Margarita-ville

It all started with fresh strawberries from the farmer's market. Add some good tequila, good orange liqueur, lime juice and this is what you get - perfect for a warm summer afternoon.

The drinks are actually two margarita recipes swirled together in one glass. One is the strawberry margarita made with the fresh berries, the other is a frozen lime margarita. Recipes for both are listed below. These were SO GOOD!!

Frozen lime margaritas - Recipe courtesy of my sister in law Leigh Ann!

1 - 6 oz can frozen limeade

6 oz silver tequila (We like Milagro)

2 oz orange liqueur (we like Grand Gala - the Italian version of Grand Marnier)

Put all together in a blender, fill with ice and blend until smooth. Store in freezer.

Strawberry Margaritas -

4 cups fresh strawberries, cleaned and hulled

3 TBS frozen limeade

1/4 C sugar

6 oz silver tequila

2 oz orange liqueur

Spread two cups of the strawberries on a cookie sheet and put in the freezer. (So they freeze individually.) Put the other two cups in a saucepan with the 1/4 C sugar. Mash the berries with the sugar and cook over medium heat until slighty reduced, about ten minutes. Remove from heat, and still in the limeade. Cool completely, in the refrigerator.

When the mixure is cooled and the other berries are frozen, put all in the blender. Add the tequila and the orange liqueur and fill the blender with ice till it reaches the 5 C mark. Blend until smooth. You can also store this in the freezer, but it will freezer a bit more solidly than the other recipe.

To make the drinks, above:

Mix coarse sugar and coarse kosher salt crystals together on a paper plate - 2:1 ratio - I used 2 T sugar and 1 T salt, and it was plenty to get us through both recipes...about 6 drinks, I think. Use a fresh cut piece of lime around the outside edge of the glass and dip in the salt/sugar mixture. Pour (or spoon) equal amounts of the margarita recipes, swirling together with a spoon. Enjoy!