Tracy and I are friends because in 2009 we caught each other rolling our eyes at the same thing. At some point during one of the first BlogHer FoodBlog Conferences Rocco DiSpirito was trying to sell us on the merits of frozen risotto reheated into an almost glue-like paste. Rocco was wearing one of those Madonna style Vogue microphones and jogging through the labyrinth of tables being his own frozen risotto hype man. Oh Rocco. Thank you for your enthusiasm for frozen risotto, it was bologna but you made two people friends for life.
I caught Tracy rolling her eyes at Rocco’s fist pump just as I was equally disturbed.
In my memory she says something like, “Want to grab a drink at the bar?” and I respond with a “Race you to the escalator!”. Friends for life!
While my kitchen life is haphazardly piled high, operating near chaos, Tracy’s organization situation is ship-shape. We’re incredibly different. Tracy is organized, loves even numbers, and wears black and white. I’m disorganized, don’t even want to talk about numbers, and dress like Punky Brewster.
Tracy came down from San Francisco to Los Angeles to help me organize my life. She is the only one I’d feel safe revealing the madness of my medicine cabinet to. Good grief. She only judged me a little. Also… I embraced big hair (don’t care). Welcome to the latest Bonkers Awesome episode on ulive!
It’s the weekend! Let’s consider a cocktail. Maybe it’ll inspire you to clean a bookshelf, too! Everyone should have a Tracy in their life. Oh man… for real.
These cocktails are bright, seasonal, and simple. Fresh pink grapefruit, thinly sliced cucumber, spicy ginger beer, and gin! Sweet and fresh meets spicy and gin. It’s everything it should be.
Happy weekend, my friends! Cheers to living!
Oh! The pretty wooden spoon in the above picture can be found here. The paper straws are just a byproduct of food blogging. Apologies all around.
Grapefruit Cucumber Cocktails
makes 2 cocktails
lots of ice
2 to 4 ounces gin, depending on how strong you’d like your cocktail
1 cup fresh pink grapefruit juice
1 cup ginger ale soda
fresh grapefruit wedges
fresh cucumber slices
Divide ice between two tall drinking glasses. Add gin: as much as you’d like depending on how strong you’d like your drink. Divide the grapefruit juice between the two glasses. Top with ginger ale. Garnish with grapefruit wedges and cucumber slices. Throw some straws in there, cheers, drink up!
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Hot Damn! This is happening tomorrow…cause Friday. I may even have to share this-with credit to you-on my blog. It is that amazing!
I love seeing you guys together after hearing all of those podcasts! I admit I just watched this for cleaning and straightening inspiration. I bet even Tracy would be overwhelmed at this situation, especially our current throw-everything-in-a-tote-bag method for bathroom product “organization”. Oof. Off to it!
I love this post and the video!! I have trouble organizing myself, so I could use a friend to come help :) Some people are just naturally good at it I think!! And I’m not one of them!!
This looks so refreshing!! Can’t wait to make it!
I love all of these things! Grapefruit? Good. Cucumber? Good. Gin? Goooood! Also, your shirt is super cute. I dig the Punky Brewster style.
Amazing!I’d like to try :)
Eeeeeek. Gin and cucumber had me! Yum.
I made these Saturday night and they were fantastic! I used unsweetened grapefruit juice and regular ginger ale. So good. Thanks!
I need a Tracy in my life! Great video! And the cocktail looks like the perfect drink to toast your organized new space. Salud!
Good friends deserve good cocktails. Yay for cleanliness and yumminess :)
What a refreshing-sounding drink!! The next time I’m trying to use up a bag of grapefruits, I should try making these – thanks for the recipe!
I feel so lucky to have you both in my life. Farul. Loved this episode and miss your beautiful house, Joy! xoxo
Joy & Tracy – the absolute dream team. Loved this episode!
love the video!!!
I loved this Bonkers Awesome video! Hope I get to try the cocktail soon. :)
Love Love love! You two are the cutest. Tracy is a rock star. And I need to join you for these cocktails! Virtually will have to do for now…
Wow.. organizational tips and cocktails – this is the place to come!
I am so glad that it’s cocktail season again (was it ever not?!?).
In Paris for two months and love the tradition of wine with lunch…followed by an apertif before dinner. Yesterday absinthe..but perhaps I need to get some grapefruit cucumber cocktails muddling!
Thanks for the inspiration.
I would never had thought of grapefruit and cucumber together but it sounds delicious!
You are so cute! I can’t handle it!
You girls are the cutest friends ever! Loved watching this episode :) xoxo
i wanna be friends with you guys! hope that’s not totally awkward ;)
Can I ask where you got that lovely little juicer from?
Ginger beer or Ginger ale?? :)
Aww it’s so fun to see you guys together! Tracy is a serious organizing QUEEN!!
I need a Tracy…
sigh..I need a cocktail!
In love with this cocktail and I haven’t even made it yet! But I will! And your pics are gorgeous…color perfection!
What a beautiful color! And I bet it tastes pretty great too :)
Love the ulive video of you and Tracy. Organization is my downfall. I wish Tracy could come to my house. (And the drink looks refreshing!)
You guys are adorable. Can Tracy come and organize my entire life? (please and thank you)
I like cocktails too, especially when they involve grapefruit.
ooo….Tracy has a super cute haircut!
You had me at grapefruit. These look awesome!
all of this organization is super impressive but what i’m most impressed by is both of your insanely flawless skin! I’m getting hives just thinking about a camera getting as close to my face as it did to Tracy’s.
I feel like I say this a lot, but I think this is my dream cocktail.
And as always, you two are the cutest/greatest ladies.
Looks fresh and light! Yum! But being a vodka girl would do vodka instead…still as fresh I’m sure. Happy long weekend!
mmm! Looks so yummy!
xoxo
Taylor
http://www.welcomehometaylor.com
Joy, you are gorgeous and Tracy is so so cute, I loved this video! Also, Friday cocktails for liffeee.
Yay – another bonkers awesome episode! love it – made my day!
and yes, I also need a Tracy in my life ;)
You two are so adorable. Grapefruit and ginger together makes me happy. I love this drink, and now I need to go find a buddy to help organize my space.
OMG this looks right up my alley. I’ve been getting into gin recently and ginger beer is so underrated! Cheers!
I’m a 4 oz kinda girl and LOVE me some drinking and cleaning. Did I just say that? It’s true. The surest way to a haphazardly cleaned house (I’m cleaning here. Now I’m in the other room) is a cocktail. You two look fun.
You and Tracy are just the cutest :)
Yes, yes, yes!! This is perfect. Loving every combination here :-)
This really does look bonkers awesome (and beautiful!)
You two are the cutest, both of you, so CUTE! And if I could see the Golden Gate Bridge every day of my life I would consider myself Richly Blessed. Well done, living in San Francisco!!
Yeah, I definitely need a Tracy in my life right now, my room is just a mess, and I need someone to help me.
And this is a gorgeous cocktail, anything with ginger beer in is going to be amazing, I really want to give this a try.
I NEED A TRACEY IN MY LIFE!!
I am IN LOVE with all things grapefruit this time of year. Bonkers awesome, indeed.