Martinis at Midnight

The Vanilla Bean Martini

The Vanilla Bean Martini

Are you ready for this one? Are you ready for LOVE? Well, if you aren’t ready, then this in not a martini for you. Be forewarned that this is a martini that you will fall in love with immediately. The Vanilla Bean martini is a drink that will captivate you from the very first sip. It is like when you first set eyes on the person on your dreams, you might not be ready for it but wham it hits you, that amazing feeling love. This is a martini that will start out as a crazy infatuation but will end in the sweetness of true love.

The Vanilla Bean martini is a sweet blend of Vanilla Vodka, Frangelico and white Crème de Cacao. Just when you thought it could not get any better, the glass is then garnished with toasted almonds. Unbelievable is the only word that I can find that even comes close to describing what this martini tastes like. The flavor of hazelnut, almond and chocolate makes this martini taste just like an almond roca: the Christmas chocolate that was in the pink tin, that everyone pinched when their parents were not looking. When you drink this martini or you fall in love, a pinching of yourself might be required, to help you realize that it is real. This martini is all about the nuts and the sweetness. It is just like when you fall in love, it is so sweet and it makes you do the nuttiest things.

When you fall in love it is so amazing, the feelings of excitement and bliss are all consuming. You are constantly thinking about your lover and every moment that you are away from them seems like an eternity. When you are with them you just want to hold them forever, it is so sweet that you just want to gobble them up. The love is so crazy that you find yourself acting foolish. All of a sudden you are spontaneously dropping everything and getting on a plane to see each other or you are driving all night so that you can be together for just one day. It does not matter how much effort it takes to be together because the reward of time with your lover is so incredible. We have all heard of

“The fools in love”

that serenade their lovers on a patio or propose on the radio. What about the people that post signs on the side of the highway, or have airplanes write messages all declaring their love for a person. We laugh at this foolish behavior but deep inside we have all done nutty things when we are in love. Then there are the sweet and romantic things that you do; the text messages, im’s, and emails that say I love you, miss you and you’re beautiful. The sending or even better, picking of flowers (it is no secret that all women LOVE getting flowers). Then there are the romantic dinners and the treats that we bring our lovers to make them feel special. We do all these things because it makes us feel so good!

 

 


 


 

 


 

 

 


 

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We all know what it is like to be in love, but how do we stay in love? Is it possible to fall in love and stay there? After discussing this topic with many people I have decided that it is possible to be in love for years. For all the couples that are together and not in love I was able to find the equal amount of couples that where still in love. Yes, it is true that people can be together for 7, 10 and even 20 years and still be in love. We have been taught to believe that love and relationships are hard work. I have noticed that as a culture we seem to focus our energy on what is not working in our relationships instead of what is working.

When is the last time you sat and had a martini with your girlfriends and went on and on about how great your partner is? Life and love really are not that complicated, we just make them that way. When you take your partner for granted or your focus is on the personality traits that drive you crazy, over a period of time this will make you bitter. Bitterness slowly turns to resentment. When you are in this state of mind you focus on what you are not getting and then you stop doing things that are sweet for you partner. Guess what? They then stop being sweet back. Love is not meant to be a struggle; love is supposed to be easy and it should flow effortlessly. Isn’t like that in the beginning? When you are always grateful for your amazing partner and your focus is on all the great and wonderful things that you love about them, then the sweetness of being in love doesn't fade. Yes, it is really that simple.

Conclusion:

The Vanilla Bean martini is a cocktail that you can not help falling madly in love with. You will become infatuated with the flavors of nuts and the sweetness of chocolate right from the very first sip. This martini is incredibly simple but the flavors are so complex. It is a lot like love, when you keep it simple then you are rewarded with incredible sweetness. Love is not complex, it is something that you can have for years and years as long as you remember that when you are sweet to your partner, you will always receive sweetness back. The key to this recipe is the nuttiness, the crazier you are the more in love you will be.

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