MMM...Peach Mint Juleps

Someone asked the question the other day on social media: What are you going to do to celebrate when Trump leaves office? Lots of people replied they would celebrate with a party. Which leads to the next question: if you're throwing a party, what are you going to drink?

As far as I'm concerned, whether he is impeached, resigns, loses the election, or is carried out like Julian Assange, I'm having a party, and I'm serving these, and are they delicious...MMMM Peach Mint Juleps!

They are so easy to make, if you can find the Crown Royal Peach Whiskey, which is hard to find in some places. Luckily, my neighborhood liquor store has a small stash.

Ingredients
powdered sugar
crushed ice
fresh mint leaves
Crown Royal Peach Whiskey

In each 12 oz. glass, place four fresh mint leaves, 1 tsp. powdered sugar, and a couple teaspoons of water. Gently stir, or muddle (like the evidence). Add crushed ice almost to the top of the glass. Then pour 3 ounces of Crown Royal Peach into the glass and stir well. The glass should turn frosty.

Make sure you have approval from the Congressional Oversight Committee. Garnish with more mint, peaches, or an American flag umbrella. Drink up and celebrate freedom from tyranny!







They go down smoother than a subpoena, make you feel like 400 million bucks (military budget for Ukraine). Here's to MMMM Peach Mint!

90 Second Dog Birthday Cake

That's right, 90 seconds.

This is the perfect healthy homemade dog birthday cake that you can whip up in minutes, including decorations, candles and all.

I actually got this recipe online here. It's a gluten-free recipe, and I have actually made it myself (for human consumption) many times- it makes great grilled cheese, french toast, or anything that calls for bread.

Here's the recipe the way I adapted it for Velcro's third birthday.



Ingredients:
3 T. almond flour
1 egg
1T. canola oil
1/2 tsp baking powder
a tiny pinch of salt
1T beet juice (for pink color- you can use other natural food dyes for other colors, I suppose.)

Mix all ingredients in a small microwavable bowl, cook on high for 90 seconds. Let cool for a minute, then turn bowl upside down and allow cake to fall onto a small plate.

And that's all!

For the frosting: your choice- decorate with peanut butter, cream cheese, whipped cream, or whatever your dog prefers.

For Velcro, I shaped little balls of peanut butter around the edges and finished it off with whipped cream out of a can, tiny flowers in between the peanut butter, and then circled the base with whipped cream on a plate. Then I placed the candles, and POOF! You've got yourself a happy dog (or two, in my case).

Next step- put the birthday hat on the birthday dog.

Light candles, tell them to make a wish, give them a kiss, blow out the candles for them, then serve.

It will be gone in 30 seconds or less.









Promise.