Slurpilicious Friday Fixins

Its another extemely warm and sunny Friday that heralds in the the Labor Day weekend. The day has skulked away aimlessly wandering away two steps backward to every one forward. I have been carpooling much more since gas has become unreasonably priced. I am sure there are several blogs there; but some other time. This Friday, I will focus on something more siptuous. Alas on to the...Friday Fixins!

---

Friday Fixin's!

---

---

Blood Orange Margaritas

Ingredients:
1 quart fresh blood orange juice or fresh orange juice
1 1/2 cup fresh lime juice
1 1/2 cup Cointreau or other orange liqueur
3 1/2 cups silver tequila
Coarse salt
1 blood orange wedge or orange wedge PLUS"PLUS" means this ingredient in addition to the one on the next line, often with divided uses
12 thin blood orange slices or orange slices
Ice
12 small sage sprigs or leaves
Turn this recipe into a puzzle! [click]
 

Directions:

In a large pitcher, mix the juices, Cointreau and tequila. Refrigerate until chilled, at least 30 minutes.
Spread a small mound of salt on a small plate. Moisten the outer rim of martini glasses with the orange wedge, then dip the rims into the salt to lightly coat.
Add ice to the pitcher and stir well, then strain into prepared glasses. Garnish each drink with a blood orange slice and sage sprig.
Serve immediately; repeat as desired.


This recipe from CDKitchen for Blood Orange Margaritas serves/makes 12
More great drink recipes...

Its a long weekend. Abort all labor and relax....

Here's to a Wiiderful Weekend

I had an excellent fantastic weekend. It was jam-packed with all the best parts of life. PLUS; it was an extra day longer than a regular weekend. ...and yet, one more day wouldn't have been contested. Friday afternoon began with rendevousing with my wifey at home and heading to our favorite mexican restaurant, Las Palmas. I hesitate to mention it for my own selfish reasons of keeping it a best kept secret so the lines aren't so long. Great food and good friends. Speaking of which, our usual suspects in crime are out of commission due to illness. Hopefully everyone is up to par soon. Best wishes. Nonetheless, we opted to skip shooting pool since it was kinda late and the later you go, the more chance of encountering "second hand smoke." We went to Hollywood Video instead and rented movies, got groceries and headed home.

Saturday morning came early and we were ready! By eight, we were off to the gym to pay our dues for the well used night before. That's our routine. We eat, we workout. Even better, I met my brother Chris and his son Christopher there; so I got in a workout with my brother too! We had a good one! I miss our workouts together. Miraculously we have ended up at the same gym again and living in proximity of each other. We would be babysitting later that night with Christopher. My sister-in-law is an aspiring country music singer and craftess. In order to prepare for such an event; we went Wii shopping after getting in our blood, sweat and tears. You MUST pay the piper. Besides, somehow I intend to add 20lbs by Christmas and possibly — well at least a 3-pack. Of course, after 4 stores, we found Wii. It's been well worth the time, effort and the money!




We had a great cookout on Labor Day! We had loads of hamburgers, hotdogs, bratworsts, and cheese wiennies! That obviously was the meat. Then there was potato salad, baked beans, tomatoes, cheese, pickles, cheesecake, and some other veggies. My sister Michelle, real estate queen and adopted sister, Roshunda, AKA Tiny came over as well as my neighbors. We ate, laughed and wii-ed all afternoon. It was a geat time. It now dawns on me that we have not a single picture...but it will be a long time before any of it can be forgotten. Needless-to-say, it was all big fun!

---

---

---

My Kung Fu is strongggg