Cocktails for everyone

Summer is here, the weather is warm, people prefer drinking rather than eating... so let's make people happy.
I enjoy cooking, but I decided to learn something different this year, and the winner was cocktail preparation. For starter, digestive or just fun, cocktails are as diverse as meals. Combining ingredients to get tasteful, rich and colorful results.

As I didn't have any proper "tools" and acessories, I bought the basic to start. Then some beverages and ingredients. As some people don't drink alcoholic cocktails, I've also learned how to prepare some soft ones. :-P

So, for the last weeks I've been preparing (rather than drinking) all kinds of cocktails, inviting friends over... and get their feedback. Well, the feedback from those who survive the experience! eheh

The bar is open...

Carnaval!

Samba, feijoada and caipirinha! All the ingredients required for a real Carnival (spelled "Carnaval in Portuguese) before Mardi Gras... well, I would still need sun and hot temperatures, but I'll manage with the cold and grey sky!

For those who don't know, feijoada is a stew of beans and pork meat, very typical in Portugal and Brazil. Although beans are the main ingredient, the portuguese feijoada (which uses white beans) is different from the brazilian one (which uses black turtle beans).
As we are celebrating Carnival, the brazilian feijoada is a must.

As for the caipirinha, I believe you've already heard (and maybe drunk) this brazillian cocktail made with cachaça, sugar and limes.

Enough of chit-chat, now it's time for some brazilian sounds to cheer up your Carnival: batucada percussion