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text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjEP2kwm_xRw0su7JTJlrJ83Iejqd7Grx_Xo94DbjRxNbMYPITNVkkbzFPSKvHp1qxvZQb4M120ybOndKugDu1lIOG75GKGRDsJiW-nkiiUTx_TA9a98dPIFXs6ekKZ6DVZ9IxavGRjBD_jcMg0H4rQp243La_Xr9Um-o3NFTYC-s2Umwm9CkasKehmuw\/s626\/IMG_3080%20edit.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"626\" data-original-width=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjEP2kwm_xRw0su7JTJlrJ83Iejqd7Grx_Xo94DbjRxNbMYPITNVkkbzFPSKvHp1qxvZQb4M120ybOndKugDu1lIOG75GKGRDsJiW-nkiiUTx_TA9a98dPIFXs6ekKZ6DVZ9IxavGRjBD_jcMg0H4rQp243La_Xr9Um-o3NFTYC-s2Umwm9CkasKehmuw\/s16000\/IMG_3080%20edit.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003EHappy Memorial Day!\u0026nbsp; Luke is now out of school which is how we mark the start of summer and I was definitely excited about turning off all my \"get your butt out the door\" drop-off and pick-up school alarms.\u0026nbsp; This is the time of year I am, by far, most optimistic for how our summer will go, with just enough structure to make things flow easier but letting go of so many of our school year restraints.\u0026nbsp; By August we'll be flying by the seat of our pants with staying up late, eating popsicles, and saying yes to almost anything safe.\u0026nbsp; Sure!\u0026nbsp; Play in mud!\u0026nbsp; Just clean off before you come inside!\u0026nbsp; So, we'll see how this summer goes.\u0026nbsp; My kids also seem to, quickly, alternate between being best friends and doing their best to hurt each other SO...that should be interesting.\u0026nbsp; Yay summer!\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWe're back to margaritas, as I always make this weekend.\u0026nbsp; I spent EIGHT summers doing these Mixed Drink Mondays and so I couldn't kick off another summer without one.\u0026nbsp; Although, this might be it for the summer?\u0026nbsp; We'll see if I stumble upon any good recipes!\u0026nbsp; They do take a decent amount of time and while I am usually happy with the finished product, it's also a HECK OF A LOT easier to just pop open a can of something (Matt \u0026amp; I LOVE that can popping on Friday and Saturday evenings, and vacation as appropriate).\u0026nbsp; It honestly might be the most relaxing moment of my whole week.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThese margaritas were delicious and I'm always delighted to find a version we have yet to try, as long as it's not watermelon, cherry, or any other gross fruit flavor (or pretty much any flavor that not a fruit or just a plain margarita).\u0026nbsp; It was VERY helpful to me that blackberries were on sale the week I was making these.\u0026nbsp; Man, I miss that fresh produce in the winter.\u0026nbsp; Just enough taste to be different than a basic margarita but not too difficult.\u0026nbsp; We also have some people in this house who love them some lemonade so that was good to have on hand too (I've made \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/happinessinthecrapiness.blogspot.com\/2018\/07\/mixed-drink-monday-sparkling-pineapple.html\"\u003Elemonade from scratch\u003C\/a\u003E but we almost always have mix here, it's a standard drink we offer when having people over.)\u0026nbsp; So, if you are looking for something to elevate a margarita, here you go!\u0026nbsp; Cheers!\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ci\u003ENote: 1 liquid ounce = 2 tablespoons, if you prefer to measure that way.\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cb\u003EOne year ago: \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/happinessinthecrapiness.blogspot.com\/2021\/05\/mixed-drink-monday-blueberry-margarita.html\"\u003EBlueberry Margaritas\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ETwo years ago: \u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/happinessinthecrapiness.blogspot.com\/2020\/05\/mixed-drink-monday-homemade-honey.html\"\u003EHomemade Honey Margarita\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThree years ago: \u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/happinessinthecrapiness.blogspot.com\/2019\/05\/mixed-drink-monday-sweet-tea-margarita.html\"\u003ESweet Tea Margarita\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/i\u003EFour years ago: \u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/happinessinthecrapiness.blogspot.com\/2018\/06\/mixed-drink-monday-blackberry-margarita.html\"\u003EBlackberry Margarita\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/i\u003ESix years ago\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Ci\u003E: \u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/happinessinthecrapiness.blogspot.com\/2017\/05\/mixed-drink-monday-basic-margarita.html\"\u003EBasic Margarita\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/i\u003ESeven years ago: \u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/happinessinthecrapiness.blogspot.com\/2015\/06\/mixed-drink-monday-friday-smoothie-and.html\"\u003EFriday Smoothie \u0026amp; Frozen Coconut Limeade\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EEight years ago: \u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/happinessinthecrapiness.blogspot.com\/2014\/05\/mixed-drinks-monday-blackberry-sun-tea.html\"\u003EBlackberry Sun Tea \u0026amp; Sex on the Beach\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhNOAOBpSG0qlhJU4AI1z-lg_JSXjosAAXgVG6Anl0MV3zxseQgeRPL8efW3D51hP6L8iBYycgBQmdA-1p5tKwrBYwaLnWvTdOJsfoxZHYQNTpe71cJ5KiJSKD9FTvlJwBsiVTe7epJ8a_JEIvlgTQRhodtERXwWbQiqfEn6BN9UfmVDe623vh-K6rRJQ\/s450\/IMG_3072%20edit.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"307\" data-original-width=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhNOAOBpSG0qlhJU4AI1z-lg_JSXjosAAXgVG6Anl0MV3zxseQgeRPL8efW3D51hP6L8iBYycgBQmdA-1p5tKwrBYwaLnWvTdOJsfoxZHYQNTpe71cJ5KiJSKD9FTvlJwBsiVTe7epJ8a_JEIvlgTQRhodtERXwWbQiqfEn6BN9UfmVDe623vh-K6rRJQ\/s16000\/IMG_3072%20edit.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u0026nbsp; \u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEh8i5tHyYl5mINYwm35m_5JuqBg49EcXJUU-RIVWpfnzmOPCclNy8k---iVlAACqnlFLY50ZjxT4v6sV6PvmYiOsB0fD7UWjhOfIWkBKR7t43p89Cht7JkEttVb_QIkUNups-akO_xz9Fbh45LyQjsqnA06EfpKP58aU5KiFBbJUa1O0JZBFRoFyjzRVQ\/s598\/IMG_3075%20edit.