Dirty Martinis with Blue-Cheese-Stuffed-Olives

So it all started in the car on our way home today, when we began talking about Martinis - although I still have no idea how we got onto this topic.

Anyway, Nic said to me "Oh have you ever had a dirty martini with blue cheesed stuffed olives? They're great!"

"Really!?" I exclaim, "I've never even had a Dirty Martini! Let alone with blue cheese stuffed olives!"


So of course, 5 minutes later, we decide to hit the shops on the way home and gather all the necessary ingredients.

So while I cook us a (delicious, may I say) pasta dinner from leftovers in the fridge, Nic does the following:

1. Stuffs olives with blue cheese
2. Googles a dirty martini recipe
3. Locates her cocktail shaker
4. Carefully measures some gin and vermouth
5. Shakes it up (shaken, not stirred, baby)
6. Pours two beautiful martini's, complete with toothpicks for our blue cheese stuffed olives.

Mmmm Mmm.

So five minutes later, we've both eaten some pasta and declared how delicious these martinis are.

Five more minutes later, we've both eaten most of our pasta, and taken.... two sips of our drink?

Another five minutes, the pasta is pretty much gone... not so much the martinis.

"Holy shit," says Nic "I don't think I can handle this martini."

"Oh thank god", I say, "I thought it was just me!"

Now it might be because the things are basically pure spirits, or because Nic and I are total pussies, but we both agreed that the Martini's were just too much for us tonight. Despite being a beautiful idea.

Another five minutes later, we had refilled with glasses with gin and tonic with lime.. and we were merrily drinking our way through the gin bottle in no time.

Meanwhile, gin-soaked-blue-cheese-stuffed-olives are freaking delicious.

PS. I've also discovered a new type of gin here - Tanqueray has brought our a line called "Rangpur" - and it's 'lime botanical' infused. Absolutely brilliant.So here's hoping it comes to Australia!!