Fields


Sombrero

1 1/2 oz. Coffee Flavored Brandy
1 oz. Light Cream
Pour Brandy into old fashioned glass over ice cubes.
Float Cream on top.


"Vodka martini," I said. "Incredibly dry.
Powdered, if you've got it."
-Hugh Laurie


Silk Stockings

1 1/2 oz. Tequila
1 oz. Creme de Cacao
1 1/2 oz. Cream
1 Dash Grenadine
Shake ingredients with crushed ice. Strain into
cocktail glass. Sprinkle cinnamon on top.


"I was in love with a beautiful blonde once, dear. She drove
me to drink. That's the one thing I'm indebted to her for."
- W.C. Fields


Bloody Mary

1 1/2 oz. Vodka
3 oz. Tomato Juice
1 das lemon Juice
1/2 tsp .Worchestershire Sauce
2 or 3 drops Tabasco Sauce
Pepper and Salt
Shake with ice and strain
into old fashion glass, over
ice cubes with a wedge of lime.


"Who took the cork out of my lunch?"
- W.C. Fields


Daiquiri

Juice of one lime
1 tsp. Powdered Sugar
1 1/2 oz. Light Rum
Shake with ice and strain
into a cocktail glass.


"Whenever someone asks me if I want water with
my Scotch, I say, "I'm thirsty, not dirty".
- Joe E. Lewis


"Give me a whiskey, ginger ale on the side,
and don't be stingy, baby."
Greta Garbo


Woo Woo

1 1/2 oz. Hot Shot
Tropical Fruit Liqueur
or Peach Schnapps
1 1/2 oz. Vodka
3 1/2 oz. Cranberry Juice
Pour ingredients over ice
in a highball glass and stir.

"I'll admit I may have seen better days, but I'm still not to
be had for the price of a cocktail, like a salted peanut."
- Bette Davis


Love Cocktail

2 oz. Sloe Gin
1 egg white
1/2 tsp. Limon Juice
1/2 tsp. Raspberry Juice

Shake with ice and strain
into cocktail glass.


"What is a cocktail dress?"
"Something to spill cocktails on."
- William Powell & Jean Arthur


Arise My Love

1 teaspoon Creme de Menthe
(Green)
Put Creme de Menthe into
champagne flute.
Fill with chilled champagne.


"Meet me down in the bar! We'll drink breakfast together."
- W. C. Fields


St. Patrick's Day

3/4 oz. Creme de Menthe (Green)
3/4 oz. Chartreuse (Green)
3/4 oz. Irish Whiskey
1 Dash Bitters
Stir with ice and strain into cocktail glass.


When I read about the evils of
drinking, I gave up reading.
- Henny Youngman


Why Not...Hmmm?

1 oz. Gin
1 oz. Apricot Flavored Brandy
1/2 oz. Dry Vermouth
1 Dash Lemon Juice
Shake with ice and strain into cocktail glass.


"You're not drunk if you can lie
on the floor without holding on."
- Dean Martin


Passion Cocktail

4 oz. Passion Fruit
1 dash Cranberry Juice
1 dash Lemon Juice
Club Soda
combine juices in a highball
glass filled with ice. Top with
club soda, stir. Add a cherry
and a long straw.


"Quickly, bring me a beaker of wine, so that
I may wet my mind and say something clever."
- Aristophanes


Midnight Mixed Drinks Cocktails

1 oz. Apricot Flavored Brandy
1/2 oz. Triple Sec
1 Tablespoon Lemon Juice
Shake with ice and strain


"Always carry a flagon of whiskey in case of snakebite,
and, furthermore, always carry a small snake."
- W.C. Fields
Honeymoon Mixed Drinks Cocktails


3/4 oz. Benedictine
3/4 oz. Apple Brandy
Juice of 1/2 Lemon
1 teaspoon Triple Sec
Shake with ice and strain
into cocktail glass.


"Time is never wasted when you're wasted all the time."
- Catherine Zandonella

Angel Face


1 oz. Gin 1/2 oz. Apricot Flavored Brandy
1/2 oz. Apple Brandy
Shake well with cracked ice and
strin into cocktail glass.


Angel Kisses

1/4 oz. Creme de Cocoa (White)
1/4 oz. Sloe Gin
1/4 oz. Brandy
1/4 oz. Light Cream
Pour ingredients carefully, in
order given, so that they do
not mix. Use pousse cafe glass.


