I had a few Bloody Mary's...

[devilgrrl]

just thought I'd let you know. :shrug:

Oh! The the guy who made them....

was one of Charles Bukowski's favorite bar tenders.

Shee-it!

[driver8]

1. I love Bloody Marys...and I make a pretty damn good one if I do say

so myself...

I used to work as a bartender while in college and worked a lot of brunches. I learned a lot of different ways to make a Bloody Mary.

What was Bukowski's drink? I'm thinking whiskey of some sort?

[enigmatic]

2. Buk is my hero

He kept me alive for many, many years, and was the guy who made me want to become a writer...

[gauguin57]

3. Today on Food TV's "Food 911", Tyler Florence froze bloody marys

in little molds. He unmolded one onto a plate and put a creamy, spicy shrimp salad around it. Boy, did it look good.

[enigmatic]

4. Oh man, I could use one of those right now..

[gauguin57]

6. Here's the recipe!

Frozen Bloody Mary Shrimp Cocktail

http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/cooking/recipe/0,,FOOD_9936_28052,00.html

Bloody Mary:
1/2 lemon, cut into wedges (save other 1/2 for dressing)
1/2 lime, cut into wedges (save other 1/2 for dressing)
1 tablespoon prepared horseradish
2 teaspoons celery seed
1 handful fresh cilantro leaves, chopped
2 dashes Worcestershire sauce
2 dashes hot sauce
1 (32-ounce) bottle vegetable or tomato juice, preferably organic
1/2 cup vodka*
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
*If not using, add an additional 1/2 cup tomato juice
Shrimp:
1 red onion, cut in half
1 lemon, cut in half
2 bay leaves
1/2 teaspoon black peppercorns
1 pound large shrimp, shells on

Dressing:
1 cup creme fraiche or sour cream
2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
1 tablespoon prepared horseradish
1/2 lemon, juiced
1/2 lime, juiced
1/2 bunch fresh chervil, chopped
1/2 bunch fresh chives, chopped
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper

Watercress, for garnish
Lemon wedges, for garnish
Extra-virgin olive oil, for drizzling

Special equipment: 4 (4 to 6-ounce) molds, preferably metal

Make the Bloody Mary: Put into a pitcher the lemon and lime wedges, horseradish, celery seed, cilantro, Worcestershire, and hot sauce. Muddle these ingredients by smashing them together with a wooden spoon. Pour in the juice and the vodka; stir, taste, and season with salt and pepper. Serve on the rocks as a beverage or pour into the molds and place in the freezer for 4 hours or overnight.

Poach the shrimp: Put the onion, lemon, bay leaves, and peppercorns into a medium size pot and fill it with water. Bring to a boil, add the shrimp, reduce the heat, and simmer until the shrimp are cooked through, about 5 minutes. Drain and refrigerate. When they are cool enough to handle, peel and devein them.

Make the dressing: In a bowl combine the creme fraiche, mustard, horseradish, lemon juice, lime juice, chervil, and chives. Taste and adjust seasoning with salt and pepper.

Serve: Unmold a Frozen Bloody Mary onto a chilled salad plate. Toss the shrimp with the dressing and divide them among the plates. Garnish with watercress and a lemon wedge; drizzle over a few drops of olive oil.

[auntAgonist]

5. I really prefer Bloody Caesars.

Just a little more zing to them.

[WhollyHeretic]

7. the strongest of the strange

by Charles Bukowski

you won't see them often
for whatever the crowd is
they
are not.

these odd ones, not
many
but from them
come
the few
good paintings
the few
good symphonies
the few
good books
and other
works.

and from the
best of the
strange ones
perhaps
nothing.

they are
their own
paintings
their own
books
their own
music
their own
work.

sometimes I think see
them--say
a certain old
man
sitting on a
certain bench
in a certain
way.

or
a quick face
going the other
way
in a passing
automobile

or
there's a certain motion
of the hands
of the bag-boy or a bag-
girl
while packing
supermarket
groceries.

sometimes
it is even somebody
you have been
living with
for some
time--
you will notice
a
lightning quick
glance
never seen
from them
before.

sometimes
you will only note
their
existence
suddenly
in
vivid
recall
some months
some years
after they are
gone.

I remember
such a
one--
he was about
20 years old
drunk at
10 a.m.
staring into
a cracked
New Orleans
mirror.

face dreaming
against the
walls of
the world.

where
did I
go?