PEEPS Diorama Contest

Blue-on-Blue PEEPtini
-6 parts vodka
-1 part blue curacao
-1 dash Angostura bitters
-Cocktail olive

Combine liquid ingredients in a cocktail shaker with cracked ice and shake well. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass and garnish two blue PEEPs.

Chocolate Mint Cocktail PEEPtini
With the dark chocolate Godiva Liqueur, which also comes in white chocolate and cappuccino flavors.

-2 oz. Light rum
-½ oz. White creme de menthe
-½ oz. Godiva Liqueur
-Mint sprig for garnish

Combine rum and liqueurs in mixing glass. Add ice and stir to chill. Strain into your Swank Martini Glass and garnish with chocolate and green PEEPs.

Fuzzy PEEPtini
-4 parts vanilla-flavored vodka
-1 part coffee-flavored vodka
-1 teaspoon peach schnapps
-Fresh peach slice

Combine liquid ingredients in a cocktail glass and garnish with a fresh red PEEP.

CosmoPEEPitan PEEPtini
-4 parts vodka
-2 parts triple sec
-2 parts cranberry juice
-1 part fresh lime juice

Combine ingredients in a cocktail shaker with cracked ice and shake well. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass, garnish with pink PEEPs. Enjoy your CosmoPEEPitan PEEPtini!

Thursday, March 22, 2007

WS 2nd Annual Peeps Diorama Contest

2nd Annual Peeps Diorama Contest

The St. Paul PiPress is again holding its annual "Pioneer Press Marshmallow Peeps Diorama Contest," and while some of us may not be ready for the "big time," the Consumer Marketing Practice is again hosting a contest for you to submit your Peep creations and win fabulous prizes.

The rules are the same as the Pioneer Press:
• It should be a diorama.
• It should include Peeps.
• Entry should include your name and a brief paragraph explaining your concept.
• Due date is the morning of April 5th.

The entries will be reviewed by a team of celebrity judges on April 5th, and the winners should expect to receive fantastic prizes beyond their wildest dreams.
(For those of you who also want to submit to the PiPress contest, a picture of it should arrive by midnight, March 25, sent either peeps@pioneerpress.com or to Richard Chin, St. Paul Pioneer Press, 345 Cedar St., St. Paul MN 55101.)