{"id":5116,"date":"2013-08-30T10:03:51","date_gmt":"2013-08-30T14:03:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/ourladyofweightloss\/?p=5116"},"modified":"2013-08-31T11:24:42","modified_gmt":"2013-08-31T15:24:42","slug":"dysfunctional-chef-liquored-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/ourladyofweightloss\/2013\/08\/dysfunctional-chef-liquored-up.html","title":{"rendered":"Dysfunctional Chef: Liquored Up?"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"dysfunctional\u00a0Our Lady of Weight Loss<\/a> is lounging on the zero-gravity recliner in the back courtyard.\u00a0 Every so often she \u201cyells\u201d something to me.\u00a0 Directions, you might say.<\/p>\n

\u201cI have a request,\u201d she says.\u00a0 \u201cBe sure to wish all the Tushkateers (and anyone else who is reading our posts), a heartfelt Happy Labor Day Weekend.\u201d\u00a0 A minute later, \u201cAnd today, share two of my favorite alcoholic beverage recipes.\u00a0 And remind everyone NOT to drive and drink.\u00a0 Yes?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cOk!\u201d\u00a0 I bellow back.\u00a0\u00a0 Even though alcoholic beverages are not the usual recipes that OLofWL shares, I do what I am told.\u00a0\u00a0 And again, Our Lady doesn\u2019t drink and drive, I don\u2019t drink and drive, so please do not drink and drive!<\/p>\n

Side Bar Drinking Story:<\/strong>\u00a0 Back in the day, a few friends and I took the train (from NYC to Jersey) to visit another friend.\u00a0 We spent the entire day there.\u00a0 We BBQ\u2019ed, we drank, and our friend\u2019s husband who was going to drive us back to the city at the end of the day, drank and drank and drank.\u00a0\u00a0 AND come the end of the day, he said, \u201cOkay, I\u2019m ready to drive everyone back [to NYC].\u201d\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

It took a lot of guts, frankly, to swim against the stream, but I dug deep and said, \u201cYou know.\u00a0 I tell my kids never to drive n\u2019 drink and not to allow anyone who has been drinking to drive.\u00a0 So, I\u2019m really sorry, but I think we should take car service, or the train, or whatever.”\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

I was met with tons of opposition. \u00a0 I said, “Sorry, again, but\u00a0 I can\u2019t do something I tell my kids not to do.\u00a0 And even if I didn’t have kids, I thinking drinking and driving is a bad idea.\u201d
\n<\/em><\/p>\n

The well-meaning and kind, yet misguided, husband said, \u201cIt\u2019s not a problem.\u00a0 I\u2019m used to drinking and driving.\u00a0 I do it all the time.\u00a0 I\u2019ve never been in an accident.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0 <\/em><\/p>\n

And then my \u201cfriends\u201d backed him up!\u00a0 I stood my ground and we called car service which cost $70 divided by three. \u00a0 Once safely on the other side of the Hudson River, one friend thanked me.\u00a0 She said that she was afraid to go against the others, but was secretly happy that I stood my ground.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

Do NOT drink and drive.<\/p>\n

NOW, without further ado, here follows:\u00a0 Our Lady of Weight Loss\u2019s Favorite Alcoholic Beverage Recipes!
\nThe Virgin Mary & Michelada del David<\/strong><\/em>
\nA mighty combo!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Virgin Mary<\/b>
\nIngredients:<\/b>
\n1 cup V8 spicy tomato juice
\n1 dash of hot sauce (I like my Virgin Mary real hot)
\ndash of salt & pepper
\ncelery salt
\ncelery stalks
\nlime wedges<\/p>\n

Instructions:<\/b>
\nCombine all ingredient up until the celery salt in shaker with ice.
\nShake it up, baby, twist and shout
\nDip the rim of the glass in celery salt!!!!
\nPour Virgin Mary into glass
\nGarnish with celery rib and lime wedge!<\/p>\n

* * *<\/p>\n

Michelada\u00a0<\/b> ~\u00a0\u00a0 Essentially, the Michelada is a bloody Mary that substitutes beer for vodka. Plus salt around the rim!\u00a0 Oh my – a five star drink!<\/p>\n

Ingredients:<\/b>
\nsea salt
\n1 lime
\nClamato juice
\nMexican beer i.e., Sol Corona<\/p>\n

Instructions:<\/b>\u00a0 Cut lime in 1\/2.\u00a0 Run one half along the top rim of a ‘highball’ glass.\u00a0 Pour sea salt onto flat plate.\u00a0 Dip limed rim into salt.\u00a0\u00a0 Squeeze the other 1\/2 lime into glass\/ \u00a0Throw in a handful of ice.\u00a0 Pour 1\/2 clamato juice; the other half beer.<\/p>\n

Have a happy and safe weekend.\u00a0 Salud!<\/p>\n

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Deliciously yours,<\/p>\n

Janice Taylor
\nwise * fun * utterly useful<\/p>\n

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