watermelon margaritas

Summer BBQ Menus

June 14, 2012 by applesandonions

Potato chips with creme fraiche and caviar
Crostini with prosciutto and peach & mozzarella and tomato

Pepper Jack Mac & Cheese
Romaine with radish and cucumber with Chive Vinaigrette
Grilled vegetable platter with warm vinaigrette
Heirloom Cornbread Muffins with Estate Honey Butter

Hamburgers, garden burgers and hot dogs with all the fixings (caramelized onions, pickled onions, bacon, avocado, cheeses, roasted tomatoes, lettuce and buns)
Barbecued ribs
Grilled BBQ Chicken
Rib eyes with chimichurri

Ice box key lime pie with whipped cream

Saturday
Almond-Lime margaritas
Watermelon and mint water

Mexican baked crab dip with corn chips
Guacamole and fire-roasted salsa

Heirloom tomato salad with blue cheese vinaigrette and fresh basil
Grilled corn on the cob with lime butter
Summer squash & potato gratin
Cheesy Garlic Bread

BBQ pork ribs
Rib eyes with chimichurri and homemade steak sauce
Hamburger & Hot Dogs with all the fixings (caramelized onions, pickled onions, bacon, avocado, cheeses, roasted tomatoes, lettuce and buns)
Grilled Tequila Lime Chicken
BBQ Brown Sugar Salmon

Summer fruit pies and homemade vanilla ice cream

What’d we forget?

xoxo

Fresh Watermelon Margaritas

July 7, 2011 by applesandonions

Hi friends, we redeveloped our most requested summer drink for The Daily Meal!

Our antidote to the post-holiday blues, a margarita that’s just different enough to make any long Thursday feel like the start of a four-day weekend. We’ve been making these for four years and we still can’t think of a better way to sample summer melons. When they are perfectly in season, you don’t need the agave, your juice will be sweet enough as is. Now, where’s the pool?

Fresh Watermelon Margaritas
make 1 big pitcher

8 cups fresh chopped organic watermelon, about 1 small seedless
1-1/2 cups premium white tequila
Juice of 5 organic limes, about 2/3 cup
½ cup Triple Sec or Cointreau
2 tablespoons organic agave syrup, to taste

Optional:
Kosher salt for the rims

Lime wedges and watermelon triangles for garnish

Purée the watermelon cubes in a blender or food processor until smooth. Strain into a pitcher and then add the fresh lime juice, tequila, triple sec and a pinch of salt. Test for sweetness, adding agave syrup if the watermelon juice is not sweet enough. Chill for at least one hour before serving. Mixture will separate so mix well before serving over ice in glasses with salted rims.

Cheers!

xo,

us

The Weekend Dish

July 2, 2010 by applesandonions

by Lydia Ellison

Happy Holiday Weekend Y’all! Hope you have something fab in store for the following few days. Sarah has her darling sister and fabulous Aunt in town and they will be painting the town red all weekend. I am THRILLED to have almost no plans this weekend save for a mellow BBQ on Sunday.

These homemade Ice Cream Sandwiches were a big hit at last year’s July 4th BBQ, they offered the perfect retro chic Americana vibe.

Definitely planning to go the Farmer’s Market on Saturday to get a supplies for my famous Watermelon Margaritas to bring to the festivities on Sunday. Wish I had a big drink dispenser like this one from Napa Style to serve them in…

Snippet & Ink made a collage of a color combo that has me really jazzed lately… tomato and mint aka turquoise and red. Such a fresh palette for your summer entertaining.

Run a piece of turquoise fabric (any turquoise scarves lying around?) down your table and stud it with fresh ruby cherry tomatoes still on the vine or baskets of ripe strawberries and cherries. Edible, compostable table decor!

Since the weather is getting hot it’s a good time to refresh your memory on ways to save and conserve energy this summer. GP posted a great resource yesterday with a list of the Top 10 Energy and Climate Savers.

The Weekend Dish

June 24, 2010 by applesandonions

By Sarah Lagrotteria

Friends, what are you doing this weekend? Lydia and Drew are in San Diego celebrating their twin pals’ 30th birthday. I’ll be working on my blueberry bar recipe in between visits with my mom-in-law.

Here are some great posts–new and old–for your reading pleasure.

Emily has barbecue fashion down to a T

Perfect for enjoying tri-color potato salad and watermelon margaritas in style

Would you join a cooking co-op?

“….. Peter was not very well during the evening. His mother put him to bed, and made some chamomile tea and she gave a dose of it to Peter.”

-from The Tale of Peter Rabbit by Beatrix Potter

Peter Rabbit’s mom knew chamomile was the perfect cure for a case of the worries

xoxosl

September 22, 2009 by applesandonions

By Lydia Ellison

Visit this recipe and a few others at http://www.Fyndes.com/blog

Here is Southern California we still have ripe melons leftover from the summer’s bounty. Grab a seedless one and puree it up for a refreshing cocktail. These Margaritas are really, really delicious, they are gaining a following with my friends.

Watermelon Margaritas

Watermelon Margaritas
Makes 1 Pitcher

6 cups of fresh watermelon, chopped (about 4 1/2 c pureed)
5 limes juiced (about 3/4 c)
1 1/4 cup premium white tequila
1/2 cup triple sec
2 tablespoons agave syrup to taste

Optional:

2 teaspoons Maldon salt

Kosher salt for the rims

Puree the watermelon cubes in a blender or food processor until smooth. Add the fresh lime juice, tequila, triple sec and a pinch of salt. Test for sweetness adding agave syrup if the watermelon juice is not sweet enough. Chill for at least one hour before serving. Mixture will separate so mix well before serving over ice in glasses with salted rims.

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