My friends and I recently enjoyed a Girl’s Night In. We chatted and chittered for 5 hours straight. We stuffed our faces full of Valentino’s savory slices, delish lasagna {in my humble opinion, the best there is} and the shaky cheesey breadsticks. And, of course, we drank drinks out of big girl bar glasses. My three amigos enjoyed sippin’ on Cosmos {as Sex and the City was dessert} and I tried out a delicious Preggitini recipe I found at thebump.com, the Bumptini.
The Bumptini
3 ounces pomegranate juice
2 teaspoons white sugar
1/4 teaspoon freshly grated ginger
3/4 ounce freshly squeezed lime juice
1/2 ounce lime-flavored club soda
1 tablespoon raw brown sugar (garnish)
*1 lemon twirl (optional garnish)
Rim a martini glass with raw brown sugar by rubbing the rim of the glass with a lime wedge while holding it upside down, then dipping it into a small plate of sugar. Set aside.
Muddle the ginger and white sugar in the bottom of a cocktail shaker. Add the juices and ginger and ice, then shake vigorously {do not shake too vigorously. I shook “vigorously” and the shaker shook all over my friends kitchen}. Gently strain into the sugar-rimmed glass, then top with club soda or ginger beer {which, incidentally, is not really Beer}.
*Lay a lemon twirl across the surface of the drink
