3 is NOT a crowd

After having and blogging about the two margaritas. I met my friend, Keith, at Applebee's and my wonderful bartender, Diane, took a look at my recipe book. She said, "which one am I making you?" We flipped through a few pages, and we came up upon the Key Lime Margarita. I was very excited about this one, but it wasn't the best one I'd had. Several people tried the margarita up at the bar, and again, I got mixed reviews. No blame on Diane! She said that she followed the recipe exactly.

Margaritas & Memories

Tonight, 6 other women and myself enjoyed the Brunch Margarita and the Watermelon Margarita while enjoying a Creative Memories party learning how to do digital scrapbooking! I answered lots of questions about my summer margarita challenge as to why, how, and what my favorites are. The other women were flipping through the book, and the married women with children DID seem a bit jealous. But I was told that I do have my priorities straight. The watermelon margarita is made with watermelon schnapps. As we opened the bottle, my friend, Sara, and I agreed that it smelled like a jolly rancher candy.

The verdict is out... I took a vote and 3 women voted for the watermelon, and 3 women voted for the brunch margarita. I was the deciding factor!! I chose the watermelon margarita! So, there you have it! I will definitely make that again... especially since I have watermelon schnapps leftover! Yum!

"By far, my favorite was the brunch. It did not remind me of my children's candy," Sara Letourneau.

Can you truly put a lime in the coconut?!

I was very excited to open up a coconut. That is something that I've never done before! It was a big deal even buying my first coconut! I always wondered about that song. How do you put a lime in the coconut and shake it all up?

I invited my friends back for a guest blog and a drink, Nate & Lucy Smith! We had the Coconut Margarita and the Asian Pear Margarita. Both of the margaritas were delicious. The coconut was beautiful and white; and little colored umbrellas in it, just was the icing on the cake! The coconut margaritas went down cool and smooth! (And quite quickly I may add!)

As for the Asian Pear Margarita, it was very delicious. The recipe called for the recipe called for an Asian pear with its peel. The peel in the blender made very small chunks in the drink. It was a great flavor, but we ended up pouring it through something to get the chunks out. Then, it was a little more enjoyable.

My friend, Nate had two jobs. First, he was to buy the Asian pear. He thought that, that I was some sort of expert, and I should KNOW whats the difference between a pear and an Asian pear. He bought 3 different kinds, and we never really figured it out. His other job was the break open the coconut. Thanks to Google, we learned that a coconut has 3 eyes. One of them is soft. THAT is the one you poke through to get out all the water first. That was a pretty cool thing, that I probably would have never learned had it not been for this little challenge of mine!!

I think Nate liked the coconut margarita better (because he finished his and Lucy's very quickly), and Lucy like the pear Margarita better!

Cheers until tomorrow!

Margarita Sunday!

My sister and brother-in-law invited themselves over for dinner, and I offered to make the beverages. Tom and Kate were excited for margs, since they've not yet enjoyed some with me. I made and served the Pineapple Margarita, reverted back to the Midori Margarita, and then the Pine-Orange-Banana Margarita. I also made my pregnant sister both the Virgin Margarita and the Shirley Temple Rita. Kate and my niece, Amelia, really enjoyed looking at the book.

The Pineapple was a little too frothy for my taste, but it was good. My mom liked it, while Tom was indifferent. However, he refilled his glass a time or two. Then, my mother told me to make the Midori one. That was a big hit again! The Pine-Orange-Banana was good with my T-Bone steak, and I would make it again if I wanted a light, fruity and frothy margarita!

I'm very excited for hitting 50 margaritas this week! That's going to be a big deal in this goal! Making the half way point after a little under 2 months, with 2 months to go! I am going to complete this goal if it kills me!

Mango Margarita

The Mango Margarita and the Sangria Rita! Dinner and drinks out on the deck was another wonderful evening! Tonight's beverages were shared with Paul & Nicole Boegel. We blamed the blender for not blending everything exactly the way we wanted it. We, of course, refuse to blame ourselves. They were both very simple to make and delicious in their own way. I didn't enjoy the mango one, but you can never go wrong with Sangria!

“Love the Sangria Rita. It was a big hit. The Mango was a little meaty. The mango one sucked to be honest.” -Nicole Boegel

Today, I received a very special gift from one of my students and their family. In order to successfully complete my goal, they gave me a beautiful 750mL of Patron! That will be a wonderful treat to some of the cheaper tequila choices.

The Midori Minute

I came up with a new time increment, while I sip on the Midori Margarita. I'm not really sure what it means, or how long it lasts, but I know that I am happy within the Midori Minute... no one is complaining or arguing, there's no one to bother me, and I haven't a care in the world. I don't care that I'm single. I don't care that I am running late. I don't even care that I've started drinking margaritas before 5pm. I am right here, right now, within the Midori Minute!

I'm sitting here in my towel attempting to get ready for my evening, drinking the Midori Margarita! It is very delicious and I can most definitely see myself drinking this on the rocks, on the deck, on a hot, summer day! NOW, I know how I'll be using the giant bottle of Midori I have!

It is a beautiful, lime green marg that sits well in the tummy so far. I do, however, feel like I should be working at the power plant from the Simpsons when I drink it.
More tomorrow when I dabble into more fresh fruit, and using that coconut I bought, hopefully!

Margarita Mix!

Some of you may be asking yourself, why would I use a margarita mix with these amazing, fun recipes!! Well, you are wrong.. I am NOT using that kind of margarita mix. I made the 2011 version, an iPod playlist kind of mix. I created a playlist for when I'm enjoying some of these margaritas. And I wanted to share it with you. Please feel free to download and enjoy your summer too.

Download Now!!
1. Put the lime in the coconut by The Hit Crew
2. Tequila makes his clothes fall off by Joe Nichols
3. Copacabana by Barry Manilow
4. Margaritaville by Jimmy Buffet
5. Escape (The Pina Colada Song) by Rupert Holmes
6. Tequila by The Champs
7. Summer Thing by Troy Olsen
8. Kokomo by The Beach Boys
9. Some Beach by Blake Shelton
10. It's Five O'Clock Somewhere by Alan Jackson
11. Tequila by Brooks & Dunn
12. Alcohol by Brad Paisley

Got more songs... let me know!!!

I was very well behaved this weekend, and to be honest a little too busy for drinking, if you could believe that! Tonight, I prepared for my upcoming week after a nice weekend off. I actually bought a coconut! Did you know you can buy coconuts in Minnesota, because I didn't. That was a wonderful surprise to me. I'm having some trouble finding other rare fruits, however, I may have to go on vacation just to get them.

Tonight's margarita is called Storange Margarita. Fresh strawberries and orange juice make a perfect flavor for a margarita. I'm going to go pour one more glass and listen to Tequila makes her clothes fall off.

Cheers until another day, when I learn to use that coconut! Yikes!!