One more drink and I'll be under the host.
- Dorothy Parker


Black Magic

1 1/2 oz. Vodka
3/4 oz. Coffee Liqueur
1 dash Lemon Juice
Stir and serve in old fashioned glass over ice cubes
and add a twist of lemon peel.


Too much of a good thing can be wonderful.
- Mae West


Lady Love Fizz

1 tsp. Powdered Sugar
Juice of 1/2 Lemon
1 Egg White
2 oz. Gin
2 tsp. Light Cream
Shake with ice and strain into
cocktail glass over two ice cubes.
Fill with carbonated water and stir.


one tequila, two tequila, three tequila, floor.
- Author Unknown


Lady Be Good

1 1/2 oz. Brandy
1/2 oz. Creme de Menthe (White)
1/2 oz. Sweet Vermouth
Shake with ice and strain into
cocktail glass.


You're not drunk if you can lie on
the floor without holding on.
- Dean Martin


Lady Finger

1 oz. Gin
1/2 oz. Kirschwasser
1 oz. Cherry Flavored Brandy
Shake with ice and strain into
cocktail glass.


"I have taken more good from alcohol
than alcohol has taken from me."
- Winston Churchill


Adam and Eve

1 oz. Forbidden Fruit
1 oz. Gin
1 oz. Brandy
1 dash Lemon Juice
Shake well with craked ice
and strain into cocktail glass.


I drink to make other people interesting.
- George Jean Nathan


Adonis

1 dash Orange Bitters
3/4 oz. Sweet Vermouth
1 1/2 oz. Dry Sherry
Stir with ice and strain into
cocktail glass.


Why don't you slip out of those wet
clothes and into a dry Martini?
- Robert Benchley

Affair Mixed Drinks Cocktails

2 oz. Strawberry Schnapps
2 oz. Cranberry Juice
2 oz. Orange Juice
Pour over ice in a highball
glass and top with Club Soda.


My grandmother is over eighty and
still doesn't need glasses.
Drinks right out of the bottle.
- Henny Youngman


Bachelor's Bait Mixed Drinks Cocktails

1 1/2 oz. Gin
1 Egg White
1 dash Orange Bitters
1/2 teaspoon Grenadine
Shake with ice and strain into
cocktail glass.


Mixed Drinks Cocktails Crystal Slipper

1/2 oz. Blue Curacao
2 dashes Orange Bitters
1 1/2 oz. Gin
Stir with ice and strain into
cocktail glass.


Beer is proof that God loves us
and wants us to be happy.
- Benjamin Franklin


Bikini

2 oz. Vodka
1 oz. Light Rum
1/2 oz. Milk
1 teaspoon Sugar
Juice of 1/2 Lemon
Shake with ice and stain into
cocktail glass. Garnish with
a lemon twist.


I never drink water because of the disgusting
things that fish do in it.
- W.C. Fields


Tango

1 tablespoon Orange Juice
1/2 oz. Dry Vermouth
1/2 oz. Sweet Vermouth
1 oz. Gin 1/2 teaspoon Triple Sec
Shake with ice and strain into
a cocktail glass.


Giving up smoking is the easiest
thing in the world. I know because
I've done it thousands of times.
- Mark Twain


Temptation

1 1/2 oz. Blended Whiskey
1/2 oz. teaspoon Triple Sec
1/2 oz. Anis
1/2 oz. Dubonnet
Shake with ice and strain into
cocktail glass. Add twists of
lemon and orange peel.


Wine divulges truth.
- Irish Proverb


Hotel Plaza

3/4 oz. Sweet Vermouth 3/4 oz. Dry Vermouth
3/4 oz. Gin
Stir with ice and
strain into cocktail glass.
Decorate with a crushed slice
of pineapple.


