Thursday, October 1, 2015

Knock-off Painkiller #recipe @LucyBurdette (because sometimes you need one)


  

LUCY BURDETTE: A couple of years ago John and I went on a sailing vacation with my sister and her husband. This was a frugal do-it-yourself trip; we brought our own groceries and did the sailing ourselves.
 

Ha, ha, just kidding, that's not our boat, it's one of the abandoned liveaboards anchored off Key West. I fully admit that I'm not much of a sailor, acting mostly as ballast. The scenery couldn't have been more gorgeous, but I was not cautious enough about my tendency to seasickness. I will spare you the gory details, except to tell you that at the end of the first day I was happy to swim ashore and crawl onto a small island away from the water. With my head pounding and my world swirling, I did not even notice until an hour later that I was lying in close proximity to a dead goat!

Feeling so much better--with John!


Sue and Jeff--the real sailors
After some time ashore and much Dramamine, I recovered and enjoyed the rest of the trip. The fish were amazing--including barracudas, big sea turtles, a dancing line of squid who were as curious about us as we were about them. 

One of our favorite ways of celebrating the end of a day on the water was to go ashore and enjoy an island cocktail called a Painkiller. I finally got around to re-creating it – you do not need to wait for
a sailing vacation to try this!

 

Knockoff Painkiller cocktail

4 ounces pineapple coconut juice (Knudsen for me)
2 ounces orange juice
1 to 2 ounces Pusser's or other dark rum
Sprinkling of fresh nutmeg

 



Combine the liquids in a cocktail shaker filled with ice. Stir well, then pour into glass filled with ice and garnish with a sprinkle of nutmeg. This is definitely tasty enough to serve without the rum too, if you prefer...



Do not be surprised when you see this drink play an important role in KILLER TAKEOUT, coming next April, but available for pre-order today

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20 comments:

  1. I can't imagine how you were feeling (especially realizing there was a dead goat nearby). I love the cover art of KILLER TAKEOUT (the cat is just too cute). Thank you for the recipe.

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  2. thank you for being here Jen! I do love that cover too:) xo

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  3. I don't get seasick but my partner does. Let's talk pills and patches and wrist bands. Yet she goes on cruises with her dad and sister most years.

    Years back we were up in Cape Cod and took a research vessel tour to go whale watching. As soon as the boat stopped in the viewing area she disappeared into the head until it started back to shore. We had to buy the video of that day's run for her to see what I'd enjoyed and taken photos of. LOL

    I love the cover and the series. I own most of them.

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    1. thanks so much NoraA for owning the books! that is an awful story about your partner missing the whale watching. My brother-in-law has to go on a lot of boats for oceanography studies. He advised Dramamine early and often!

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  4. Sounds like my kind of drink. Thanks for sharing.

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  5. Sounds like my kind of drink. Thanks for sharing.

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  6. Sounds like my kind of drink. Thanks for sharing.

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  7. That drink sounds like something I would love & the books sounds like a definite read to me, thanks for this awesome chance, I appreciate it.
    Linda May

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  8. I think BJ English may have already been into the punch! Or s/he's just really excited about the yummy drink.

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    1. LOL Libby, probably the Blogger gremlins got into the punch!

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  9. I love this post, Lucy/Roberta! And I know I'd love the 'painkiller' too. Thanks for sharing it. It looks quite fetching next to your wonderful books as well.

    XO

    MJ aka Victoria Abbott

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    1. thanks MJ, I had so much fun writing this one:). And oh the testing we had to do.... xo

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  10. Yummy recipe. So pretty. And testing. What fun testing!

    ~Daryl

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    1. Yes and some friends and relatives were forced to help test too!

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  11. Really? Next to a dead goat? Was no one watching out for you? Funny story!

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    1. I waved them away to let me recover in peace. But I kept smelling something just awful LOL. Then the detectives went to work and the carcass was discovered...

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  12. I love the cover. How do you manage to think up not only the stories but the covers as well? I think I need a painkiller RIGHT NOW! I can see it now, It's snowing out and I'm curled up reading Killer Takeout and sipping a painkiller. Awesome thought.

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    1. Wonderful image Gloria! Luckily I don't have to design the covers, only make suggestions about what in the story might be included. I have some wonderful cover artists who take it from there.

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