With Valentine’s Day as a great drink holiday, it’s time that you start thinking about drinks appropriate for lovers on this special day. Sure, you can do the ‘eat out and then catch a movie’ routine but why not opt for something completely different this time? Just what exactly do I have in mind? What about dinner for two at home accompanied by aphrodisiac-inspired Valentine mixed drinks?

Drink Your Way to Love with these Valentine Mixed Drinks

When one says aphrodisiacs, can chocolate be far behind? So why does chocolate have such a romantic lore about it? It’s said that chocolate has phenylethylamine and seratonin, which are our bodies’ natural mood lifters. Another school of thought is that because chocolate was so hard to come by then (only the elite and really special people can afford chocolate) that such an elusive treat was an instant aphrodisiac.

So in honor of chocolate, here are 3 Valentine mixed drinks you can serve up to your loved one.

For a spirited drink to start off the night, try the Chocolate Banana Martini.

2 parts Ketel One vodka
1 part white creme de cacao
1 part 99 Bananas banana schnapps
Instructions:
Fill a mixing glass with the above ingredients, stir and pour into a chilled martini glass.

For a romantic after-dinner cuddle… try the Adult Hot Chocolate.

1 1/2 oz peppermint schnapps
6 oz hot chocolate
1/2 - 1 oz whipped cream
Instructions:
Warm your mug to make the drink last warm longer. Put the peppermint schnapps into the container and then top if off with hot chocolate. Top the drink with whipped cream and serve. (You can place the can of whipped cream beside you guys for… er… extra servings if you wish later.)

To help keep things going all through the night, try the Chocolate Coffee Kiss.

3/4 coffee liqueur
3/4 Irish Cream Liqueur
1 splash creme de cocoa (brown)
1 splash mandarine napolean
1 1/2 oz chocolate syrup
Hot Coffee
Instructions:
Put the liqueurs and syrup into a glass and fill it with hot coffee. Top it off with whipped cream and garnish with shaved chocolate or a cherry.

Another so-called aphrodisiac is the chili. It’s known as a ‘love inducer’ because it gets your blood pressure going. It gives your cheeks that warm, rosy glow and makes you feel warm and fuzz inside… provided you don’t overdo the chili of course.

Following are chili-inspired Valentine mixed drinks you can try.

First off is of course, good old fashioned Bloody Mary.

3 oz. tomato juice
1 1/2 oz. vodka
1 dash lemon juice
1/2 tsp. Worchestershire sauce
2 or 3 drops tabasco Sauce
Instructions:
Combine and shake all the ingredients with ice. Strain the drink into a highball glass filled with ice. Add salt and pepper to taste. Garnish the drink with a stick of celery or asparagus. (Celery and asparagus are also considered aphrodisiacs thanks to their phallus shape!)

For something a bit radical, try the Acapulco Zombie.

juice of 1 lemon
salt & pepper
3 drops Tabasco sauce
1/2 oz clamato juice
1 1/2 oz Bacardi Limon rum
4 oz Corona Extra lager
Instructions:
Mix the lemon, Tabasco sauce, clamato juice, salt and pepper. Fill the glass with ice, add the rum and fill with Corona beer. Shake and strain into a highball glass.

The next Valentine mixed drink is not really contain an aphrodisiac… or is it?
Try the Viagra Shot.

1/3 oz green creme de menthe
1/3 oz white creme de cacao
1/2 oz Bailey’s Irish cream
1/2 oz amaretto almond liqueur
Instructions:
Blend the ingredients, add ice, strain into a sexy glass… and watch as the evening unfolds.

Prep Time : 10 Min Total Time: 25 min

Serves 4

One quesadilla per person is surely not enough for almost anyone we know so make sure to make plenty to go around. This is a great party food or to make if you are just having cocktails.

• 1 can (15 onces) black beans, rinsed and drained (1 1/2 cups)
• 3 oz goad cheese, crumbled (1/2 cup)
• 1 medium tomato, seeded and coarsely chopped
• 3/4 cup corn kernels ( from 2 ears of corn)
• 2 scallions, coarsely chipped
• 1 tablespoon plus 1 1/2 teaspoons coarsely chopped fresh oregano coarse sale and freshly ground pepper
• 10 six inch corn tortillas

1. Mash beans in medium bowl until chunky. Add goat cheese, tomato, corn, scallions, and oregano. Season with salt and pepper, and stir until well combined.

2. Heat a grill pan over medium heat. Spread 1/2 cup bean mixture evenly over 1 tortilla, and top with another tortilla. Repeat with remaining bean mixture and tortillas.

3. Raise heat to medium-high. Grill quesadillas, 1 or 2 at a time, until grill marks appear and filling is hot, about 2 min per side. Cut into wedges and serve warm.

Note: Alternative cooking can give the quesadillas a smoky flavor if you cook them on an outdoor grill.

Top 10 reasons to buy the New 3g Apple Iphone

The new iphone released today July 11th. Putting all the hype aside their are a few features that the new iphone has going for it and some things that it is completely lacking. I am going to keep this very simple and give you a quick list of the top 10 reasons to buy the new iphone 3g and 5 reason to pass on the new iphone 3g. Lets get started.

Lets start off with the top 10 reason to buy a new iphone.

1. Its an iphone who doesn't want one.
2. It runs on the faster 3g network which means faster internet.
3. Design - its very sexy.
4. The new price is very attractive if you don't factor in service fees or plans
5. Ipod included with all iphones
6. GPS Chip with some really fun applications.
7. Huge list of new phone applications
8. Fully email enabled- gmail, yahoo, microsoft exchange, moble me , aol and pop3
9. A real keyboard for text messaging.
10. 16 gigs of storage.

5 Reasons to pass on the iphone 3g

1. Service plan prices by AT&T will bleed you dry.
2. Battery Life about 1/2 the original iphone.
3. You are stuck with another service provider until your contract is up.
4. GPS tracking and cell phones allow tracking of users
5. 2.0 camera instead of the 8.0 coming this fall.

To finalize the new iphone is fun and if you have to have the latest gadget or you dont own an iphone yet then by all means go for it but if you already have an iphone we recommend maybe waiting until this holiday where it is rumored to have another release and many more upgraded features.