Thursday, January 30, 2014

The "Lucy Burdette" Daiquiri, Courtesy of @SusanMacNeal


Hemingway Polydactyl Looking Over Murder with Ganache
LUCY BURDETTE: As you've already heard, four of us writers here on MLK have books coming out next week--Avery Aames with DAYS OF WINE AND ROQUEFORT, Meg London with A FATAL SLIP, Sheila Connolly with SCANDAL IN SKIBBEREEN, and me, Lucy, with MURDER WITH GANACHE. You have some fun reading ahead during the cold, gray February days!

The weeks right before a book launch are exciting but exhausting. We're furiously writing blogs, and planning for book parties, and doing interviews, and sending out press releases--not to mention working on the next book so we don't fall too far behind! (And in my case, taking pictures of cats with books:)
I have to admit I haven't cooked much for the last few weeks, so I was worried about a new recipe for today's post.

 
 But luckily for me, a girlfriend over on Jungle Red Writers, Susan Elia MacNeal, came through with a fabulous idea--a cocktail called the "Lucy Burdette." And so today I'm sharing that with you!



"The Lucy Burdette"
(A Key Lime Daiquiri to toast the new Key West-based book! Surely Papa Hemingway would approve...)

2 parts white rum
1 part freshly sqeezed key lime juice
1/2 part simple sugar syrup (or to taste)

Shake with ice and strain into a cocktail glass. Garnish with a slice of key lime.
Come--pour yourself a glass and join me to toast the new books. Put your feet up, tip your face toward the sun, and we'll read a couple pages aloud....
"Faster than a speeding Kitchenaid mixer, I scraped the freshly-squeezed lime juice and zested lime peel into the bowl and beat the batter to a creamy pale green. Inside the oven, the first set of cupcakes rose gracefully, releasing their sweet and sour citrus fragrance into the tiny galley of our houseboat."


From MURDER WITH GANACHE by Lucy Burdette, available for pre-order wherever books are  sold!


 To keep up with all the Key West news, follow Lucy on Pinterest, Facebook, and Twitter



15 comments:

  1. A perfect drink for a perfect book!
    Do you know how hard it is to get a proper daiquiri? All they know is frozen daiquiris which are not a true daiquiri (in my humble, but accurate opinion). It isn't as if they are difficult.
    Thanks for the recipe.
    Best wishes to you all on your newest book babies.

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. thanks Libby--we appreciate your support and raise a toast to all our MLK readers! xo

      Delete
  2. Just what the doctor ordered, Lucy/Roberta!

    Thanks,

    MJ (making dacquiri plans)

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. If we were only all in the same latitude--we could share a pitcher! xo

      Delete
  3. Your drink sounds delish Lucy. Perhaps I will make myself one when I am writing my review of Murder with Ganache.

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Brilliant Kristopher--just don't write, drink, and drive! Can't wait to hear what you thought...

      Delete
  4. Lucy/Roberta, your cool drink recipe warmed my husband's heart. His parents made dacquiris all summer. Like Libby D., Marc's mother (who once worked as a pro party planner at Stouffer's Restaurant, among many other food service jobs she held over the years) dismissed the frozen variety, although I've got no problem with them! So kudos to you and Susan for the excellent drink and your upcoming release next week - Murder with Ganache!

    ~ Cleo

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Thanks Cleo--you know, I haven't had a daiquiri in years. But Susan inspired me:). Cheers to you and Marc!

      Delete
  5. Easy, yummy! Can't wait to try this. Can't wait for your new book to come out. Might be the perfect day for a daiquiri!

    Hugs,
    Daryl / Avery

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. thanks Daryl/Avery, right back at you! Next week is a fabulous week for cozy fans:)

      Delete
  6. Dear Lucy/Roberta: When we retired and moved to a smaller home, some thing had to be packed away and only taken out when absolutely needed. Well, my daiquiri glasses were one of those things. But, just reading about making these refreshing citrus drinks makes me long for those old days sitting by my pool and sharing a pitcher of daiquiri's with my book group. So, as soon as I find the box with my nice crystal daiquiri glasses, I will be enjoying them once again. (I am one of those people who like to drink from a glass made for that drink. But if I get really desperate, I will use a coffee mug; some ideas change, and that is one of them.!)

    Thank you for the nice post and good luck to you and the other ladies with all of your releases next week. Love everyone's books.

    Cynthia

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. thank you so much for the good wishes Cynthia! Yes, I think you must find those crystal daiquiri glasses right away:) xo

      Delete
  7. Lucy, one of the best drinks I ever had was a Rum Runner in Islamorada. I imagine you kicking back on the sand with a Lucy Burdette and enjoying the sunshine! Sounds simply perfect!

    ~Krista

    ReplyDelete
  8. thsi sounds yummy! As does the book! I can imagine havng one of these on my cruise!

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. A cruise will be the perfect setting for this drink--and reading!! xo

      Delete