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"598\" data-original-width=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEh8i5tHyYl5mINYwm35m_5JuqBg49EcXJUU-RIVWpfnzmOPCclNy8k---iVlAACqnlFLY50ZjxT4v6sV6PvmYiOsB0fD7UWjhOfIWkBKR7t43p89Cht7JkEttVb_QIkUNups-akO_xz9Fbh45LyQjsqnA06EfpKP58aU5KiFBbJUa1O0JZBFRoFyjzRVQ\/s16000\/IMG_3075%20edit.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003E\u003Cu\u003E\u003Cb\u003EBlackberry Lemonade Margarita\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/u\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003Eyield: one good sized drink or two smaller ones, multiply as needed\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EIngredients\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cu\u003EBlackberry Puree\u003C\/u\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E-1½-2 cups fresh blackberries, washed and drained\u003Cbr \/\u003E-1-2 TB sugar\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cu\u003EMargarita\u003C\/u\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E-¼ cup of sugar (optional, for rimming) OR\u003Cbr \/\u003E-¼ cup kosher\/coarse salt (for rimming)\u003Cbr \/\u003E-2 lemons\u003Cbr \/\u003E-4 tsp blackberry puree\u003Cbr \/\u003E-4 ounces lemonade\u003Cbr \/\u003E-2 ounces tequila\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cb\u003EDirections\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cu\u003EBlackberry Puree\u003C\/u\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E1) Process blackberries in a blender or with an immersion blender (my pick for less dishes) until smooth.\u0026nbsp; Push through a fine-mesh colander to remove the seeds.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; Add 1-2 TB sugar to the puree and stir to combine.\u0026nbsp; Cover and refrigerate until ready to use.\u0026nbsp; Can be made days in advance (if you are only making the drinks in the quantity specified here, you will have quite a bit left over.)\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cu\u003EMargarita\u003C\/u\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E1) Sprinkle the sugar and\/or salt on a plate and add the zest of one of the lemons.\u0026nbsp; Rub a cut slice of lemon around the top of the glass and dip upside down in the salt\/sugar.\u0026nbsp; Fill the glasses about halfway with ice.\u003Cbr \/\u003E2) Fill a cocktail shaker about half full with ice and add 2 tsp of blackberry puree, 2 oz lemonade, and 1 oz tequila.\u0026nbsp; Shake, shake shake.\u0026nbsp; Strain through the lid into your glass and repeat for second serving.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EEnjoy!\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; 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text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/--MY2lc-0wiM\/YNeGzJgFzOI\/AAAAAAAARo4\/2nn9pgMk7H4PJEq9eMRLqE94SzCYoNgXQCLcBGAsYHQ\/s615\/2021-06-25%2B19.59.04%2Bedit.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"615\" data-original-width=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/--MY2lc-0wiM\/YNeGzJgFzOI\/AAAAAAAARo4\/2nn9pgMk7H4PJEq9eMRLqE94SzCYoNgXQCLcBGAsYHQ\/s16000\/2021-06-25%2B19.59.04%2Bedit.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-m1nAovyme5c\/YNeGy58HsjI\/AAAAAAAARos\/LvCNc6hpgGs1ljgbLPMaoLCcKsl-rzzdQCLcBGAsYHQ\/s450\/2021-06-25%2B19.45.58%2Bedit.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"338\" data-original-width=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-m1nAovyme5c\/YNeGy58HsjI\/AAAAAAAARos\/LvCNc6hpgGs1ljgbLPMaoLCcKsl-rzzdQCLcBGAsYHQ\/s16000\/2021-06-25%2B19.45.58%2Bedit.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWe're finishing up Mondays in June with another margarita.\u0026nbsp; I should have been calling this Margarita Monday ALL MONTH but alas, I didn't know at the beginning if I could see it through.\u0026nbsp; But I did and here we are with a whole bunch of margaritas.\u0026nbsp; Let me tell you, I have enjoyed them all.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EI had to go back and check but it turns out I had yet to make a frozen, classic margarita.\u0026nbsp; A LOT of frozen flavored margaritas.\u0026nbsp; A few classic margaritas on the rocks.\u0026nbsp; But no classic frozen margaritas.\u0026nbsp; It felt like about time to fix that.\u0026nbsp; I cut the original recipe of 8 servings in half and it still only served two with these giant margarita glasses.\u0026nbsp; Which is good because I only had two people to serve.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EPer usual, I cut the alcohol a bit and upped the ice but these were still pretty strong, especially since we essential had two each.\u0026nbsp; But we were watching a pretty terrible movie for our first family movie night in a month so a strong margarita really helped!\u0026nbsp; I finally made my favorite \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/happinessinthecrapiness.blogspot.com\/2018\/08\/mixed-drink-monday-mucho-gusto.html\"\u003Ecoconut rimming salt\u003C\/a\u003E which didn't go on the glasses nicely but does taste really good (I have since caught Sam just eating the coconut salt, I also eat it plain from time to time.\u0026nbsp; I should probably just drink some water but the coconut salt really is that good.)\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EI'm glad I finally made a frozen margarita at home.\u0026nbsp; It was easy and with ingredients I almost always have on hand in the summer (frozen limeade, tequila, triple sec, and ice...ice the the one we are least likely to have, thanks to kids who like to eat ice).\u0026nbsp; That makes them easy to wipe up at a moments notice for any margarita emergency we might have!\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-KNvkomKkfFE\/YNeGyxwGtAI\/AAAAAAAARo0\/-MK8d5b9IWI75kudAOho6wXRC9IdvgCaACLcBGAsYHQ\/s612\/2021-06-25%2B19.57.02%2Bedit.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"612\" data-original-width=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-KNvkomKkfFE\/YNeGyxwGtAI\/AAAAAAAARo0\/-MK8d5b9IWI75kudAOho6wXRC9IdvgCaACLcBGAsYHQ\/s16000\/2021-06-25%2B19.57.02%2Bedit.