Margarita Tiramisu #SundayFunday

This fun Mexican take on an Italian classic is amazingly delicious.  True, it doesn't taste much like a Margarita nor a Tiramisu.  It's more like a Lemon Lime Cheesecake with Margarita soaked LadyFingers.

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Frozen Strawberry Margarita Mocktail #SundayFunday

We had a Fiesta for the Teen's 17th Birthday.  There were enchiladas, fajitas, Mexican pork kebabs, beans, rice and, of course, Margaritas.  A pitcher full of Frank's Fantastic Margaritas for the adults and for the teens and the Angel Face we made up some Frozen Strawberry Margarita Mocktails.

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Be My Valentine Margarita #NationalMargaritaWeekend

Invite your Love to be your Valentine with this gorgeous and delicious Margarita.  It is sure to be the start of a wonderful evening.

The Festive Foodies are celebrating National Margarita Weekend.....

Hibiscus Iced Tea Margarita #IcedTea

This delicious Margarita is not only gorgeous to look at but it is refreshing and delicious as well.  A perfect summer cocktail to serve up poolside.

It's National Iced Tea Month........

Mango Peach Margarita #MexicanRecipes

Welcome to Day 2 of our Cinco de Mayo Fiesta.  Senorita Sue de Palatable Pastimes has asked us all to share our favorite Mexican Recipes as this holiday approaches.   I, for one, am very excited because there is no such thing as too many Mexican Recipes.  We love Mexican food and eat it quite often, both at home and out to restaurants.

Of course, no fiesta is complete without a Margarita.  We love our margaritas around here and have shared several with you. My personal favorite is Frank's Fantastic Margarita but I certainly wouldn't turn down a Blueberry Margarita or this Mango Madness Margarita.  Nor would I turn down this Mango Peach Margarita that I am sharing with you today.

I cannot wait for Peach season to strike in Michigan this year so that I can use our local, fresh, juicy peaches in this drink.  It will be perfect, poolside on a hot summer day.  I am getting giddy just thinking about it.  

The secret to a good margarita is to use the best quality ingredients you can find.  In this household that means Cuervo Gold Tequila, Grand Marnier, and in this case, fresh frozen fruit as it is not stone fruit season locally.  Of course, if you can find some nice, ripe, juicy mangoes in the market you can use half fresh and half frozen until the peaches are ripe.

Mango Peach Margaritas

2 medium mangos or 4 c. frozen mango slices

3 peaches or 1 1/2 c. frozen peach slices

1/2 c. tequila

1/4 c. orange liqueur

1/4 c. freshly squeezed lime juice

10 c. ice if using fresh fruit, 3-4  c. water if using frozen fruit

sugar for rimming glasses, if desired

lime wedges or mango slices for garnish, if desired

Place the mangoes and peaches in the bottom of a heavy duty blender or into a food processor.  Add the tequila, orange liqueur, lime juice and ice or water.  Puree until smooth adding additional water if too thick.  

Rub a lime wedge around the edge of four margarita glasses and dip into sugar that has been placed in a shallow dish.  Divide the margarita mixture between the glasses and garnish with a slice of lime or mango, if desired.  Print Recipe

More Marvelous Mexican Recipes

• Mango and Peach Margarita from A Day in the Life on the Farm
• Cheese Enchiladas Rojas from Palatable Pastime
• Zippy Tortilla Chips from Jolene's Recipe Journal
• Slow Cooker Pork Carnitas from Frugal Pantry
• Quinoa and Black Bean Stuffed Peppers from The Chef Next Door

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Mango Madness Margarita and The Weekly Menu

The other day we were having our friends, John and Kirsten, over for dinner.  Kirsten's mom, Caroline, and Kirsten's twin, Katrina were in town.  We are family so we couldn't let them be in town and not spend time with them.

John and Kirsten love going to a local restaurant, Catch 22, as do we and we often go together after Mass or during the week when they get home from a long day at work.  The food at Catch is wonderful but John and Kirs love, love, love the Mango Margaritas that they serve.

Frank, bartender extraordinaire, decided that he was going to make some for the gang when they came for dinner.  Frank had just bought me a vitamix for my birthday so making frozen drinks has just become very easy around here.  Our old blender did not have the strength to puree the ice and ingredients together so nicely.

He prepped everything ahead of time.  He borrowed a tip from Ree of The Pioneer Woman and rimmed the glasses with a mixture of sugar and lime zest. He also used her tip about using canned mangoes....I never even knew there was such a thing!!

When our guests arrived all Frank needed to do was fill the blender to the top with ice and let it puree away.  Kirsten took a drink and said "Oh, mango", she took another sip and proclaimed "These are better than Catch 22 and they had the best".  Oh yeah.......Frank rocked the house.  He ended up making a second pitcher full and it disappeared as quickly as the first.

Mango Madness Margaritas

created by Frank with some help from The Pioneer Woman

zest and juice of 1 lime

1/4 c. sugar 

3 (15 oz) cans mango, drained

1 c. sugar

1 1/2 c. tequila

1 1/2 c. triple sec

Ice

Combine the lime zest and 1/4 c. sugar and place on a plate.  Rub a slice of the lime around the rim of 8 glasses and then dip the rim into the sugar mixture to coat.  Set aside.

Place the mangoes, sugar, tequila, triple sec and juice from the remaining lime in the pitcher of a blender.  Fill the blender to the top with ice.  Seal and puree until thick and smooth.  Pour into the glasses and serve.

We did a lot of entertaining last week and choir started up again.  Those hazy, crazy, lazy days of summer are at an end. Life will be busy now until after the Holidays so I better get my self geared up.

This afternoon we are heading over to take care of Angel Face while Tingting works after which we are invited to Frank's cousin's house for a Wine Tasting.

Tomorrow we will be going over to celebrate Frank's brother's birthday.

Sunday we are hosting a Soup Swap.  I will be telling you more about that during the week.

Monday, I have to call and see if I have to serve on jury duty.  I am hoping not, mostly because we are closing on the sale of this house and on the purchase of the new house this week and don't want to be tied up during the day.

Thursday is choir practice and then Friday we are leaving for the weekend to go to an air show on the west side of the State. We will leave in the morning unless I am stuck in jury duty, in which case we will leave as soon as we are able.

So here is the Weekly Menu....Don't forget to stop back by to hear all about our soup swap and find out if I had to fulfill my civic duty.

Saturday
Dinner at Dan's party

Sunday
Soup Swap

Meatless Monday
Mujaddara

Tuesday
Stuffed Sole
Steamed Asparagus
Acorn Squash

Wednesday
Beef Roast
Roasted Root Vegetables

Thursday
Meatloaf
Green Beans
Carrots

Friday 
Out of town for the Weekend