I'm only a beer teetotaller,
not a champagne teetotaller.
- George Bernard Shaw


Absolute Sex

1 1/4 oz. absolut kurant
1/2 oz. melon liqueur
1 part cranberry juice
1 part 7-Up
Strain into a cocktail glass


Mixed Drinks Cocktails Tight Snatch

1 oz. light rum 3/4 oz. peach schnapps
fill with pineapple juice
Stir in highball glass


Slow Screw

1 oz. vodka
1 oz. sloe gin
fill with orange juice
Strain into a cocktail glass


Mixed Drinks Cocktails Slippery Nipples

1/2 oz. sambuca
1/2 oz. baileys
1/2 oz. Kahlua
Strain into a cocktail glass


Cocktails Sex

1/2 oz. spiced rum
1/2 oz. amaretto
1/2 oz. whiskey
1/2 oz. orange juice
1/2 oz. pineapple juice
1/2 oz. cranberry juice
1/2 oz. greandine
Shake with ice, strain
and pour into highball glasses


Mixed Drinks Cocktails Sex Up Against The Wall

1 part vodka
1 part pineapple juice
1 part cranberry juice
1 part sour mix
Shake with ice, strain
and pour into highball glasses


Mixed Drinks Cocktails Sex In the Parking Lot

1/2 oz. chambord
1/2 oz. vodka
1/2 oz. apple schnapps
Shake with ice, strain
and pour into cocktail glasses


Mixed Drinks Cocktails Screaming Orgasm

1/2 oz. Bailey's
1/2 oz. Grand Marnier
1/2 oz.Vodka
Pour on the rocks
into a highball glass


Russian Turkey

3 oz. vodka
3 oz. cranberry juice
Stain into a cocktail glass


Road Runner

2 parts vodka
1 part amaretto
1 part cream of coconut
Blend and serve in wine glass
with orange slice and pinch of nutmeg


Poinsettia

1/2 oz. Triple Sec
3 oz. Champagne
Fill with Cranberry Juice
Stain into bucket
glass with lemon wedge


Pink Pussycat

1 1/2 oz. vodka
fill with pineapple juice
splash of grenadine
Strain in highball glass


Parisian Blonde

2 oz. dark rum
2 oz. triple sec
2 oz. light cream
Shake and strain into highball glass


Orgasms

2 oz. vodka
2 oz. amaretto
2 oz. kahlua
2 oz. light cream
Shake and strain into cocktail glass


Mexicana
1 1/2 oz. tequila
1 oz. sour mix
splash of pineapple
dash of grenadine
Shake & strain into lowball glass


La Jolla
1 1/2 oz. brandy
1 1/2 oz. banana liqueur
dash of Rose's lime Juice
splash of orange juice
Shake & strain into lowball glass


Mixed Drinks Cocktails Kiss In The Dark

3/4 oz. gin
3/4 oz. cherry brandy
3/4 oz. dry vermouth
Stir & strain into cocktail glass


Cuba Libre

1 1/2 oz. light rum
fill with coke
Strain into highball
glass with lime wedge


California Root Beer

1 oz. kahlua
1 oz. galliano
2 oz. club soda
1 oz. coke
optional splash of beer
Stain into highball glass


Buttery Nipples

3/4 oz Butterscotch Schnapps
1/4 oz Bailey's Irish Cream
Strain into shot glass


One bar has a sign over the register that says,
"If you DRINK to FORGET, try PAYING in ADVANCE.

NEVER DRINK AND DRIVE!

  • True story about Tequila

Pina Colada

3 oz. Rum
3 Tbsp. Coconut Milk
3 Tbsp. Crushed Pineapple

Place in an electric blender with two cups of
crushed ice and blend at high speed for a short time.
Strain into collins glass and serve with a straw.


"Some people wanted champagne and caviar when
they should have had beer and hot dogs."
- Dwight D. Eisenhower


Margarita

1 1/2 oz. Tequila
1/2 oz. Triple Sec
1 oz. Lemon or Lime Juice

Wine Beer Spirits

Rub rim of cocktail glass with rind of lemon or lime,
dip rim in salt. Shake ingredients with ice and
strain into the salt-rimmed glass.


"Love makes the world go round? Not at all.
Whiskey makes it go round twice as fast."
-Compton Mackenzie


Between the Sheets

Juice of 1/4 Lemon
1/2 oz. Brandy
1/2 oz. Triple Sec
1/2 oz. Light Rum
Shake with ice and strain into cocktail glass.


"Once, during Prohibition, I was forced to
live for days on nothing but food and water."
- W.C. Fields


Black Magic

1 1/2 oz. Vodka
3/4 oz. Coffee Liqueur
1 dash Lemon Juice

Stir and serve in old fashioned glass over ice cubes
and add a twist of lemon peel.


