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Key Lime Martini + A Progressive Dinner

by Jennifer

Oh, do I have a treat for you today! I’ve teamed up with some of my fellow home/food bloggers to bring you the Tastes of Home spring progressive dinner!

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What does this mean exactly? Below you’ll find links to all the courses – drinks, appetizer, salads, entrée, side dish, and dessert. Follow the links for a full, delicious, and springy meal!

I’m starting things off with something a little boozy – a super tasty key lime martini. It includes one of my favorite drink ingredients – Tuaca, a vanilla citrus liquor. Scott and I did a little taste testing this past weekend, and I have to say, for such a simple drink to put together, this tastes amazing and looks just beautiful.

A sweet-tart key lime martini - simple to make and totally delicious!

I’m a big fan of sweet/sour cocktails – margaritas, sidecars, etc. This martini has that combo going and it was love at first taste for me. A little tart but not too tart, a little sweet but not too sweet, Just perfect.

A sweet-tart key lime martini - simple to make and totally delicious!

Here’s what you need for two martinis:

  • 3 oz. vodka
  • 2 oz. Tuaca
  • 2 oz. key lime juice (I like Nellie and Joe’s)
  • 1 oz. simple syrup (equal parts water and sugar melted together)
  • lime juice (either fresh or key lime) and raw turbinado sugar for garnish

To garnish the glasses, dip the rims first in lime juice and then the raw sugar. I use shallow plates for the dipping process.

Measure the vodka, Tuaca, key lime juice, and simple sugar into a cocktail shaker. I like to pour everything into a measuring cup first to get my proportions right and then pour into the cocktail shaker. Fill the shaker with ice and shake vigorously for at least 30 seconds. Pour into garnished glasses and serve immediately.

A sweet-tart key lime martini - simple to make and totally delicious!

The garnish isn’t necessary but it looks pretty and we loved the little crunch of the sugar.

A sweet-tart key lime martini - simple to make and totally delicious!

We’ve also tried this over ice and it’s great that way too! There’s just something extra special about a drink in a graceful martini glass with sparkling golden sugar around the rim.

So after you enjoy your cocktail, make sure you keep on with the progressive dinner! So much deliciousness! I wish I could actually be enjoying all of these tasty dishes right now.

A sweet-tart key lime martini - simple to make and totally delicious!

Drinks:
The Chronicles of Home – Key Lime Martini
AKA Design – Peach Lemonade

Appetizer:
Finding Silver Pennies – Coronation Chicken

Salads:
Craftberry Bush – Quinoa Beet Salad
Shades of Blue Interiors – Citrus Berry Salad

Entree:
Town & Country Living – Light Macaroni And Cheese

Side:
Ella Claire Blog -10 Minute Bacon Asparagus

Dessert:
Clean & Scentsible – Cookies & Cream Frozen Dessert

Hope you enjoy the dinner! Thanks for joining us today!


Filed Under: Appetizers and Drinks, Uncategorized

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Comments

  1. Jennifer Williams Lifford says

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    Sounds amazing! I love anything with lime! :)

  2. Shades of Blue Interiors says

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    I second Jenn’s comment… I love anything with lime! I need to figure out a way to make this a mocktail! It sounds so so good! And, beautiful shots lady! Love the angles and focus on certain key elements… it really was pleasing to my eyeballs.

  3. Julia @cuckoo4design says

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    Me too, love lime flavored things. YUM

  4. Danielle Driscoll says

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    Wowie kowzie! These look so amazing! I need to have one in this spring sunshine! NEVER have heard of that vanilla liquor. Oooh, looks so good. x

  5. Amber @ Wills Casa says

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    You had me at progressive dinner and stole my heart at key lime martini!

  6. Jennifer Zuri says

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    I’m not much of a mixed drink girl but your key lime martini is certainly tempting! Gorgeous photos!!

  7. Shannon Acheson says

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    Oh my this looks delish!!! Gosh!

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Meet Jen

I'm a design and DIY lover, decorator, modern home-maker, foodie, fashion enthusiast, and jill-of-all-trades when it comes to home improvement. I'm slowly but surely adding classic-contemporary style to my early 90's colonial home one inch at a time and I'm taking you along for the ride.

It's often messy - there are usually project remnants and toys strewn about - but the making of a home isn't always tidy work and I love showing you how you can make and style and organize your way to a home and a life you love!

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