29 June 2007
Captain Morgan Mojito
Found this recipe for a mojito made with Captains, haven't tried it yet, but it should be interesting it calls for no muddling of the ingredients. Try if for yourself.
My new favorite store
I just found this site and I truly think I need to get a new credit card just to go on a shopping spree. They have a great supply of mojito glasses, sets, muddles, caipirinha glasses and sets, fresh sugar cane sticks and everything you ever wanted. Check it out for your self, click on the logo above.
I don't even watch the Today show...
...but I love them! For this morning's special 'Rum 101'. Their site has an entire breakdown by their food editor Phil Lempert on all of the different types of rum and the history of rum. Yo ho ho and a bottle of rum! Check out the article, its good stuff.
Besos!
Besos!
22 June 2007
Why me?
So my friend T and I went out last night, for the first time in what seems like forever and had a blast. BTW - I am paying for that shit today though, because your girl had to be to work at 6:30 am this morning and didn't get home until 2:30am. Oh well, just a little reminder that I am not 22 years old anymore. Anywho, pretty much every time I go out some off the wall mess happens to me and I don't understand.....WHY ME? I mean what did I ever do to anyone to make me deserve such treatment? So I'm just wondering does any of this stuff ever happen to anyone else other than me and my friends? Just to give you an idea of what I am talking about, here are a few situations I have come across:
1. Pregnant Smokers - Who are these chicks who at 8 mos pregnant feel the need to go out and kick it hard like they don't have a little person growing inside of them. And then to top if off they sit up in the club and smoke a cigarette. WTF! I am calling Child Protective Services as soon as I see you start to have contractions!
2. Bad Pick-up lines - Last night this guy was trying to spit game at T and why did he say...wait for it..."I like to cuddle." Oh hell naw, the 3 cool points you had, just got taken away. Take your mama's chi-chi's out of your mouth, walkaway and exit stage left! You gets no play talking about wanting to cuddle!
3. Announce your cell phone number to everyone why don't you - So the last time my friends and I went to Toronto for Caribana, we went to Nelly's party at The Docks. When the night was over my friend L and I took a cab back from the club to our hotel. While sitting at a stop light why did this dude who was walking down the street try to holler. As the cab drove off this fool was screaming call me, my number is 416-blah blah blah blah. Mutha sucka, do you really think I am about to call some random man that decided to yell his phone number out to everyone at 4 am in the middle of the street? Errr...no let me disconnect your ass before we pick up the phone.
4. Scary Performers - Saw this guy performing with his band last night, playing guitar, he was decent, not as good as the lead guitarist in my band, but he was decent. So the band gets on stage he takes off his shirt to reveal what else but his skinny pale body adorned with a wife beater, already sweating and he ain't done shit yet. Everyone else in the band appears to be geeked to perform and he just has this crazy psycho stare on his face. Ummm, dawg you are there to entertain, not terrify.
5. Did you just hit on my feet? - So my friend's husband (who's also in my band) hosts karaoke a few times a week a some local bars and every once in a while I will make an appearance. His shows are usually at some dive, towny bars so its great when I don't feel like getting dressed up and looking cute. So one fine night I decided to hit up the show, I had on nothing exciting a wife beater some jeans and flip flops maybe. Well, I have a tattoo on the top of my right foot. I had my feet propped up on a chair and this man walks over and runs his hand over my foot. Ummm....did you just touch me? If you want to keep that hand you might want to keep it off of me. He continues to stand there and compliment my feet and wants to have a whole conversation about them. Finally, I had to get up and walk away, I mention something to my friends husband and he says, "Oh yeah, he's got a foot fetish he's kind of weird." Umm thanks for telling me now that my foot just got molested. Remind me next time I come and he's around to wear moon boots!
6. Dancing Queen - So T and I are at the club and its almost bar time, and they lights go up and the dj starts playing some old R.Kelly "Step in the Name of Love." Well, contrary to popular belief I do know how to follow directions so of course I start stepping in the middle of the dance floor by myself, because that's how we do. So I see this white chick out the corner of my eyes, she looks scraggly and dirty, her pants are hanging off of her ass (I can't tell if they are capris, floods or some pants she stole off of a 10 year old somewhere) and to complete the outfit, this bitch has got NO SHOES ON!!!!! Why does she start coming my way. Gets right in front of me and start dancing. Ummm, what are you doing? T is cracking up, I try to be slick and do a little spin to escape and she pops up right next to me again. I turn my back and she fucking touches my back. Look I don't know if you are lonely, stoned or just have a death wish, but if you don't want me to knock you the fuck out up in here, I'm-a need you to keep your hands to yourself. In the words of the wise wise man named Luda..."Move bitch get out the way, get out the way bitch get out the way!"
7. Can I taste that? - Now I know with my love for mojitos, that not everyone has had them. So when I go to bars that actually make them, I often have people looking at my drink asking what it is, or how it tastes. A few years ago I was at a bar with a friend and was drinking a mojito and this girl starts asking me about my drink. Do you know this chick had the nerve to ask me to taste my drink? You're kidding right? I don't know you or your mouth and you will not be putting your soup coolers up on my glass. I got a way for you to taste one, walk right over to that bartender just like I did and pay $6.50 and you can taste away!
