Grey Goose L'Orange ~ Sunshine Daydream

I had an idea for a tropical drink, so I did a web search and found a bunch of similar drinks. Eh who cares, I figure I'd share anyway...

SUNSHINE DAYDREAM

• 4 parts - Grey Goose® L'Orange vodka
• 1 part - Triple Sec
• Splash of Cranberry Juice
• Key Lime Juice
• crushed ice
• slice of orange (or other citrus) 
• Shake vodka, triple sec and ice until very cold

 Rinse a cold martini glass with key lime juice and discard juice

Pour ice cold vodka mixture in martini glass, hit with a splash of cranberry juice and garnish with a slice of fruit

Steve's Rockin' Jambalaya

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Serves: 8
Preparation time: 15 minutes
Cooking time: 60 minutes
Difficulty: Medium
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Ingredients
2 Lbs boneless Chicken
2 Lbs Andoule Sausage
2 Green Bell Peppers diced
2 Red Bell Peppers diced
4 medium onions diced
1 bulb garlic minced
5 stalks celery diced
4 cups rice
7 cups water
2 cans tomato sauce (8 oz cans)
2 bushels scallions
Creole Spice mixture
Crystal Hot Sauce (on table)
Tabasco Hot Sauce (cook with)
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Method

• Cut sausage into ½ in slices, cook in a pot large enough to prepare all food. Add some Tabasco. 
• Remove sausage, leave oil/grease in pan. 
• Cook chicken in remaining oil/grease, add Creole spices, Tabasco. 
• Remove chicken, leave oil/grease in pan. 
• Sautee vegetables in oil, add a bit more if necessary along with more Creole spices 
• Remove vegetables. 
• Add rice, tomato sauce and water, bring to a boil, reduce to simmer 
• Add sausage 
• Add chicken 
• Add vegetables 
• Do not stir! 

Cook about 40 minutes,

Stir, taste the rice, if crunchy, cook some more.

Semolina's Spicy Thai Crawfish

Crawfish Pasta with a twist of Thailand *full credit to Semolina restaurant of Louisiana

http://www.semolina.com

Ingredients
Thai Curry Sauce Ingredients: 
2 tablespoons butter
3 tablespoons flour
1 cup chicken stock
1/4 cup coconut milk
1/2 teaspoon salt
3 tablespoons sriracha sauce
1 teaspoon tamarind paste
3 tablespoons brown sugar
2 tablespoons white vinegar
1 tablespoon fish sauce

Dish Ingredients: 
1 tablespoon oil
1/4 cup tomato, diced
2 tablespoons raisins
1/4 cup onion slivers
1/4 teaspoon garlic
3/4 cup Thai Curry Sauce
1/4 pound fresh crawfish tails
10 ounces cooked angel hair pasta
1/4 cup carrot sticks
1 tablespoon cilantro leaves
2 tablespoons basil slivers
crushed red pepper

Method
Curry Sauce Directions: 
Make a light roux with the butter and flour. Slowly add the chicken stock and bring to a boil. Cook until the sauce is thickened. Add the remaining ingredients and cook until the sauce is the texture of melted ice cream.

Dish Directions: 
Sauté the first five ingredients until the onions are lightly browned. Add the sauce and the crawfish. Pour over angel hair and top with carrot sticks, cilantro, basil and red pepper.