Summer... soo close!

Summer Is Here!!! Okay... not until June 20th, but it sure feels like it.  All our favorite shows are coming to end, school is getting out, and after this weekend blockbuster "the Avengers"... summer movies are just beginning. I love summer.  The long days, the sundresses, sandals, beach days, and backyard soirees.  That means eating and drinking.  My favorite backyard fare is carne asada tacos with Corona & lime... or a fresh margarita made with Silver tequila, limes, triple sec or fresh squeeze of Orange.  I can already taste the salt:)

But my favorite margarita is a Pineapple Margarita... a little bit a Mexican, a little bit of Hawaiian... its what I call a little bit of heaven.

This is a simple recipe. I love simple, why?  Because I  to want to hurry up and drink... or too busy chatting away with my ladies to do anything complicated.  All you need is Blanco Tequila, limes, pineapple juice, triple sec or Conintreau, and fresh pineapples for garnish.  I have a Jack Lulane, so I like to juice my own Pineapple & Limes... and it definitely highlights the taste.  Especially since I truly believe that nothing mimicks freshly juiced pineapple... its like candy!  No seriously, it tastes like a pineapple Jolly Rancher.  So ultimately, do whatever fancies you... juice, no juice.  Its your party!

Ingredients

• 2 ounces of fresh limes
• 2 ounces of tequila
• 1 ounce of Triple Sec
• 2 ounces of Pineapple Juice

Place them all in a shaker, and shake!

You can rim your glass with salt if you like.  In this margarita, I rimmed it in Li Hing Mui. Its a salty dried plum powder very popular in Hawaii.  Its not for every palate.  If you want more of Mexican feel, you can rim it with Chilimon.  Its a fruit seasoning of chili with salt & lime, often put on fruit.

Cheers!