Primrose Path Travelogue: June 2008

Monday, June 30, 2008

Pina Colada

2 oz. gold rum
2 oz. cream of coconut
4 oz. pineapple juice
pineapple stick
Maraschino cherry

Mix all ingredients with cracked ice in a shaker or blender and pour into a chilled Collins glass. Garnish with pineapple stick and Maraschino cherry

Kuai Kup

3 oz. light rum
4 oz. pineapple juice
2 oz. orange juice
.5 oz. passion fruit juice
pineapple slice

Mix all ingredients except pineapple slice with cracked ice in a shaker or blender and pour into a chilled double old fashioned glass. Garnish with pineapple slice.

Chi-Chi

2 oz. light rum
5 oz. pineapple juice
.5 oz. blackberry brandy

Mix rum and pineapple juice with cracked ice in a shaker or blender and pour into a chilled highball glass. Top off with blackberry brandy.

Black Witch

1.5 oz. gold rum
.5 oz. pineapple juice
1 tsp. dark Jamaica rum
1 tsp. apricot brandy

Mix all ingredients with cracked ice in a shaker or blender and strain into a chilled cocktail glass.

Bavarian Coffee

1 oz. Kahlua
.5 oz. peppermint schnapps
hot coffee and whipped cream

Simple to make and tastes simple too. The schnapps could dominate the drink if over done.

How to Make Simple Syrup

Simple syrup, or sugar syrup, is very easy to make and is used in many cocktails to add volume and sweetness. With this recipe you can make as small or as large a batch as you wish and store it in the refrigerator in a well sealed bottle indefinitely.

INGREDIENTS:

1 part sugar
1 part water

PREPARATION:

Bring the water to a boil.
Dissolve the sugar into the boiling water.
Once the sugar is dissolved completely, remove the pan from the heat.
Allow to cool completely and bottle.

Flavor-infused simple syrups:

Cardamom Simple Syrup

INGREDIENTS:

1 cup water
1/4 cup whole cardamom
2 cups sugar

PREPARATION:

Bring water and cardamom to a boil.
Stir in sugar until fully dissolved.
Remove from the heat and allow to cool.
Keep in the refrigerator for 3 days, then remove the cardamom.

Eucalyptus Simple Syrup

INGREDIENTS:

16 ounces water
16 ounces sugar
1/3 cup fresh eucalyptus

PREPARATION:

Mix sugar with water and bring to a boil.
Simmer for 1 minute, add leaves and liquidize.
Put in a bowl and cover in cling film for 15 minutes, then refrigerate.

Vanilla Syrup

INGREDIENTS:

2 cups sugar
1 cup water
2 vanilla beans

PREPARATION:

Bring the sugar and water to a boil in a saucepan.
Split the vanilla beans lengthwise into halves and place in a heatproof jar or bottle.
Pour the hot syrup over the vanilla beans and let stand for 8 to 10 hours.
Store in the refrigerator for up to one week.

Vanilla-Ginger Simple Syrup

INGREDIENTS:

8 ounces sugar
8 ounces water
1/4 cup fresh ginger, chopped
2 vanilla beans, split and scraped

PREPARATION:

Combine all ingredients into a sauce pan and bring to a boil for one minute.
Remove from the heat and let steep for 20 minutes.
Strain out vanilla bean pods and ginger and cool syrups.

Sunday, June 29, 2008

7 of Clubs

1.5 oz. Seagram's 7-Crown Whiskey
.75 oz. peppermint schnapps
6 oz. Coca-Cola

Stir with ice in a 10 oz. Collins glass.

The schnapps can unfortunately become the dominating flavor.

Friday, June 27, 2008

Have a drink and listen to music to mess you up more

Saturday, June 21, 2008

Doctor Who Season 4, Episode 11: Turn Left part 2

Doctor Who Season 4, Episode 11: Turn Left part 1

Doctor Who Season 4, Episode 11: Turn Left part 5

Doctor Who Season 4, Episode 11: Turn Left part 4

Doctor Who Season 4, Episode 11: Turn Left part 3

Friday, June 20, 2008

CURRENTS: Evan Penny p1

CURRENTS: Evan Penny p2

CURRENTS: Evan Penny p3

TLC - Help! I'm a Hoarder - Part 1

TLC - Help! I'm a Hoarder - Part 2

TLC - Help! I'm a Hoarder - Part 3

TLC - Help! I'm a Hoarder - Part 4

TLC - Help! I'm a Hoarder - Part 5

TLC - Help! I'm a Hoarder - Part 6

Monday, June 16, 2008

New Series Doctor Who Episodes

2005

Rose - video: 1 2 3 4 5
The End of the World
The Unquiet Dead
Aliens of London
World War Three
Dalek
The Long Game
Father's Day
The Empty Child
The Doctor Dances
Boom Town
Bad Wolf
The Parting of the Ways

2006

The Christmas Invasion
New Earth
Tooth and Claw
School Reunion
The Girl in the Fireplace
Rise of the Cybermen
The Age of Steel
The Idiot's Lantern
The Impossible Planet
The Satan Pit
Love & Monsters
Fear Her
Army of Ghosts
Doomsday
The Runaway Bride

2007

Smith and Jones
The Shakespeare Code
Gridlock
Daleks in Manhattan
Evolution of the Daleks
The Lazarus Experiment
42
Human Nature
The Family of Blood
Blink
Utopia
The Sound of Drums
Last of the Time Lords
Voyage of the Damned

2008

Partners in Crime (4/5/08)
The Fires of Pompeii (4/12/08)
Planet of the Ood (4/19/08)
The Sontaran Stratagem (4/26/08)
The Poison Sky (5/3/08) video: part 1, part 2, part 3, part 4, part 5
The Doctor's Daughter (5/10/08) video: part 1, part 2, part 3, part 4, part 5
The Unicorn and the Wasp (5/17/08) video: part 1, part 2, part 3, part 4, part 5
Silence in the Library (5/31/08) video: part 1, part 2, part 3, part 4, part 5
Forest of the Dead (6/7/08) video: 1 2 3 4 5
Midnight (6/14/08) video: part 1, part 2, part 3, part 4, part 5
Turn Left (6/21/08)
The Stolen Earth (6/28/08)
Journey's End (7/5/08)