Hair of the dog Vampire Juice – Evernight’s Holiday Hangover Hop #bloghop #holiday @evernightpub

Greetings! I hope all you lovely readers had a wonderful holiday!

Happy New Year from Evernight!

Now that the Christmas cookies are gone, gifts unwrapped, and your holiday visitors have left, you’ve earned some well-deserved TLC. Evernight authors not only have the cure for your holiday hangover, they have fantastic new books for your 2015 reading list, too!

Be sure to visit every stop on the hop and answer each question. The more you blogs you hop, the more chances to win the GRAND PRIZE of an iPad Mini sponsored by Evernight Publishing (one entry per blog). Plus, hop each blog for a host of other fabulous prizes. I’m giving away a signed PDF copy of any ONE of my stories. The question you’ll need to answer is in this post. Once you’ve read it, be sure to leave your answer in a comment so you can be entered for the prizes! (:

So sink into your favorite chair and enjoy your holiday hangover!

As you can see by the title, I’m talking about “the hair of the dog.” Ever hear of it? For those who don’t know, it’s a phrase people use after a night of heavy whatever-you-did that put you in the bad state you’re in. From the link http://urbanlegends.about.com/od/medical/a/hair_of_the_dog.htm it claims, “Premised on the quaint notion that the best thing for what ails you is more of what ails you, “hair-of-the-dog-that-bit-you” nostrums have been popular since Shakespeare’s time (before that, etymologists tell us, the phrase referred quite literally to a method of treating dog bites)” and it also mentions cures involving deep-fried canaries and sheep’s lungs. I think I’ll stick with “the hair of the dog” found in the following recipe…

Happy New Year: Vampire Juice

~*~What you’ll need~*~

4 ounces tomato juice

2 shots of Finlandia lime vodka (or 2 ounces depending upon tools using)

A splash of steak sauce

A splash of hot sauce

1/2 teaspoon of fresh horseradish

For eyeball ice cube garnish:

a radish & a green olive with pimento

A highball glass

Ice

~*~Make the drink~*~

Add the liquid ingredients in the highball glass over ice cubes.

Mix/stir well

Add the seasonings to your taste

Garnish with a prepared eyeball by floating it in the drink, skewering it on a cocktail pick, or sticking it with a stirring fork.

For Radish Eyeball Garnish:

Peel radishes, leaving thin streaks of red skin on to represent blood vessels.

Using the tip of the vegetable peeler, or a small knife, carefully scoop out a small hole in each radish, roughly the size of an olive.

Stuff a green olive, pimiento side out, in each hole.

At this point, choose if you want to turn the eyeball into an ice cube or simply skewer it to rest on top of the drink. If opting for the ice, place one finished radish in each section of an ice cube tray (cutting it down if necessary), fill with water, and freeze overnight. If you don’t want the ice, simply place the finished eyeballs in a bowl of water and chill in the refrigerator until time for use.

Recipe Courtesy: Finlandia Vodka found at: About Food

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When you’re not feeling all that great, do you have a favorite drink, or even a food, that helps to cheer you up or make you feel better?

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Thank you for joining us on the hop! Love & blessings to all! ❤
Jacey

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