Blood Orange Margaritas
I made these for the first time last March and was SO disappointed that I missed the blood orange wagon time frame! But not this year!! :-) I've been sipping a few of these here and there but quite honestly, it does NOT need to be peak blood orange season to enjoy them!
There are tons of recipes out there for Blood Orange Margaritas and they are pretty much the same, EXCEPT they only make TWO drinks (WTF?) and they use TABLESPOONS for measuring. Umm ... if I have to make 2 to 3 batches, you really think I'm using a tablespoon accurately? Ummm, no. It's bad enough without alcohol ... so just imagine when you add a 1/4 cup or 3/4 cup of Tequila!!
The first time I made this, blood oranges were out of season. Go figure, right? 3 stores later and finally the Whole Foods dude tells me that. The other 2 stores had no clue. The wonderful produce dude did, however, point me over to the fresh juice section ...
100% blood orange juice. Nothing more, nothing less. $6.99 for 32 ounces. Crap. That's expensive. But I was on a mission by this time. So I sucked it up and forked over the cash. And I did it again several times, only now, because they are IN season, it was $5.99 for the bottle. Whatever.
Here's what you need ... they are pretty lip smackin worthy :) (and this makes about 4 to 5 drinks)
1 cup blood orange juice
1/4 cup of fresh lime juice (about 3 limes)
1/3 cup Cointreau's
3/4 cup silver tequila
Shake all in shaker and pour in glass over ice.
Sip, smack lips, debate if next should have salt and say, nah, who needs that sodium!
I was aiming to make these over the summer, but got sucked in to the Mango Margaritas (which WERE in season) and then the yummy Peach Vodka with Ruby Red Grapefruit and Cranberry Juice ... but this was really really tasty and would be great poolside! I am thinking maybe I should stockpile the juice and freeze in ice cube trays to use for the summertime ... what do you think?
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I still have the sled wine charm on ... I've given up. Princess calls the Penguin everytime and the Boy calls the Elf ... so I get the sled, what can I say?
There are tons of recipes out there for Blood Orange Margaritas and they are pretty much the same, EXCEPT they only make TWO drinks (WTF?) and they use TABLESPOONS for measuring. Umm ... if I have to make 2 to 3 batches, you really think I'm using a tablespoon accurately? Ummm, no. It's bad enough without alcohol ... so just imagine when you add a 1/4 cup or 3/4 cup of Tequila!!
The first time I made this, blood oranges were out of season. Go figure, right? 3 stores later and finally the Whole Foods dude tells me that. The other 2 stores had no clue. The wonderful produce dude did, however, point me over to the fresh juice section ...
100% blood orange juice. Nothing more, nothing less. $6.99 for 32 ounces. Crap. That's expensive. But I was on a mission by this time. So I sucked it up and forked over the cash. And I did it again several times, only now, because they are IN season, it was $5.99 for the bottle. Whatever.
But look ... this stuff last like, forever! The shelf life was like 2 months out ... I encourage you to buy the fresh squeezed stuff (with no preservatives) to save yourself the agony of squeezing lord knows how many oranges to make yourself a few drinks ...
Here's what you need ... they are pretty lip smackin worthy :) (and this makes about 4 to 5 drinks)
1 cup blood orange juice
1/4 cup of fresh lime juice (about 3 limes)
1/3 cup Cointreau's
3/4 cup silver tequila
Shake all in shaker and pour in glass over ice.
I was aiming to make these over the summer, but got sucked in to the Mango Margaritas (which WERE in season) and then the yummy Peach Vodka with Ruby Red Grapefruit and Cranberry Juice ... but this was really really tasty and would be great poolside! I am thinking maybe I should stockpile the juice and freeze in ice cube trays to use for the summertime ... what do you think?
Looking forward to sharing with some of these great parties ... make sure you check them out! Instagram Blog Hop, Pin Worthy Wednesday, Wake Up Wednesday, Hump Day Happenings, Wednesday Roundup, My Stay At Home Adventures, Wonderful Wednesday, Hearth & Soul, Fluster Buster Creative Muster, Show Me What Ya Got, What's Cooking Wednesday, Its a Party!, Works For Me Wednesday, Sugar and Spice, Hump Day Happenings, Waste Not Want Not, Wake Up Wednesday, Whatever Goes Wednesday, Wednesday Whatsits, Real Fun, Work It Wednesday, Lovely Ladies, Weekly Creative, Domestic Superhero, All Things Thursday, The Weekly Creative, Together on Tuesday, Tasty Thursday, Full Plate Thursday, Create It Thursday, Fabulously Frugal Thursday, Crafty Thursday Obsessions, Thrifty Thursday, Showcase Your Talent, Think Tank Thursday, Simple Lives Thursday, What To Do Thursday, No Rules Weekend Bloghop, Foodie Friday, Fabulous Friday, Get Real Frugal Friday, Frugal Fridays, Freakin Did It Friday, Pure Blog Love, Feature Friday, The Pin Junkie, Freedom Friday, Friday Favorite, Foodie Friday, A peek into my paradise, Weekend Social, Foodie Friends Friday, Celebrate It!, Weekend Retreat, What’s Shakin, Weekend Potluck, Get Him Feed Anything Goes, Lil Luna Link Party, Foodie Friday, Foodie Friends Friday, Weekend Potluck, TGI Friday Friday with Friends, Simple Living Foodie Friday, Inspirations, Weekend Wander, Saturday Night Fever, A Bouquet of Talent, The Party Bunch, Show Off Saturday, I Gotta Create, Show Off Weekend, Show Stopper Saturday, Sweet and Savory, The Weekend Creative, Weekend Potluck, Will Cook For Smiles, Strut Your Stuff Saturday, Super Saturday Show & Tell, Say G'day Saturday, Sunday Features, Potluck Party, Sunday Showcase, Snickerdoodle Sunday, Sundae Scoop, Super Sunday, Mop It Up Monday, Merry Monday, Creative Monday, The Scoop, Melt In Your Mouth Monday, Pinch of Joy, Pin It Party, Made By You Monday, Hunk of Meat Monday, What’d You Do This Weekend, Making It Cuter, Time To Sparkle, Inspire Me Monday, Mealtime Monday, Time To Sparkle, Makin You Crave Monday, Clever Chick, Motivational Monday, Mix it Up Monday, Save Money Monday, Monday Funday, Anything Goes Monday, Making Monday, Lou Lou Girls, Inspire Me Monday, Marvelous Monday, In and Out of the Kitchen, Memories, Tasty Tuesdays, Tuesdays At Our Home, How To Tuesday, Handmade Tuesday, Making a Home, Show Me The Goods, Totally Tasty Tuesday, All My Bloggie Friends, Retro Repin (Pinterest linkup) Share Your Stuff Tuesday, Tuesday Talent Show, Fat Tuesday, Penny Pinching Party, The Gathering Spot, Anti-Procrastination Tuesdays, Tasty Tuesdays, Two Cup Tuesday, Create, Link, Inspire, The Makers, Wow Me Wednesday, Create and Share
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