8. I'm strictly dickly - Now I have no problem at all with people deciding that they need to live, as the politically correct would say, an alternative lifestyle. However, lately my sexy bitch quotient has apparently increased because I have been getting hit on by chicks and I can't understand it. I went to karaoke one night with my sister-in-law and another friend. We are sitting, laughing at people and this chick comes over and asks them if she can steal me away????? Errrr? What the heck are you asking them for? I had sang a few songs and apparently had gotten a following in the bar that night. So the chick gets up there and is trying to sing Mary J Blige, "Not Gon' Cry." So I start helping her out, I catch a glimpse out the corner of my eye and notice this chick ain't just singing but she's singing in my direction and getting closer by the second. Hold the brakes, backup butch bitch I don't get's down like that.
9. Crazy-Ass Murderers - So L and I were once again out and about alone, this time in Miami and after a night at the club we decided to hit up the pizza spot next door, to grab a bite to eat. We sit down, minding our own business and this cat comes up and pulls a chair over and just sits down at our table. So we pretend to be friendlier than we really are and entertain him as he strikes up a conversation. Apparently, we came across as the trustworthy cool type, because after a while dude starts telling his whole freaking life story. Until he pulled some crazy, "I killed a man just to watch him die" type shit. He goes into how he was with this woman or married and some guy threatened her or did something to her and he ended up kidnapping the cat and putting him a warehouse and torturing him. If this cat was telling the truth, he's stupid why would you go around telling people. If he was lying, he needs to see a doctor to talk about what kind of shit is going on in his head that makes him create lies like that. Me and L look at each other like, I think I am full and make a bee line out of there without letting on that we are trying get as far away from him and as fast as possible. We just nod and smile and pretend like its everyday that we meeting deranged murderers. As we walked away he said, "You want me to walk y'all back to your hotel, it's not safe for pretty ladies to be walking around by themselves this time of night." Uhhhhhh, no thank you!
Seriously though, I haven't done anything to hurt anybody! Why me? I just needed to vent. This post became longer than I intended it to be. It's time to go make a mojito! Have a great weekend.
Besos!
1. Pregnant Smokers - Who are these chicks who at 8 mos pregnant feel the need to go out and kick it hard like they don't have a little person growing inside of them. And then to top if off they sit up in the club and smoke a cigarette. WTF! I am calling Child Protective Services as soon as I see you start to have contractions!
2. Bad Pick-up lines - Last night this guy was trying to spit game at T and why did he say...wait for it..."I like to cuddle." Oh hell naw, the 3 cool points you had, just got taken away. Take your mama's chi-chi's out of your mouth, walkaway and exit stage left! You gets no play talking about wanting to cuddle!
3. Announce your cell phone number to everyone why don't you - So the last time my friends and I went to Toronto for Caribana, we went to Nelly's party at The Docks. When the night was over my friend L and I took a cab back from the club to our hotel. While sitting at a stop light why did this dude who was walking down the street try to holler. As the cab drove off this fool was screaming call me, my number is 416-blah blah blah blah. Mutha sucka, do you really think I am about to call some random man that decided to yell his phone number out to everyone at 4 am in the middle of the street? Errr...no let me disconnect your ass before we pick up the phone.
4. Scary Performers - Saw this guy performing with his band last night, playing guitar, he was decent, not as good as the lead guitarist in my band, but he was decent. So the band gets on stage he takes off his shirt to reveal what else but his skinny pale body adorned with a wife beater, already sweating and he ain't done shit yet. Everyone else in the band appears to be geeked to perform and he just has this crazy psycho stare on his face. Ummm, dawg you are there to entertain, not terrify.
5. Did you just hit on my feet? - So my friend's husband (who's also in my band) hosts karaoke a few times a week a some local bars and every once in a while I will make an appearance. His shows are usually at some dive, towny bars so its great when I don't feel like getting dressed up and looking cute. So one fine night I decided to hit up the show, I had on nothing exciting a wife beater some jeans and flip flops maybe. Well, I have a tattoo on the top of my right foot. I had my feet propped up on a chair and this man walks over and runs his hand over my foot. Ummm....did you just touch me? If you want to keep that hand you might want to keep it off of me. He continues to stand there and compliment my feet and wants to have a whole conversation about them. Finally, I had to get up and walk away, I mention something to my friends husband and he says, "Oh yeah, he's got a foot fetish he's kind of weird." Umm thanks for telling me now that my foot just got molested. Remind me next time I come and he's around to wear moon boots!
6. Dancing Queen - So T and I are at the club and its almost bar time, and they lights go up and the dj starts playing some old R.Kelly "Step in the Name of Love." Well, contrary to popular belief I do know how to follow directions so of course I start stepping in the middle of the dance floor by myself, because that's how we do. So I see this white chick out the corner of my eyes, she looks scraggly and dirty, her pants are hanging off of her ass (I can't tell if they are capris, floods or some pants she stole off of a 10 year old somewhere) and to complete the outfit, this bitch has got NO SHOES ON!!!!! Why does she start coming my way. Gets right in front of me and start dancing. Ummm, what are you doing? T is cracking up, I try to be slick and do a little spin to escape and she pops up right next to me again. I turn my back and she fucking touches my back. Look I don't know if you are lonely, stoned or just have a death wish, but if you don't want me to knock you the fuck out up in here, I'm-a need you to keep your hands to yourself. In the words of the wise wise man named Luda..."Move bitch get out the way, get out the way bitch get out the way!"
