Valentine's Day Cocktail

I wrote this post before we lost our Maddie girl. I just haven't felt like hitting publish. I suppose now is as good a time as any. I've been slow to respond, but I want to make sure you know how much your comments and emails mean to The Dad and I. Sharing your own stories of loss, and notes of thoughts sent our way, is so appreciated. So thank you.


We very rarely make cocktails around these parts. It's so much easier to crack a beer or open a bottle of wine. But I do like to make them for special occasions, and this Valentine's Day was no exception.

I'm not a fancy mixologist, so I go for easy every time. This has three ingredients. Four, if you count the strawberry garnish.
I found a couple recipes online for the same drink. I used this one: Pineapple Upside Down Cake Martini

Not necessarily a Valentine's Day drink, but the color was right.
For one cocktail you need:
2 oz Pineapple Juice 1 oz Vanilla Vodka (or plain vodka with a splash of vanilla extract) Splash of grenadine
Add a small amount of grenadine to the bottom of a martini glass. Combine pineapple juice and vodka in a shaker with ice. Pour over grenadine. Add a strawberry heart. Or, for any other occasion, a wedge of lime, pineapple, or a cherry.
Drink up. Delicious.

Ain't she purdy?
Photogenic, too. :)