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ci\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cb\u003EOne year ago: \u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/happinessinthecrapiness.blogspot.com\/2020\/06\/mixed-drink-monday-honey-lemon-margarita.html\"\u003EHoney Lemon Margarita\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cb\u003ETwo years ago: \u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/happinessinthecrapiness.blogspot.com\/2019\/06\/mixed-drink-monday-red-white-blue.html\"\u003ERed, White, \u0026amp; Blue Margarita\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cb\u003EThree years ago: \u003C\/b\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/happinessinthecrapiness.blogspot.com\/2018\/06\/mixed-drink-monday-blackberry-crush.html\"\u003EBlackberry Crush\u003C\/a\u003E \u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ci\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cb\u003EFour years ago: \u003C\/b\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/happinessinthecrapiness.blogspot.com\/2017\/06\/mixed-drink-monday-coconut-pineapple.html\"\u003ECoconut Pineapple Margarita\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cb\u003EFive years ago: \u003C\/b\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/happinessinthecrapiness.blogspot.com\/2016\/06\/mixed-drink-monday-triple-berry-sangria.html\"\u003ETriple Berry Sangria\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cb\u003ESix years ago\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Ci\u003E: \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/happinessinthecrapiness.blogspot.com\/2015\/06\/mixed-drink-monday-peach-smoothies.html\"\u003EPeach Smoothies\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/happinessinthecrapiness.blogspot.com\/2014\/08\/mixed-drink-monday-frozen-strawberry.html\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cb\u003ESeven years ago: \u003C\/b\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/happinessinthecrapiness.blogspot.com\/2014\/07\/mixed-drinks-monday-jamba-juice.html\"\u003EJamba Juice\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cu\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EA Basic Frozen Margarita\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/u\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EYield: 2-4 drinks, depending on the size of your glasses\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cb\u003EIngredients\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E-6 ounces frozen limeade\u003Cbr \/\u003E-4 ounces (8 TB or ½ cup) tequila\u003Cbr \/\u003E-2 ounces (4 TB or ¼ cup) triple sec\u003Cbr \/\u003E-ice\u003Cbr \/\u003E-lime slices \u0026amp; rimming salt (optional)\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EDirections\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E1) If you are doing the rims, slice a lime and run the juicey party around the top of your glass.\u0026nbsp; Dip upside down in salt (or coconut salt).\u0026nbsp; Put the lime slice on the side of the glass.\u0026nbsp; (I juiced the remaining lime halves but their juice was so little you don't need to make this up with lime juice if you aren't doing slices on the rim).\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E2) Combine the limeade, tequila, triple sec, and ice in the blender and blend until smooth.\u0026nbsp; Pour into your prepared glasses.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EEnjoy!\u003Ci\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-NW8uaLg_Sog\/YNeGy1Y_PyI\/AAAAAAAARow\/2vd5p1DXIWwN62Rg_KnFxKNoCCkHImwiwCLcBGAsYHQ\/s615\/2021-06-25%2B19.59.04%2Bedit%2Btext.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"615\" data-original-width=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-NW8uaLg_Sog\/YNeGy1Y_PyI\/AAAAAAAARow\/2vd5p1DXIWwN62Rg_KnFxKNoCCkHImwiwCLcBGAsYHQ\/s16000\/2021-06-25%2B19.59.04%2Bedit%2Btext.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ci\u003ESource: modified from \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.gritsandpinecones.com\/jacks-ultimate-frozen-margaritas\/\"\u003EGrits and Pinecones\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n____________________________________________________________ \u003Cbr \/\u003E\nIn the summer I aim to make a new drink every week and share them all\n here, good or bad!\u0026nbsp; See them all in chronological order by following \nthe \"Mixed Drink Monday\" tag \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/happinessinthecrapiness.blogspot.com\/search\/label\/mixed%20drinks%20Monday\"\u003Ehere\u003C\/a\u003E or check out my favorites by scrolling down to \"Mixed Drink Monday\" on my \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/happinessinthecrapiness.blogspot.com\/p\/recipes.html\"\u003Erecipes page\u003C\/a\u003E!\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/happinessinthecrapiness.blogspot.com\/feeds\/2243578761827017448\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/comment.g?blogID=1473242022404755961\u0026postID=2243578761827017448","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/1473242022404755961\/posts\/default\/2243578761827017448"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/1473242022404755961\/posts\/default\/2243578761827017448"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/happinessinthecrapiness.blogspot.com\/2021\/06\/mixed-drink-monday-basic-frozen.html","title":"Mixed Drink Monday: A Basic Frozen Margarita"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"diana"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/09814404711133579948"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEg1fMP3uMwicRMS1VT4w7VhqYRf2-WCpdJ9ysmRkYgnbaO4QhWXDOqZDjZp5RVUnktDoio3BgtsMheO3lYC04wTvb0I7u9DU4I5efd2Gv00gqGBQADhfC1ewxmLyZ7PdoA\/s113\/IMG_0227.JPG"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/--MY2lc-0wiM\/YNeGzJgFzOI\/AAAAAAAARo4\/2nn9pgMk7H4PJEq9eMRLqE94SzCYoNgXQCLcBGAsYHQ\/s72-c\/2021-06-25%2B19.59.04%2Bedit.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1473242022404755961.post-829069517192767329"},"published":{"$t":"2021-06-21T09:00:00.063-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2021-06-21T09:00:00.199-04:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"mixed drinks Monday"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Mixed Drink Monday: Frozen Pineapple Margarita"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-Ytam-LfenCg\/YMefXJDZ-dI\/AAAAAAAARnM\/Omy8AUm4ZwgfcF72qyWtusYT0SJIGAnRQCLcBGAsYHQ\/s600\/2021-06-13%2B20.24.41%2Bedit.