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Happy Day After Cinco de Mayo

Thank goodness the cleaning people are coming today! I left my husband alone for ONE night, and I come home to an unbelievably sticky kitchen floor. He denies any and all knowledge of said stickiness. I’m sure there’s an embarrassing story in there but I didn’t push :)

So in honor of Cinco de Mayo, I wanted to make margaritas last night. I’ve been a little obsessed with fresh ginger, so that was going in there. I had some Trader Joe’s Dixie Peach juice blend in the fridge needing to be used. And I always love an excuse to use my cocktail shaker!

I made these two ways — one with and one without peach. I liked both — and was surprised at how well the ginger and tequila paired. The CGP definitely preferred the peach version. I skipped rimming the glass with salt or sugar — only because the CGP is not a fan of either. For the peach version — I bet dipping your moistened glass rim in some sugar would be tasty and festive.

Ginger MargaritaSAMSUNG
Serves 1

3 tablespoons silver tequila
1 tablespoon ginger liqueur
1 tablespoon lime juice
Finely ground/grated fresh ginger

Put the tequila, liqueur, and lime juice in a cocktail shaker filled halfway with ice. Grate/microplane some ginger directly into the shaker. Shake vigorously for at least 10 seconds until the cocktail shaker is icy. Strain into a rocks or old-fashioned glass. Consume immediately.

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Gingered Peach MargaritaSAMSUNG
Serves 1

3 tablespoons silver tequila
1 tablespoon ginger liqueur
1 tablespoon lime juice
4 tablespoons peach juice blend
Finely ground/grated fresh ginger

Put the tequila, liqueur, and juices in a cocktail shaker filled halfway with ice. Grate/microplane some ginger directly into the shaker. Shake vigorously for at least 10 seconds until the cocktail shaker is icy. Strain into a rocks or old-fashioned glass. Consume immediately.

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One thought on “Happy Day After Cinco de Mayo

  1. Beverly

    Michelle: Sounds delicious! I think there should be a cocktail for any and every holiday (and day after the holiday) so thank you for noting Cinco de Mayo. At our house we celebrated with shrimp and black bean chili on Cinco de Mayo – and your Gingered Peach Margarita would have gone very well with the chili!

    As for sticky floors and other suspicious outcomes when you’re away from home, I like your ‘zen’ approach. It’s much better than my usual ‘What the H….?’ as I roam all over the house like Godzilla finding transgressions and anything out of place! :)

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