7. Can I taste that? - Now I know with my love for mojitos, that not everyone has had them. So when I go to bars that actually make them, I often have people looking at my drink asking what it is, or how it tastes. A few years ago I was at a bar with a friend and was drinking a mojito and this girl starts asking me about my drink. Do you know this chick had the nerve to ask me to taste my drink? You're kidding right? I don't know you or your mouth and you will not be putting your soup coolers up on my glass. I got a way for you to taste one, walk right over to that bartender just like I did and pay $6.50 and you can taste away!
8. I'm strictly dickly - Now I have no problem at all with people deciding that they need to live, as the politically correct would say, an alternative lifestyle. However, lately my sexy bitch quotient has apparently increased because I have been getting hit on by chicks and I can't understand it. I went to karaoke one night with my sister-in-law and another friend. We are sitting, laughing at people and this chick comes over and asks them if she can steal me away????? Errrr? What the heck are you asking them for? I had sang a few songs and apparently had gotten a following in the bar that night. So the chick gets up there and is trying to sing Mary J Blige, "Not Gon' Cry." So I start helping her out, I catch a glimpse out the corner of my eye and notice this chick ain't just singing but she's singing in my direction and getting closer by the second. Hold the brakes, backup butch bitch I don't get's down like that.
9. Crazy-Ass Murderers - So L and I were once again out and about alone, this time in Miami and after a night at the club we decided to hit up the pizza spot next door, to grab a bite to eat. We sit down, minding our own business and this cat comes up and pulls a chair over and just sits down at our table. So we pretend to be friendlier than we really are and entertain him as he strikes up a conversation. Apparently, we came across as the trustworthy cool type, because after a while dude starts telling his whole freaking life story. Until he pulled some crazy, "I killed a man just to watch him die" type shit. He goes into how he was with this woman or married and some guy threatened her or did something to her and he ended up kidnapping the cat and putting him a warehouse and torturing him. If this cat was telling the truth, he's stupid why would you go around telling people. If he was lying, he needs to see a doctor to talk about what kind of shit is going on in his head that makes him create lies like that. Me and L look at each other like, I think I am full and make a bee line out of there without letting on that we are trying get as far away from him and as fast as possible. We just nod and smile and pretend like its everyday that we meeting deranged murderers. As we walked away he said, "You want me to walk y'all back to your hotel, it's not safe for pretty ladies to be walking around by themselves this time of night." Uhhhhhh, no thank you!
Seriously though, I haven't done anything to hurt anybody! Why me? I just needed to vent. This post became longer than I intended it to be. It's time to go make a mojito! Have a great weekend.
Besos!
20 June 2007
Coconut Mojitos
A friend asked if I could find any coconut mojito recipes, here are a few I came across:
From Recipezaar (BTW love this site since they include the nutritional info on recipes):
Cojito (Mojito W/Coconut Rum) Recipe #231135
Give your Mojitos a little twist by using Coconut flavored rum!
by Bev
6 servings
5 min prep
3 cups fresh mint leaves
3/4 cup sugar (to taste)
8 ounces freshly squeezed lime juice
24 ounces Malibu rum
Garnish
4 limes, cut into thin slices
In a pitcher, add the mint, sugar, and lime juice and muddle with a wooden spoon to crush the mint leaves.
Stir in the rum, making sure the sugar has dissolved, then add 4 cups of ice.
Garnish each tall glass with lime slices and make sure some mint goes into each cocktail.
Another recipe I found at Food and Wine:
Coco Mojito
ingredients
12 mint leaves
1/2 ounce fresh lime juice
2 ounces coconut rum
1/2 ounce Simple Syrup
1 ounce cream of coconut from a well-shaken can
Ice
1 to 2 ounces chilled club soda
directions
In a cocktail shaker, muddle the mint with the lime juice. Add the rum, Simple Syrup, cream of coconut and ice and shake vigorously. Strain into an ice-filled highball glass and top with the club soda.
The second recipe really sounds yummy! If you ever try any of the recipes let me know how they are and I will do the same although a lot of these I have tried and I just love a mojito, no matter the flavor. Enjoy...I know I will!
Besos!
From Recipezaar (BTW love this site since they include the nutritional info on recipes):
Cojito (Mojito W/Coconut Rum) Recipe #231135
Give your Mojitos a little twist by using Coconut flavored rum!
by Bev
6 servings
5 min prep
3 cups fresh mint leaves
3/4 cup sugar (to taste)
8 ounces freshly squeezed lime juice
24 ounces Malibu rum
Garnish
4 limes, cut into thin slices
In a pitcher, add the mint, sugar, and lime juice and muddle with a wooden spoon to crush the mint leaves.
Stir in the rum, making sure the sugar has dissolved, then add 4 cups of ice.
Garnish each tall glass with lime slices and make sure some mint goes into each cocktail.
Another recipe I found at Food and Wine:
Coco Mojito
ingredients
12 mint leaves
1/2 ounce fresh lime juice
2 ounces coconut rum
1/2 ounce Simple Syrup
1 ounce cream of coconut from a well-shaken can
Ice
1 to 2 ounces chilled club soda
directions
In a cocktail shaker, muddle the mint with the lime juice. Add the rum, Simple Syrup, cream of coconut and ice and shake vigorously. Strain into an ice-filled highball glass and top with the club soda.
The second recipe really sounds yummy! If you ever try any of the recipes let me know how they are and I will do the same although a lot of these I have tried and I just love a mojito, no matter the flavor. Enjoy...I know I will!
Besos!
My new favorite gum...
