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happy hour: arnie

Well, here we are again. I have to admit something that you may have noticed. I am in a funk. A food funk. I’m not sure what to attribute it to, perhaps the fact that it’s so nice out that I don’t want to be inside. Each weekend I visit the farmers market, hoping to be inspired and it’s just not happening. Even the fancy grocery store isn’t doing it for me. So please, bear with me while I try to find a spark of excitement… I know I’ll find it, it’s just taking me a bit longer than usual.

I did manage to mix up a tasty summer inspired-cocktail. I have been uncharacteristically into iced tea lately. I have always been an iced coffee kind of lady, but this yeah I just crave iced tea. For happy hour this week I mixed up a drunken Arnold Palmer, something I like to call an Arnie. I was lacking proper garnish, like a lemon or a mint leaf, which would have made it a touch better, but what are you gonna do, you know?

Cheers! I hope you have a lovely weekend!

arnie
makes 1

2 oz iced tea
2 oz lemonade (preferably fresh-squeezed)
.5 oz simple syrup
1.5 oz vodka
lemon wedge or mint leaf, to garnish

1
Combine iced tea, lemonade, simple syrup and vodka in a cocktail shaker. Stir vigorously for 10 seconds.
2
Pour into a rocks glass and garnish with a lemon or mint leaf.
Pour a

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Jennifer Says:

April 9th, 2010 at 8:31 am

I seem to be in the same funk myself – maybe it’s the limbo of winter/summer/spring? Always hard to know what to cook this time of year, I think.

Cheer up!

Morgan G Says:

April 9th, 2010 at 11:56 am

Heck yes! The Arnold Palmer is my go-to on the day-to-day. It’s the perfect drink for the indecisive and that is precisely why it works for me. : ) Do you think the Arnie would still work with rum replacing the vodka, Kelly? Vodka and I have never really gotten along…

Katie Says:

April 9th, 2010 at 3:58 pm

Eh, we all go through it, but I find that focussing on drinking delicious cocktails is very inspiring. Or more fun than worrying, anyway!

Susan Says:

April 9th, 2010 at 6:22 pm

Your drink recipes and pictures make me sooo thirsty! Perhaps your food side is having trouble changing seasons. Maybe you can wake it up with something NEW! and EXCITING! Is it too cool for sorbet? Will it perk up for rhubarb? Perhaps a visit to the cheese store will spark something. If not maybe you can fill up on samples and skip cooking altogether. What do you cook when you don’t feel like cooking?