Attention all lushes!

Although it hardly ever happens with my boozer friends, sometimes after a party there'll be left over alcohol. One can either uncouthily nip the bottle like a homeless the next morning or make an impressive fruity dessert with minimal effort. The nuts of bolts of it are soaking your favorite fruit (my choice is berries or peaches) in a sugar and alcohol mixture. I like to use tequila, Grand Marnier or a light wine, but experiment and find out which one suits your palate.

After cleaning and slicing up your fruit, pour "the sauce," as my Grandpa used to call it, on top. Sprinkle about 2-3 tablespoons of sugar to the mixture and toss the fruit, booze, and sugar, making sure to cover each piece with liquid. Let everything sit for 15 minutes minimum (the culinary term for this is macerate, not that you care).

The boozy-fruit can be served as a topping on ice cream or on cake to soak up the sauce. Overall its good stuff and tastes like it takes a lot of effort. But you know different, you big alky.

Photo by Len Spoden