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"600\" data-original-width=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-Ytam-LfenCg\/YMefXJDZ-dI\/AAAAAAAARnM\/Omy8AUm4ZwgfcF72qyWtusYT0SJIGAnRQCLcBGAsYHQ\/s16000\/2021-06-13%2B20.24.41%2Bedit.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-Ytam-LfenCg\/YMefXJDZ-dI\/AAAAAAAARnM\/Omy8AUm4ZwgfcF72qyWtusYT0SJIGAnRQCLcBGAsYHQ\/s600\/2021-06-13%2B20.24.41%2Bedit.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-qCux20h0vPE\/YMefXrHoy8I\/AAAAAAAARnY\/4fytg-qpTeQJbGepYPEl6C4reN8W9dpQgCLcBGAsYHQ\/s450\/2021-06-13%2B20.26.12%2Bedit.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"346\" data-original-width=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-qCux20h0vPE\/YMefXrHoy8I\/AAAAAAAARnY\/4fytg-qpTeQJbGepYPEl6C4reN8W9dpQgCLcBGAsYHQ\/s16000\/2021-06-13%2B20.26.12%2Bedit.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003EIf you are wondering, I have decided to go ALL IN on margaritas this month.\u0026nbsp; We have this one today and one more next week.\u0026nbsp; Then July I switch to weekly ice cream posts with maybe a few non-margaritas thrown in.\u0026nbsp; August will be for whatever is left!\u0026nbsp; I can't say I'm sad about all the margaritas I've been drinking (although when we were on vacation I bought some hard cider that was delicious and much easier than margaritas, but margaritas still hold a special summer place in my stomach).\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThese are frozen pineapple margaritas, where I went all in and bought a real pineapple and then I was so stressed out with vacation prep that Matt ended up cutting it.\u0026nbsp; Pineapple cutting can be done in under 10 minutes.\u0026nbsp; I don't know why I dread it so much.\u0026nbsp; Same for grape picking off of stems but the kids will help with that one.\u0026nbsp; Anyways, bought a pineapple, Matt chopped it up.\u0026nbsp; I put it in the freezer on a silicone mat lined cookie sheet.\u0026nbsp; Once it was frozen I moved all the pieces to a gallon ziploc.\u0026nbsp; Then we left for a week.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIt was Sunday night after we got home.\u0026nbsp; We got home at 3:40am on Saturday (that story, basically just a really long drive and a lot of traffic, will be coming on the blog later this summer (along with maybe our Michigan trip from 2 years ago that I kept saying I'm going to write about but still haven't.)).\u0026nbsp; Kids don't really let you sleep in (although we managed until 10:30!).\u0026nbsp; Saturday evening we were still exhausted and dehydrated from the drive (gotta watch those drinks to cut the bathroom stops!).\u0026nbsp; We didn't have any desire for alcohol.\u0026nbsp; JUST SLEEP.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESunday night about 6pm I realized I still had a lot of things I wanted to get done (story of my LIFE) and instead of pack Luke's lunch for VBS, water the outside flowers \u0026amp; garden, do dishes, or any of a multitude of things that needed done...I made margaritas.\u0026nbsp; We had another busy weekend on the horizon with no chance for margarita making and I wanted to get this post done...so I stayed up waaaaay too late drinking a margarita the night before my first 5:34am alarm in 10 days.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EVacation brain always leads to wise choices.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EHowever, it was a delicious margarita, helped by the fresh pineapple and mostly fresh limes (I always throw some bottled stuff in too, I just don't buy enough limes to freshly squeeze all I need!).\u0026nbsp; Icy and fruity and refreshing.\u0026nbsp; A perfect summer drink, but maybe not 6 hours before you need to wake up.\u0026nbsp; I wouldn't recommend making these with vacation brain, but about any other time would do!\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cb\u003EOne year ago: \u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/happinessinthecrapiness.blogspot.com\/2020\/06\/mixed-drink-monday-pineapple-sunset.html\"\u003EPineapple Sunset Cocktail\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cb\u003ETwo years ago: \u003C\/b\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/happinessinthecrapiness.blogspot.com\/2019\/06\/mixed-drink-monday-red-white-blue.html\"\u003ERed, White, \u0026amp; Blue Margaritas\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cb\u003EThree years ago:\u003C\/b\u003E \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/happinessinthecrapiness.blogspot.com\/2018\/07\/mixed-drink-monday-jamaican-rum-punch.html\"\u003EJamaican Rum Punch\u003C\/a\u003E \u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ci\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cb\u003EFour years ago: \u003C\/b\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/happinessinthecrapiness.blogspot.com\/2017\/06\/mixed-drink-monday-pineapple-rum-punch.html\"\u003EPineapple Rum Punch\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cb\u003EFive years ago:\u003C\/b\u003E \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/happinessinthecrapiness.blogspot.com\/2016\/06\/mixed-drink-monday-honey-peach-lemonade.html\"\u003EHoney Peach Lemonade\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cb\u003ESix years ago\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Ci\u003E: \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/happinessinthecrapiness.blogspot.com\/2015\/06\/mixed-drink-monday-skinny-pineapple.html\"\u003ESkinny Pineapple Smoothie \u0026amp; Strawberry Lime Mojitos\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/happinessinthecrapiness.blogspot.com\/2014\/08\/mixed-drink-monday-frozen-strawberry.html\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cb\u003ESeven years ago: \u003C\/b\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/happinessinthecrapiness.blogspot.com\/2014\/06\/mixed-drinks-monday-drinks-xs-3.html\"\u003EDrinks x's 3\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-Qxfc3416FDM\/YMefXDS9EUI\/AAAAAAAARnU\/IG6uawx-G0s_O6LRAmO5xb1w1S2-IujrgCLcBGAsYHQ\/s597\/2021-06-13%2B20.25.21%2Bedit.