cooking lesson #561: happy hour mexican pain killer

…from the Perspectives’ Happy Hour Bar

How you doin’? Studies show that your body's ability to process alcohol gets less efficient as you age. Key body functions that help metabolize alcohol, like liver enzymes and total body water weight, tend to decrease with age. So, if you usually have a little too much to drink on New Year’s Eve, here is a morning after Hair of The Dog That Bit You.
 
Age is not the only problem. We are now finding additional side effects of Covid-19 by way of new neurological symptoms which include:

• Difficulty thinking or concentrating, sometimes referred to as “brain fog”
• Headache
• Sleep problems
• Dizziness when you stand up (lightheadedness)
• Pins-and-needles feelings in feet and hands
• Change in smell or taste
• Depression or anxiety

 
Alcohol intolerance is a real condition that may occur suddenly or later in life or after Covid-19. Here's why your body may start to reject drinking alcohol. If you have a pattern of suddenly feeling very sick after consuming alcohol, you may have developed sudden onset alcohol intolerance.
 
Best advice, if you’ve had Covid or not, just pace yourself and above all drink responsibility.
 
Prep time:  5 minutes
Yield: 1 serving
 
Ingredients 
1/2 ounce tequila gold
1/2 ounce vodka
1/2 ounce light rum
1 ounce  pineapple juice
1/2 ounce orange juice
2 tablespoons cream of coconut (I used Coco Lopez)
1 Orange or pineapple cherry flag (garnish)
 
Directions

1. Blend all ingredients, except the garnish, together well.
2. Pour into an ice-filled Collins Glass.
3. Garnish with an orange or pineapple cherry flag.

ChefSecret  Coco Lopez cream of coconut is great to have on hand at all times for your bar service. It's the perfect ingredient for blended cocktails from piña coladas to blue Hawaiians. Its smooth consistency is also great for adding a burst of creamy coconut flavor into dessert recipes or fruit smoothies. And great for cooking, too.

Quip of the Day:  What's the difference between Mardi Gras and Fat Tuesday? Mardi Gras is an all-night party in New Orleans; Fat Tuesday is who you wake up with hungover the next morning.

Do you have a question or comment?  Send your thoughts to ed@perspectives-la.com.  All recipes and cooking tips are posted on our website https://www.perspectives-la.com/covid-19-survival-guide.
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