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Pineapple Upside Down Cake Martini

Okay, so maybe when you are thinking of drinks and cocktails for a Super Bowl party, a martini isn’t exactly what you have in mind. To me, football means beer. And lots of it. But not everyone loves beer and sometimes people just want something with a little more flavor that just might put them on their butt faster. Well, let me introduce you to Pineapple Upside Down Cake Martini!

First of all, I’m guessing most of you like martinis because the Birthday Cake Martini I posted back in September is still my most popular post to date! So, please, please, please try this. I love this martini SO MUCH MORE! It’s sweet, fruity, strong, and oh-so-flavorful. Second of all, it tastes like pineapple angel food cake in a glass. So, maybe you don’t like football that much but you are having a party because your honey is obsessed and you have ten people coming over. Get some pineapple juice, cake vodka, and amaretto and make this. Nothing else will matter.

The ingredients:

Mix pineapple juice and vodka in a shaker with a splash of amaretto and serve.

Additions: None

Omissions: None

Substitutions: None

Overall Rating: Love It

Source: Three Olives website

Caribbean Chicken Kebabs with Lime-Cayenne Butter

I’ve been wanting to make these Caribbean Chicken Kebabs for a while now but since I live in a condo and can’t have a charcoal grill on my deck, I decided to pull out my Cuisinart Griddler and do a little indoor grilling. I’m sure the taste is much better on an outdoor grill but I’ll tell you what, these were still pretty darn good. The marinade of fresh orange juice, soy, ginger and garlic gives the chicken a little flavor and the grilling brings out the natural flavors of the crisp peppers, sweet pineapple and juicy cherry tomatoes deliciously. The Lime-Cayenne Butter gives these kebabs the slightest bit of acidity and heat but there is something about smothering fresh vegetables and lean chicken with a stick of butter that just doesn’t seem right to me. A sprinkle of cayenne and a squeeze of a few limes before grilling still would have provided flavor with much less fat.