Friday, January 1, 2010

Pomegranate Cosmopolitans and Further Cracker Reviews....

A second recipe from the Barefoot Contessa's Back to Basics cookbook.  Last night we had another couple over for New Year's Eve.  I made them both try to the crackers.  She said it was more of a "meh" kind of recipe but might taste better with a slice of sausage on top.  He said he liked them. My husband said they tasted too much like shortbread.  The recipe does suggest that they have a consistency of shortbread but the taste of a cracker.

After going out for supper and doing some bowling we came back and I made the Pomegranate Cosmopolitan recipe.  I made it to the letter except for using pre-squeezed lime juice.  I shook it in the shaker with ice as requested and poured it into one of my nifty glasses that my husband bought for me last year.  I eagerly took a large swig and almost choked!  LOL!  It was sooooooo strong!! 

Apparently the look on my face was quite comical because they all wanted a swig too.  LOL.  Everyone agreed that it was good but way too strong.  I diluted it with more POM, more Cran cocktail and more lime juice and it was very yummy!!  I would make this again, but double the amount of non-alcoholic ingredients.  As it was I had way too much of this drink and as a result - slept in until 9am the next day (for me that's late as 7am is my usual) and woke with a headache!!!  Hee Hee....

1 comment:

Mavis said...

Any drink will taste good in that glass! ;)