It's been stormy and overcast and pretty ugly on and off most of this week, and I really want to include a good "after" photo of me wearing the dyed dress outside, so you can really see how the color turned out (spoiler: it turned out pretty awesome!). So, since the weather hasn't cooperated yet for me to finish taking photos for the post, I thought instead I'd share a yummy martini recipe to kick off the weekend!
I've been dreaming about lychee martinis ever since Marissa shared photos of her neighbor's lychee tree. I'm jealous because I've never had a fresh lychee, but the canned ones work well for making this martini, since I use some of the juice they come in.
Lychee Martini Recipe
(Kindly only look at the ingredients in the middle of the photo. I'm definitely not putting Jager or the other liquors on my wine rack in this martini!)
Add to your martini shaker 3 parts vodka
And one part syrupy juice from the can of lychees (or simple syrup would work too, if you're using fresh lychees)
Add ice, shake, and enjoy! But not before adding 1 or 2 whole lychees to the drink. Eating those at the end is the best part!
Yum!
It looks so good, I might need to make myself another one of these over the next day or two. Between our super exciting weekend plans of updating our budget (now that we've gone through a couple billing cycles at our new house and have a better idea what our new monthly expenses are), doing yard work, laundry and maybe some sewing, I bet I could use a refreshing drink to spice things up on Saturday night! ;)
Have you ever tried a lychee martini? Or even a lychee? I never had one until just a few years ago. And do you have more exciting weekend plans than we do? Come on, I know you're jealous of all the laundry and budget-making that will be going on in our house!
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That martini looks amazing! I have had a few lychee drinks at the Thai restaurants we frequent but never a martini. I actually am a bit jealous of your low-key weekend - we are on the go from now until the end of July and it's exhausting (in a good way).
I've never heard of a lychee - now I'm curious!
We have lychee trees in Florida so this time of year we get tons of them. I usually pop them open at my desk and eat them but this martini looks delicious! I just might try one (or two, or three?).
Lychee martinis (and just lychees) are delicious!! Refreshing!
You can buy fresh lychees at Asian markets. They have a brown shell that looks like a small coconut and they have large black smooth pits. If you like the canned ones, you will LOVE the fresh ones.
a lychee martini is one of my favorites! i usually ask for an extra one or two in my glass ;) have you tried pinkberry's lychee flavor? it's so refreshing.
Lychees are so yummy...
Haven't tried them on cocktails though,
but they taste really good on shakes and smoothies ♥
LOVE lychees and lychee martinis!
That's hilarious if it had Jager in it too.
p.s. New guy survived and is quiet but nice. We'll see!
xoxo,
Chic 'n Cheap Living
LOVE lychees and lychee martinis!
That's hilarious if it had Jager in it too.
p.s. New guy survived and is quiet but nice. We'll see!
xoxo,
Chic 'n Cheap Living
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