…Ahhhhhh Brazilian Daiquiri

Oy, what a day I had! There I was, minding my own business, puttering around in my back yard garden, when suddenly I heard men talking.  I looked up to see 2 men just 15 feet away from me — What the??  Scared the heck out of me!  Who were they and what were they doing there?

OK, the smart thing to do would be to run in the house and hit all the alarms, right?  But did I do that?  No, I did not.  I got right in their faces (all 5’ of me) and yelled ‘what are you doing here – how’d you get here?’   The guys said (looked like early 20’s) they worked for the gas line co. and had to survey the line in the right of way and they had climbed over my back yard fence.  Looking over, I saw a hooked ladder on my fence.  What the…  Apparently, they came prepared to invade people’s yards.

I demanded (again all 5’ of me) proof of their company, and they directed my attention to a truck parked on the street just outside my back yard.   Hmm, it was just a plain white truck, no markings.  I asked for their manager.  He came around the truck just then – the 2 guys still in my yard, now looking extremely uncomfortable.  I flagged him over and Yelled – ‘what are you guys doing, climbing into people’s back yards from the back street, etc.???’

He pointed to his ear plug saying – ‘can’t hear you’.  OK, that was like waving a red flag in front of a bull.  Because I’m thinking if I want to spend my energy talking to someone who won’t be paying attention and then telling me they didn’t hear me, I’ll go in my house and talk to my husband and kids!!  It’s kind of a hot button with me….  So… I Screamed ‘Take your earplug out!!!’  After which, I SCREAMED ‘Can you hear me now???!!!’ I then proceeded to rant at him, demanded his business card, and headed into the house, where my husband was wondering who the hell I was screaming at.  Sheesh.

Anyway, my husband called all kinds of people and hopefully, we have spared other women from having the bejeeezus scared out of them as the company honchos ensured us that workers are supposed to ring doorbells, announce themselves, etc. and they will be addressing this issue with their workers.

OK, so thank you Sandra Lee and my new project of Semi-HomeTested Cocktails. In lieu of deep breathing, tonight I made this amazingly refreshing Brazilian Daiquiri (Sandra Lee semi-homemade Cocktail Time – Apr. pg. 64). I used 2 fresh limes for the juice and Smirnoff’s white rum (instead of the brand she listed).  Absolutely fabulous and a delightful ending to a crazy afternoon!

Tip:  To make your own simple syrup, dissolve (stir)  1cup of sugar in 1cup of water on stove, and bring to a light boil till reduced by ½  – do not stray from the stove while you are doing this, as you will NOT want to deal with the mess of an overflow from the pan.  Cool the syrup and store covered in fridge for up to 2 wks.

My Semi-HomeTested vote for the Brazilian Daiquiri cocktail is ‘LUSH IT A LOT’.

What do you think?  Include your vote of LUSH IT, LUSH IT A LOT, or LEAVE IT in your comments.  Or just tell me if you’ve ever had an experience like this.

Salude!

T-Cee