Repetition

People ask me all the time how long it took me to learn all the drink recipes I know and to feel 100% comfortable working behind the bar. When I first started working behind a bar, I didn't have a clue as to what I was serving. I picked up all my knowledge on the job. The person training me told me that I wouldn't feel comfortable working behind the bar for at least six weeks. He was right. If a customer ordered something, I would have to stop and ask the bartender I was working with for the recipe. Then I would write down the recipe in my own bartender bible so I would have it for future reference. Sometimes, I would even have to ask the customer how to make the drink they were ordering. Thankfully, I had customers that loved showing me the ropes. They got a kick out of teaching me how to make their cocktails the way they liked them. Hey, the customer can be right in some situations. ;) Honestly, the only way I really learned all of the drink recipes over the years is thru repetition. Making those same drinks, over and over again. It's the same thing as when you start bartending at a new bar and need to learn the bar's specialty cocktails. After you make the same drink a few times, the recipe clicks in your head and becomes engraved up there. Nowadays when I start working behind a new bar, I don't feel 100% comfortable for about a month or so. Every place has their own way of doing things and their own way of making things. Just because you learn something one way at one bar, doesn't mean it's going to work for the new bar. You always need to allow for time to adjust to those new ways at the new place. Just when you think you know all there is to know about bartending, you start at a new bar and feel like the new kid all over again. At first I hated that aspect of bartending, but now I am learning to love it. It helps you grow into a better bartender. Expand those horizons and get out of your comfort zone.

Spring is going to show her face today!

After the fog burns off, that is. Kristina did well at the dentist, she doesn't have to go back until the end of June to get the other side/tooth filled. She was loving life because she got two Rita's to eat, since she had to eat soft food. We are car shopping tomorrow. We are torn between getting a newer/used mini van (ours is 10 years old) or going with a smaller vehicle since it looks like gas is creepy up again. We only travel once a year, so I can't see getting a mini van just for that. When we do travel it is to a campground that usually has water, so Bob wants to tow his boat the next time. I told him the boat could hold all the stuff if we didn't have the mini-van, you gotta think out of the box sometimes. So we will be looking at Toyota's tomorrow. I'm suppose to work this afternoon, not one of my favorite classes, I think I am going to just stay home and work the phones since it is just 1/2 day. I can make the same money at home. Need to make an Aldi's run, then home to work and print out coupons, etc. I love my laptop but it is not hooked up to a printer. We have been looking into a wireless printer but haven't done anything about it. New Website Recommendation from Kim Extratasty.com a great website for all your drink recipes! Check out this Sweepstakes to Enter Country Crock Calcium Quiz Sweepstakes Grand Prize (1): A 6-day/5-night trip for five to Yellowstone National Park. Trip includes a Yellowstone National Park vacation package including select activities which can be coordinated by a Sponsor selected agency, five nights hotel, use of a car rental for duration of trip and a $3,000 check. ARV: $8,000. Instant Win Prize (279): A $25 Visa gift card. Daily Entry. Expires June 13, 2009. U.S. Only. American Idol Great show last night. I love Stevie Wonder!!! I didn't agree with America's decision on Michael. I honestly thought Megan should have gone home. Matt should have not been in the bottom 3. Totally Useless Fact for Today Broccoli is the only vegetable that is also a flower. Freebies, Etc. Free Daily Bread Freeze Dried Entree. Never heard of this company but looks very interesting. Nestle Please Send Cookies, collector plate, click here for all the details. This is a $14.99 value.

Some Tasty Juicer Recipes

A juicer recipes book is almost a mandatory possession for anyone who is really into juicing and who just loves to squeeze the juice out of vegetables and fresh fruit. The only way to have a handy resource that can be used on a moments notice to make a variation on a favorite juice is to start building a personalized juicer recipes book. With all the thousands of different juicer recipes possible we have put together a few of the more popular here andencourage you to build off this list to meet your particular taste in juice. Lemon - Celery Cocktail One of the more unusually popular of the juicer recipes is the celery and lemon cocktail. 2 peeled lemons; 1 handful of tender celery leaves; ½ cup raw sugar. juice the celery leaves then seconddo the lemons. Stir in the sugar, add enough water to make 1 quart, and serve with ice cubes. Power Punch Juicer Recipes This recipe really packs a power punch. 6 Sorrel leaves; 2 large Granny Smith apples; 1 lime; 1 spring mint; 1 handful of parsley. Just juice it all together, it is just that easy but make sure that after you drink it you do not eat or drink anything else for about a half hour. {You ask why|Why you ask|You may wonder why|Why you may wonder}? Give it a try and see for yourself! Homemade V-8 Juice ? The V-8 juicer recipesare one of the most popular that can beeasily made on your own. 5-6 carrots; 1 beet; 3 large tomatoes; 1 bunch spinach; 1/8 cabbage; Kale leaves; 1 red bell pepper; 1 stalk celery; ¼ sweet onion; ½ clove garlic; Simply juice and add chili pepper and salt at the end to taste. Cocktail Supreme Simple juicer recipes are often the best. You will certainly love this one. ½ pineapple; 1 stalk celery; ½ slice lemon; 1 carrot. Juice together in this order and enjoy. Obviously these are just a few of the many different juicer recipes that are available and we hope they will inspire you to come up with your very own variations of these juicer recipes just be sure you coordinate your fruits and vegetables accordingly. To offer yourself only the most nutrition while avoiding unnecessary fats, having a collection of juicer recipes is the best thing that you can do. It introduces a happy healthy lifestyle by avoiding many of the unwanted preservatives and sugars that are in most of the mass produced juices today. Juicer recipes can be as quick or involved as desired but regardless they are always good for you. Do not forget that when you juice you choose exactly what you consume not some manufacturer who probably does not care. So enjoy the juicer recipes you use not just for the great health benefits but also for the great taste.