TWEETY FINE JEWELRY

Tweety Cocktail Sendoff: Earthday

Dearest Tweety Admirers,

We're enjoying an unusual Wednesday cocktail to atone for missing our beloved Friday cocktail sendoff. Tweety has been incredibly busy as of late--celebrating Passover over the weekend, (no we are not sending you a cocktail sendoff of Manoshevitz),  preparing for Earth Day, and enjoying the beautiful spring weather. Started in 1969, Earth Day highlights the importance of environmental preservation, a cause that hits close to home for our nester, Tweety.  Tweety always has one foot in the big city and one foot in nature, so once a year Tweety pays homage to a color other than yellow. Also, what would compliment Tweety's distinctive yellow better than the blue and green of Earth Day? To honor this, we're drinking a blue drink: 

Blue Skies:

1 part Absolut Vodka

1 part Blue Curacao

1 part Champagne

1 part Grape Schnapps

Is there anything better than a flying blue skies with lovely Tweety? We didn't think so.

 

Drink and picture from Absolut.com

Tweety Rock and Roll Weekend Cocktail Send Off

We heard Tweety is resting up this weekend, because at the beginning of next week our sources tell us Tweety will be partying at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony. Ok, so Tweety is not going to completely abstain from any fun this weekend, but our little feathered friend is going to keep any partying in the R&R spirit, and by spirit we mean the fun type of spirit that usually involves vodka. So, Tweety pays homage to one of the inductees of Monday’s ceremony – fellow hot chick - Madonna. Tweety would like to share with you this weekend-appropriate cocktail courtesy of Absolute.

Madonna

3 parts Absolut Citron

1 part Lemon-lime Soda

2 parts Tequila

Lemon

Chill a cocktail glass with ice or in the freezer. Pour absolut citron, lemon-lime soda and tequila into a shaker. Fill the shaker with ice cubes and shake it until the shaker is very cold. Empty the cocktail glass from ice and water. Strain the drink into the cocktail glass. Garnish with a lemon (slice).

Just to get you in the mood for the big ceremony, Tweety would also like to share this video of Tweety’s fave Madonna song. Plus after just one of these cocktails, you will need to put this on and dance around to it.

Tweety's Chanukah Sendoff

We bring you a very special Chanukah edition of our Tweety Weekend Cocktail sendoff.  The miracle of Chanukah is celebrated by lighting candles for eight days. To celebrate this day Tweety and all her Jewish birdie buddies have a martini with extra olives to symbolize the olive oil that miraculously allowed the Chanukah candles burn for eight nights straight.  Paired with this martini, Tweety indulges in a very classic Chanukah treat – Potato pancakes called latkes.   Ok, so Tweety is not Jewish, but these oil drenched indulgences are also in the lovely yellow hue our birdie is so fond of.  Fry up these tasty treats, and kick them back with this classic martini, to get your weekend off to a festive start. 

Quick Potato and Carrot Latkes
Recipe care of Rachel Ray

(24-ounce) bag shredded potatoes for hash browns
1 large carrot, peeled
1 medium onion, peeled
2 eggs, beaten
2 teaspoons salt
1 teaspoon baking powder
3 tablespoons matzo meal, cracker meal or all-purpose flour
Vegetable oil, for frying
2 cups chunky apple sauce
1 cinnamon stick
1 cup sour cream
Heat 1/2-inch oil in a large skillet over medium to medium high heat. To test oil, add a piece of bread to the pan. It should turn golden brown in a ten-count. Adjust heat, as necessary.
Place potatoes in a large bowl. Using a hand grater, grate the carrot and onion into the bowl. Add eggs to the bowl. Add salt and baking powder, then sprinkle in meal or flour. Combine vegetables and meal with a wooden spoon.
Drop mixture into oil in 3-inch mounds, press down gently with spatula to form patties. Fry in batches of 4 to 6 patties depending on the size of your skillet, 1-inch apart, until golden, about 3 minutes on each side. Put chunky applesauce and the cinnamon stick in a saucepan over medium heat and warm for 3 to 4 minutes. Drain latkes on paper towels or parchment lined tray. Serve with warm applesauce and sour cream.

Absolute Martini Recipe
Recipe care of Swank Martini

5 parts vodka
1 part triple sec
2 parts fresh lemon juice
1 dash orange bitters
Combine all ingredients in a cocktail shaker with cracked ice and shake well. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass.

Tweety Flip Flops

With the cold weather finally sinking in, we wanted to give a special throwback to the warm days of summer that seam so far past. Flip Flops are the summer footwear of choice by all – ok not all since our yellow feather friend Tweety can happily fly from tree to tree with no worries.  These special edition Haviana Flip Flops printed with the cheery face of our little birdie are so cute, that it almost makes it hard to walk all over Tweety’s face.

       

Also, with Friday here again, we wanted to wish you a good weekend with another favorite Tweety cocktail.  Tweety recommends adding just a little more yellow to the already Tweety colored screwdriver by adding a squirt and a twist of lemon.

Twist Screwdriver:

1 ½Tweety onces Absolute Vodka
4 ½ onces Chilled Tropicana Orange Juice
Combine ingredients in a highball glass over ice, and add juice of one lemon wedge and serve with a twist.