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"597\" data-original-width=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-Qxfc3416FDM\/YMefXDS9EUI\/AAAAAAAARnU\/IG6uawx-G0s_O6LRAmO5xb1w1S2-IujrgCLcBGAsYHQ\/s16000\/2021-06-13%2B20.25.21%2Bedit.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cu\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003EFrozen Pineapple Margarita\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/u\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003Eyield: 2 drinks\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cb\u003EIngredients\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E-½ cup frozen pineapple chunks\u003Cbr \/\u003E-3 oz (6 TB) orange juice\u003Cbr \/\u003E-2 oz (4 TB) lime juice\u003Cbr \/\u003E-6 oz (12 TB or ¾ cup) tequila\u003Cbr \/\u003E-1 cup ice\u003Cbr \/\u003E-coarse salt for rimming\u003Cbr \/\u003E-lime wedges (optional)\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cb\u003EDirections\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ERimming (optional): Slice two discs from the middle of a lime or two and set aside for the garnish.\u0026nbsp; Juice the limes and then run one of the halves around the top of each of the glasses before dipping in coarse salt.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ECombine the pineapple chunks, OJ, lime juice, tequila, and ice in a blender and blend until fairly smooth.\u0026nbsp; Pour into prepared glasses.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EEnjoy!\u003Ci\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Ci\u003E \u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-uQSIN7BIwb0\/YMefXEsEHuI\/AAAAAAAARnQ\/FjotB9rhBQAwRRyhBMUjA891toN-8aAuACLcBGAsYHQ\/s600\/2021-06-13%2B20.24.41%2Bedit%2Btext.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"600\" data-original-width=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-uQSIN7BIwb0\/YMefXEsEHuI\/AAAAAAAARnQ\/FjotB9rhBQAwRRyhBMUjA891toN-8aAuACLcBGAsYHQ\/s16000\/2021-06-13%2B20.24.41%2Bedit%2Btext.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ci\u003ESource: barely modified from \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/therealfoodrds.com\/frozen-pineapple-margaritas\/\"\u003EThe Real Food Dietitians\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003E\n____________________________________________________________ \u003Cbr \/\u003E\nIn the summer I aim to make a new drink every week and share them all\n here, good or bad!\u0026nbsp; See them all in chronological order by following \nthe \"Mixed Drink Monday\" tag \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/happinessinthecrapiness.blogspot.com\/search\/label\/mixed%20drinks%20Monday\"\u003Ehere\u003C\/a\u003E or check out my favorites by scrolling down to \"Mixed Drink Monday\" on my \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/happinessinthecrapiness.blogspot.com\/p\/recipes.html\"\u003Erecipes page\u003C\/a\u003E!\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/happinessinthecrapiness.blogspot.com\/feeds\/829069517192767329\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/comment.g?blogID=1473242022404755961\u0026postID=829069517192767329","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/1473242022404755961\/posts\/default\/829069517192767329"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/1473242022404755961\/posts\/default\/829069517192767329"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/happinessinthecrapiness.blogspot.com\/2021\/06\/mixed-drink-monday-frozen-pineapple.html","title":"Mixed Drink Monday: Frozen Pineapple Margarita"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"diana"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/09814404711133579948"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEg1fMP3uMwicRMS1VT4w7VhqYRf2-WCpdJ9ysmRkYgnbaO4QhWXDOqZDjZp5RVUnktDoio3BgtsMheO3lYC04wTvb0I7u9DU4I5efd2Gv00gqGBQADhfC1ewxmLyZ7PdoA\/s113\/IMG_0227.JPG"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-Ytam-LfenCg\/YMefXJDZ-dI\/AAAAAAAARnM\/Omy8AUm4ZwgfcF72qyWtusYT0SJIGAnRQCLcBGAsYHQ\/s72-c\/2021-06-13%2B20.24.41%2Bedit.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1473242022404755961.post-2208584057007732701"},"published":{"$t":"2021-06-14T09:00:00.065-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2021-06-14T09:00:00.192-04:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"mixed drinks Monday"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Mixed Drink Monday: Kiwi Margaritas"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-fkOMNpTJ2y0\/YLaOQtJJ4KI\/AAAAAAAARfo\/L1Mn9LE20ncwNW7bdQyZ949s2afHEGDMgCLcBGAsYHQ\/s588\/2021-05-29%2B20.08.10%2Bedit.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"588\" data-original-width=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-fkOMNpTJ2y0\/YLaOQtJJ4KI\/AAAAAAAARfo\/L1Mn9LE20ncwNW7bdQyZ949s2afHEGDMgCLcBGAsYHQ\/s16000\/2021-05-29%2B20.08.10%2Bedit.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-fkOMNpTJ2y0\/YLaOQtJJ4KI\/AAAAAAAARfo\/L1Mn9LE20ncwNW7bdQyZ949s2afHEGDMgCLcBGAsYHQ\/s588\/2021-05-29%2B20.08.10%2Bedit.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-n6q2tCDK3jQ\/YLaOQ_7HJxI\/AAAAAAAARfw\/1JEkqdanxMEAU7RIi1Uz5s5cJyqngAEgwCLcBGAsYHQ\/s450\/2021-05-29%2B20.09.21%2Bedit.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"338\" data-original-width=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-n6q2tCDK3jQ\/YLaOQ_7HJxI\/AAAAAAAARfw\/1JEkqdanxMEAU7RIi1Uz5s5cJyqngAEgwCLcBGAsYHQ\/s16000\/2021-05-29%2B20.09.21%2Bedit.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003EGrowing up it felt like we ate kiwi often, at least semi-regularly.\u0026nbsp; I could very well be remembering this wrong but I remember there being kiwi in the fridge and even picking them out myself at Meijer long ago.\u0026nbsp; For some reason, kiwi were never something I bought as an adult.\u0026nbsp; Aldi sells them in clamshells so they didn't grab me as much and I had kinda forgotten about them.\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThen I decided I wanted to do some sort of themed meal for St. Patrick's Day.\u0026nbsp; We had fish n chips (which might not be Irish but we ate that often in Ireland so we are going with it), Irish cheese as an apetitzer, and then green food for everything else.