{"id":8951,"date":"2012-03-22T17:44:42","date_gmt":"2012-03-22T22:44:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/?p=8951"},"modified":"2012-03-23T12:00:25","modified_gmt":"2012-03-23T17:00:25","slug":"a-birthday-martini-how-to","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/?p=8951","title":{"rendered":"A Birthday Martini How-To"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>I am a fan of martinis. \u00a0I like the regular martinis, just like Don Draper. \u00a0In case you aren&#8217;t up on your pop culture, he is the main character in the &#8220;Mad Men&#8221; television series. \u00a0(Thank goodness it is returning Sunday)!<\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>\u00a0However, I decided to change it up the other day when some friends came over. \u00a0We were celebrating a belated birthday, and I made birthday martinis, thanks to \u00a0Pinterest. \u00a0They were so cute and festive that we wanted to just stare at them rather than actually drink them.<\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/2012\/03\/22\/a-birthday-martini-how-to\/martini\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-8952\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-8952\" title=\"Martini\" src=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Martini-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"614\" height=\"409\" srcset=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Martini-1024x682.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Martini-430x286.jpg 430w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 614px) 100vw, 614px\" \/><\/a><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">First, I started with some fun martini glasses and put a little bit of frosting around the rim. \u00a0Then I dipped each glass in a bowl of sprinkles. \u00a0They were ready to party!!! \u00a0But don&#8217;t worry. \u00a0You can have these little gems in your own home because I&#8217;m sharing the recipe.<\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/2012\/03\/22\/a-birthday-martini-how-to\/martini-full\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-8953\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-8953\" title=\"Martini\" src=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Martini-full-805x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"483\" height=\"614\" srcset=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Martini-full-805x1024.jpg 805w, http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Martini-full-254x323.jpg 254w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 483px) 100vw, 483px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\">BIRTHDAY MARTINI<\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\">1.5 ounces vanilla vodka<\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\">1.5 ounces cranberry juice<\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\">1\/2 ounce champagne<\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\">Mix ingredients in a shaker with ice and shake. \u00a0Drop a cherry in the bottom the glass and pour the mixture into a glass.<\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\">Cheers!<\/h3>\n<p>Linking to\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.atthepicketfence.com\">http:\/\/www.atthepicketfence.com<\/a>\/<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/The-2-Seasons\/233957543322072?__adt=2\">Click here to like The 2 Seasons on Facebook.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I am a fan of martinis. \u00a0I like the regular martinis, just like Don Draper. \u00a0In case you aren&#8217;t up on your pop culture, he is the main character in the &#8220;Mad Men&#8221; television series. \u00a0(Thank goodness it is returning Sunday)! 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