Grapefruit Vodka Martini

grapefruit vodka martini

Do you know what makes a good drink? The answer is fresh ingredients. It’s the same with food recipes too. You get really fresh ingredients and the whole becomes greater than the sum of it’s parts. So how do you make drinks with fresh ingredients? Lets make a grapefruit vodka martini and I’ll show you.

Grapefruit vodka martiniBefore we make the grapefruit vodka martini, lets take a quick look at the very common and very boring drink the screwdriver. It’s just vodka and orange juice right? Now did you ever have one when you were vacationing somewhere tropical? I bet that was the best screwdriver you ever had right? Its safe to say that it was because if was made with fresh squeezed orange juice.

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Pulled Pork Taco Recipe

pulled pork taco recipe

Pulled Pork Taco Recipe
I’m a fan of doing some big cooking on the weekend and then using the leftovers in other meals during the week. My wife and I both work and by the time we get home and pick up the kids from their different after school activities it’s already pretty late and everyone is starving. Getting the cooking that takes a long time done on the weekend really helps with the weekday meals. For example, last weekend I made pulled pork in the crock pot and we had several meals with the leftovers during the week. I’ll create some posts about the other recipes but I want to start with my Pulled Pork Taco Recipe.

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DIY Lightbox for Photography

diy lightbox for photography

Sometimes the best solutions are the DIY solution. This DIY Lightbox for Photography is an example of getting the job done without breaking the bank.