Cold Weather

Yesterday was very cold and windy and today it will be more of the same. I can't wait until summer when we will be sweating on the powerboat and going for dips in the lake. That seems so far away right now. But we have discovered a new summertime drink: the daiquiri. We made some yesterday and they were awesome. Very simple to make too. Make a simple syrup by combining 1/2 cup white sugar and 1/2 cup water in a saucepan over medium heat until the sugar dissolves. Meanwhile juice about 4 limes to get 3/4 cup of fresh lime juice. In a pitcher combine 1/3 cup sugar syrup, 3/4 cup lime juice and 1 cup of dark rum (we used Captain Morgan spiced rum). Mix and pour over ice. This recipe makes 4 drinks. You can use the left over sugar syrup to individually sweeten each drink as necessary. Andrew likes his sweeter but I liked mine just how it was from the start. Very yummy. Andrew also purchased another bottle of wine. Since we were watching a double feature for movie night, he picked a Francis Ford Coppola pinot noir wine. It was alright I guess. I thought it tasted a little watery, but what do I know. We watched "Failure to Launch", a romantic comedy with Matthew McConaughey - it had some sailboats in it so Andrew didn't mind. Don't bother watching this one unless you are bored and it's on TV. The other movie was the old one "Payback" with Mel Gibson playing Porter, which we had both seen before.