STRAWBERRY MARTINIS for National Strawberry Day!

 This image is from the Agricultural Research Service, the research agency of the United States Department of Agriculture.

It's NATIONAL STRAWBERRY DAY*

If you're looking for an excuse to have a martini today why not celebrate National Strawberry Day and enjoy one of my Strawberry Martinis?

 

The Booty Call Martini

And try out one of these Strawberry Tiny Foods:

Mini Strawberry Pizzas Front & Back



Strawberries have excellent health benefits and are full of antioxidants
Strawberries have been seen as symbols of purity and longevity for centuries.
Strawberries are in the same family as the rose flower (Rosaceae)!
It's said that Madame Tallien, a French noblewoman at the time of Napoleon, used to bathe regularly in strawberry juice, using 22 pounds per basin!
In Belgium there's a museum dedicated entirely to strawberries - The Musee De La Fraise
NOT INTO STRAWBERRIES?  NO WORRIES, your second excuse for having a martini today is that tonight is also the 83rd Annual Academy Awards so you can also enjoy one of my OSCAR MARTINIS!)

*Ever wondered about where all these special commemorative holidays come from?

Read: NATIONAL WHATEVER YOU WANT TO CALL IT DAY.