Black Swan Martini Tutu

In honor of my favorite Oscar flick "Black Swan" I decided to serve cocktails dressed in a black tutu for the Oscars.  Super fun right :)  I plan on making these amazing white chocolate martinis and calling them "White Swan Martinis" so of course I felt the need to create the black swan tutu to go along with it!

Simply cut off about 12 inches of black tulle from a 6 inch roll (the kind they sell at the craft stores, usually in the bridal section), fold it over so it's now 3 inches by 12 inches, cut up and fringe about 1.5 inches about every inch to give it that "tutu" look, then stitch a running stitch along the top.  Grab your glass, pull the stitch so it bunches up and tie it to secure it around your glass.  I added a sparkly button with a few loose stitches...so fancy!  You will be the hit of Oscar night with stylih tutu glass!

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New Favorite Martini

Orange Creamsicle Martini

 This DELICIOUS martini recipe comes from "The Hungry Girl" website.  So many fun, tasty and easy recipes there...check it out!
Seriously tastes like a creamsicle...so yummy!

Ingredients:

4 oz. diet orange soda, room temperature

1.5 oz. orange-flavored vodka (like Smirnoff Twist of Orange)


1.5 oz. Sugar Free Vanilla Syrup

1 tbsp. Cool Whip Free
Directions:

Place all ingredients in a martini shaker, but DO NOT shake (or the carbonated soda will explode!). Mix thoroughly with a spoon until mixture is mostly lump-free. Add about 1 cup ice (crushed, if you've got it), and stir until mixture is cold. Then place the strainer on top and pour into a large martini glass. Enjoy!

PER SERVING (entire recipe, 1 martini): 109 calories, 0g fat, 69mg sodium, 2.5g carbs, 0g fiber, 0.5g sugars, 0g protein -- POINTS® value 2*

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Retro Poppy-tini Recipe

I love martinis.  I do.  There's something so classy yet flirty about them.  I wanted to create a special recipe for all of my fellow martini lovers...so here it is. It's sweet with a retro splash.

1 part citrus vodka

1 part passion fruit nectar (goya brand in the international food section)

splash of Fresca

Pour vodka and nectar in to a shaker with ice...shake it baby!  Strain into a chilled martini glass and add a splash of Fresca.

Cheers!

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