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Expresso Martini

This Expresso Martini was created in partnership with World Market.This expresso martini is the perfect after dinner cocktail? Garnished with Italian expresso beans, it's light and refreshing!Y'all know I'm Italian right? As in, my grandma made the best Italian food ever…..and passed her recipes on to us.  Seriously, I don't know how I escaped my childhood without being a bazillion pounds……I can't begin to count how many amazing spaghetti meals I ate growing up.  In high school, I had the good fortune to visit Italy for the first time.  I visited again when my sister planned her amazing wedding there years later.  And each time, I fell more in love.  With the culture, with the international food, and most importantly with THE COFFEE.  Have you had a great Italian expresso? It's pure heaven.  At some point, it was inevitable….I had to turn my favorite flavor into a cocktail.  So…….the expresso martini.  

Trust me, it's delicious…..and my favorite part? By using Coffee Soda…..it's lighter than most creamy martinis.  In fact, instead of being full after the first cocktail…..you'll be ready for round two.This expresso martini is the perfect after dinner cocktail? Garnished with Italian expresso beans, it's light and refreshing!

This expresso martini is the perfect after dinner cocktail? Garnished with Italian expresso beans, it's light and refreshing!Expresso Martini

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4 ounces vodka

2 ounces coffee liquor

12 ounces Coffee Soda

garnish with expresso beans

stir (or shake gently) over ice

serves 2

This expresso martini is the perfect after dinner cocktail? Garnished with Italian expresso beans, it's light and refreshing!This expresso martini is the perfect after dinner cocktail? Garnished with Italian expresso beans, it's light and refreshing!

This expresso martini is the perfect after dinner cocktail? Garnished with Italian expresso beans, it's light and refreshing!Items used for Tablescape (they're cute, right?)

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martini glasses 

And if you're as obsessed with great Italian food as I am……check out these amazing Italian Dessert recipes!

/ Among the Young / Pink Cake Plate / A Night Owl Blog / Atta Girl Says /

wk27_mon_gourmet_getaway_sweepsSo…….as much as I love this expresso martini recipe, I love THIS info even more. This is HUGE.  World Market, The Chew and Bella Italia are giving away…….a culinary trip for two to Italy! Yup, the whole deal.  Airfare, accommodations, an Italian cooking class, excursions, Chefs Tasting dinners, and a $1,000 World Market gift card. Amazing, right?

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And, if case you haven't watched The Chew……you're missing out!  I started recording it recently, and I'm totally addicted!

“Celebrating and exploring life through food, “The Chew,” is an innovative and groundbreaking daytime series co-hosted by a dynamic group of engaging, fun, relatable experts in food, lifestyle, and entertaining. Produced by Gordon Elliott's Chew Productions for the ABC Television Network, “The Chew” serves up everything food — from cooking and home entertaining to food trends, restaurants, holidays and more — all aimed at making life better, fuller and more fun. Featuring celebrity chefs Mario Batali, Michael Symon, and Carla Hall, entertaining expert Clinton Kelly and health and wellness enthusiast Daphne Oz, “The Chew” is a leap forward into a delicious new kind of lifestyle series.”

 

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  1. amber.m says

    September 21, 2015 at 6:44 am

    I don’t think I’ve ever wanted to try a martini more! And I don’t even drink! Haha!
    Seriously though, this looks & sounds amazing!

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  2. Kelly says

    September 21, 2015 at 4:31 pm

    Delicious!!

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  3. Sarah Halstead says

    September 21, 2015 at 5:29 pm

    That sounds amazing. Just a couple more months and I can enjoy one!

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  4. Ashley says

    September 22, 2015 at 6:46 am

    OMG I want this right now. This looks delish!

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