"The problem with the world is that
everyone is a few drinks behind".
-Humphrey Bogart


Red Raider

1 oz. Bourbon
1/2 Triple Sec
1 oz. Lemon Juice
1 Dash Grenadine
Shake with ice and strain into cocktail glass.


"I never drink anything stronger than gin before
breakfast. A woman drove me to drink and I didn't
even have the decency to thank her. What contemptible
scoundrel has stolen the cork to my lunch?"
-W.C. Fields


Sombrero

1 1/2 oz. Coffee Flavored Brandy
1 oz. Light Cream
Pour Brandy into old fashioned glass over ice cubes.
Float Cream on top.


"Vodka martini," I said. "Incredibly dry.
Powdered, if you've got it."
-Hugh Laurie


Silk Stockings

1 1/2 oz. Tequila
1 oz. Creme de Cacao
1 1/2 oz. Cream
1 Dash Grenadine
Shake ingredients with crushed ice. Strain into
cocktail glass. Sprinkle cinnamon on top.


"I was in love with a beautiful blonde once, dear. She drove
me to drink. That's the one thing I'm indebted to her for."
- W.C. Fields


Bloody Mary

1 1/2 oz. Vodka
3 oz. Tomato Juice
1 das lemon Juice
1/2 tsp .Worchestershire Sauce
2 or 3 drops Tabasco Sauce
Pepper and Salt
Shake with ice and strain
into old fashion glass, over
ice cubes with a wedge of lime.


"Who took the cork out of my lunch?"
- W.C. Fields


Daiquiri

Juice of one lime
1 tsp. Powdered Sugar
1 1/2 oz. Light Rum
Shake with ice and strain
into a cocktail glass.


"Whenever someone asks me if I want water with
my Scotch, I say, "I'm thirsty, not dirty".
- Joe E. Lewis


"Give me a whiskey, ginger ale on the side,
and don't be stingy, baby."
Greta Garbo


Woo Woo

1 1/2 oz. Hot Shot
Tropical Fruit Liqueur
or Peach Schnapps
1 1/2 oz. Vodka
3 1/2 oz. Cranberry Juice
Pour ingredients over ice
in a highball glass and stir.

"I'll admit I may have seen better days, but I'm still not to
be had for the price of a cocktail, like a salted peanut."
- Bette Davis


Love Cocktail

2 oz. Sloe Gin
1 egg white
1/2 tsp. Limon Juice
1/2 tsp. Raspberry Juice

Shake with ice and strain
into cocktail glass.


"What is a cocktail dress?"
"Something to spill cocktails on."
- William Powell & Jean Arthur


Arise My Love

1 teaspoon Creme de Menthe
(Green)
Put Creme de Menthe into
champagne flute.
Fill with chilled champagne.


"Meet me down in the bar! We'll drink breakfast together."
- W. C. Fields


St. Patrick's Day

3/4 oz. Creme de Menthe (Green)
3/4 oz. Chartreuse (Green)
3/4 oz. Irish Whiskey
1 Dash Bitters
Stir with ice and strain into cocktail glass.


When I read about the evils of
drinking, I gave up reading.
- Henny Youngman


Why Not...Hmmm?

1 oz. Gin
1 oz. Apricot Flavored Brandy
1/2 oz. Dry Vermouth
1 Dash Lemon Juice
Shake with ice and strain into cocktail glass.


"You're not drunk if you can lie
on the floor without holding on."
- Dean Martin


Passion Cocktail

4 oz. Passion Fruit
1 dash Cranberry Juice
1 dash Lemon Juice
Club Soda
combine juices in a highball
glass filled with ice. Top with
club soda, stir. Add a cherry
and a long straw.


"Quickly, bring me a beaker of wine, so that
I may wet my mind and say something clever."
- Aristophanes


Midnight Mixed Drinks Cocktails

1 oz. Apricot Flavored Brandy
1/2 oz. Triple Sec
1 Tablespoon Lemon Juice
Shake with ice and strain


"Always carry a flagon of whiskey in case of snakebite,
and, furthermore, always carry a small snake."
- W.C. Fields
Honeymoon Mixed Drinks Cocktails


3/4 oz. Benedictine
3/4 oz. Apple Brandy
Juice of 1/2 Lemon
1 teaspoon Triple Sec
Shake with ice and strain
into cocktail glass.