...What could it possibly be other than Mint Mojito Orbit. Its like a spearmint gum with 
a hint of lime. I love it, except for the fact that it seems like it gets out of flavor pretty quick, maybe I'm just chewing too hard. I really need to keep this at work in case I feel the need to have a drink after someone says something stupid which is all the time.
Crazy enough as usual people never have enough to complain about so some advocacy group has started to protest that Wrigley's, the maker of Orbit gum, aren't thinking of the children in promoting this gum. Some folks just really need a hobby. What 7 year old sees the flavor mint mojito and decides that they need to go get a shot of rum? I found an article about this issue, I loved the comments from the readers. My favorite being from a user named hatless, "Rum Raisin ice cream totally turned me into a lush. It's been pina coladas and mojitos for me ever since I was 9." No matter what I am still chewing and will be even when for all the politically correct nutcases they decide to change the name to "Limemint."
a hint of lime. I love it, except for the fact that it seems like it gets out of flavor pretty quick, maybe I'm just chewing too hard. I really need to keep this at work in case I feel the need to have a drink after someone says something stupid which is all the time.Crazy enough as usual people never have enough to complain about so some advocacy group has started to protest that Wrigley's, the maker of Orbit gum, aren't thinking of the children in promoting this gum. Some folks just really need a hobby. What 7 year old sees the flavor mint mojito and decides that they need to go get a shot of rum? I found an article about this issue, I loved the comments from the readers. My favorite being from a user named hatless, "Rum Raisin ice cream totally turned me into a lush. It's been pina coladas and mojitos for me ever since I was 9." No matter what I am still chewing and will be even when for all the politically correct nutcases they decide to change the name to "Limemint."
19 June 2007
In Stores Today!
This girl is ridiculous, and her album is out today. As soon as I can get to Tar-jay this week I have to pick this up. If you don't know about her, you really should.This is what music is supposed to sound like. Check her out for yourself on MySpace and see if she's coming to your town!
Besos!
Update: So I couldn't wait, downloaded the cd on iTunes and I am loving it. My favorite songs are Let's Rock, Good Girl, My Joy and Golden so far, but its hard to chose, because I love them all! Seriously, just go get it!
The Starter Wife is available on iTunes
So I was on iTunes the other day and saw that they have all of the episodes of the starter wife that I mentioned on my post the other day. Interested in purchasing any of the episodes or checking out the free preview? Click here.
Besos!
Besos!
18 June 2007
Trying to find cachaça in Milwaukee?
I did a post a few days ago about Caipirinha's and mentioned a brand of cachaça that can be used to make the drink, Leblon. I have gotten asked and I was curious myself, so I contacted the company and got information on where the product was available in Milwaukee. I was contacted by the Wisconsin Region company representative from Leblon who forwarded this to Badger who does Distribution for this area. This was their response...Thank you so much for interest you’re in Leblon Cachaça. We are currently in the process of introducing this product to the Metro Milwaukee Market. Rays Liquor in Wauwatosa (414-258-9821) and Discount Liquor in Milwaukee (414-545-2175) will be carrying this product by the end of the month. Please call before you arrive at these locations as they are in the process of bringing this item in. If you are out on the town, C02, The social, Decibel, The Bayou and the Wyndham
Milwaukee Center currently stock Leblon.
...guess who's going to get her a Caipirinha? lol
Want to find out where to get Leblon in your city? Contact them at info@liveloveleblon.com.
Besos!
15 June 2007
TV is as much an addiction as rum!
So since its summer and most of my favorite shows are on hiatus, I have picked up a few shows to keep me entertained in the warm months. Two that I think are going to be my favorites are Fight Girls on Oh! and The Starter Wife on USA.
"Fight Girls" is a show about women competing to go to Thailand to fight for the Muay Thai championship. Drama of "America's Next Top Model" with the ass kicking of a UFC fight. Someone has finally answered my prayers. The thing I love most about the show is that they show that all female fighters are not just butch lesbians with no sense of style or life. Some of these girls are gorgeous, and each of them brings a different background and personality to the show, but they share the common love of the fight. I want to learn how to do Muay Thai now! lol
"The Starter Wife" is a show I actually caught by accident, but I am glad I did. The main character of the show is played by Debra Messing of "Will and Grace" fame. I think its going to turn out to be pretty funny. Here's a sneak peak preview of it I found on YouTube.com. Enjoy!
Besos!
"Fight Girls" is a show about women competing to go to Thailand to fight for the Muay Thai championship. Drama of "America's Next Top Model" with the ass kicking of a UFC fight. Someone has finally answered my prayers. The thing I love most about the show is that they show that all female fighters are not just butch lesbians with no sense of style or life. Some of these girls are gorgeous, and each of them brings a different background and personality to the show, but they share the common love of the fight. I want to learn how to do Muay Thai now! lol
"The Starter Wife" is a show I actually caught by accident, but I am glad I did. The main character of the show is played by Debra Messing of "Will and Grace" fame. I think its going to turn out to be pretty funny. Here's a sneak peak preview of it I found on YouTube.com. Enjoy!
Besos!
Chocolate Mojito
Recipe for today, since I love chocolate, is the Mayan Chocolate Mojito.
1 ½ oz simple syrup
Ice
2 ½ oz white cacao liqueur
½ oz dark rum
Garnish: 4 mint leaves
Glassware: High ball glass
In a cocktail shaker, muddle the lime pieces with the simple syrup and three of the mint leaves. Then strain into an ice-filled high ball glass. Add the Cacao liquor, top with the rum and garnish with the remaining mint leaf.
