Salty Dogs for the New Year

2016 has already gone to the "dogs"!

We are kicking off the year with our favorite

Salty Dogs...

 Bright pink grapefruit juice and vodka shaken then poured into a icy, 

pink salt rimmed glass...

and just to add a little personality...

garnished with mini toy dogs...

No bones about it, 

it's a great way to start 2016!

This one is for our favorite sheepdog,

 who keeps watch as we pick grapefruit from her favorite trees in the desert...

Happy New Year!

The Murphy's Salty Dogs 

for 2 drinks

fill a cocktail shaker with ice

add 10 oz fresh squeezed grapefruit juice and 2 oz vodka 

shake until combined then pour into salt rimmed, ice filled glasses (we used Himalayan Pink Salt)

and top with a pooch

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Salty Dogs and Sweet Hearts - Valentine's Day Cocktail

I created my Sweet’N Low Salty Dogs and Sweet Hearts drink recipe, as part of a sponsored post for Socialstars #SweetNLowStars

Love is in the air and at the bar!
One of my favorite drinks
 is a Salty Dog and I've sweetened it up for Valentine's Day...

A simple cocktail of fresh grapefruit juice and vodka, 

poured up into a martini glass with a salted rim.

But the LOVE-liest part of my new version is the sweetened grapefruit garnish.

The hearts are so simple to make.

Cut grapefruit into slices about 1/2" thick,
make a slice in one side, pull apart slightly,

then cut into segments. 

(if the individual segments seem too small for a heart,

 keep 2 segments together)

Take your segment...

make a slice in the middle...
(but don't go all the way down)

and cut off the peel and pith 

You may need to round the corners slightly with a paring knife and

ta-da...

Now the sweet part -

sprinkle with Sweet'N Low...

and you have the perfect Sweet Heart...

The Salty Dog

fill a cocktail shaker with ice

add 2 oz chilled vodka and 2 oz fresh squeezed grapefruit juice

Stir then strain into a salt rimmed martini glass

Garnish with a Sweet Heart and enjoy.

I know you'll LOVE it.

Cheers!

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