The Classic Caesar

It's inevitable that when I hear someone ordering a Caesar or see someone sipping on one I MUST have one myself. For as long as I can remember I've always loved them.  My Father used to make virgin Caesars for me when I was little on special occasions like Christmas eve, Thanksgiving dinner or any large family get togethers. I've had Caesars at pretty much every restaurant I've been to -- some better than others.  My mouth is watering just writing about it.  I can't believe I've been writing this blog for over two years and haven't posted a recipe for a Caesar yet.  wtf. Without further ado...

Yield: 1 beverage

1 lemon wedge (use to wet the lip of the cup so rimmer sticks. Squeeze remaining amount into cup)
Caesar rimmer
4 drops Tabasco
1/4 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
3 tablespoons dill pickle juice
2 ice cubes
1 once vodka (optional)
fill with clamato juice
top with salt and pepper
garnish with spicy pickled bean, Olive and celery

Excuse me while I go make myself a caesar...

Natural Cleaners Round 2

A few months ago I made an all natural all purpose cleaner (found here).  So far so good! I am totally diggin' it.  It's so cheap to make that I have a bottle in every bathroom in the house so I can do I quick scrub anytime I feel like it (I know, I know - I live the life, don't I!?). While the all purpose cleaner is awesome for cleaning skins, counters and scrubbing floors I found it wasn't amazing as a furniture polish and dust grabber.  I looked up numerous recipes on line and came up with one that I thought would be best.  I just ran around the house and put it to use and I'm please to say IT'S AWESOME!  I will also use this product on my reusable microfiber floor swiffer thingy to help grab dog hair. It is super duper easy to make and completely all natural!  I also made a title cleaner and keep the scrubber right in the shower for quick and easy cleaning. I'm really happy with this mixture as well.

Homemade Endust
1 3/4 cup water
3 tablespoons olive oil
15 drops Lemon essential oil
1/4 cup white vinegar

*while you are cleaning you'll have to shake the mixture a lot since the oil separates easily.  Make sure you don't get this mixture on fabrics -- the oil will stain.

Homemade Title Scrub
1 part blue dawn dish soap
1 part white vinegar

*this will not disinfect --- it will however take away all the nasty grime! I purchased this cool little scrubber thing from the Superstore - it's awesome!

Simple Cinnamon Muffins

The last thing I remember as I dozed off last night was saying to my husband, "We finally get to sleep in tomorrow..." Pfff, right.  My internal alarm clock woke me up at 6:08 am. Dammit. After laying in bed for an hour trying to get back to sleep I decided to tip toe downstairs.  Wowza! The first big frost of the year.  You know what that means? Christmas is coming SOON!  Cue the Christmas tunes! (j/k - I didn't actually play holiday music....yet).  It was a little chilly in here so I built a fire, made myself a warm Chai Latte and whipped together cinnamon muffins all in 10 minutes flat.  Now my butt is on the couch relaxing and I'm actually quite pleased I woke up early because it's mornings like these that make a crazy ass week completely worth it. Happy Saturday morning everyone.  Enjoy every blissful minute of it.

Yield: 8 large muffins

Ingredients
1 1/2 cups flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
3/4 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 cup sugar
1/4 brown sugar
1/2 cup veggie oil
1/2 cup milk
1 egg, beaten

Method
Combine all dry ingredients in one bowl and all wet ingredients in another and mix. Slowly add dry ingredients to the wet ingredients. Be sure not to over mix. Using muffin liners fill 8 cups just over 3/4 full. Fill the empty cups half full with water (putting empty bakeware in the oven can be damaging to them). Bake at 375 degrees for 18-20 minutes or until a tooth pick comes out clean when you poke your muffin (that's what she said).

Since we are eating these for breakfast I'm not making icing however if you wanted to you could mix 1/4 cup powdered sugar, 1 teaspoon vanilla and 2 tablespoons of milk (or cream). Enjoy!

PS: Don't forget to change your clocks tonight!