"Time is never wasted when you're wasted all the time."
- Catherine Zandonella

Angel Face


1 oz. Gin 1/2 oz. Apricot Flavored Brandy
1/2 oz. Apple Brandy
Shake well with cracked ice and
strin into cocktail glass.


Angel Kisses

1/4 oz. Creme de Cocoa (White)
1/4 oz. Sloe Gin
1/4 oz. Brandy
1/4 oz. Light Cream
Pour ingredients carefully, in
order given, so that they do
not mix. Use pousse cafe glass.


One more drink and I'll be under the host.
- Dorothy Parker


Black Magic

1 1/2 oz. Vodka
3/4 oz. Coffee Liqueur
1 dash Lemon Juice
Stir and serve in old fashioned glass over ice cubes
and add a twist of lemon peel.


Too much of a good thing can be wonderful.
- Mae West


Lady Love Fizz

1 tsp. Powdered Sugar
Juice of 1/2 Lemon
1 Egg White
2 oz. Gin
2 tsp. Light Cream
Shake with ice and strain into
cocktail glass over two ice cubes.
Fill with carbonated water and stir.


one tequila, two tequila, three tequila, floor.
- Author Unknown


Lady Be Good

1 1/2 oz. Brandy
1/2 oz. Creme de Menthe (White)
1/2 oz. Sweet Vermouth
Shake with ice and strain into
cocktail glass.


You're not drunk if you can lie on
the floor without holding on.
- Dean Martin


Lady Finger

1 oz. Gin
1/2 oz. Kirschwasser
1 oz. Cherry Flavored Brandy
Shake with ice and strain into
cocktail glass.


"I have taken more good from alcohol
than alcohol has taken from me."
- Winston Churchill


Adam and Eve

1 oz. Forbidden Fruit
1 oz. Gin
1 oz. Brandy
1 dash Lemon Juice
Shake well with craked ice
and strain into cocktail glass.


I drink to make other people interesting.
- George Jean Nathan


Adonis

1 dash Orange Bitters
3/4 oz. Sweet Vermouth
1 1/2 oz. Dry Sherry
Stir with ice and strain into
cocktail glass.


Why don't you slip out of those wet
clothes and into a dry Martini?
- Robert Benchley

Affair Mixed Drinks Cocktails

2 oz. Strawberry Schnapps
2 oz. Cranberry Juice
2 oz. Orange Juice
Pour over ice in a highball
glass and top with Club Soda.


My grandmother is over eighty and
still doesn't need glasses.
Drinks right out of the bottle.
- Henny Youngman


Bachelor's Bait Mixed Drinks Cocktails

1 1/2 oz. Gin
1 Egg White
1 dash Orange Bitters
1/2 teaspoon Grenadine
Shake with ice and strain into
cocktail glass.


Mixed Drinks Cocktails Crystal Slipper

1/2 oz. Blue Curacao
2 dashes Orange Bitters
1 1/2 oz. Gin
Stir with ice and strain into
cocktail glass.


Beer is proof that God loves us
and wants us to be happy.
- Benjamin Franklin


Bikini

2 oz. Vodka
1 oz. Light Rum
1/2 oz. Milk
1 teaspoon Sugar
Juice of 1/2 Lemon
Shake with ice and stain into
cocktail glass. Garnish with
a lemon twist.


I never drink water because of the disgusting
things that fish do in it.
- W.C. Fields


Tango

1 tablespoon Orange Juice
1/2 oz. Dry Vermouth
1/2 oz. Sweet Vermouth
1 oz. Gin 1/2 teaspoon Triple Sec
Shake with ice and strain into
a cocktail glass.


Giving up smoking is the easiest
thing in the world. I know because
I've done it thousands of times.
- Mark Twain


Temptation

1 1/2 oz. Blended Whiskey
1/2 oz. teaspoon Triple Sec
1/2 oz. Anis
1/2 oz. Dubonnet
Shake with ice and strain into
cocktail glass. Add twists of
lemon and orange peel.


Wine divulges truth.
- Irish Proverb


Hotel Plaza

3/4 oz. Sweet Vermouth 3/4 oz. Dry Vermouth
3/4 oz. Gin
Stir with ice and
strain into cocktail glass.
Decorate with a crushed slice
of pineapple.