According to the site where I found this recipe, ChocolateAtlas.com, "The Mayan Chocolate Mojito was created by Karisma Hotels Resorts on the Riviera Maya, Mexico. It’s the perfect solution for chocophiles who are having trouble choosing between dessert and a late night aperitif."
1 ½ oz simple syrup
Ice
2 ½ oz white cacao liqueur
½ oz dark rum
Garnish: 4 mint leaves
Glassware: High ball glass
In a cocktail shaker, muddle the lime pieces with the simple syrup and three of the mint leaves. Then strain into an ice-filled high ball glass. Add the Cacao liquor, top with the rum and garnish with the remaining mint leaf.
According to the site where I found this recipe, ChocolateAtlas.com, "The Mayan Chocolate Mojito was created by Karisma Hotels Resorts on the Riviera Maya, Mexico. It’s the perfect solution for chocophiles who are having trouble choosing between dessert and a late night aperitif."
Don't like the mint of a mojito...Try this!
There is a popular Brazilian drink that I have tried once and it was almost orgasmic called a Caipirinha (Pronounced kay-pur-een-ya). Similar to the mojito you make it with a muddled lime and sugar syrup, but with no mint. Instead of rum you use cachaça (Pronounced: Ka-cha-sa; Brazilian sugar cane rum...good stuff, different from regular white rum). A great cachaça that you can get in some liquor stores in the US is Leblon. Here's a video I found on Youtube that demonstrates making a Caipirinha. Enjoy!
The Leblon site also has a Caipirinha of the month contest with different variations on the traditional drink. Check it out.
Besos!
The Leblon site also has a Caipirinha of the month contest with different variations on the traditional drink. Check it out.
Besos!
Someone gets it!
So I got a message on my MySpace page from some guy named Andrew, who I am not sure I can be friends with since he says he doesn't really like rum. jk Anyway, he was commenting on my picture and how if you drink too many mojitos you end up just like the girl in my picture. Which is exactly why I picked it. Its an old Cuban Cigar box pin-up girl and I thought the picture was pretty perfect.
Anywho he asked if I had yet had to the pleasure of having a mojito at Cubanitas in downtown Milwaukee. Cubanitas is one of my favorite restaurants although, I admit, I don't get there nearly enough. Anyway, he asked of other places to get mojitos in Milwaukee. Which got me to thinking that I am going to post places in the city where I find a mean mojito. I found this article on the site OnMilwaukee.com, apparently they were reading my mind. They listed some places in the city some I didn't know even knew what a mojito was that serve up some pretty good mojitos. I am thinking that as a slave to my art I might have to start making my rounds of the city to taste some of these mojitos to see if they are really as good as the article says. In case you are in the Milwaukee area and want to find out what a mojito is, check out the list below that I borrowed from the article.
Art Bar, 722 E. Burleigh Ave.
Bacardi Limon, bar syrup, dash of bitters, splash of sour, five (yes, five!) lime wedges and fresh mint leaves are the fixings for Art Bar's signature mojito. It's served in a pint glass and modestly priced at $6. "You need the balance of sweet with the right amount of twang," says Art Bar owner Don Krause.
Bar Lulu, 2261 S. Howell Ave.
Lulu's Paul Kennedy calls himself "Edward Muddlerhands" for a reason. This mojito master claims to have muddled more mojitos than anyone else in Milwaukee. He serves his Cuban concoctions in a pint glass for $6. "We use fresh everything," he says. "I always recommend a light rum. Mojitos made with dark rum look like something cleaned out of a garbage disposal."
Club Havana, 789 N. Jefferson St.>>>Sadly this place isn't around anymore, but it used to be one of my favorite spots to get a great mojito!
At $5 a piece, Club Havana has the cheapest mojito in the city, but bartender Mike Kozimski -- aka "The Happy Hour Guy" -- assures they don't skimp on anything. Havana's mojito features fresh lime, mint leaf, sugar water, Jamaican rum and seltzer. "People have said I make them the best in the city," says Kozminski. Club Havana has an outdoor patio and an open-air porch to further that balmy Cuban feeling.
Cubanita's, 728 N. Milwaukee St.>>>>Where better to get a mojito then a great Cuban restaurant.
It's no surprise that the Cuban mojito is Cubanita's best-selling drink. Aside from the classic, they offer mango, raspberry, strawberry, coconut or orange -- all made with fresh fruit purees. "We make them from scratch and very traditional -- the same way they make them in Havana," says owner Marta Bianchini. "There's a little trick to it, but I can't reveal it." $6.
Elsa's, 833 N Jefferson St.
Elsa's serves a classic mojito, but according to bartender Anton Carter, they'll make a strawberry mojito on the fly. Elsa's recipe calls for ginger ale instead of the usual seltzer or lemon-lime soda. "Muddling really well is the key to a great mojito so everything is perfectly fused together," says Carter. $8.
Hemingway's, 626 S. 6th St.
The mojito is Hemingway's signature drink, and they sell tons of them every night. They mix them with all the usual ingredients -- white rum, sugar syrup, fresh lime juice, mint and a splash of seltzer on top. Hemingway's bartenders say what many have said before: "The key to a good mojito is fresh ingredients."
Osteria del Mondo, 1028 E. Juneau Ave.
Osteria's mojito is similar to Cubanita's (Marc and Marta Bianchini own both ventures) but it is a bit smaller, with 1 1/2 ounces of rum instead of two. The Osteria mojito is always mixed with Appleton rum from Jamaica and costs $6. Salud!
