Elle's Kitchen ~ Tomb Raiders

A refreshing cocktail for the Tropics

Since we are leaving tomorrow for a  visit

to tropical locale, I thought it was a

good day to talk about a way to beat the heat.

A few months ago I was traveling in Cambodia

to visit the Angkor Wat temples.  Cambodia is

very hot, not as hot as Thailand, but still very hot

in the sun and especially when you are climbing

 around ancient stone temples in the jungle.

In the evenings we would stroll over to Pub

Street and visit the lively pubs and restaurants.

Over a decade ago, Angelina Jolie came to Siem

Reap to film the movie Lara Croft, Tomb Raider.

And Angie is still revered in Cambodia.

The story I have heard is Angie asked the

bartender to make her something fun and

fruity ~ and the Tomb Raider was created!

This is how I make them:

the juice of 1/2 a lime

a shot of an orange liqueur, such as, Cointreau

Tonic water

ice

Place lime juice and orange liqueur in a

glass, top with tonic water and add ice.

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Enjoy!