There is something irredeemably retro (critics might say naff) about the tequila sunrise.
I’m slightly embarrassed to admit that my photo would look right at home on the pages of Family Circle magazine, circa 1973.
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The twelve cocktails of Christmas
Margarita brownies
6 Mar
A few weeks ago, I made a batch of chilli chocolate brownies to serve after a Mexican meal. While they were tasty (it’s hard to find a brownie I don’t like), the chilli flavour didn’t feel quite right at that point in the evening.
That sparked the idea of making margarita brownies (it’s also hard to find a margarita I don’t like…) Continue reading
Cola de mono
26 Dec
The twelve cocktails of Christmas
#6: Cola de mono
Cola de mono (or “tail of the monkey”) is a Christmas drink from Chile. It’s pretty similar to a white Russian (or Kahlua and milk), but tastes cleaner and less cloying than my memory of that drink. Continue reading
Margarita
2 Aug
Once I’d decided to make nachos, knocking up a batch of margaritas was a no-brainer. For the first round, I followed the family recipe in Fern’s Food – 3 parts tequila, 2 parts Triple Sec, and 1 part Roses lime cordial. Drinkable, but too sweet for my palate – and didn’t quite tick the margarita box either.
For the second round, I went 2:1 tequila to Triple Sec and replaced the lime cordial with freshly squeezed lime juice… and it was just right. Salud! Continue reading
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