David is in Las Vegas. I am home feasting on things he doesn’t love. Of course, just getting by on the things he’s not as fond of felt awfully healthy. (Yams, quinoa pilaf, winter squash, garbanzos, cauliflower.) What to do? Kayo said I should make an aviation, and since I a.) had all the ingredients and b.) know I should listen to a fellow slatherer (except for during some unfortunate Shoes ‘n’ Booze incidents) I made one.

About 2 oz gin
and 1/2 oz Creme De Violette
and a little less than that of Maraschino liqueuer
juice of half a lemon (as long as it’s a juicy one.)
Shake shake shake shake shake over ice.
Strain into martini (or similar) glass.

I started out making Sensations, which I learned of as a variation of this drink at the Orbit Room here in SF. They had muddled mint and no creme de violette, but were delicious. More summery than this older-school (old-schooler?) cocktail, which does come out a kind of funny grey color with the creme de violette.

This makes up for the gross chore I made up for myself to do today (while procrastinating something non-gross, of course) and it is my understanding that the lemon juice will prevent scurvy.