TWO IS WAY TOO MANY!

We were on the road early trying to beat the traffic between Ogden and Salt Lake City; no such luck!  I was sooooo scared it was 6 lanes of traffic going over 80 miles per hour; veering in and out of lanes of traffic at 7:30 in the morning.

I had found a route that avoided most of it and lucky for us we didn't get lost!  The pavement wasn't sizzling until late afternoon when we were riding beside the Colorado river on the East side of Moab.  It was like a cowboy movie with the red rocks rising up from the river and us riding along side it.

It was 11 years ago that we had done the same Highway 128; it was as we remembered it.  Incredibly beautiful!

Tonight we had two Martinis,

"one martini is alright, two is too many, three is not enough." 
 James Thurber

The first was created by Russ at the Slick Rock Cafe in Moab.

CLASSIC MARTINI (aka pantie remover!)
Fill the glasses (Al is having one too) with ice and sodawater to chill.
In a Martini shaker, fill it with ice, two parts Smirnoff Gin and one part vodka.  Shake vigorously.
Empty the ice and water from the glasses and pour one part Martini and Rossi into each glass.  Swirl the glasses to spread the alcohol around the glass and quickly pour off the excess.  Empty the martini shaker into the glasses and add a olive to garnish.
Russ told us that the olive is used to absorb the Juniper oil that is in the Gin.  It is not for eating but you can if you want to.

The second martini was created by Haylene at EDDIE MCSTIFFS on Main Street, Moab, Utah

MANGO MARTINI
2 parts Mango Rum
1 part Vodka
1 part sugar water
a splash of Mango puree
Pour ingredients in to a shaker filled with cracked ice and shake well.  Strain into chilled martini glasses and garnish with a lime wedge.

Moab, Utah
603/2526