CHEERS! FAREWELL FEBRUARY (MONTH) SEA BREEZE COCKTAIL/GRAPEFRUIT & AVOCADO SALAD/PEPPERED WHITE CHEDDAR MUFFINS
"Life ... is like a grapefruit. It's orange and squishy, and has a few pips ..."
~ Douglas Adams
~ 'GRAPEFRUIT' FULL MOON
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SEA BREEZE COCKTAIL
(for each cocktail)
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2 ounces vodka
1/3 cup fresh grapefruit juice
1/3 cup cranberry juice
lime wedge
- Shake vodka, grapefruit juice and cranberry juice.
- Strain over tall highball glass filled with ice.
- Finish with lime wedge.
GRAPEFRUIT & AVOCADO SALAD
4 large ruby red grapefruit
4 ripe avocados
1 bunch baby spinach
1 thinly sliced red onion
- Divide grapefruit into sections. Slice avocado into 1/2-inch strips. Toss together to prevent avocado from discoloring. Keep airtight until serving time.
- To serve: Place spinach on plate. Arrange alternate grapefruit andavocado slices. Top with red onion. Sprinkle with Poppy SeedDressing. (8 servings)
- Serve with SPICY PEPPERED WHITE CHEDDAR MUFFINS.
POPPY SEED DRESSING
1/3 cup sugar
1 tsp. dry mustard
pinch salt
1/3 cup white wine vinegar
2 Tbsp. chopped green onion
1 cup vegetable oil
2 Tbsp. poppy seeds
Place sugar, mustard, salt, vinegar & chopped onion in blender. Slowly blend in oil. Stir in poppy seeds.
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PEPPERED WHITE CHEDDAR MUFFINS
2 cups unbleached flour
1 Tbsp. sugar
1 Tbsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. coarsely ground pepper
1 cup shredded white cheddar cheese
1 1/4 cups milk
1 large organic egg
2 Tbsp. vegetable oil
- Stir together first 6 ingredients in large bowl; make well in center.
- Stir together milk, egg, and oil until blended. Add into well of dry ingredients, stirring just until moistened. Spoon batter into greased muffin tins, filling two-thirds full.
- Bake at 400-degrees for 18-20 minutes or until golden. Cool in pans 2 minutes before removing. Serve warm with plenty of sweet butter. (1 dozen)
Comments
Thanks for helping us MARCH into spring!
Eileen
Gorgeous shot of the moon.
Jen
Everything you write and picture is so beautifully done that I do hope that you are well on the way to your first, if not second, cookery book. Even non cooks like me would snap it up!
donna
Thanks Jen ... not a last night moon shot since the sky was overcast. Just thought it would be fun to merge the moon and a grapefruit ... only you might understand why ... Mr. Ho-Hum scratched his head :)
Thank you, dear Edith, how kind. Someday, perhaps ... it would be a dream! It's afternoon here and that Sea Breeze cocktail does sound good! Perhaps watching Olympic hockey :)
Go for it, Donna ... enjoy and toast the last day of February!
No, I didn't see the moon last night, Di. Unlike your lovely shot, this is a fake ... forgive me but thought is would be fun :)
Cameron
That's a terrific moon shot.
Talking of shots, that sea breeze cocktail doesn't strike me as a breakfast drink.
This is a multiple exposure photo, Dee, but thanks. Yea, Happy March :)
They are surprisingly delicious and easy, Cameron. Welcome March :)
I post my seasonal favorites, Nutty, and indeed do cook ... lots ... and lots :) Even though the children are gone, they return often/weekly, hungering for simple suppers. We also enjoy entertaining both here and at the lake. (If you 'cook' it, they will come :)
Cheers, Rose! Farewell February ... hello March!
Thanks Rob! You are fortunate to see the moon. It has been very overcast here. Perhaps tonight ... this sunny March morning is amazing ... hope for spring and melting snow! Actually, the cocktail is quite tasty with brunch :)
Hello, Carol, and thank you. Spinach compliments the 2 ingredients for a taste treat. Do hope this finds you feeling chipper. Happy March!
*Hugs* Nutty ... mind you, the Sea Breeze does go down easy, a bit like your cranberry vodka jellies :)
You know Joey, I have been making grapefruit and avocado salads throughout this winter.
The dressing I used was just a basic grapefruit vinaigrette, but your Poppy Seed Dressing sounds pretty wonderful.
And the Cheddar Muffins recipe, killer!
Consider them stolen.
Happy March!