I'm only a beer teetotaller,
not a champagne teetotaller.
- George Bernard Shaw


Absolute Sex

1 1/4 oz. absolut kurant
1/2 oz. melon liqueur
1 part cranberry juice
1 part 7-Up
Strain into a cocktail glass


Mixed Drinks Cocktails Tight Snatch

1 oz. light rum 3/4 oz. peach schnapps
fill with pineapple juice
Stir in highball glass


Slow Screw

1 oz. vodka
1 oz. sloe gin
fill with orange juice
Strain into a cocktail glass


Mixed Drinks Cocktails Slippery Nipples

1/2 oz. sambuca
1/2 oz. baileys
1/2 oz. Kahlua
Strain into a cocktail glass


Cocktails Sex

1/2 oz. spiced rum
1/2 oz. amaretto
1/2 oz. whiskey
1/2 oz. orange juice
1/2 oz. pineapple juice
1/2 oz. cranberry juice
1/2 oz. greandine
Shake with ice, strain
and pour into highball glasses


Mixed Drinks Cocktails Sex Up Against The Wall

1 part vodka
1 part pineapple juice
1 part cranberry juice
1 part sour mix
Shake with ice, strain
and pour into highball glasses


Mixed Drinks Cocktails Sex In the Parking Lot

1/2 oz. chambord
1/2 oz. vodka
1/2 oz. apple schnapps
Shake with ice, strain
and pour into cocktail glasses


Mixed Drinks Cocktails Screaming Orgasm

1/2 oz. Bailey's
1/2 oz. Grand Marnier
1/2 oz.Vodka
Pour on the rocks
into a highball glass


Russian Turkey

3 oz. vodka
3 oz. cranberry juice
Stain into a cocktail glass


Road Runner

2 parts vodka
1 part amaretto
1 part cream of coconut
Blend and serve in wine glass
with orange slice and pinch of nutmeg


Poinsettia

1/2 oz. Triple Sec
3 oz. Champagne
Fill with Cranberry Juice
Stain into bucket
glass with lemon wedge


Pink Pussycat

1 1/2 oz. vodka
fill with pineapple juice
splash of grenadine
Strain in highball glass


Parisian Blonde

2 oz. dark rum
2 oz. triple sec
2 oz. light cream
Shake and strain into highball glass


Orgasms

2 oz. vodka
2 oz. amaretto
2 oz. kahlua
2 oz. light cream
Shake and strain into cocktail glass


Mexicana
1 1/2 oz. tequila
1 oz. sour mix
splash of pineapple
dash of grenadine
Shake & strain into lowball glass


La Jolla
1 1/2 oz. brandy
1 1/2 oz. banana liqueur
dash of Rose's lime Juice
splash of orange juice
Shake & strain into lowball glass


Mixed Drinks Cocktails Kiss In The Dark

3/4 oz. gin
3/4 oz. cherry brandy
3/4 oz. dry vermouth
Stir & strain into cocktail glass


Cuba Libre

1 1/2 oz. light rum
fill with coke
Strain into highball
glass with lime wedge


California Root Beer

1 oz. kahlua
1 oz. galliano
2 oz. club soda
1 oz. coke
optional splash of beer
Stain into highball glass


Buttery Nipples

3/4 oz Butterscotch Schnapps
1/4 oz Bailey's Irish Cream
Strain into shot glass


One bar has a sign over the register that says,
"If you DRINK to FORGET, try PAYING in ADVANCE.

NEVER DRINK AND DRIVE!

True story about Tequila 

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Lobster Thermidor Recipe

INGREDIENTS
2 each shucked, quarter lobsters
1/2 cup lobster stock
1 tbsp. olive oil
1/4 cup white wine
1/2 cup chopped scallions
1/4 cup brandy
1/2 cup minced green bell peppers
1 tsp. Dijon mustard
1/2 cup chopped mushrooms
1.5 cups white sauce
2 tbsp. chopped fresh tarragon (or 1 tbsp. dry) 1/2
cup fresh grated parmesan cheese
1/4 tsp. black pepper

