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.

yes friends! we made it to the first day of summer. today is the longest day of the year and the official summer kick off.

our calendar is packed to the gills this week with graduation cakes, food delivery, baby shower, wedding and anniversary cakes. ALL the summer celebrations are going down now.

in additional to sharing all the beautiful cakes this weekend, i’m sharing this summer lunch i planned with my friend lish from lisherbevents and these gorgeous melamine products from juliska.

it got me super excited for summer. summer food, summer fruit, summer drinks and before too long, a summer baby. baby is the size of pineapple this week and coincidentally i’ve been eating a ton of it. it makes me think of tropical vacations and some of my favorite cocktails.

in this weeks edition of delicious cocktails i make and then pass of to my lucky, LUCKY husband, we have a cooling, tropical orange and pineapple drink that tastes like the dreamiest popsicle in a glass. and will have you feeling like you are on vacation.

pineapple + orange rumsicle

serves: 1 cocktail

prep time: 3 minutes

active time: 1 minute

total time: 4 minutes

ingredients: 1.5 oz white rum. .5 oz triple sec. 2 oz fresh squeezed orange juice. 3 tbs pineapple purée (i blended up about 5 pineapple cubes in a food processor until smooth. if you aren’t into making your own purée, you could always sub pineapple juice) + pineapple wedge for garnish. 1 cup finely crushed ice + a couple cubes for your shaker. shaker.

start by filling your shaker with the couple full ice cubes. pour in the rum, triple sec, orange juice and pineapple purée. shake well till everything is well combined.

fill your serving glass with crushed ice. strain the contents of your shaker into your glass.

garnish with a pineapple wedge. serve and enjoy.

xo, a

pineapple + orange rumsicle

serves: 1 cocktail

prep time: 3 minutes

active time: 1 minute

total time: 4 minutes

ingredients: 1.5 oz white rum. .5 oz triple sec. 2 oz fresh squeezed orange juice. 3 tbs pineapple purée (i blended up about 5 pineapple cubes in a food processor until smooth. if you aren’t into making your own purée, you could always sub pineapple juice) + pineapple wedge for garnish. 1 cup finely crushed ice + a couple whole ice cubes for your shaker. shaker.

start by filling your shaker with the couple full ice cubes. pour in the rum, triple sec, orange juice and pineapple purée. shake well till everything is well combined. fill your serving glass with crushed ice. strain the contents of your shaker into your glass. garnish with a pineapple wedge. serve and enjoy.