Cocktail Tuesday & Tiresome Tuesday Combo

Don't judge, but tonight it was time for a cocktail. Nothing went wrong, actually it was quite the opposite! I had a really nice day. It was beautiful here in DC at 70 degrees, I continue to feel more and more every day the true blessing my job at OLAS has been in my life, and I even got my butt out of the house and went to my cardio dance class. All, good! Still though - I was craving a good cocktail. Here's the recipe I found to go with the ingredients we had in the house:

Ingredients:

• 1/2 oz Bulliet Bourbon
• 1/4 oz Grand Marnier
• 1/4 oz Vya sweet vermouth - {I didn't have any sweet vermouth, so I substituted a splash of lemon juice and water}
• 1 oz orange juice
• caramelized orange wheel for garnish - {I just used a regular ol' orange slice}

Preparation:

1. In a cocktail shaker, add Bourbon, Grand Marnier and sweet vermouth. Add orange juice and ice.
2. Shake vigorously for 30 seconds, then strain into a chilled martini glass. Garnish with a caramelized orange wheel.

{If you want to know how to do the caramelized orange wheel} : For the caramelized orange wheel, cut one orange wheel and toss in granulated sugar to coat. Place on aluminum foil or other nonflammable surface. Using a hand held propane torch, lightly caramelize the sugar by passing the torch flame 1-2 inches over the surface 

What is it about a cocktail that makes everything seem fancier and more delicious? :) It was scrumptious. 

Also, we've got a quick little edition of Tiresome Tuesdays... although it's been ages since I've actually done a tiresome tuesday post. Jude would very much like to know when Jonathan is going to stop with this studying for finals nonsense. He believes that it's very obvious from this photo that life is much better just cuddling here on the couch.

*Happy Tuesday everyone*