INSTRUCTIONS
Follow the cooking method for sauteed lobster. Keep the shell intact and carefully remove the meat from the body. Reserve the tamalley in a bowl and place in oven. Cook for approximately 45 minutes or until top of quiche is golden brown. Remove from heat and let stand for 15 minutes. and cut the meat into small bite sized pieces. In a medium sized saute pan, heat olive oil over medium-high heat. Add scallions, bell peppers, chopped mushrooms, tarragon and black pepper. Cook 2-3 minutes until vegetables just start to soften, then add brandy and wine and turn heat to
high. When liquid is boiling, add lobster stock and reduce to almost a glaze by lowing heat to medium. Add the white sauce and Dijon mustard and blend thoroughly. Add the lobster pieces and tomalley and mix together. When mixture starts to bubble, remove from heat. Place mixture in shells, top with parmesan cheese and sprinkle with paprika. Set under a preheated broiler and brown. Serve immediately.


Baked Stuffed Lobster Recipe

INGREDIENTS
2 lobsters (1 1/2 lbs. each) 1/2
teaspoon garlic powder
4 cups cracker crumbs (Hi Ho, Ritz, etc.) Lobster tamale (liver)
1 1/2 cups melted butter or margarine

INSTRUCTIONS
In large bowl mix melted butter into cracker crumbs and garlic powder. Split the lobsters down the center and remove the stomach and vein. Save the tamale (liver) and add to cracker crumb mixture. Stuff lobsters with cracker mixture. Bake for 20 minutes at 450 degrees.


Lobster Ceasar Salad

INGREDIENTS:
3 each anchovy
1/2 each squeezed lemon
3 tbsp. olive oil
1/4 cup parmesan cheese
1 tsp. chopped garlic
1/2 head torn romaine lettuce
2 tsp. red wine vinegar
1/2 croutons
2 tsp. Dijon mustard
1/4 tsp. freshly ground black pepper
5 dash Worcestershire sauce
4 each lobster claws
1 each coddled egg yolk

INSTRUCTIONS
Using a medium sized wooden salad bowl, mash and spread the anchovies and the garlic with a fork and rub the inside of the bowl with it. Adding the vinegar and mustard, blend thoroughly. Using the fork, add the olive oil and the coddled (meaning to cook in simmering water for 1 minute) egg yolk, mix together and add the Worcestershire, lemon, and parmesan cheese. Add the romaine lettuce and croutons and toss the salad until all the lettuce is coated with the dressing. Serve in individual bowls adding a
lobster claw to each. Serve immediately.


Lobster Vichyssoise

INGREDIENTS
4 cups peeled & cubed potatoes, 1/2" cubes 2 tsp.
Dijon mustard
2 cups chopped leeks
2 cups all-purpose cream
5 cups chicken stock
1.5 cups lobster meat (bite-sized pieces)
1/5 tsp. leaf thyme
1/4 cup chopped parsley
1 tsp. black pepper
1/4 cup chopped scallions
1/4 tsp. white-wine worcestershire

INSTRUCTIONS
Bring chicken broth to a boil in a small stock pot. Add leeks, potatoes, thyme, pepper and worcestershire sauce. Bring to a boil again , cover and let simmer for 1 hour. Remove pot from heat and drain off one cup of the liquid. Puree rest of mixture (with blender, food processor, etc.). Add cream to each batch that you pureee. On the last batch you puree add mustard. Place pureed soup in container and add lobster meat mixing thoroughly. Chill for four or more hours. Serve in chilled bowls and top with parsley and scallions. Great with your favorite wine!


Lobster Stuffing

INGREDIENTS
6 oz. chopped lobster meat
1/4 tsp. black pepper
2 tbsp. lobster tamalley
1/4 tsp. celery salt
1/2 lb. crushed Ritz, Hi Ho, etc. crackers
1/4 tsp. garlic salt
1/2 cup grated parmesan cheese
1 dash Tobasco sauce
3 oz. sherry
1/2 cup clarified butter or olive oil

INSTRUCTIONS
In a food processor using the knife attachment, place the cooked meat of one quarter lobster. Start motor and run until meat is finely chopped. Remove lobster and repeat process with the crackers. In a medium sized bowl, combine all ingredients and mix thoroughly.


