Pink Margarita Slushes A La Martha Stewart Food

PINK GRAPEFRUIT "MARGARITAS"

Steps:

• Place sanding sugar in a shallow dish or plate. Slice six thin rounds from the middle of lime; set aside. Rub lime wedge around rims of six glasses; dip each rim in sugar to coat. Pour 1 teaspoon pomegranate syrup into bottom of each glass.
• Place grapefruit juice and 2 cups ice cubes in a blender. Process on high speed until ice is crushed. Pour frozen mixture into glasses, and stir to combine with syrup. Garnish with reserved lime rounds, and serve immediately.

PINK MARGARITA SLUSHES

Steps:

• In a blender, combine all the ingredients, fill with ice, and process until smooth. Pour into 4 tall clear glasses and serve.

THE PERFECT MARGARITA

Steps:

• To salt-rim the glasses, rub a cut lime around the rim of each of 4 stemmed goblets. Fill a saucer with salt. Dip goblet, upside down, into salt. Refrigerate goblets until ready to use.
• Fill blender three-quarters full of ice cubes. Pour lime juice, tequila, and Cointreau over ice. Add sugar; blend, starting slowly, and then increasing to high speed, until ice is very finely chopped and mixture is frothy. Taste for sweetness; add more sugar if desired. Blend a few seconds more; pour into salt-rimmed glasses. Serve immediately.

MARGARITA

Steps:

• Rub lime wedge around the rim of a margarita glass. Fill a saucer with salt and dip the glass, upside down, into the salt.
• Fill a cocktail shaker with ice. Add tequila, orange-flavored liqueur, simple syrup, and 3 tablespoons lime juice. Shake until well combined and chilled. Strain into salt-rimmed glass.

FRUIT SPRITZER - VIRGIN COCKTAIL.

Steps:

• Pour juices in a tall glass of ice.
• Top off with club soda
• Add a slice of lime.

HOLIDAY HAM A LA MARTHA

Steps:

• Heat oven to 325ºF.
• Using a sharp knife, score surface of ham crosswise and lengthwise, forming a crosshatch pattern about 1/4-in deep and 1-in apart.
• Place 1 clove in the center of each square. Place ham, fat side up, in a double-layer disposable aluminum roasting pan and pat the brown sugar onto the surface of the ham (Expect some sugar to fall into the roasting pan)
• Transfer to oven, and bake until brown sugar just begins to melt, about 30 minutes.
• Pour Coca-Cola over ham, mixing with melted sugar in bottom of roasting pan. Baste ham with sugar/Coke mixture.
• Return to oven, and bake for 20 minutes more.
• Meanwhile, combine 1 cup reserved pineapple juice and wine in a small bowl. Baste ham with pineapple mixture.
• Bake ham for a total of 16 minutes per pound, basting every 20 minutes. During the last 20 minutes of baking time, decorate ham with pineapple rings (use 2-3 toothpicks to hold each ring in place).
• Center a cherry in the center of each ring, and attach it with a toothpick.
• Transfer ham to a platter, removing all toothpicks. Garnish ham with fresh bay leaves if desired.
• Makes 10-12 servings.

COCONUT MARGARITA

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Toss the coconut with the salt on a rimmed baking sheet. Toast this in the oven, stirring frequently until golden brown, which should take 8 to 10 minutes. Once the mixture is cool, crush it with your hands until it is crumbly.
• Pour 2 tablespoons of lime juice into a shallow dish. Dip the rims of the cocktail glasses in lime juice, then into coconut mixture, coating it well.
• Combine the remaining ingredients with 1 cup ice in a blender and puree until the mixture is smooth. Pour evenly in prepared glasses and serve immediately.

EASY MARGARITA

Steps:

• Run a wedge of lime, if using, around rims of two glasses. Invert each glass; dip rim into salt. Set aside. Combine sugar and lime juice in a bowl; stir until dissolved. Pour into a blender. Add tequila, Cointreau, and ice; process until smooth. Divide between two glasses; garnish with lime wedges, if using, and serve.

MARGARITA SLUSH

Steps:

• Mix well.
• Freeze
• Mix again before serving.

CLASSIC MARGARITA

Steps:

• Juice one lime to make 1 ounce and set aside. From remaining lime, slice a thin wheel for garnish and a wedge for salt rim.
• Run lime wedge around one side of the rim of a chilled rocks glass; dip rim in salt to coat. Partially fill glass with ice (we prefer 1 large sphere for minimal melting and dilution).
• Fill a cocktail shaker halfway with ice. Add tequila, orange liqueur, and reserved lime juice. Shake vigorously until outside of shaker is cold and frosty, about 10 seconds; strain into prepared glass. Garnish with lime wheel and serve immediately.

LIMEY APRICOT RUM COOLER

Steps:

• Place the lime zest and sugar in the bowl of a food processor and pulse until finely ground. Measure out 1/4 cup mixture and transfer the rest to a shallow dish. Pour 2 Tb lime juice in another dish. Dip the rims of 4 glasses into lime juice and then into zest mixture. In a blender puree the nectar with the rum and remaining lime juice and zest mixture. Pour into prepared glasses and serve.

PINK MARGARITA SLUSHES A LA MARTHA STEWART

Steps:

• In a blender, combine all ingredients , fill with ice, and process until smooth.
• Pour into 4 tall glasses and garnish with a watermelon wedge (if desired).