New York Housewives and The Swinger

I admit it, I'm a huge fan of Bravo's The Real Housewives series. When my friend Courtney of Coco Cooks, aka @Glamah on twitter, announced her Real Housewives Cocktail Contest, I jumped at the chance to highlight my favorite housewife. But which one? I like many of the housewives and now that the series has expanded from the original Orange County, CA to include New York City, Atlanta and the newest cast from New Jersey, I had several favorites to choose from.







But I knew all along who rose above all as my favorite! Not really a housewife but definitely one of the stars of the series, Simon van Kempen, was an easy choice. His Aussie accent, flamboyant sense of style and complete adoration for his wife, Alex, won me over months ago. His red leather laced-up pants in the last show was a sight I will not soon forget. Please view the below video to see Simon dancing in his red pants.







Inventing a cocktail for Simon was not difficult. I knew it had to be very colorful, slightly spicy with a bit of fringe and fun. I decided to use my new Mole Poblano Vodka, a slightly spicy but mellow vodka, distilled right here in IL by North Shore Distillery.







Red Patent Leather Swinger
Recipe developed by Big Black Dog

1 oz Mole Poblano Vodka
5-6 oz V-8 Juice
Dash of celery salt
Few drops of dill pickle juice
1 TBL beef broth
Freshly ground pepper

Garnish:
Slice of Lemon
Whole Green Onion, the longer the better
Playful monkey

Mix together V8 juice, celery salt, dill pickle juice, pepper. In a tall glass filled with ice add Mole Poblano Vodka, pour in V8 mix stir well. Garnish with a slice of lemon, whole green onion and monkey.








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