the goose loves berry daquiris

Here's our last berry post for awhile. They were all berry good, weren't they? I just think all of the thinks looked berry delicious - the berry cobbler waffles, the berry streusel muffins, and even the raspberry salad. But this one, by far, was the berry best. (Enough of the berry puns? But aren't they so berry punny?)

So why's this one the best? Not because it has berries, but because it has alcohol. Sweet sweet rum. Makes for a lovely afternoon or evening! (Or morning, if you're addicted like that.)

Billy and I decided we couldn't buy six pints of berries without making a mixed berry drink. And that's how our Mixed Berry Daquiri was born!
The recipe is very simple:

Mixed Berry Daquiris for Four (or for two very thirsty people)

--1 cup rum (or more, to taste :) )
--2 cups whole berries (any kind, really)
--1/4 cup powdered sugar
--1/4 cup lemon juice (more or less, depending on how tart you are)
--8 ice cubes

We used boysenberries, blueberries, marionberries, and raspberries.
Put everything in the blender, and blend.

If you followed the directions carefully, you should end up with a bright red, delicious mixture. If you have a husband like my husband, you won't have added enough rum to taste, and so he'll add a little more.

Then pour your daquiris in pretty glasses and stick some berries on the side. Float some blueberries in the center (or halfway sink them, like mine did automatically).

Take several pictures, from various angles, ensuring your white balance is accurate, while your thirsty husband hovers nearby with his mouth watering.

You like how I artistically kept the electrical socket in the background here? Yeah only the best photography from me.

The result? Deee-licious. Refill as necessary, unless you actually had two other people to help you drink these.

the goose loves her mommy

First of all, Happy Mother's Day to all the mothers out there! And a very special Mother's Day to my mommy Maria, my grandma Anne, and my staramama Stana! I love you all very much!!

And to show how special my mom is, I'm pulling out a few photos from my mom's recent visit with my dad to Portland! Before we went to OMSI After Dark (awesome, by the way...), we went to McCormick & Schmicks for a little happy hour enjoyment. My dad and Billy happily enjoyed beers alongside our array of food, but my mom is not a big drinker (read: she doesn't drink at all, besides small sips of my dad's wine sometimes). However, she thought my cocktail of the day, a berry daquiri, looked pretty tasty, so she had a sip for herself...
And decided she liked it enough to get her own! She even ordered it "up," which means it comes in a martini glass and is shaken and strained, rather than served on ice. What a classy drinker!

Although I probably had half of her drink, after drinking most of mine (she had a few sips of mine before her own came!), she still enjoyed it along with her lettuce wraps and marinated tofu.

So I'm raising my glass to my wonderful mommy, and to mommys everywhere! Cheers!