in my yoga classes this week, the themes have all been about inventory. and right now, i'm completely hung up on my inventory, so i'm going to just carry that theme right on over to today's blog post. 

don't worry, i don't mean the physical inventory of your pantry. this post isn't a recommendation to clean out your actual cabinets. not that that is a bad idea if you have some free time. but i digress. 

no, i'm talking about your own PERSONAL inventory. we are quickly approaching the last quarter of twenty-seventeen and how better to prep for a new year than with inventory? personal inventory doesn't just mean your personal life. it is time to take a physical inventory of your body, inventory of your relationships, your mind, your schedule and of course, your liquor cabinet. 

and i'm practicing what i preach. this week i took a serious personal inventory. for the last six months i've been spinning my wheels, trying to grow a trio of new businesses, develop a whole host of both business and personal relationships and giving of myself physically and mentally in pretty much every aspect of my life. 

now that i've taken inventory, it is time to put the stuff that is not moving on sale and reorder the good stuff. i've decided that after this margarita, i'm starting to implement some serious adjustments of my inventory. more yoga. less driving. working smarter, not harder. more family and friend time and less time spinning my wheels at jobs that aren't lucrative monetarily or mentally. 

now it is your turn. pour yourself this lilikoi (passionfruit) margarita and start to work on your inventory. having trouble finding actual inventory of lilikoi? try your produce store as they are currently in season. i've even seen them at my local vons. neither of those places worked? ask the produce guy at your local market to order you some or hit the local farmer's market. 

lilikoi margarita
serves: 1 cocktail
prep time: 3 minutes
active time: 1 minute
total time: 4 minutes
ingredients: 2 oz tequila blanco. 2 oz lilikoi (3-5 fruits depending on the size). 1 oz grand marnier. 1 tsp honey. 1 cup ice. boston shaker. glass for serving. 

start by filling your shaker with the ice. pour in the lilikoi.

add in the tequila and grand marnier. 

pour in the honey. 

using the honey spoon, give everything a good stir and getting the last of the honey off the spoon. shake well for 30 seconds to a minute till frothy. 

pour the whole contents of the shaker into your serving glass. 

serve and enjoy! 

xo, a

lilikoi margarita
serves: 1 cocktail
prep time: 3 minutes
active time: 1 minute
total time: 4 minutes
ingredients: 2 oz tequila blanco. 2 oz lilikoi (3-5 fruits depending on the size). 1 oz grand marnier. 1 tsp honey. 1 cup ice. boston shaker. glass for serving.
start by filling your shaker with the ice. pour in the lilikoi. add in the tequila and grand marnier. pour in the honey. using the honey spoon, give everything a good stir and getting the last of the honey off the spoon. shake well for 30 seconds to a minute till frothy. pour the whole contents of the shaker into your serving glass. serve and enjoy! 

if you have been watching my instagram story, or you know me in real life, you know that my current obsession is my passion fruit vine. it was a gift from my mother-in-law nancy, and it has been growing in our garden for about two years now. it started off slow, but in the last year has grown to become a full on covering over our side yard. and it is COVERED in hundreds of purple passion fruits. since we have had it, it has produced some fruit here and there, but nothing like this season. this season it took off. the fruits have been sitting on the vine for months now, just teasing me as they slowly start to change colors from green to purple before they finally fall to the ground.

well, it is finally happening. the fruit are falling and they are falling in mass. i've woken up to as many as eight at a time littering the garden floor. no joke, i feel like a kid at christmas. but now that i have them all and then are starting to ripen left and right, it's time to put them to use. and before i did anything fancy, i just wanted to enjoy some passion fruit in all it's glory. and for me, that means with vodka. i'm keeping it simple this week. passion fruit and my favorite cocktail. a classic vodka soda. no muss or fuss here. just delicious, refreshing, tropical fruit and crisp vodka soda. 

passion fruit vodka soda
serves: 1 cocktail
prep time: 2 minutes
active time: 1 minute
total time: 3 minutes
ingredients: 1.5 oz vodka. 5 oz club soda. 2 passion fruit. 1 tsp sugar. 1 cup crushed ice. edible flower for garnish.

start by slicing both your passion fruits in half. reserve 1 half for garnish scoop out the pulp and seeds of the other 1.5 passion fruits. combine the fruit and sugar and mix well.

then pour your vodka over ice in your serving glass. 

add in the sweetened passion fruit pulp and seeds. 

top off with the club soda. 

garnish with the remaining half a passion fruit, edible flower if you are using and serve. 

enjoy!

xo, a

passion fruit vodka soda
serves: 1 cocktail
prep time: 2 minutes
active time: 1 minute
total time: 3 minutes
ingredients: 1.5 oz vodka. 5 oz club soda. 2 passion fruit. 1 tsp sugar. 1 cup crushed ice. edible flower for garnish.
tart by slicing both your passion fruits in half. reserve 1 half for garnish scoop out the pulp and seeds of the other 1.5 passion fruits. combine the fruit and sugar and mix well. then pour your vodka over ice in your serving glass. add in the sweetened passion fruit pulp and seeds. top off with the club soda. garnish with the remaining half a passion fruit, edible flower if you are using and serve. enjoy!