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Valentine's Day is an ideal time to enchant and entice! Whether you're looking for love or reveling in your single statustry these Top 5 Cupid Concoctions and a nibble or two for a kiss-worthy cocktail party everyone will "love." You'll be sure to get Cupid firing arrows. If you're looking for something a little quieter, check out our idea for a Simply Romantic Valentine's Day Dinner for Two. Drinks With flirty, romantic and fun tunes floating in the air, enjoy my twists on Martinis, Cherry Bombs, Sweethearts and Sicilian Kissed cocktails. For a little heat and Piece de Resistance, nibble on my Cupid Crab Cocktail. For some additional advice on setting up the perfect cocktail bar, check out my Essential Guide to Bars- Part 1, and Part 2. No matter what the occasion, remember to be adventurous with your libations! Finish the party with sumptuous coffee drinks and chocolates for sweet kisses on the go.
Cupid's Crab Cocktail
The chiles make this a very sensual starter and will whet your appetite for more (food, of course).
Ingredients
- 2 cans unsweetened coconut milk
- 1 large red onion, peeled, halved and thinly sliced
- 2 serrano chiles, thinly sliced
- 1 Tablespoon honey
- Juice of 2 limes
- Salt and freshly ground pepper
- 24 ounces jumbo lump crab meat, picked over
- 2 ripe avocados, peeled and cut into medium dice
- 1/4 Cup chopped fresh cilantro
Steps
- Whisk together the coconut milk, onion, chiles, honey and lime juice in a large bowl and season with salt and pepper, fold in the crab, cover and let marinate in the refrigerator for 30 minutes.
- Ten minutes before serving, fold in the avocados. Re-season with salt and pepper and fold in the cilantro just before serving.
- Use a slotted spoon and spoon into martini glass. Makes 4 appetizer servings.
Mindy's Pomegranate Martini
Sweet and Tart with Cointreau (Orange Flavored Liquer) and Pomegranate Juice.
Ingredients
- 1 Oz vodka
- 1/2 Oz Cointreau liqueur
- 3 Oz 100% pomegranate juice (I prefer POM)
Steps
- In a chilled cocktail shaker filled 1/4 high with crushed ice, combine all ingredients.
- Shake and strain into a martini glass. Serve with a squeeze of lemon and garnish with a lemon twist.
Chocolate Martini
Two chocolate liqeurs make this martini taste like the real thing.
Ingredients
- Chocolate Martini to add a special flair. If you're looking for a fruity taste, pick a flavored vodka or rum such as citrus or raspberry. For a sweeter taste, use vanilla flavored vodka or rum. To garnish, coat a rim of martini glass, swirl chocolate syrup in a glass or add a few mouth-watering truffles. 2 Oz base spirit (vodka, light rum or brandy)
- 1/2 Oz chocolate liqueur
- 1/2 Oz white creme de cacao
- Chocolate syrup to coat rim of martini glass
Steps
- Coat rim of martini glass with chocolate syrup. Mix all the ingredients in a cocktail shaker with ice and strain into a martini glass.
Cherry Bomb
Vanilla, Chocolate and Cherry, like an ice cream sundae with a cherry on top.
Ingredients
- 1/4 Oz Cherry liqueur (I like Kirchwasser)
- 3 Oz vodka
- 1/2 Oz Vanilla Flavor Vodka
- 1/2 Oz Godiva Chocolate Liqueur
- Maraschino Cherries
Steps
- Using a squeeze bottle, pour Chocolate Liquere into a martini glass in a circular motion. Pour Cherry Liqueur into the center of the glass then place it in the freezer until frozen. Then mix and shake all vodkas into the frozen glass. Garnish with maraschino cherry soaked in Godiva liqueur then refrigerate until served.
Sweetheart Cocktail
Strawberry liqeur makes this pink and sweet.
Ingredients
- 2 Oz Gran Centenario Plata
- 1/2 Oz strawberry liqueur
- 1/2 Oz Cointreau
- 2 muddled fresh strawberries
- 1/2 Oz fresh lime juice
- 1 Oz sour mix
- 1 fresh strawberry for garnish
Steps
- In a cocktail shaker, combine ingredients and shake well. Strain into a chilled martini glass. Garnish with a fresh strawberry.
Sicilian Kiss Cocktail
This tasted like an Italian pastry with it's nutty and fruity flavors.
Ingredients
- 1/2 Oz amaretto
- 1/2 Oz peach liqueur
Steps
- Pour both ingredients into 1 ounce shot glass for a sweet introduction to Valentine's Day.
Valentine's Tunes
In Your Eyes - Peter Gabriel I Want to Hold Your Hand - The Beatles Let's Get It On - Marvin Gaye Your Body is a Wonderland - John Mayer Shake Your Booty - KC and the Sunshine Band A Big Hunk O' Love - Elvis Presley A Time to Love - Stevie Wonder Abracadabra - Steve Miller Band Addicted to Love - Robert Palmer Alive - Pearl Jam
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