May 2022

Casablanca

Food and Drink, Travel / By

Hunter S., Contributing Editor-At-Large, currently in Greece, suggested we feature a Casablanca cocktail in Buzzed Boomer.  Or he just wanted us to know what he was drinking. We’re not sure. He did include a nice picture.  A stickler for details, he wasn’t sure how it was made.  The InterWeb has a number of Casablanca cocktail recipes and they are all completely different.  In the classic movie, nobody orders a Casablanca.  What drinks are specifically ordered are a French75 and a champagne cocktail.  But since Rick (Humphrey Bogart) calls his bar a “gin-joint” and himself a “saloon-keeper”, we are going to drink….. gin….. when we watch or think about that great movie.  No champagne added.  Just ice-cold gin. 

Here’s looking at you kid.

– Jet Cannon

Photos:  Hunter S. and BBC

The English garden

Food and Drink, Recipes / By

We occasionally can imagine ourselves as Lord Grantham at Downton Abbey.  Especially the servants bringing us cocktails.  No so much all the hassles and drama.  So we’re looking forward to the new Downton Abbey movie coming out.  

Anyway, Parade magazine just featured some summer cocktails including The English Garden.  That recipe is by Fiona, Countess of Carnarvan, who oversees Highclere Castle with her husband The Earl of Carnarvon.  She writes books about gardening and cooking and running 300 room castles.  But this recipe is from the BBC!  (BBCgoodfood.com)

  • 5 mint leaves, bruised
  • 30ml gin
  • 2 tsp elderflower cordial (use more or less, depending on how sweet you like it)
  • 2 tsp lemon juice
  • large handful of ice
  • cloudy apple juice, for topping up
  • 1 long strip of cucumber, peeled using a vegetable peeler
  • STEP 1 Mix the mint leaves, gin, elderflower cordial and lemon juice together in the bottom of a tall glass using a long-handled spoon.
  • STEP 2 Add a large handful of ice, then top up with the apple juice. Stir well, then drop in the strip of cucumber before serving.

Step 3.  Get out the lawn chair and signal to the servants!

Cheers!

– Jet Cannon

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Green Tea Magic

Caffeine, Fitness, Food and Drink / By

“Not only can green tea aid weight loss and help you recover faster after a workout, its potent antioxidants may also lower levels of “bad” cholesterol levels, while simultaniously increasing levels of “good” cholesterol levels, according to Harvard researchers. How does it work? Studies indicate that the polyphenols in green tea may block cholesterol from being absorbed in the intestine and also help the body get rid of cholesterol.”

So says Best of Life Online. See the rest of Foods Men Over 45 Should Eat by clicking here.

 

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Boomer Birthdays

Good Clean Fun, Music / By

Once in awhile it’s fun to see which famous Buzzed Boomers, with whom we’re familiar, are having a birthday.  On May 13th, Stevie Wonder was born in 1950.  Paul Thompson, Roxy Music drummer, was born in 1951.  Dennis Rodman, 1961.  And Stephan Colbert, 1964. 

“You know you’re getting old when you get that one candle on the cake. It’s like, ‘See if you can blow this out.” —Jerry Seinfeld

– Jet Cannon

Photo:  Biography.com

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Black Coffee Buzz

Caffeine, Food and Drink / By

It’s nice to be reminded of the benefits of drinking black coffee while we’re drinking black coffee. And we are at the moment.  Eat This Not That’s Casey Clark recently captured the good and the bad and it’s mostly good.

Black coffee can reduce the risk for Type 2 diabetes, cancer, liver disease and heart disease.  Good start.  It also may create a healthy gut microbiome and keep that all-important lower GI tract humming. Coffee may make changes in the brain that enhance concentration, motor control and alertness. It’s been found to reduce the risk of dementia, depression, and suicide.  It can be a great pre-workout elixir.  

On the negative side, coffee may make anxiety and acid reflux worse.  That’s it?!  We’ll have a second cup!

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Boomer Fitness Blast

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We’re a big believer in online exercise classes.  Ours are about a half-hour long featuring a professional trainer with uplifting music and sometimes conducted in an exotic location.  This morning’s session started with a lot of bending, stretching, twisting, and aerobic exertion.  We were really breathing hard and sweating.  But by the time we got our shoes tied, the class was over.

Bees Knees

Food and Drink, Recipes / By

We recently sampled a Queen Next Door cocktail at South City Kitchen in Atlanta. The gin, honey and lemon drink is essentially better known as a Bees Knees. The experience was also a good reminder that adding a little egg white to the shaker delivers a nice frothy foam on top to jazz up your presentation. Make honey simple syrup by adding water to the honey and stirring that up before adding to the shaker. Shake all ingredients warm before adding ice. Save some lemon slice for garnish. That’s a tip kids. Write it down.

  • 2 oz gin
  • 1 oz lemon juice
  • 1 oz honey simple syrup

Adjust to your preferences. Cheers!

  • Jet Cannon

580 Horsepower Buzz

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Ford announced that their F-150 Lightning electric pickup truck is rated at up to 580 horsepower with the larger, optional battery. 580. That means an estimated 0 – 60 time of 4.5 seconds. That’s quick. In a truck. That looks like a truck (not like Tesla’s CyberTruck). And that explains the long waiting list to get one.

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Disappointment Drinking

Travel / By

Longing to live vicariously through those who vacation every day in their RV? Follow Tom & Lori as they re-experience fabulous Key West and make the best of sometimes uncooperative weather.  By uncooperative, we mean not enough wind.

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Duet

Music / By

Thanks to modern technology, Paul McCartney, who turns 80 this year, is including a virtual duet with John Lennon as part of his Got Back tour set list. Nice touch. Click here.  Thank you BestClassicBand.com

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Mayo Mayo

Food and Drink / By

The 5th of May is coming right up and before visualizing a Margarita or two, consider prepping for a different traditional Mexican beverage. Bevspot.com has some interesting choices like Michelada, Sangrita, Paloma, Horchata, and Mexican Coffee. Go forth and explore!

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Bourbon Buzz

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The Kentucky Derby is coming up this weekend. Get out the mint, simple syrup or brown sugar, bourbon plus a fancy hat and get ready to enjoy a classic Mint Julep. As the official drink of the Kentucky Derby, over 120,000 cocktails are typically served on Friday and Saturday. 120,000!

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