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1 ounce tequila

1 ounce fresh lemon juice

1 ounce triple sec

club soda

Combine tequila, lemon juice and triple sec in a shaker with ice and shake. Pour into a highball glass and top with club soda.

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1 ounce tequila

juice from 1/2 lime

1/2 ounce triple sec

1 teaspoon agave nectar

slice of fresh ginger

Muddle fresh ginger in shaker with lime juice. Add rest of ingredients with ice and shake. Pour into a rocks glass.

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Because sometimes, you cannot resist the apple.

1 ounce tequila

1 ounce apple juice

1/4 ounce ginger liqueur

Shake with ice and strain into cocktail glass.

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It’s a mojito, it’s a margarita. Oh, it’s just good on a hot summer day.

1 1/2 ounce tequila

1 teaspoon simple syrup (or sugar)

juice from 1/2 lime

bunch of mint leaves

club soda

Muddle mint with sugar and lime juice in a glass.  Add tequila.  Add ice. Top with club soda and stir gently.

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Shrubs were popular in Colonial times where they used this method to preserve fresh berries for the next year.  Combine 2 cups of blackberries with 2 cups of sugar, mashing a bit to get the fruit juices flowing. Cover with plastic wrap and put into the fridge for a couple of days, stirring occasionally.  After a few days, strain the berry mixture into another bowl and whisk in 1 cup of red wine vinegar. Pour mixture into a bottle and keep in the fridge for up to a year. Add this to club soda for an amazing non-alcoholic drink or use in your favorite mixed drink for a new twist.

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Enjoy more “50 Shades of Margarita” drinks at June’s First Friday!!  Join me at MLB Designs & Boutique, 2020 Baltimore Ave, Suite #105, Kansas City, MO 64108 on June 7, 2013, from 7-9 p.m. for some of my latest, if not greatest, margarita recipes. Amazing artist Kristen Pluhacek will be also be at MLB Designs showing her new works!  Hope to see you there — surely snow won’t keep you at home THIS time!

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Today is Mother’s Day and many of you are out celebrating by going out to brunch. Personally, I’m a little worn down on Bloody Mary’s and Mimosas. Here are three great alternatives to your typical brunch fare. They aren’t Margaritas, I know, I know. But, they all have tequila and are a refreshing way to celebrate any Sunday morning. I’ll be having one and doing as much of the crossword as possible until my sweet-heart comes to my rescue (we are the Yin and the Yang of the crossword!).  Cheers to you Mom!!!!

Bloody Maria

3-4 sprigs of cilantro

2 ounces of tequila

4 ounces of Bloody Mary mix (yes, I use a mix — LOVE Trader Joe’s and Zing Zang and Mr. & Mrs. T’s Spicy)

squeeze of lime juice

Muddle cilantro with lime juice in a high ball glass. Add ice, then tequila and Bloody Mary mix and stir. Garnish with what’s left in the fridge (olives, celery, jalapenos, bacon, etc.)

Paloma (THE drink in Mexico)

juice from 1/2 of lime

2 ounces tequila

4 ounces grapefruit soda (like Squirt or Jarritos for an authentic drink)

Add all of the ingredients to a high ball glass filled with ice.  Stir gently.

Salty Chihuahua (my favorite airport breakfast drink because it is so simple and so tasty)

2 ounces tequila

4 ounces grapefruit juice

Add all of the ingredients to a high ball glass rimmed with salt and filled with ice. Stir.