This election marks one of the most historical moments in US History. Why not celebrate as you watch the polls unfold!? Hop to it and try these ideas tonight!
Make a Game of It
Make an event out of every state’s decision. After each state’s results are in, take a color-coded Jell-O shot for the winning party! Use Berry Blue and any of the red-colored Jell-O flavors (strawberry, cherry, raspberry, etc.) and mix in Senator’s Club Vodka in honor of McCain and Obama (a very affordable spirit). It's a tasty and recession-friendly treat!
All those shots will add up -- 50 in the end! -- so make them mini shots or simply dilute the alcohol content of each one.
Bray like a Donkey or Trumpet like an Elephant after a few of these cocktails:
2 ounces 10 Cane rum
1/4 ounce pineapple juice
1/4 ounce fresh lime juice
1/4 ounce grenadine syrup
Combine all ingredients into a mixing glass. Add ice and shake vigorously. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass or on the rocks with a lime or a flag.
"McCANE" MOJITO
2 ounces 10 Cane rum
1 ounce fresh lime juice
1 ounce simple syrup (recipe below)
8-10 mint leaves
Splash of club soda
Mint sprig
Ice
Place mint leaves and simple syrup in the bottom of a tall glass. Press gently with a muddler. Fill with cracked ice. Add 10 Cane and lime juice. Stir gently and top off with soda. Garnish with a mint sprig.
OBAMA-RAMA
(A nod to Obama's home state of Hawaii)
1 1/2 ounces 10 Cane rum
1 ounce Grand Marnier
1/4 ounce Orgeat syrup
1 ounce fresh lime juice
1/4 ounce simple syrup
Mint sprig and lemon slice
Combine all ingredients into mixing glass. Add ice and shake vigorously. Pour all contents into a rocks glass. Garnish with mint sprig and lemon wheel.
Simple syrup: Mix 1 cup sugar and 1 cup water in a small saucepan over medium heat, stirring until sugar dissolves. Bring to a gentle boil, reduce heat to medium-low and cook for 5 minutes. Cool to room temperature.
OBAMA POMA
2 ounces 10 Cane rum
1 ounce pomegranate juice
3/4 ounce fresh lemon juice
Dash of simple syrup
Pomegranate seeds or lemon twist
In a mixing glass, combine all ingredients. Add ice and shake vigorously. Strain into martini glass. Garnish with pomegranate seeds or lemon twist.
HEY! After waiting in those long lines...who's hungry?
Obama has been using this chili recipe since college and says he would bring it to any potluck party. He says he "can't reveal all the secrets, but if you make it right, it's just got the right amount of bite, the right amount of oomph in it, and it will clear your sinuses."
McCain says barbecuing for guests is one of the few ways he relaxes, especially during the grueling campaign. His carefully honed recipe on the gas grill: baby back ribs, using a dry rub that's a third garlic powder, a third salt and a third pepper. The trick to not letting the ribs dry out? Keep putting lemon juice on them.
Obama Family Chili Recipe
1 large onion, chopped 1 green pepper, chopped Several cloves of garlic, chopped 1 tablespoon olive oil 1 pound ground turkey or beef ¼ teaspoon ground cumin ¼ teaspoon ground oregano ¼ teaspoon ground turmeric ¼ teaspoon ground basil 1 tablespoon chili powder 3 tablespoons red wine vinegar Several tomatoes, depending on size, chopped 1 can red kidney beans
Saute onions, green pepper and garlic in olive oil until soft.
Add ground meat and brown.
Combine spices together into a mixture, then add to ground meat.
Add red wine vinegar.
Add tomatoes and let simmer, until tomatoes cook down.
Add kidney beans and cook for a few more minutes.
Serve over white or brown rice. Garnish with grated cheddar cheese, onions and sour cream.
McCain's Ribs
Dry Rub: 1/3 part Garlic Powder 1/3 part Salt 1/3 part Pepper 3 lemons
Turn the grill down to low temperature.
Mix together garlic powder, salt and pepper. Then cover both sides of the ribs with that.
Grill ribs, bone side down, for 90 percent of the time. It will take about an hour to an hour and a half. Squeeze the lemon on it frequently, because that makes it taste a lot better.
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It's Too Close To Call Which Is Better!!!
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