Blood Martini Food

HALLOWEEN BLOODY MARTINI

Steps:

• Add vodka, vermouth and ice to a martini shaker, and shake well. Strain into martini glass.
• In small bowl, mix corn syrup and red food color. Use fingertips to dip into red corn syrup, and rub around rim of martini glass, dripping the "blood" around the glass and letting it drip down into the drink.

BLOOD ORANGE CHOCOLATE MARTINI

Steps:

• Combine the creme de cacao, blood orange liqueur, vodka and blood orange juice in a shaker with ice and shake vigorously until chilled. Strain into a coupe glass and garnish with an orange peel.

BLOODY MARTINI

Steps:

• Pour vodka, Bloody Mary mix and lime juice over ice.
• Stir to combine and chill.
• Strain over martini glass, serving it straight up.
• Garnish with limes, olives, celery.

BLOODY MARTINI

Steps:

• In a pitcher, stir together the Vodka, Worcestershire and hot sauce with V-8 juice.
• Place ice cubes in a martini shaker.
• Add liqueur mixture; shake.
• Strain mixture into six to eight chilled martini glasses.
• Garnish is desired with an olive, okra, cucumber, celery or whatever you prefer. I like mine with a garlic stuffed olive.

BLOOD ORANGE MARTINI

Steps:

• Place ice cubes in a cocktail shaker; top with blood orange juice, vodka, and orange-flavored liqueur. Cover shaker and shake; strain drink into a martini glass. Top drink with orange juice and garnish with lime wedge.

BLOOD ORANGE MARTINI

Steps:

• Before starting, place martini glasses in freezer to chill.
• Combine all ingredients in cocktail shaker.
• Shake till mixture is very cold.
• Strain into frozen martini glasses.
• Garnish with orange slices.

BLOOD ORANGE-VANILLA MARTINI

Steps:

• For the simple syrup: Combine the sugar, vanilla bean and 2 cups water in a saucepan over medium heat. Cook, stirring, until the sugar melts. Remove from the heat and let cool. Cover and refrigerate for up to 2 weeks.
• For the martini: In a cocktail shaker with ice, add the blood orange juice, vodka and 2 ounces of the simple syrup. Shake, then strain into a martini glass. Garnish with the orange zest.

BLOOD ORANGE MARTINI

Steps:

• In a martini shaker combine all ingredients except the orange slices with a generous amount of ice. Shake vigorously for a few seconds. Strain the libation from the ice into a martini glass. Garnish with the orange slices.

VAMPIRE BLOOD DRINK

Steps:

• Mix the juices together. Add the sorbet, softened, and stir until it disappears. Add the seltzer.
• Before serving, chill with the Body Part Cubes of floating face and hands.
• Pour into glasses and stir with glow stick swizzle sticks.
• Color the cold water with enough green food coloring to make it stand out against the background of the punch.
• Use packing tape to seal of the eyes, nose and mouth openings of the mask. Line the inside of mask with plastic wrap to prevent leaking. Place it in a bowl that will hold the mask as still as possible while freezing.
• Fill with the colored water up to the line of the mask, making sure not to spill over if possible. Place bowl in freezer to solidify, at least 24 hours. Fill 2 food service gloves with colored water and twist and knot opening closed to make a tight seal. Freeze gloves for 12 to 24 hours.
• When frozen, cut plastic gloves off. Take ice out of mask, putting hot water on the outside of the mask, if necessary, to help it come out easily.
• Carefully float the face and hands in the punch.

BLOOD ORANGE MARTINIS

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients and pour over ice into chilled martini glasses. Makes 3 1/2 cups.