Cinco de Mayo Margs!

Happy Cinco de Mayo!

I wouldn’t be me if I didn’t bring you a margarita recipe today!

As I’ve said in previous posts I love doing custom syrups for my drinks. Even better when fresh herbs are involved! For this drink I made Honey Thyme Syrup:

1/2 cup water

1/2 cup honey

handful of thyme

Simply throw everything in a saucepan and bring to a boil, let simmer for about 5 minutes, turn off heat and let it sit for about 30 minutes.

This is super easy and makes two Margs! Just add everything to an ice filled shaker, shake, and pour into two glasses with salted rims garnished with lime and thyme.

I hope your today is full of Margaritas, tacos, and good company! I’ll also continue to pretend today isn’t a holiday to celebrate a military victory over france. Off to make another marg!

The Southern France Martini

If you know me, then you know I don’t love a Tuesday. Too precarious as I say…

But do you know what makes a Tuesday just a little better? Having a drink like you’re hanging out in Nice, France enjoying the breeze. It’s hard for me to pick a favorite place that we’ve been but the south of France is pretty up there.

For most of my cocktails I love to make a simple syrup that does with it. Doing this, adds so much to a drink.

Pineapple Infused Simple Syrup

1/4 cup Pineapple juice

1/4 cup water

1/4 cup sugar or Stevia

Simply bring everything to a boil and let simmer until all ingredients are combined and sugar is dissolved.

This drink is sweet, fast, and fabulous!

what you do:

Just throw everything in a shaker full of ice and shake, shake! Strain into a martini glass and garnish with a strawberry or pineapple. You’ll want to see the froth on top of the drink. That is from the pineapple.

Thank you for stopping by! I hope your Tuesday is fast and not at all precarious!

Rhubarb Basil Smash

It’s the first week of May which means it’s the first week of my birthday month! Not that I’m excited to get older, but I do plan to age gracefully even if I don’t want it to happen. So, in honor of my quickly approaching birthday I have decided that this week is COCKTAIL WEEK on The fast fashionista!

To kick off the week, I thought I would start with Rhubarb. When it comes to this time of year I always love to make different things with this very spring vegetable.

For the Rhubarb Syrup:

First, chop about 2 cups of rhubarb into something close to one inch pieces. Then add rhubarb, and equal parts of water and sugar (or Stevia which is what I used) to a pot and bring mixture to a boil and then let simmer for about ten minutes. Keep stirring and once done strain and you’re done!

what you do:

Rub a fresh basil leaf around the rim and at the bottom of a cocktail shaker muddle 8 basil leaves with the lemon juice. Then, add in gin, syrup, and ice. Shake, shake, shake! Strain into a glass full of ice. Garnish with rhubarb and basil.

Get ready to Cheers all week long! I’ve been shaking and mixing up some fun cocktails for you!