Happy Memorial Day Weekend!

hey blog readers! sorry i haven't been around more lately. i have a bad case of computus iteruptus also know as Stupid A#@ F#@%& Piece of S#@%. (hopefully i will get it resolved soon.) 

BUT! as i like to say, "What-Evah!". let's get happy. it's Memorial Day Weekend and Pensacola is knee deep in partying gays and lesbians. the weather is perfect. the beach is Gorgeous. everyone is having a fan-tastic time. Russ and i are celebrating in our traditional way: LOTS of food and liquor.

because i am a magnanimous queen, i want to share the love with everyone who could not be down here with us on this most festive of weekends. and so, i give you this:

Our Beautiful Beach minus all those annoying hot guys and girls in swimsuits

and this:

the Beach Weekend

aka the PERFECT Memorial Day Wkend Shot Recipe

• 1 oz Whipped vodka
• .5 oz Pineapple Rum
• .5 oz Orange Juice

shake with ice and strain into shot glasses. garnish with a squirt of whipped cream if you like (and you KNOW you do!).

Klink! Kiss! Kill! <repeat>

just remember, keep it safe and don't forget the thank you notes!

we'll be here all summer. come see us!

Celebrating Strawberry Season the RNS Way

thanks to a warm spring (and, well, we live in Florida) fresh strawberries are at the market. i like strawberries but am not a huge fan. still, any fresh fruit is awesome.

so i have been stuck for a way to eat strawberries. then, inspiration struck (thank you Lady Alcohol) and thus my new obsession was born. 

The Strawberry Shake Martini

it's simple. it's delicious. and it's strong. (what more do you want in a cocktail?) i'll give you the recipe if you want to try it at home. if not, you will simply have to journey to the Keshok and join me on the porch.

1. slice up a medium strawberry and muddle it
2. add 2 to 3 oz of Whipped Cream vodka
3. add 1/2 oz to 1 oz of heavy cream
4. combine in a shaker with ice
5. shake it like he might go home with someone else
6. strain into a cocktail glass (just the ice! you want the fruit pulp)

enjoy a little slice of Summer heaven!  i prefer Pinnacle Whipped Vodka and they have some lovely recipes of their own on their site. 

summer's almost here! come see us!

Nacho Night!

at the Keshok House, Friday nights are nacho night. we celebrate with a big plate of Russalicious Beef & Black Bean nachos and Beer Margaritas. Ole!

if you can't come over and enjoy it all with us (tho we truly wish you would) then i guess the next best thing would be to make them for yourselves. 

my plate of Russalicious Nachos

• brown about a pound of ground beef. add one can of rotel, chopped red onion, and cumin. simmer 20 mins.
• warm a can of black beans. add green onions and diced jalapeno to taste.
• layer on a plate tortilla chips (we use Santitas  because they only cost $2/bag and i really enjoy saying "San-ti-tas"), ground beef, black beans, cheese, more green onions, more red onions, and top with sour cream. 
• Russie likes to add spanish rice. (i make enough of a mess without it!)

for the Beer Margaritas, we use Sandra Lee's recipe (if you don't know her -- shame, shame, shame. she is FABULOUS!!!) but without the salt and the spears of garnish. after all, we're just simple country boys.

we usually do dinner and a movie. if you have Netflix i recommend:

Thoroughly Modern Millie with Julie Andrews, Mary Tyler Moore, and Carol Channing. (it's from the 60's, set in the 40's, has a subplot about white slavery... what more do you want???)

Girls Just Want To Have Fun with Sarah Jessica Parker & Helen Hunt. (two words -- DANCE MOVIE! plus there's baby Shannon Doherty & Jonathan Silverman)

Meatballs with Bill Murray (the ultimate summer camp movie)

or you can find something on ScyFy or Chiller.

Enjoy!! and let me know how you like it.. er, them.. i mean the recipes -- or the movies!