On Saturday night I went to a friends house for grapefruit margaritas, mexican corn, shrimp tacos and strawberry shortcake. Here is the only good picture I took.
I chopped up a bunch of garlic and cooked it in melted butter for a couple minutes, then added the shrimp and seasoned until they turned pink. Served with hot flour tortillas, chopped avocados and tomatoes with lime and salt and any kind of salsa you like. Probably the easiest thing I've ever made and according to my fans (critics?), one of the best.
My friend, Tina, grilled corn in their husks and served with crema, cotija cheese, lime and chile powder.
Maggie made the best shortcakes I've ever had, and I do like mine quite a lot. Hers were served with perfect cream and perfect strawberries.
Cans of tecate and grapefruit margaritas to drink. Probably everyone reading this has had one of my grapefruit margaritas, but really, they are worth mentioning anyway, no? Try them. If I feel fancy I rim the glasses with superfine sugar. If not (usually), not. Also, being lazy is a great way to save calories in this instance. Doesn't usually work that way, quite a bonus.
Grapefruit Margaritas
if you have Reidel stemless red wine glasses, definitely use them for this, it tastes better
makes 1
2 shots tequilla (don't use crap)
equal amount, but just short of Simply Grapefruit
juice of one lime
1 T superfine sugar
ice
Fill a glass to the top with ice. Add the rest of the ingredients and stir vigorously until the sugar is dissolved. That's it.
If I'm making a bunch of these I sometimes use less limes. Mostly because it doesn't really make a difference and limes are really expensive now.
6 comments:
I need more pitchers of grapefruit margaritas in my life! And shrimp tacos. Mine still just don't turn out quite as well as yours. Or even close, but luckily I am the only one who has had both and knows the difference. :)
Hmm, these grapefruit margaritas you speak of sound interesting. Having never tried one, I hope you will make one for me next time I'm over.
Don't you just love those festive $5 jars? I'll tell you guys what, that's the way to make grapefruit margaritas. Make a big old batch and then when you're glass is half empty (that's right, half empty) go get more and you'll be so happy! Fortunately, I own two of those jars.
Or we could get one more pitcher and each just get a straw and see who finishes theirs first and is still awake 2 hours later....My money is not on zoe. Or myself.
Hahhaha, awake? How 'bout alive?
I have full faith in surviving a pitcher of those. Friendships, on the other hand, would probably be a little worse for the wear....not to mention the rugs....uh oh.....
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