The Watering Hole...Denied

So we didn't operate on Addie today. The x-ray showed that the plastic thing in her gut has moved on a little and is probably in the large intestines now. She was also a little more perky this morning and so far today she is holding her own. Hopefully she manages to keep the wet dog food down. Fingers crossed. I don't want her to be opened if at all possible.

However, she also cannot have any water. The vet did give her a saline IV to tie her over for a day or two, and the wet dog food is 80% water so that helps. Of course none of that helps quench Addie's thirst. She's staking out the toilets in the hope that some one doesn't remember to close the lid! Poor girl. At least she's walking around today.

Back to my Honey-do list... Have a great weekend.

I did have a link to Kim's recipes for the cocktail competition she entered, but the link caused the blip to be suspended. ??? So here are the recipes in person:

Oregon Hazelnut Espresso Martini - Serves 2
2 oz. Lovejoy Hazelnut Vodka
1 oz. Frangelico
1 oz. Kahlua
2 oz. Chilled Stumptown Espresso (your choice)
1 oz. Whipping Cream

Spiced Cocoa Rim
1 T Superfine Sugar
1/2 tsp. cocoa powder
¼ tsp. Penzey?s Spices Chinese Cassia Cinnamon
¼ tsp. Fresh ground nutmeg

Chill Martini glasses and Hazelnut Vodka in freezer.
Mix Spiced Cocoa Rim ingredients.
Lightly dampen (not wet) rim of glasses and dip rim in spiced cocoa mix.
Place all ingredients in a chilled cocktail shaker with lots of ice. Shake vigorously for at least 10 seconds.
Pour into martini glass.
Alternative: instead of rimming glass, add a pinch of the spiced cocoa mix on top of martini


Clear Joy - Serves 2
2 oz. Clear Creek Distillery Pear Brandy
2 oz. Lovejoy Vodka
½ oz. Lime Juice
1 oz. Ginger Simple Syrup (recipe follows)
Oregon Sparkling Wine, you choose!

Chill Martini glasses, Pear Brandy and Vodka in freezer.
Mix Ice, Pear Brandy, Vodka, lime juice and ginger simple syrup in chilled cocktail shaker. Shake vigorously for at least 10 seconds.
Pour in martini glass and top with 1 oz. Sparkling Wine.

Ginger Simple Syrup
½ cup sugar
½ cup water
1 inch of ginger root sliced
Bring all ingredients to a boil in small saucepan. Reduce heat and simmer for 10 minutes. Take off heat and continue to steep ginger. When simple syrup is room temperature. Chill

Sage River - Serves 1
3 oz. Fresh Grapefruit Juice
½ tsp sugar
1 lemon wedge
½ oz simple syrup
4 sage leaves chopped
3 oz. 12 Bridges Gin
grapefruit peel twists

Put sage leaves, sugar and lemon wedge in cocktail shaker crush together with muddler or end of wooden spoon. Add ice, simple syrup and gin. Shake vigorously.
Pour in rocks glass with ice, garnish with twist. Also will have bits of sage leaves if properly muddled.