Green Apple Margarita
Well, do you think I can get the crew to try this one?
Green Apple Margarita
| 8 ounces blanco tequila | 2 ounces lemon juice | |
| 4 ounces green apple liqueur | 4 cups ice | |
| 2 ounces lime juice |
In a pitcher, combine the first four ingredients. Fill with ice and mix well. Salt the rims of glasses and pour.
Serves 4.
Borrowed from iVillage, who has some great Halloween Cocktail Recipes running right now. Check them out!
Marin Magazine’s Sommelier Favorite Wines Under $20
December’s Marin Magazine issue features a great article called Sommelier Favorites. It has a bevy of information about delicious wines, but, as a girl always on the search for inexpensive, great tasting wine, I especially took notice of the Best wine under $20 question that was asked of each sommelier.
The distilled idea:
David Lynch recommends J. Hofstatter Alto Adige Lagrein, Alto Adige, Italy 2007/2008, $18.00.
Dan O’Brien recommends Kunin Wines, Pape Star, Central Coast, 2007, $19.00.
Greg O’Flynn recommends Roots Run Deep “Educated Guess,” Napa Valley, Cabernet Sauvignon, 2007, $20.00.
Chambord Royale Margarita: Raspberry-Pomegranate Margaritas!
It Friday, and Friday around here isn’t just Friday, it’s Margarita Friday. This Friday’s margarita is the Chambord Margarita Royale.
- 1 1/2 oz Silver Tequila (Chambord recommends Herradura Silver Tequila)
- 3/4 oz Chambord
- 3/4 oz Pomegranate Juice
- 1/2 oz Fresh Lime Juice
Chocolate Margarita: Halloween Delight or Fright?
Three recipes for Chocolate Margaritas:
Godiva Chocolate Margarita
- 1 1/2 oz. Reposado Tequila
- 1/4 oz. OJ
- 3/4 oz. Godiva Chocolate Liquoer
- 1/2 oz. freshly squeezed Lime juice
- 1/2 oz. Cointreau
Shake it baby, shake it with ice!
Chocolate Margaritas With 1/2 & 1/2 & Hershey’s Syrup
- 1 1/2 oz. Tequila
- 1 oz. Chocolate Liquour
- 3/4 oz. 1/2 and 1/2 Cream
- 1 Tablespoon Hershey’s Chocolate Syrup
- 2 oz. OJ
Shake it! Serve it!
Patricia Richard’s Pomegranate Margarita from the 10/10 Costco Connection Magazine
Pomegranate Margaritas
- 1 1/2 oz. Patron Silver
- 3/4 oz. Cointreau
- 1 1/2 oz. Margarita Mix
- 1 1/2 oz. POM pomegranate juice
- 1/2 oz. freshly squeezed lime juice
- 1/4 oz. agave syrup
Place all of the ingredients in the mixing glass part of a Boston cocktail shaker. Fill the mixing tin part of the shaker two-thirds full of cubed ice and shake ingredients well to chill and combine. Strain over fresh ice into a 12 oz. highball glass. Garnish and serve.
Garnish: Prop a lime wheel on the rim of the glass.
FAST FESTIVE NO WORK MARGARITAS
FAST FESTIVE NO WORK MARGARITAS
- 1 CAN of frozen limeade
- 1 BOTTLE of light beer (dare I suggest Corona?)
- 1 CAN of blanco tequila
- 1 CAN of water
Use your limeade can as a measuring cup. Put all ingredients in a pitcher full of ice. Stir and pour! Serves 9
3 Ingredient Margarita: Fresh Margaritas Easy and Fast!
3 Ingredient Margarita
- 3 cups Teqila
- 1 cup Triple Sec or Cointreau (I sometimes use Gran Marnier)
- 1 1/2 cups Fresh Squeezed Lime Juice
Measure all of the ingredients into a pitcher full of ice. Rim glasses with salt and garnish with a slice of fresh lime. Stir, pour and serve.
Grapefruit Margarita
Grapefruit Margarita
- 2 ounces tequila
- 2 ounces freshly squeezed grapefruit juice
- 1 ounce Cointreau
- 1/2 ounce lemon juice
- 1/2 grapefruit slice for garnish
Combine the ingredients in a cocktail shaker filled with ice and shake vigorously. Strain into a glass. Salting the rim is optional.
If I was going to put it in the Margaritarator. I will mix a pitcher of margis by keeping the 2-2-1-1/2 ratio, then add it to the Margaritaville pitcher 13 ounce fill line.
Recipe from 101 Margaritas by Kim Haasarud
The Perfect Patron Cosmo
This recipe was found in an ad for Patron tequila–and it’s very tasty and smooth! Enjoy!
Patron Cosmo
- 2 oz. Patron Silver
- 3/4 oz. Patron Citronge
- Splash of cranberry juice
- Squeeze of lime
- Lime wheel for garnish
Combine all ingredients and shake well with ice. Strain into a chilled martini glass. Garnish with lime.
Valentine Alert: Veuve and Chocolate on Sale at Cost Plus World Market
Want a romantic, fancy treat for your Valentine next week? Head to Cost Plus World Market now to take advantage of their sale on chocolates and champagne. Veuve is yummy, romantic and definitely a top shelf way to impress you heart’s desire.
