Hey Mommas!! Happy Friday to ya!! It's been a busy but exciting week around the Momma Mojito HQ! We have some very exciting news coming to Momma Mojito, but we're going to keep a secret a bit longer! But trust us, this surprise is going to be worth the wait!! :)

I am so glad it's Friday, but it's a bit of an ominous Friday with the looming Hurricane Harvey coming into the Texas coast. If you've been following along, you'll know I'm a former Texas Aggie (whoop!) and I spent 4 great years in College Station, Texas which is about an hour and a half northwest of Houston. When I was a freshman there in College Station, Hurricane Katrina struck New Orleans and many students from LSU and other Louisiana universities were transferred to A&M because of the damage to their schools. Hurricane Rita followed closely behind and I retreated home turning a normal 5 hour drive into a 10 hour drive in all the chaos and traffic of people evacuating. Years later, Mr. Mojito and I were married and I was pregnant with our first kiddo when Hurricane Ike plowed through the Texas coast right on up through College Station. We lived in an itty-bitty 600 square feet fourplex that had literally the biggest cockroaches you've ever seen in your life!! Those suckers were monster-size!! I still think I have nightmares about those things!! Anyway, our parents desperately wanted us to evacuate and looking back--they probably knew what they were talking about seeing as how that house probably provided us absolutely zero protection. But, we were young and stubborn and decided to ride it out. We even threw a Hurricane Watch Party and had games and drinks (for everyone except this pregnant momma!) and really had a blast while we watched The Weather Channel nervously! We ended up losing lots of trees and power lines on our street, but not too much else besides that. We were lucky thank goodness.

Those experiences are all peanuts compared to what the people along the Texas coast are going to be going through this weekend. So since I am sure no one in the affected areas is reading this right now (hopefully you all are evacuated---if not, then get your butt movin' mommas!!), how about the rest of us have a cocktail while we wait and hope for the best for Texas?? And what better cocktail than the Hurricane??? Absolutely!! The Hurricane is a really great cocktail that has come to greatness through Mardi Gras culture in New Orleans, and with good reason--it's strong, delicious, and easy to drink.

In this recipe, I utilized our new gorgeous Mason Jar Cactus Shaker and Sipper which makes this recipe a breeze! All you have to do is whip it up in the shaker, and then strain into the sipper and you're good to go!! You actually don't even have to strain if you don't want to, you can just drink it with the cocktail shaker part removed or switch out the lid with the Prickly Pear lid!! Yes that's right---the lids are interchangeable!!! Score!! The only reason to strain is the pulp. If the lime and orange pulp don't bother you, then by all means--make it easy on yourself like I did and pop the Prickly Pear lid on there and call it a day.

So here's the recipe mommas!! Cheers and here's hoping for a safe weekend for everyone!!! See you next time!! ;)

xx, Momma Mojito

MOMMA MOJITO'S HURRICANE

Ingredients:

1.5 oz Clear Rum (2 oz for you mommas that like it strong!!)
1.5 oz Dark Rum (2 oz for you mommas that like it strong!!)
2 oz Passion Fruit Juice (Hard to find sometimes--look in the cold area of your grocery store next to the fresh Orange Juice---if you can't find then substitute a tropical fruit juice blend!!)
1 oz Orange Juice
Juice of Half a Lime
1 tbsp Simple Syrup
1 tbsp Grenadine
Garnishes such as orange wheel, lime wheel, and a cherry (optional and not necessary if you are drinking in our Prickly Pear Cactus Sipper)

Directions:

In a cocktail shaker, fill with ice. Squeeze lime juice into the shaker. Now pour in the rest of the ingredients. Shake vigorously until cold. Now if you're using our Cactus Collection, simply pop the lid on and you're good to go. If not, pour into a glass. (Straining is only necessary if you don't like pulp!!!) Garnish, if desired, and enjoy!! Cheers mommas!!

It's Friday Cocktail Time!! Hurricane Edition!!