\u0026nbsp; This meant a green fruit salad with green apples, green grapes, and kiwi.\u0026nbsp; And then key lime pie.\u0026nbsp; It was all delicious and ever so slightly on our (loose) theme.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWell, that may have been the first time the boys had kiwi and they both really liked it.\u0026nbsp; Who knew!\u0026nbsp; Not them!\u0026nbsp; Since then we've been buying it semi-often, basically whenever Aldi has them and not much else on sale, fruit wise.\u0026nbsp; So I knew, when I saw this recipe, that it would be perfect since we are now a kiwi eating house.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe slight problem came when I went to make these margaritas on a Friday evening and saw that the kiwi were supposed to be very ripe, probably after sitting on the counter for a few days.\u0026nbsp; I wanted to make a drink now and my kiwi hadn't been sitting on the counter.\u0026nbsp; SO, I pivoted and left some kiwi on the counter and made these the following weekend.\u0026nbsp; I also had a shaker at home for the first time in a long time and it was nice to actually be able to follow the instructions when it said to use one!\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThese were fruity and fresh and rather delicious.\u0026nbsp; The seeds weren't annoying and they ended up a pleasant green color.\u0026nbsp; Definitely a winner and worth having again, for all the times we now have kiwi at home.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cb\u003EOne year ago: \u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/happinessinthecrapiness.blogspot.com\/2020\/07\/mixed-drink-monday-hawaiian-margarita.html\"\u003EHawaiian Margarita\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cb\u003ETwo years ago: \u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/happinessinthecrapiness.blogspot.com\/2019\/06\/mixed-drink-monday-colada-elixir.html\"\u003EColada Elixir\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cb\u003EThree years ago: \u003C\/b\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/happinessinthecrapiness.blogspot.com\/2018\/06\/mixed-drink-monday-fizzy-flamingo.html\"\u003EThe Fizzy Flamingo\u003C\/a\u003E \u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ci\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cb\u003EFour years ago: \u003C\/b\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/happinessinthecrapiness.blogspot.com\/2017\/06\/mixed-drink-monday-raspberry-margarita.html\"\u003ERaspberry Margarita\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cb\u003EFive years ago: \u003C\/b\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/happinessinthecrapiness.blogspot.com\/2016\/06\/mixed-drink-money-pineapple-cooler.html\"\u003EPineapple Cooler\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cb\u003ESix years ago\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Ci\u003E: \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/happinessinthecrapiness.blogspot.com\/2015\/06\/mixed-drink-monday-raspberry-oatmeal.html\"\u003ERaspberry Oatmeal Smoothie\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/happinessinthecrapiness.blogspot.com\/2014\/08\/mixed-drink-monday-frozen-strawberry.html\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cb\u003ESeven years ago: \u003C\/b\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/happinessinthecrapiness.blogspot.com\/2014\/06\/mixed-drinks-monday-raspberry-lemonade.html\"\u003ERaspberry Lemonade x2\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-D0sfwmcjFBw\/YLaOQm_TTLI\/AAAAAAAARfs\/ZY6X8hdFYtsqipgx4JLB-RPW_cxpveI9wCLcBGAsYHQ\/s613\/2021-05-29%2B20.05.27%2Bedit.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"613\" data-original-width=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-D0sfwmcjFBw\/YLaOQm_TTLI\/AAAAAAAARfs\/ZY6X8hdFYtsqipgx4JLB-RPW_cxpveI9wCLcBGAsYHQ\/s16000\/2021-05-29%2B20.05.27%2Bedit.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cu\u003E\u003Cb\u003EKiwi Margarita\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/u\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003Eyield: one drink\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cb\u003EIngredients\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E-1 ripe kiwi, peeled and cut into ½ inch pieces\u003Cbr \/\u003E-2 oz (4 TB or ¼ cup) tequila\u003Cbr \/\u003E-1 oz (2 TB) triple sec\u003Cbr \/\u003E-1 oz (2 TB) lime juice, fresh is best but bottled works in a pinch\u003Cbr \/\u003E-1 oz (2 TB) simple syrup\u003Cbr \/\u003E-½ cup ice\u003Cbr \/\u003E-coarse salt for the rim\u003Cbr \/\u003E-kiwi slice for garnish, optional (cut this before slicing the kiwi)\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cb\u003EDirections\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E1) To make the simple syrup, combine equal parts water and sugar (I usually do 1 cup of each) in a small saucepan over medium heat.\u0026nbsp; Stir often, until the sugar has been dissolved. Let cool before using and refrigerate the leftovers.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E2) Combine the kiwi pieces, tequila, triple sec, lime juice, simple syrup, and ice in a shaker.\u0026nbsp; Shake until nicely chilled and well combined.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E3) Run the squeezed lime halves (or water on a corner of a paper towel, in a pinch) around the top of your glass and dip into a plate of salt.\u0026nbsp; Pour the shaken margarita into the prepared glass and add more ice, if you wish.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EEnjoy!\u003Ci\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-r37J4hufvM4\/YLaOQoGkBxI\/AAAAAAAARfk\/q6bT4sU_18MJ7tSLeP7VOlVUOrAmAuxzwCLcBGAsYHQ\/s588\/2021-05-29%2B20.08%2Bedit%2Btext.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"588\" data-original-width=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-r37J4hufvM4\/YLaOQoGkBxI\/AAAAAAAARfk\/q6bT4sU_18MJ7tSLeP7VOlVUOrAmAuxzwCLcBGAsYHQ\/s16000\/2021-05-29%2B20.08%2Bedit%2Btext.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ci\u003ESource: Slightly modified from \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/whiteonricecouple.com\/recipes\/kiwi-margarita-cocktail\/\"\u003EWhite on Rice Couple\u003C\/a\u003E \n____________________________________________________________ \u003Cbr \/\u003E\nIn the summer I aim to make a new drink every week and share them all\n here, good or bad!