Sol Fire, 2014 N. Farwell Ave.
Like their menu items, Sol Fire's mojitos are all quality, baby. They offer a regular mojito ($6), mango mojito ($6.50) and "El Mojito" made with Bacardi Select for $7. Looks like Sol Fire's patio isn't solely for margarita consumption any more.
Trocadero, 1758 N. Water St.>>>Loved this place already, because I found that they carry my favorite beer, Red Stripe, now I will just have to go back for a Mojito.
Trocadero serves four different mojitos: traditional, mango, pineapple and mango-pineapple made with fresh ingredients and rail rum. Served in a "footed" sangria glass, they run between $7 and $8. "A great mojito has a lot of booze but you can't taste any of it," says server Tim Knope. Trocadero has "Mojito Mondays" with $5 mojitos all day and night.
Wicked Hop, 345 N. Broadway St.
The 12-oz. Wicked Hop mojito is made with the usual fresh ingredients, and includes the sweet detail of being served with a sugar cane. "It's all about the muddling," says one Wicked Hop bartender.
Some other spots offered up by the comments were the following; Swig, Hi-Hat, Moct, and Lazaro's.
Now the one thing that everyone should remember is that not every bartender at every bar can make a good mojito. While I prefer my own made at the bar in my basement, the one's I have had at different bars and restaurants can always be better or worse, depending on the bartender. Don't fault the restaurant for having a bad drink, if its really the baaaaaaaarrrtender! (Sorry had a T-pain moment.) I have loved Mojitos for years and I don't think that will ever stop. If you find a bartender that makes a bad mojito tell them what's wrong with it. It will only make someone else's drink that much better...and I am all for the promotion of intoxication in others.
Anyway, if you are from somewhere other than Milwaukee, where can I get the bomb mojito in your town? I have had what I am certain is the best mojito in America at Cafe Versailles in Little Havana, Miami, FL. Actually the picture of the mojito under the title of my blog was the mojito I drank there 3 years ago. Heaven is all I can say. But I do like to travel, so if I make it to your town, where do I just have to stop to get the best mojito around? Let me know.
Besos!
Anywho he asked if I had yet had to the pleasure of having a mojito at Cubanitas in downtown Milwaukee. Cubanitas is one of my favorite restaurants although, I admit, I don't get there nearly enough. Anyway, he asked of other places to get mojitos in Milwaukee. Which got me to thinking that I am going to post places in the city where I find a mean mojito. I found this article on the site OnMilwaukee.com, apparently they were reading my mind. They listed some places in the city some I didn't know even knew what a mojito was that serve up some pretty good mojitos. I am thinking that as a slave to my art I might have to start making my rounds of the city to taste some of these mojitos to see if they are really as good as the article says. In case you are in the Milwaukee area and want to find out what a mojito is, check out the list below that I borrowed from the article.
Art Bar, 722 E. Burleigh Ave.
Bacardi Limon, bar syrup, dash of bitters, splash of sour, five (yes, five!) lime wedges and fresh mint leaves are the fixings for Art Bar's signature mojito. It's served in a pint glass and modestly priced at $6. "You need the balance of sweet with the right amount of twang," says Art Bar owner Don Krause.
Bar Lulu, 2261 S. Howell Ave.
Lulu's Paul Kennedy calls himself "Edward Muddlerhands" for a reason. This mojito master claims to have muddled more mojitos than anyone else in Milwaukee. He serves his Cuban concoctions in a pint glass for $6. "We use fresh everything," he says. "I always recommend a light rum. Mojitos made with dark rum look like something cleaned out of a garbage disposal."
Club Havana, 789 N. Jefferson St.>>>Sadly this place isn't around anymore, but it used to be one of my favorite spots to get a great mojito!
At $5 a piece, Club Havana has the cheapest mojito in the city, but bartender Mike Kozimski -- aka "The Happy Hour Guy" -- assures they don't skimp on anything. Havana's mojito features fresh lime, mint leaf, sugar water, Jamaican rum and seltzer. "People have said I make them the best in the city," says Kozminski. Club Havana has an outdoor patio and an open-air porch to further that balmy Cuban feeling.
Cubanita's, 728 N. Milwaukee St.>>>>Where better to get a mojito then a great Cuban restaurant.
It's no surprise that the Cuban mojito is Cubanita's best-selling drink. Aside from the classic, they offer mango, raspberry, strawberry, coconut or orange -- all made with fresh fruit purees. "We make them from scratch and very traditional -- the same way they make them in Havana," says owner Marta Bianchini. "There's a little trick to it, but I can't reveal it." $6.
Elsa's, 833 N Jefferson St.
Elsa's serves a classic mojito, but according to bartender Anton Carter, they'll make a strawberry mojito on the fly. Elsa's recipe calls for ginger ale instead of the usual seltzer or lemon-lime soda. "Muddling really well is the key to a great mojito so everything is perfectly fused together," says Carter. $8.
Hemingway's, 626 S. 6th St.
The mojito is Hemingway's signature drink, and they sell tons of them every night. They mix them with all the usual ingredients -- white rum, sugar syrup, fresh lime juice, mint and a splash of seltzer on top. Hemingway's bartenders say what many have said before: "The key to a good mojito is fresh ingredients."
Osteria del Mondo, 1028 E. Juneau Ave.