Lobster Quiche

INGREDIENTS
1 each pie shell
1 tsp. Dijon mustard
6 each well beaten eggs
1 cup grated swiss cheese
1.5 cups sour cream
1 cup grated sharp cheddar cheese
1/2 tsp. Worcestershire sauce
1/2 chopped scallions
1/4 tsp black pepper
6 oz. chopped lobster meat

INSTRUCTIONS
Preheat oven to 375 degrees. In a medium sized mixing bowl, blend eggs, sour cream, Worcestershire, pepper and Dijon mustard together. (This is the quiche batter.) Arrange pie dough in a pie shell. In a seperate bowl, toss the two cheeses with the scallions and lobster. Place the lobster mixture into the pie shell. Add the quiche batter, sprinkle with paprika.


Lobster Fradiavolo

INGREDIENTS
2 1-2lb. lobsters
1 dash tabasco
4 tbsp. olive oil
1 dash Worcestershire sauce
2 tsp. minced garlic
1/2 tsp. oregano
1/2 cup minced onion
1/2 tsp. basil
1/2 cup minced celery
2 each medium, skinned, diced tomatoes
1/2 cup minced green pepper
1/2 cup marsala
1/4 cup chopped parsley
1/4 cup cooked pasta
1/4 tsp. black pepper
1/4 cup parmesan cheese

INSTRUCTIONS
Boil water in large pan and immerse lobsters to kill them. Remove from water, lay them on their backs and cut them in half lengthwise with a chef knife. Remove the intestinal tract that runs down the back of the tail section and the stomach. Save the tamalley and the roe in a separate bowl to add later on.
In a large skillet, place olive oil and garlic. Cook on high heat until garlic starts to brown. Add the onions, celery, peppers, parsley, pepper, tabasco, Worcestershire, oregano and basil. Cook over medium heat for 4-5 minutes then add lobsters split side down. Pour the tomatoes, marsala wine, tomalley and roe over lobsters, cover and cook on medium heat 8-10 minutes. In a large shallow bowl, place 8 oz. of the pasta. Remove lobsters from pan and place split side up on pasta. Cover with sauce,
sprinkle with parmesan cheese and serve.


Lobster Alfredo

INGREDIENTS
1/2 cup lobster fumet
1 tsp. Dijon mustard
1 cup fresh shucked lobster meat
1/4 tsp. Tabasco
1 1/4 cups freshly grated parmesan cheese 1/4
tsp. black pepper
1 tbsp. whole butter
2 cups heavy cream
4 each egg yolks
1/4 cup fresh chopped parsley
1 dash Worcestershire sauce
3/4 lb. fettucine pasta

INSTRUCTIONS
Over medium heat, in a medium size sauce pan, melt the whole butter and add the lobster fumet and the heavy cream and turn heat up to medium high.
When cream is hot, just before boiling, add the parmesan cheese and whisk briskly until all the cheese is melted and dissolved into the cream. Add
the Worcestershire, tobasco, black pepper and Dijon and whisk thoroughly again. Reduce heat again to a fast simmer and allow mixture to simmer 20 minutes. While the sauce is simmering, cook pasta to your preference, drain and set onto plates. Cut the lobster meat into small pieces and add to sauce, add the egg yolks and turn heat to medium high. Sauce should be of medium thickness. Ladle sauce over pasta, sprinkle with fresh chopped parsley and serve.


Lobster Florentine Crepes

INGREDIENTS
8 each crepes
1/4 tsp. black pepper
1 lb. freshly shucked lobster meat
1 tsp. fresh squeezed lemon juice
1/4 cup clarified butter
1 cup cooked, well drained spinach
1/4 cup minced onions
1/4 cup white sauce
1/2 cup sliced mushrooms
1 cup Hollandaise sauce
1 tsp. chopped garlic
1/4 cup chopped parsley
1/4 cup chopped walnuts

INSTRUCTIONS
Over medium heat in a medium sized saucepan, heat butter and add garlic, onions, and mushrooms. Saute until soft. Add walnuts, black pepper, lemon, spinach and white sauce. Blend thoroughly and remove from heat. In individual shallow baking dishes, assemble crepes. Place 2 oz. of lobster in each crepe, top with spinach mixture, and wrap each crepe. Place in baking dish, approximately 2 to a dish, with folded side down. Bake in preheated oven for 10 minutes at 350 degrees. While crepes are baking, make Hollandaise sauce. Remove crepes from oven, top with Hollandaise, garnish with chopped parsley and paprika and serve.