The Ultimate Top Ten Lists for Surviving a Single Valentine's Day - Part 1
No, this is not another list telling you to watch The Notebook, Pride & Prejudice, and When Harry Met Sally on Valentine's Day. Nothing says girl power like Lucy Liu's leather pants in Charlie's Angels and that scene when Mulan makes it to the top of the pole before all the boys. But don't shun all romantic comedies – for example, a movie like 500 Days of Summer that doesn't end with a happy couple is a nice dose of realism for a day that's drenched in unattainable sappy perfection.
- The Sweetest Thing
- Sex and the City
- Thelma and Louise
- Mystic Pizza
- Charlie's Angels
- Mulan
- Erin Brockovich
- 500 Days of Summer
- Romy & Michelle's High School Reunion
- Dick
Top Ten Drinks to Make on Valentine's Day
Can you think of anything better to do on a single Valentine's Day than make yummy drinks with your girlfriends? No, we didn't think so – even if it is on a Monday this year.
1. Watermelon Martini
3 oz. Ketel One Citroen
1 oz. Watermelon Pucker
½ oz. Cointreau or triple sec
Splash of pink lemonade
Splash of 7-Up
2. Espresso Martini
Shot of espresso
½ oz. Three Olives Chocolate Vodka
½ oz. Godiva Dark Chocolate Liqueur
¼ oz. Amaretto
¼ oz. Kahlua
Splash of Baileys
3. Cosmopolitan
1 oz. Cointreau
3 oz. Cranberry Juice
1.5 oz vodka
1 oz. Lemon Juice
4. Death by Chocolate
2 scoops of chocolate ice cream
1 oz. Kahlua
1 oz dark crème de cacao
1 oz vodka
Whipped cream topping (try Cream [http://givemecream.com/whipped/])
Drizzle chocolate syrup
5. Sex on the Beach
1 oz vodka
¾ oz peach schnapps
Cranberry juice
Grapefruit juice
6. Strawberry Kiss
1.5 oz. Absolute Vanilla
1.2 oz. Strawberry liqueur
Splash of CranPineapple Juice
7. The Bramble
2 oz. Absolut Los Angeles
1 oz. simple syrup
1 oz. lemon juice
1 spoonful of blackberry jam
Splash of sparkling wine
Blackberries for garnish
8. Black Crush
1.5 oz. Absolut Raspberri
1 oz. sour mix
½ oz simple syrup
6 mint leaves
3 blackberries
Club Soda
(Strain into a glass)
9. Cherry Punch
1 oz. cherry vodka
1 oz. triple sec
Splash of grenadine
Splash of cranberry juice
10. Virgin Strawberry Daiquiri
1.5 cups of frozen strawberries
1.5 oz of Sprite / 7up
1 cup of ice cubes
10 ounce can of strawberry daiquiri concentrate
Blend all ingredients in a blender!