Osteria's mojito is similar to Cubanita's (Marc and Marta Bianchini own both ventures) but it is a bit smaller, with 1 1/2 ounces of rum instead of two. The Osteria mojito is always mixed with Appleton rum from Jamaica and costs $6. Salud!
Sol Fire, 2014 N. Farwell Ave.
Like their menu items, Sol Fire's mojitos are all quality, baby. They offer a regular mojito ($6), mango mojito ($6.50) and "El Mojito" made with Bacardi Select for $7. Looks like Sol Fire's patio isn't solely for margarita consumption any more.
Trocadero, 1758 N. Water St.>>>Loved this place already, because I found that they carry my favorite beer, Red Stripe, now I will just have to go back for a Mojito.
Trocadero serves four different mojitos: traditional, mango, pineapple and mango-pineapple made with fresh ingredients and rail rum. Served in a "footed" sangria glass, they run between $7 and $8. "A great mojito has a lot of booze but you can't taste any of it," says server Tim Knope. Trocadero has "Mojito Mondays" with $5 mojitos all day and night.
Wicked Hop, 345 N. Broadway St.
The 12-oz. Wicked Hop mojito is made with the usual fresh ingredients, and includes the sweet detail of being served with a sugar cane. "It's all about the muddling," says one Wicked Hop bartender.
Some other spots offered up by the comments were the following; Swig, Hi-Hat, Moct, and Lazaro's.
Now the one thing that everyone should remember is that not every bartender at every bar can make a good mojito. While I prefer my own made at the bar in my basement, the one's I have had at different bars and restaurants can always be better or worse, depending on the bartender. Don't fault the restaurant for having a bad drink, if its really the baaaaaaaarrrtender! (Sorry had a T-pain moment.) I have loved Mojitos for years and I don't think that will ever stop. If you find a bartender that makes a bad mojito tell them what's wrong with it. It will only make someone else's drink that much better...and I am all for the promotion of intoxication in others.
Anyway, if you are from somewhere other than Milwaukee, where can I get the bomb mojito in your town? I have had what I am certain is the best mojito in America at Cafe Versailles in Little Havana, Miami, FL. Actually the picture of the mojito under the title of my blog was the mojito I drank there 3 years ago. Heaven is all I can say. But I do like to travel, so if I make it to your town, where do I just have to stop to get the best mojito around? Let me know.
Besos!
14 June 2007
Hilarious!
So one of the things that my idle mind trips off of way too often is stupid celebrities. So just to make sure that I keep up with all of their stupidity I check my favorite sites fairly regularly, tmz.com and YBF. So I thought that all the Akon mess had died down. Now let me say this, I am not a big Akon fan, I trip when everyone calls him a rapper, when he sings. I figured out I do like his music better with a soca beat, but better than not really liking him at all...well you can only go up. That being said, when all the drama jumped off about him the little 15 year old in Trinidad came out, I tried to ignore it and prayed that it would just pass. And it did, or so I thought. This fool has gone and written a song apologizing for as he says everything that he's done and stuff he hasn't done yet. Check it out for yourself. Its laughable at least, time for me to go back and get another update on whether or not Paris has been able to take a shit today!
Besos!
Besos!
Blackberry Mojito
Ingredients:
1/4 cup blackberries
3 mint leaves
1 teaspoon raw sugar
1 tablespoon lime juice
3 ounces white rum
Cracked ice
Directions:
In a bar shaker crush together blackberries, mint leaves, sugar and lime juice with a mortar or the back of a spoon until the mixture becomes slightly mushy. Add rum and ice, shake and serve in Tom collins, garnish with a lime slice.
This recipe for Blackberry Mojito serves/makes 2
Recipe found on cdkitchen.com.
1/4 cup blackberries
3 mint leaves
1 teaspoon raw sugar
1 tablespoon lime juice
3 ounces white rum
Cracked ice
Directions:
In a bar shaker crush together blackberries, mint leaves, sugar and lime juice with a mortar or the back of a spoon until the mixture becomes slightly mushy. Add rum and ice, shake and serve in Tom collins, garnish with a lime slice.
This recipe for Blackberry Mojito serves/makes 2
Recipe found on cdkitchen.com.
Great Mojito Tip of the day!
On a diet?
Make your mojito with diet club soda or sugar-free seltzer and substitute the sugar with splenda, same great taste without the calories.
Make your mojito with diet club soda or sugar-free seltzer and substitute the sugar with splenda, same great taste without the calories.
06 June 2007
Stuff that just don't make sense
So I warned that my mind sitting idle could be a dangerous thing. Today I worked from home since my sitter called in and these are some things about my neighborhood that just didn't make sense. Now most things about my neighborhood don't make sense, but today I apparently just gave all of these things considerably more thought than normal.
First, I live 2 blocks away from a local high why is that about 10 minutes after the morning bell would have rung I see kids walking away from the school. Like apparently they went to the building to say what up to ray ray and n'em and then decided that was enough energy expended for the day and it was time to move on to bigger and better things! That's why your ass can't read, go back to that building and at least do the admirable things we used to do back in the day and sleep in the back of the class! I'm just sayin'!
Next, we have new neighbors in our neighborhood, no doubt first time home owners. Last week one day I awoke to a site that proved that moving into the neighborhood was obviously the fulfillment of their white picket fence dreams....no really, it was! They had sometime during the night erected this little 4 inch high fence that surrounded their front yard. Not really sure what purpose it was to serve. I sent the picture to some friends who said maybe it was meant to keep the dwarfs from escaping, or possibly to keep any pet rodents in. Either way, you could tell they were proud of it. But apparently their pride of their new fence didn't last long. By the end of day one, there was a chunk of it missing from the middle of the yard. By the end the day two it was leaning on the north end of the yard. By the end of day three it appeared as though one of the kids had cut the corner to the sidewalk a little too close and taken off the end of it! Needless to say the poor little fence wasn't fairing too well. Well today I looked out my door and saw this...
