Mother’s Day Rhubarb Margarita

Don’t Take Your Momma Out Mother’s Day Rhubarb Margarita’s are here, but are you? It’s been a really long while. First there was the baby, then there was the my business is too busy, then there was the living abroad and losing my father, and now there’s the covid. All that to say, while I’ve been doing lots of cooking, I haven’t really prioritize sharing new recipes on my blog, but lately, I’m feeling it. Actually, I’m feeling a lot of things. One part screaming and crying at the state of the world. One part finding strange and unexpected joy in spending ALL the time with my four-year-old. A dash of I need my friends. A shake of excitement for spring a gardening. You get the picture. In all of this, one of the things my daughter and I can do really happily together is cook. As in it’s something we BOTH like doing. I’m not doing any work on Dirty Laundry Kitchen in terms of catering and events, so, it seems like I need something that’s for me (aside from creating a new and special cocktail that I can barely wait until 5pm to consume).  Here I am, having … Continue reading

Blood Orange Margaritas

These beautiful Blood Orange Margaritas, on the rocks, with pink salt are a beautiful and delicious cocktail twist on the classic margarita, just in time for Valentine’s Day. Margaritas are a great compliment to most Mexican dishes, but since they’re not exactly traditional, I paired them with a not-so-traditional Mexican dish as well. Of course, they would do well with lots of different things, but I really loved them with my weeknight friendly pulled pork quesadillas. The sort of earthy, heavy character of the blood orange, as well as the little hint of sweetness mirrored the smokey sweet of the pulled pork. And the tart, cold and salt slaked the burn of the peppers. While these gorgeous Blood Orange Margaritas are great without a fancy garnish, here, I’ve served them with beautiful pink Himalayan salt on the rim. If you’re like me and you own all these weird and special ingredients, you look forward to the opportunity to use them. And since it’s still citrus season, margaritas with salt fit quite naturally. I started with my base 3-2-1 family margaritas, but toned down the potency a little so I could serve them with a weeknight Valentine’s Day meal by adding … Continue reading