Introducing the Whippet
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Having a wedding to attend in NY over the weekend, Ty and Amy had dropped off the dogs late Friday night for us to babysit for the weekend. And with us not feeling overly comfortable taking the two dogs on our normal Saturday walk to the farmer's market and other venues ..... we found ourselves kind of house bound. Or at least confined within our fenced yard.
So - what to do?
Cook!
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I decided to delve into a bit of mixology and Tim thought he needed to bake.
The dogs - Charlie and Penny - were thrilled!
And ..... they loved the full time access to the back yard.
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I was shooting from the hip. Sunny summer day......
I wanted something refreshing and a bit tart.
Frothy.
Special but not overly complicated.
On the other hand, Tim had been thinking about shortbread for a very long time.
(And, full disclosure, it is my absolute favorite cookie!)
He wanted a basic recipe that could be the canvas for future flavor ideas.
We all got to work.
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Penny and Charlie paid attention to every detail of the process!
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Of course, Tim's shortbread project took a lot more time than mine and the dogs were much more interested in helping him in his endeavors. Which was okay with me. I got to spend quality "grand-dog" time later that night... snuggled up together watching a movie.
Charlie monitoring the shortbread cooking time.
I think we all succeeded in our plans and I believe the dogs enjoyed themselves as well. They didn't even whine about the fact that we didn't go for a walk or anything!
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"The Whippet*"
3 oz of gin (or vodka)
2 tsp St Germain Elderflower Liqueur
2 oz grapefruit juice
1/2 egg white
add all ingredients to a cocktail shaker filled with ice.
Shake.
Strain.
Serve.
This can also be served in a small rocks glass (with or without ice)
*whippet - breed of dog. a smaller and more refined version of the greyhound.
Shortbread and shortbread with crushed pumpkin seeds.
Whippets straight up.
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