(Sorry for the poor quality!) But apparently they had also seen the pitiful sight that was their fence and decided that they should put it out of its misery. But they had to hold on to something to remind them of the short lived relationship that they had once had with their white picket dream...so they took the leftovers and wrapped it around the base of their trees. Seriously, who told them this was a good idea.
People exhaust me sometimes. I think I am going to make a mojito.
Besos!
Mojito Diablo
1 1/2 oz white tequila
1/2 oz creme de cassis
2 lime wedges
12 fresh mint leaves
3 - 6 oz club soda
1 tbsp brown sugar
Muddle sugar, mint and squeezed lime wedges in mixing tin until mixture smells like spearmint gum. Fill with ice, add tequila and cassis, shake until the tin is icey to the touch. Pour into a collins glass, top with 7-up and garnish with a sugarcane stick and fresh mint.
Serve in: Collins Glass
Source
1/2 oz creme de cassis
2 lime wedges
12 fresh mint leaves
3 - 6 oz club soda
1 tbsp brown sugar
Muddle sugar, mint and squeezed lime wedges in mixing tin until mixture smells like spearmint gum. Fill with ice, add tequila and cassis, shake until the tin is icey to the touch. Pour into a collins glass, top with 7-up and garnish with a sugarcane stick and fresh mint.
Serve in: Collins Glass
Source
05 June 2007
DAMN!
I just started the new blog and little did I know I have already been tagged by my boy Roddykat! Well anywho here goes...
Pick a band and answer only using song titles: Salt N Pepa
Are you male or female: Spinderella's not a Fella (but a girl DJ)
Describe yourself: Beauty and the Beat
Your best piece of advice: Let's Talk about Sex
Describe your last relationship: Chick on the side
Describe your last crush: Whatta Man
Say something to someone you have a crush on: Sexy Noises Turn Me On
Say something to an ex: You showed me
Say something to someone who hurt you severely: Somebody's Gettin on my nerves
How do you feel right now: My Mic Sounds Nice
I would hit somebody up and call them out to do this, but since I am just getting back into the swing of things, I will just say do it if you dare. But holla at me and let me know if you do, it would be interesting to see your responses.
Pick a band and answer only using song titles: Salt N Pepa
Are you male or female: Spinderella's not a Fella (but a girl DJ)
Describe yourself: Beauty and the Beat
Your best piece of advice: Let's Talk about Sex
Describe your last relationship: Chick on the side
Describe your last crush: Whatta Man
Say something to someone you have a crush on: Sexy Noises Turn Me On
Say something to an ex: You showed me
Say something to someone who hurt you severely: Somebody's Gettin on my nerves
How do you feel right now: My Mic Sounds Nice
I would hit somebody up and call them out to do this, but since I am just getting back into the swing of things, I will just say do it if you dare. But holla at me and let me know if you do, it would be interesting to see your responses.
What is a Mojito?
As defined by Wikipedia,
Mojito is a traditional Cuban cocktail which became popular in the United States during the late 1980s, and has recently seen a resurgence in popularity.
A mojito is traditionally made of five ingredients: spearmint, rum, sugar (traditionally sugar cane juice), lime, and carbonated water. Its combination of sweetness and refreshing citrus and spearmint flavors are intended to mask the potent kick of the rum, and have made this clear cocktail a popular summer drink.
The mojito is currently considered a highly fashionable beverage. Its popularity is evidenced by its prominent role in recent Bacardi advertisements. After the daiquiri (another rum-based cocktail), the mojito was the second favorite drink of the writer Ernest Hemingway. It is rumored that the origin of the word "mojito" is derived from the diminutive of the word "mojo".
Translation: IT'S GOOD SHIT!
What is a Mojito Mami?
As defined by my dangerously imaginative mind:
This chick who has yet to figure out how to think before typing/speaking when she sees some off the wall shit which in turn lends to the humor of the mess that you get to enjoy in this blog.
Translation: ME
I'm back did ya miss me? Shits about to hit the fan -- It's on bitches!
Mojito is a traditional Cuban cocktail which became popular in the United States during the late 1980s, and has recently seen a resurgence in popularity.
A mojito is traditionally made of five ingredients: spearmint, rum, sugar (traditionally sugar cane juice), lime, and carbonated water. Its combination of sweetness and refreshing citrus and spearmint flavors are intended to mask the potent kick of the rum, and have made this clear cocktail a popular summer drink.
The mojito is currently considered a highly fashionable beverage. Its popularity is evidenced by its prominent role in recent Bacardi advertisements. After the daiquiri (another rum-based cocktail), the mojito was the second favorite drink of the writer Ernest Hemingway. It is rumored that the origin of the word "mojito" is derived from the diminutive of the word "mojo".
Translation: IT'S GOOD SHIT!
What is a Mojito Mami?
As defined by my dangerously imaginative mind:
This chick who has yet to figure out how to think before typing/speaking when she sees some off the wall shit which in turn lends to the humor of the mess that you get to enjoy in this blog.
Translation: ME
I'm back did ya miss me? Shits about to hit the fan -- It's on bitches!
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