Friday, August 14, 2009

Friday Night Happy Hour...

Create a nook with your friends...
Enjoy great friends, good conversation, and great cocktails!
Oprah's Favorite Pomegranate Martini recipe

1 oz cirtus vodka
1/2 oz Cointreau Oragne liqeur
3 oz pomegranate juice

Combine ingredients in a cocktail shaker 1/4 filled with chopped ice. Shake and strain into a cocktail glass. Serve with a squeeze of lemon.
Along with my favorite cocktail shrimp recipe...
Roasted Shrimp Cocktail
2008, Barefoot Contessa Back to Basics, All Rights Reserved
Serves:
6 to 8 servings

Ingredients
For the shrimp:
2 pounds (12 to 15-count) shrimp
1 tablespoon good olive oil
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
For the sauce:
1/2 cup chili sauce (recommended: Heinz)
1/2 cup ketchup
3 tablespoons prepared horseradish
2 teaspoons freshly squeezed lemon juice
1/2 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
1/4 teaspoon hot sauce (recommended: Tabasco)
Directions
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
Peel and devein the shrimp, leaving the tails on. Place them on a sheet pan with the olive oil, salt, and pepper and spread them in 1 layer. Roast for 8 to10 minutes, just until pink and firm and cooked through. Set aside to cool.
For the sauce, combine the chili sauce, ketchup, horseradish, lemon juice, Worcestershire sauce, and hot sauce. Serve as a dip with the shrimp.

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