\u0026nbsp; See them all in chronological order by following \nthe \"Mixed Drink Monday\" tag \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/happinessinthecrapiness.blogspot.com\/search\/label\/mixed%20drinks%20Monday\"\u003Ehere\u003C\/a\u003E or check out my favorites by scrolling down to \"Mixed Drink Monday\" on my \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/happinessinthecrapiness.blogspot.com\/p\/recipes.html\"\u003Erecipes page\u003C\/a\u003E!\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/happinessinthecrapiness.blogspot.com\/feeds\/2208584057007732701\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/comment.g?blogID=1473242022404755961\u0026postID=2208584057007732701","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/1473242022404755961\/posts\/default\/2208584057007732701"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/1473242022404755961\/posts\/default\/2208584057007732701"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/happinessinthecrapiness.blogspot.com\/2021\/06\/mixed-drink-monday-kiwi-margaritas.html","title":"Mixed Drink Monday: Kiwi Margaritas"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"diana"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/09814404711133579948"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEg1fMP3uMwicRMS1VT4w7VhqYRf2-WCpdJ9ysmRkYgnbaO4QhWXDOqZDjZp5RVUnktDoio3BgtsMheO3lYC04wTvb0I7u9DU4I5efd2Gv00gqGBQADhfC1ewxmLyZ7PdoA\/s113\/IMG_0227.JPG"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-fkOMNpTJ2y0\/YLaOQtJJ4KI\/AAAAAAAARfo\/L1Mn9LE20ncwNW7bdQyZ949s2afHEGDMgCLcBGAsYHQ\/s72-c\/2021-05-29%2B20.08.10%2Bedit.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1473242022404755961.post-1356477629603292738"},"published":{"$t":"2021-06-07T09:00:00.066-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2021-06-07T09:00:00.319-04:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"mixed drinks Monday"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Mixed Drink Monday: Pineapple Coconut Margarita"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-OeqCqPoeycQ\/YLVNPCAQhdI\/AAAAAAAARfI\/VDjwc3WjmkEuA-cbUVfFLmig41FPcSkpgCLcBGAsYHQ\/s627\/2021-05-30%2B20.07.04%2Bedit.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"627\" data-original-width=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-OeqCqPoeycQ\/YLVNPCAQhdI\/AAAAAAAARfI\/VDjwc3WjmkEuA-cbUVfFLmig41FPcSkpgCLcBGAsYHQ\/s16000\/2021-05-30%2B20.07.04%2Bedit.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-o106m7wQhg0\/YLVNPJ1z_rI\/AAAAAAAARfQ\/lSahlQNlxwQ3cw73iNZwAgLC20UJt47gwCPcBGAYYCw\/s450\/2021-05-30%2B20.09.42-1%2Bedit.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"338\" data-original-width=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-o106m7wQhg0\/YLVNPJ1z_rI\/AAAAAAAARfQ\/lSahlQNlxwQ3cw73iNZwAgLC20UJt47gwCPcBGAYYCw\/s16000\/2021-05-30%2B20.09.42-1%2Bedit.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIt looks like we are \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/happinessinthecrapiness.blogspot.com\/2021\/05\/mixed-drink-monday-blueberry-margarita.html\"\u003Esticking with\u003C\/a\u003E a margarita theme for now!\u0026nbsp; (Not to spoil anything...but next Monday is ANOTHER margarita recipe).\u0026nbsp; We have bought pineapples all year round but they are best suited for summer.\u0026nbsp; I \u003Ci\u003Ealso\u003C\/i\u003E use coconut scented lotion nearly year-round (I have a different one I use Thanksgiving - New Years) so the scent isn't completely summery but it still seems the most summery of any season.\u0026nbsp; I think I have years of inconsistent sunscreen usage to thank for that!\u0026nbsp; (Adult sunscreen is rarely coconut scented, at least all the kinds that are good to wear daily, which is kinda a bummer.)\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThere have been many years I have bought pineapples solely to use as photo props (and then we always ate them).\u0026nbsp; But, we bought so many over this last winter that I decided I am tired of cutting them up.\u0026nbsp; It takes less than 10 minutes but it's one of those things that I put off for DAYS.\u0026nbsp; I told Matt a few months ago that he could still buy them on his grocery run weeks but that I wasn't cutting them unless I bought them.\u0026nbsp; It just seemed like work.\u0026nbsp; So he bought a pineapple and I refused to cut it.\u0026nbsp; That pineapple sat on our counter for 2 weeks.\u0026nbsp; It was almost time for him to go to the grocery again and the pineapple looked pretty bad.\u0026nbsp; He finally cut it.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIt was delicious.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EI'm not sure who won that battle (I probably ate more of the pineapple.\u0026nbsp; And, to be fair, he doesn't make me cut the watermelon I buy but then, I don't like watermelon, rarely buy them, and when I do it's only because he asks and I am feeling really nice.\u0026nbsp; I tell him every time that there is nothing I do that proves my love for him more than buying him watermelon.)\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAnyways, I requested this pineapple so I cut it and then kept the top for picture purposes.\u0026nbsp; I also ate most of it and froze the rest for another recipe.\u0026nbsp; I rarely will buy pineapple just for props, the top will have to do!\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThis is a pineapple recipe that actually just needed pineapple juice which I got from a can that had been in the basement since at least last summer.\u0026nbsp; The coconut milk also came from a can from last summer or fall.\u0026nbsp; The limes \u003Ci\u003Ewere\u003C\/i\u003E a recent purchase.\u0026nbsp; Those don't keep in the basement indefinitely.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThese were good and icy and refreshing after I did a 4+ mile run on a warm day.\u0026nbsp; I made a tequila-free version for Luke, per his request, and he also enjoyed it so keep that in mind for any kiddos who might see you enjoying this drink!