Foodie Friday -- Lynchburg Lemonade

Last Friday I didn't post a Foodie Friday and, boy, did I hear about it from Bob (a writer friend's hubby--we IM each other all the time . . . yes, she knows we do that as she's usually in the room with him!)

Since I have only one minute before my normal post time of 6 AM, then I'll have to keep it short and sweet this week.

This is one of my fallback drink recipes, right up there with the Margarita on the rocks. It's a little sweeter than the Margarita, but still refreshing in the heat of the summer. And yes, you can purchase it pre-made at a local liquor store, but why spend so much money on the packaging when you can make it at home . . . provided you have the ingredients.

Enjoy!

Lynchburg Lemonade

1 jigger Jack Daniel's black label Tennessee Whiskey
1  jigger sweet and sour mix
1/2 jigger triple sec
Fill glass with Lemon-lime soda ( 7-UP or Sprite)

Fill 12 oz. glass 2/3 full of crushed ice. Add whiskey, triple sec, and sweet and sour mix. Top off with soda. Stir and enjoy!

Sometimes I adjust it to make it a little more lemony by adding more sweet and sour mix.
Sometimes I make it a little too strong and have to drink some to add more soda. Darn!
Using a diet soda in this recipe works just fine . I do it all the time. *Hee, I made a rhyme*
Whiskey Sour mix (if you can find it!) works better with this recipe than sweet and sour. I think it gives it more of the lemon that I like.
And if you chose to drink this beverage by the pool, remember to put it in a plastic cup. Broken glass in or around a swimming pool is bad news!

Enjoy, Peeps!

Foodie Friday -- Margaritas

Summertime is just around the corner.

As I mentioned last week, I will be grilling various types of meat accompanied with a salad on the side for most of the summer.  

So what recipes can I possibly share?

Margaritas, of course!

These recipes will need to be tweaked according to your personal tastes (more/less lime, or more/less tequila, or more/less sweet), but they are a starting point.

**If you decide to use the “LIGHT” Margarita mix, then you might consider adding the juice from a lime. I found that the flavor tends to be a little too chalky and artificial tasting, and fresh lime juice masks that aftertaste. **  

For the most part, I use Jose Cuervo Gold tequila for my Margaritas. It’s not the low end, but it also isn’t 100% blue agave either. Since it is used in a mixed drink, I would hesitate to use Patron tequila, as this is more of a ‘sipping’ tequila.

Margarita (on the rocks)

Fill 12 oz. glass 7/8 full with crushed ice. Add 1 ½ jiggers of tequila, ½ jigger Triple Sec, and fill to the top with liquid Margarita mix (Jose Cuervo brand). Stir with straw.

Frozen Margaritas

1 can frozen limeade juice (Minute Maid 12 oz.)

1/3-1/2 can tequila (Cuervo Gold)
1/4 can Triple Sec
Liquid margarita mix (Jose Cuervo brand)
Crushed ice

Fill blender with crushed ice. Add frozen limeade, tequila, triple sec and enough margarita mix to fill 7 cup blender and blend until smooth. Adjust to taste.  

Dip rim of glass in frozen margarita mixture and then into coarse flaked salt. Fill glass with margarita. Enjoy!

Later, Peeps!