last night, my good friend beatrice came over for dinner. we met when i was still working in fashion but we really bonded over food and shoes. she came over to catch up and to taste some new menu items i'm testing out for catering. 

i've been suffering from a cold and her and wes went on a whole tangent about tequila being anti bacterial and helping when you have a cold. now, i was calling a bit of bull honkey on that claim. 

but i did some research and it is true that the agave tequila is made from has some great health aiding properties. anti-inflammatory and immune boosting effects were listed as some of the health benefits. so hell, i'm going to give it a go. i'm upping my cold kicking odds of success with some pomegranate, blackberries and lime juice to make a perfect fall margarita. 

pomegranate margarita
serves: 1 cocktail
prep time: 2 minutes
active time: 1 minute
total time: 3 minutes
ingredients: 2 oz tequila reposado. 1 oz pomegranate juice. 1 oz lime juice. 1 oz triple sec. 2 blackberries for garnish. toothpick or rosemary stick. 10 pomegranate seeds for garnish. shaker. cup of ice. 

start by making your garnish. skewer your blackberries with your toothpick or stick. then add your ice to the shaker. 

pour in all your ingredients. shake well to combine. about 30 second. 

place your garnish in your serving glass. pour the contents of your shaker into the glass.

serve cold. enjoy! 

xo, a

pomegranate margarita
serves: 1 cocktail
prep time: 2 minutes
active time: 1 minute
total time: 3 minutes
ingredients: 2 oz tequila reposado. 1 oz pomegranate juice. 1 oz lime juice. 1 oz triple sec. 2 blackberries for garnish. toothpick or rosemary stick. 10 pomegranate seeds for garnish. shaker. cup of ice.
tart by making your garnish. skewer your blackberries with your toothpick or stick. then add your ice to the shaker. pour in all your ingredients. shake well to combine. about 30 second. place your garnish in your serving glass. pour the contents of your shaker into the glass and serve cold. 

we are finally starting to feel the first bit of crisp fall air in socal. while the cooling temps and shorter days don't exactly get me revved up (i am an endless summer kind of girl), the appearance of colder weather produce in stores does.

i haven't bought an orange or grapefruit in months and i am more than ready for blood oranges and big fat ruby reds.

citrus juice is one of my favorite cocktail mixers because it basically completely neutralizes the harsh flavor elements of booze. mixing it with something floral and something herbaceous makes it the perfect drink to welcome those earlier sunsets with. 

five o'clock sun down is the perfect compliment to happy hour.

rosemary + hibiscus greyhound
serves: 1 cocktail prep time: 2 minutes active time: 2 minutes total time: 4 minutes ingredients: 4 oz grapefruit juice. 2 oz vodka. .5 oz hibiscus syrup. 1 tbs rosemary leaves. 1 cup ice. shaker. sprig of fresh or frosted rosemary for garnish. 

start by filling your shaker with a couple of ice cubes. take the rosemary leaves and smash them in your hands to release the oils and add them to the shaker. 

pour in the vodka, grapefruit juice and hibiscus syrup. shake well till everything is well combined. 

fill your serving glass with the remaining ice and pour the contents of the shaker over the ice. 

garnish with fresh or frosted rosemary and enjoy! 

xo, a

rosemary + hibiscus greyhound
serves: 1 cocktail
prep time: 2 minutes
active time: 2 minutes
total time: 4 minutes
ingredients: 4 oz grapefruit juice. 2 oz vodka. .5 oz hibiscus syrup. 1 tbs rosemary leaves. 1 cup ice. shaker. sprig of fresh or frosted rosemary for garnish.
start by filling your shaker with a couple of ice cubes. take the rosemary leaves andsmash them in your hands to release the oils and add them to the shaker. pour in the vodka, grapefruit juice and hibiscus syrup. shake well till everything is well combined. fill your serving glass with the remaining ice and pour the contents of the shaker over the ice. garnish with fresh or frosted rosemary and enjoy!