Her veil is pushed back and she is smiling, her husband Jeffrey is laughing and in uniform, and they are cutting what looks like a quite inedible three-tiered cake.īut even as she has stood all these decades stirring and paring, laughing and cocktailing, her hair, nails, skin - all the exposed human parts - each has become more coddled and elegant and more content. The only time I have seen her forehead is in a black-and-white picture from her wedding day. Thank you! As always, all opinions are my own.Throughout her thirty-seven-year career in food, Ina has remained remarkably unchanged in both concept and presentation, with her bangs 'n bob, and her cute, untucked, custom-made button-front shirts that are literally the only tops she wears. Pin the image below to your Pinterest boards.ĭisclosure: I received an advance copy of Beach Cocktails ( Oxmoor House) for review. If you like this margarita recipe, save it to make later. It is a mix of zero-calorie Truvía ® Natural Sweetener (stevia leaf extract, erythritol) and sugar. Truvia Natural Sweetener is a sweetener that is commonly used in low carb recipes and is safe for diabetic use, it contains only three ingredients: erythritol, stevia leaf extract and natural flavors.Īt the recommendation of my personal trainer and to lower the number of carb calories I imbibe, I use non-GMO Truvía ® Baking Blend instead of granulated sugar to make the Serrano simple syrup. *Truvia Baking Blend allows you to maintain the sugar-like taste and texture in your favorite recipes with 75% fewer calories from sugar. *I used Camarena tequila Reposado tequila for a richer tasting tequila flavor. You can read about the interesting origin of Happy Hour, too □Īdapted from Beach Cocktails Mango Margarita recipe. With Beach Cocktails in hand, it’s always happy hour. All accompanied by vivid beach paradise imagery and inviting cocktail photos. Other chapters include High Spirits, Foam and Froth, Warm Sips – including Gin & Vodka Primer and a Whiskey Primer, Happy Hour, Mocktails, Bar Snacks, and Metric Equivalents. Tiki Bar Classics includes a tequila primer which gives you info on tequila’s origin and different kinds of tequila: blanco (white), plata (silver), oro (gold), joven (young) and reposado (aged). In the Mix includes recipes for syrups, mixers, shrubs, and rimming salts. The Mango Pineapple Margarita I chose to riff on for Cinco de Mayo is included under Tiki Bar Classics, one of the first chapters in Beach Cocktails. The book has several informative sections to assist you with the basics like Bar Tools and Glassware and the Art of the Garnish. So fyi, Cinco de Mayo is a Mexican holiday that celebrates the Mexican army’s 1862 victory over France at the Battle of Puebla during the Franco-Mexican War (1861-1867). In California and other Southwestern states, Cinco de Mayo is widely celebrated, but if you live in an area where there isn’t a large Mexican population, you may not be familiar with this day to party. With Cinco de Mayo (Friday, May 5th) happening the same week as the release of Beach Cocktails, I thought it was the perfect opportunity to share a tequila based cocktail to commemorate both occasions. The drinks are approachable, meaning no obscure ingredients are required and guaranteed to make you relax and say “ahh” after just one sip. Plus, the final chapter serves up recipes for favorite bar snacks, like mango-lime salsa, ceviche verde, glazed honey garlic chicken wings and more. Flipping through the book, you’ll learn the origin stories and key ingredients of these famous libations and other interesting anecdotes as well as the 411 on stocking your bar with proper spirits, mixers, tools,and glassware. Sending you beach vibes from Huntington Beach, CA.Īn encyclopedia of tiki bar classics to modern mixes, Beach Cocktails offers much more than cocktail recipes. Consider it your new thirst-aid kit complete with beautifully photographed scenic shots of the best beaches and coasts around the globe. Inspired by Beach Cocktails (Oxmoor House, May 2, 2017, $25), a new full-color book brimming with 125 thirst-quenching cocktails that will transport you to the world’s most tropical locales-with or without a plane ticket. All are cocktails that answer the siren of summer’s sultry days. Celebrate Cinco de Mayo with a refreshing pineapple mango margarita-a prelude to blissful beachy days where frosty drinks like this fruity, fresh, frozen Mango Pineapple Margarita are best imbibed at the beach, on the sand, or in a cabana.
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