It is 6:30 p.m. on Sunday evening as I type this. I just had a frightening realization that it is usually around this time that Group C posts for Secret Recipe Club.
YOWZA! Tomorrow is Group C’s post day.
I frantically searched through my emails and found a forgotten one from Debbi.
DOH! I have SteakNPotatoes Kinda Gurl this month and I have totally spaced!
Wow—I need an adult beverage before I go any further.
Done. I found this recipe on Desiree’s site. It totally did the trick to kick-start me back into reality and allow me able to make the post today.
*Yields: 3 1/2 cups
1 1/2 c. sugar
1 c. fresh lemon juice
1 c. fresh lime juiceCombine the sugar and 1 and 1/2 cups water in a saucepan. Bring to a simmer until the sugar dissolves. Remove from the heat and cool. Add the lemon and lime juice. Chill until ready to use.
*Note: You will not use all of the Homemade Sour Mix for one margarita, as the recipe for Homemade Sour Mix yields 28 ounces and you only need 3 ounces per margarita. You will have some leftover for more margaritas 🙂
Luckily, I had one jalapeno left from the pre-freeze garden harvest and I plucked a lime from our lime tree in the greenhouse.
I love this homemade sour mix recipe. To continue our gift giving posts for Christmas 2013, I think it would make a great gift with a nice bottle of tequila.
A Kick Start Margarita for When You Totally Space for SRC Postings
(Slightly adapted from Roasted Jalapeno Margarita from SteakNPotatoes Gurl)1 jalapeno
crushed ice
3 oz. Homemade Sour Mix, recipe follows
2 oz. tequila
1 lime, cut into wedges and/or slices
salt for rim, if desiredOver a hot grill or stovetop burner, roast the jalapeno until lightly blistered and fragrant. Slice into 1/4 inch thick slices.
In a cocktail shaker, add 2 (or more) slices roasted jalapeno, ice, Homemade Sour Mix, tequila, and juice of 1 lime wedge. Shake. Rim a glass with the wedge of a lime and dip in salt. Serve with ice. Garnish with lime slice and jalapeno slice.
Just what I needed.
Thank you, Desiree, and I apologize for almost forgetting about you! I have had some time since my panic last night and I have done a complete perusal of your site and you rock. I have found lots of great dishes to make like Tequila Marinated Chicken Tacos which would go perfect with this beverage.
Delicious and refreshing!
Please check out all of Group C’s posts today. I can’t wait to see what everyone has cooked up.
For all my SRC posts, click here.
Thanks to our SRC hosts Jane, Sarah, Suzanne, and the fabulous Group C host, Debbi. They do a super fantastic job keeping us all organized, informed, and on track! Thank you, ladies! (Although, I think I will need a stronger reminder for the next round.) 🙂
Whew!
That is a beautiful drink I wish I had more experience in drinks and knew more about it 😛
Great post today!
Cheers
CCU
Thanks, Uru.
Such a colourful and delicious drink!
Thanks, Angie!
We love to see homemade cocktails on blogs – so much better than the stuff you get at the store. Sounds awesome!
I love this sour mix!
MMM I remember this drink and am now craving it at 10:30 AM! You’re right, these would pair perfectly with Tequila Marinated Chicken Tacos!! Double tequila!! And I totally understand, I usually leave my SRC post to the last minute too! Glad you liked this drink as much as I did, and love your garnish 🙂
Desi, I wish I had had more time to do your blog justice. Just subscribed this afternoon. Sorry it was so last minute.
So I played this game with myself and was looking at the thumbnails and going which one is Debra’s? The first one I clicked was you! Of course I was drooling over the margarita even before I read your post. Love the jalapeno kicker! And you grabbed a lime from your greenhouse…You amaze me!
Limes, lemons and small oranges this year. We finally found out that we needed to spray the blossoms with an organic. Then, they won’t drop off. Getting ready for a pretty big harvest—at least 10 lemons. I can send you more info on the fungicide we use.
Yes, the margarita was a happy accident! 🙂
This drink sounds perfect for a Monday night…
Yes, or when you are frantically trying to do a post for SRC last minute!
That sounds like something I would do. You redeemed yourself quite nicely!
Definitely on the fly. Thanks, Chris.
Looks and sounds incredibly tasty! Glad to be part of SRC group C with you!
Thanks! I was glad to male it
Oh my…I love how this sweet and sour mix is so easy to prepare. I can imagine myself pouring and mixing it into many drinks and cocktails! Thanks for sharing.
It is easy and I really think it would make great gifts.
I made some margaritas a few days ago for some friends and I think I just made them a little stronger than usual haha, but nobody complained. If I had this recipe, I would have definitely made it!
Nobody complained? LOL. You should try this recipe.
Wow! What an incredible looking drink and I will take one please! do you deliver???
There should be a service for that, right? 🙂
yep! Don’t they have a car service from the airport to B’ville? Maybe not anymore because Phillips is gone but I think we could use that service from Tulsa to Norman!
🙂
Commercial sour mix is so, well, commercial! Not good at all. This is terrific. Something I’d use – thanks.
John, I bet it is right up your alley. You hit the nail on the head about the store bought mixes.
The daughter would love this one.
See, there you go—Christmas present.
GOOD idea!!
Thanks!
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