Welcome to the hop! I’ve just come off our last weekend of swim team. Our team did so well this year! We sent 35 kids to the county swim meet, more than any other year. My son was one of those qualifiers and he did so amazing, I’m beyond proud of him! He set out to break one of the pool records and he did in his favourite stroke, backstroke.
Speaking of summer, we are asked today to choose one of our characters and share their favourite summer drink.
My character Rowan likes to drink a marga-heat-a! It’s a spicy margarita that starts out with a subtle heat, but with the chili pepper ice cubes, the fire builds as the ice melts. Rowan is fiery and this drink is so her. Doesn’t this drink look tasty?!
Here are the ingredients:
2 Fresno chiles, seeded and chopped, plus 2 Fresno chiles, halved, unseeded
3 tablespoons grenadine
1 1/2 cups freshly squeezed orange juice
3/4 cup tequila blanco
1/4 cup triple sec
1/4 cup freshly squeezed lime juice
2 tablespoons light agave
2 tablespoons orange sanding sugar
2 tablespoons red sanding sugar
2 tablespoons yellow sanding sugar
Kosher salt
Directions
- Combine the chopped Fresnos, grenadine and 1/4 cup cold water in a blender and blend until smooth. Pour into 3/4 cup cold water and stir to combine. Pour into ice cubes trays and freeze until solid, about 2 hours.
- Combine the orange juice, tequila, triple sec, lime juice and agave in a pitcher and stir to combine. Add the halved Fresnos and muddle slightly with a wooden spoon. Chill at least 1 hour.
- When ready to serve, combine the sanding sugars and 1/4 cup salt in a small, shallow dish. Dip the rims of 4 rocks glasses in water, then into the sugar mixture to coat the rims. Fill the glasses with the Fresno ice cubes and strain the margarita over the top.
I think I might have to try this drink. It just seems so tasty! That’s it for me today, now continue on the hop to see what drink the talented PG Forte’s character likes to drink. Until next time!
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Meet the Martinelli sisters: Rosa, Bianca and Allegra. These partners in wine are crushing it—and we don’t just mean the grapes. They’re making wine, falling in love, and working together to restore their inheritance to its former glory, one pour decision at a time.
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