9.00 am.. my phone is ringing. It's my Mom reminding me to get up and go to Palm Sunday mass. Okay, whatever Mom, you're weird. I shower and put on my Sunday best, a Lanvin checkered button up, an orange Hermes v-neck sweater, navy Hudson twill cropped pants and leather Ferragamo boat shoes. It's an hour early and I look cute, I figure since it's Sunday Funday and a holiday I am entitled to a 10.30 am, pre-mass cocktail. What to make though? This, my friends, is how I invented the Palm Sunday, a cucumber basil ginger martini. Two of these, a joint, a spritz of cologne and it's time for church.
Palm Sunday Martini / Cucumber Basil Ginger Martini 1 bottle Rain Organic Vodka
4 tablespoons homemade ginger simple syrup (recipe below)
4 cucumber slices
6 basil leaves
Juice from 1 lime
-Muddle 4 tablespoons ginger simple syrup, 4 diced cucumber slices, 6 basil leaves, and squeeze juice of 1 lime in a small bowl.
-Pour into a cocktail shaker over ice and add 4 shots of vodka.
-Shake and strain into a Martini glass
Ginger Simple Syrup
1/4 cup peeled, fresh ginger, coarsely chopped
10 tablespoons granulated sugar
1 cup water
-Add ingredients into a small saucepan and cook over medium-high heat until mixture boils and sugar dissolves; about 5-8 minutes.
-Refrigerate until ready to use.
