if you have been following along in instagram, you know that we recently got a blender. FINALLY. there was always some other important piece of cooking equipment we needed more than a blender. but now that sage is here, i had the excuse that i will eventually need to make baby food. which to be honest, i could probably make in my food processor or with my immersion blender.

but what i REALLY wanted the blender for, is margaritas. in college, campus was near an el torito and MANY a night started out with their tacos and mango margaritas. i LOVED those mango margaritas. and i have been dying to make my own version.

well the time has come. and it was worth every second of the wait.

mango + pineapple margarita

serves: 2 margaritas

prep time: 3 minutes

active time: 2 minutes

total time: 5 minutes

ingredients: 4 oz tequila. 1 oz triple sec. 1 oz fresh squeezed lime juice. 1 cup chopped pineapple. 1.5 cup frozen mango chunks. 1 cup ice. pineapple wedges for garnish. blender.

start by combining all your ingredients in the bowl of your blender. blend until smooth.

pour the contents of the blender into two glasses.

garnish with pineapple wedge, serve and enjoy.

xo, a

mango + pineapple margarita

serves: 2 margaritas

prep time: 3 minutes

active time: 2 minutes

total time: 5 minutes

ingredients: 4 oz tequila. 1 oz triple sec. 1 oz fresh squeezed lime juice. 1 cup chopped pineapple. 1.5 cup frozen mango chunks. 1 cup ice. pineapple wedges for garnish. blender.

start by combining all your ingredients in the bowl of your blender. blend until smooth. pour the contents of the blender into two glasses. garnish with pineapple wedge, serve and enjoy.

happy memorial day weekend friends. nothing says summer kick off like memorial day.

and my favorite summer fruit is watermelon. it has basically been baby’s number one craving since the beginning of my second trimester. for a while there i was eating one fourth of a watermelon A DAY. i suffered a few months of bad watermelon season but we have official turned that corner towards summer and the watermelon pickings are GOOOOOOD.

fresh, crisp, sweet watermelon is a special experience. but once your watermelon goes a little bit past its freshest or if the watermelon texture is mealy, blending it up for the juice is the PERFECT solution. with baby on board, i have been drinking watermelon juice straight. but for wesley, i’ve been whipping up this delicious vodka + watermelon cocktail for him to enjoy.

watermelon + rosemary cooler

serves: 1 cocktail

prep time: 3 minutes

active time: 1 minute

total time: 4 minutes

ingredients: 5 oz watermelon juice (i blended 1 cup watermelon and strained the juice from the pulp). 2 oz vodka. 1 oz fresh squeezed lemon juice. 3-5 oz club soda. 1 rosemary sprig. 2 cups ice. tall serving glass. shaker/strainer. optional: borage flowers or other blue edible flowers for garnish.

start by combining the watermelon juice, vodka and lemon juice in the base of your shaker with half the ice. remove the bottom two thirds of leaves from the rosemary sprig. smash and tear up the rosemary leaves and add them to the shaker.

shake vigorously for 30 seconds to combine everything and to release the oils from the rosemary. fill your serving glass with the remaining ice. strain the contents of your shaker over ice.

top the cocktail off with club soda.

stir well and garnish with the rosemary sprig and edible flowers. serve and enjoy.

xo, a

watermelon + rosemary cooler

serves: 1 cocktail

prep time: 3 minutes

active time: 1 minute

total time: 4 minutes

ingredients: 5 oz watermelon juice (i blended 1 cup watermelon and strained the juice from the pulp). 2 oz vodka. 1 oz fresh squeezed lemon juice. 3-5 oz club soda. 1 rosemary sprig. 2 cups ice. tall serving glass. shaker/strainer. optional: borage flowers or other blue edible flowers for garnish.

start by combining the watermelon juice, vodka and lemon juice in the base of your shaker with half the ice. remove the bottom two thirds of leaves from the rosemary sprig. smash and tear up the rosemary leaves and add them to the shaker. shake vigorously for 30 seconds to combine everything and to release the oils from the rosemary. fill your serving glass with the remaining ice. strain the contents of your shaker over ice. top the cocktail off with club soda. stir well and garnish with the rosemary sprig and edible flowers. serve and enjoy.