\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cb\u003EOne year ago: \u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/happinessinthecrapiness.blogspot.com\/2020\/06\/mixed-drink-monday-lighter-fruity.html\"\u003ELight(er) and Fruity Margaritas\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cb\u003ETwo years ago: \u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/happinessinthecrapiness.blogspot.com\/2019\/06\/mixed-drink-monday-colada-elixir.html\"\u003EColada Elixir\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cb\u003EThree years ago: \u003C\/b\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/happinessinthecrapiness.blogspot.com\/2018\/07\/mixed-drink-monday-blackberry-long.html\"\u003EBlackberry Long Island Iced Tea\u003C\/a\u003E \u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ci\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cb\u003EFour years ago: \u003C\/b\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/happinessinthecrapiness.blogspot.com\/2017\/06\/mixed-drink-monday-peach-lemonade.html\"\u003EPeach Lemonade\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cb\u003EFive years ago: \u003C\/b\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/happinessinthecrapiness.blogspot.com\/2016\/06\/mixed-drink-monday-strawberry-lemonade.html\"\u003EStrawberry Lemonade Beer\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cb\u003ESix years ago\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Ci\u003E: \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/happinessinthecrapiness.blogspot.com\/2015\/06\/mixed-drink-monday-perfect-easy-sweet.html\"\u003EPerfect \u0026amp; East Sweet Sun Tea\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/happinessinthecrapiness.blogspot.com\/2014\/08\/mixed-drink-monday-frozen-strawberry.html\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cb\u003ESeven years ago: \u003C\/b\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/happinessinthecrapiness.blogspot.com\/2014\/06\/mixed-drinks-monday-malibu-drink.html\"\u003EMalibu Drink\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-caTwkRM9-pk\/YLVNPONDuyI\/AAAAAAAARfM\/dX9lVm8qvrgeR3VSH8lmqlR1ZVLlXF4_gCLcBGAsYHQ\/s600\/2021-05-30%2B20.10.05-1%2Bedit.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"600\" data-original-width=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-caTwkRM9-pk\/YLVNPONDuyI\/AAAAAAAARfM\/dX9lVm8qvrgeR3VSH8lmqlR1ZVLlXF4_gCLcBGAsYHQ\/s16000\/2021-05-30%2B20.10.05-1%2Bedit.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cu\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/u\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cu\u003E\u003Cb\u003EPineapple Coconut Margarita\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/u\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003Eyield: one drink (I tripled for Matt, Luke, and myself, just doubled the tequila after I had poured Luke's portion)\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cb\u003EIngredients\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E-2 ounces pineapple juice\u003Cbr \/\u003E-1 ounce (2 TB) coconut milk (the canned variety)\u003Cbr \/\u003E-2 ounces (4 TB or ¼ cup) tequila\u003Cbr \/\u003E-2 tsp honey\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E-1 lime, juiced\u003Cbr \/\u003E-ice\u003Cbr \/\u003E-salt for rim (optional)\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cb\u003EDirections\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ECombine all ingredients except the optional salt in a blender and blend until smooth.\u0026nbsp; Run one of the squeeze lime halves around the top of a glass and dip it in salt.\u0026nbsp; Pour margarita into glasses.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EEnjoy!\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-8FKmXZtCgnY\/YLVQv4Pe8YI\/AAAAAAAARfc\/JKXL2b4PQwscsqGn34vpDbmABrlJmvnPQCLcBGAsYHQ\/s450\/2021-05-30%2B20.09.42-1%2Bedit%2Btext.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"338\" data-original-width=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-8FKmXZtCgnY\/YLVQv4Pe8YI\/AAAAAAAARfc\/JKXL2b4PQwscsqGn34vpDbmABrlJmvnPQCLcBGAsYHQ\/s16000\/2021-05-30%2B20.09.42-1%2Bedit%2Btext.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ci\u003ESource: slightly modified from \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.aimeemars.com\/pineapple-coconut-margarita\/\"\u003EAimee Mars Living\u003C\/a\u003E \n____________________________________________________________ \u003Cbr \/\u003E\nIn the summer I aim to make a new drink every week and share them all\n here, good or bad!\u0026nbsp; See them all in chronological order by following \nthe \"Mixed Drink Monday\" tag \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/happinessinthecrapiness.blogspot.com\/search\/label\/mixed%20drinks%20Monday\"\u003Ehere\u003C\/a\u003E or check out my favorites by scrolling down to \"Mixed Drink Monday\" on my \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/happinessinthecrapiness.blogspot.com\/p\/recipes.html\"\u003Erecipes page\u003C\/a\u003E!\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/happinessinthecrapiness.blogspot.com\/feeds\/1356477629603292738\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/comment.g?blogID=1473242022404755961\u0026postID=1356477629603292738","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/1473242022404755961\/posts\/default\/1356477629603292738"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/1473242022404755961\/posts\/default\/1356477629603292738"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/happinessinthecrapiness.blogspot.com\/2021\/06\/mixed-drink-monday-pineapple-coconut.html","title":"Mixed Drink Monday: Pineapple Coconut Margarita"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"diana"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/09814404711133579948"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEg1fMP3uMwicRMS1VT4w7VhqYRf2-WCpdJ9ysmRkYgnbaO4QhWXDOqZDjZp5RVUnktDoio3BgtsMheO3lYC04wTvb0I7u9DU4I5efd2Gv00gqGBQADhfC1ewxmLyZ7PdoA\/s113\/IMG_0227.JPG"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-OeqCqPoeycQ\/YLVNPCAQhdI\/AAAAAAAARfI\/VDjwc3WjmkEuA-cbUVfFLmig41FPcSkpgCLcBGAsYHQ\/s72-c\/2021-05-30%2B20.07.04%2Bedit.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}}]}});