the spring gods are shining down on us. it’s supposed to be in the high seventies/low eighties all weekend long in orange county and i am foot loose and catering free. so i will be enjoying this glorious weekend with an easy drinking, warm weather cocktail. and what says sunny weather more than a margarita?

nothing.

cooling cucumber makes this margarita go down really SMOOTH. be careful, the first one will practically drink itself, so you may just need to make two.

cucumber & cilantro margarita

serves: 1 cocktail

pre time: 3 minutes

active time: 2 minutes

total time: 5 minutes

ingredients: 2 oz tequila. 2 oz cucumber juice (i juiced 1 cucumber and got about 6 oz of cucumber juice. if you do not have a juicer, you can purée the cucumber and strain the juice with a mesh strainer. it took me about 2 minutes). 1 oz triple sec. .5 oz orange juice, small orange wedge for garnish optional. .5 oz lime juice. 15 cilantro leaves + an extra sprig for garnish. 2 cups of ice. shaker. muddler.

in the base of your shaker, combine the tequila and the cilantro leaves.

muddle until the cilantro is smashed to bits and the tequila is green in color.

pour in the triple sec, the juices and pour in half the ice. shake well till everything is well combined and chilled.

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

garnish with orange and cilantro.

serve and enjoy.

xo, a

cucumber & cilantro margarita

serves: 1 cocktail

pre time: 3 minutes

active time: 2 minutes

total time: 5 minutes

ingredients: 2 oz tequila. 2 oz cucumber juice (i juiced 1 cucumber and got about 6 oz of cucumber juice. if you do not have a juicer, you can purée the cucumber and strain the juice with a mesh strainer. it took me about 2 minutes). 1 oz triple sec. .5 oz orange juice, small orange wedge for garnish optional. .5 oz lime juice. 15 cilantro leaves + an extra sprig for garnish. 2 cups of ice. shaker. muddler.

in the base of your shaker, combine the tequila and the cilantro leaves. muddle until the cilantro is smashed to bits and the tequila is green in color. pour in the triple sec, the juices and pour in half the ice. shake well till everything is well combined and chilled. fill your serving glass with ice and strain in the contents of the shaker. into the glass. garnish with orange and cilantro. serve and enjoy.

there may be a hurricane brewing over texas, but here in socal, we are headed into a heat wave. costa mesa is heading into our hottest time of the year and with no air conditioning and cake orders that require the OVEN, i'm looking for anything cooling these days. 

my friyay cocktail is no exception. cucumber makes this floral gin + st. germain combination very soothing for a sweltering summer day. bonus points if you serve it in a chilled glass. 

lemon + cucumber gin fizzle
serves: 1 cocktail
prep time: 2 minutes
active time: 3 minutes
total time: 5 minutes
ingredients: 2 oz gin. 1 oz fresh lemon juice. 10 thin slices of cucumber. .5 oz st. germain. 3-5 oz club soda. edible flowers for garnish (i used borage). shaker. muddler. strainer. 2 cups ice. 

in the bottom of your shaker, combine 8 of the cucumber slices, lemon juice and st. germain. 

muddle together until the cucumber is completely crushed. about 2 minutes. 

pour in half the ice and the gin and shake well till combined. about 30 seconds. 

fill your serving glass with the rest of the ice and the remaining cucumber slices. strain your cocktail over the ice. 

top off the drink with club soda to taste. 

garnish with edible flowers. 

enjoy! 

xo, a

lemon + cucumber gin fizzle
serves: 1 cocktail
prep time: 2 minutes
active time: 3 minutes
total time: 5 minutes
ingredients: 2 oz gin. 1 oz fresh lemon juice. 10 thin slices of cucumber. .5 oz st. germain. 3-5 oz club soda. edible flowers for garnish (i used borage). shaker. muddler. strainer. 2 cups ice.
in the bottom of your shaker, combine 8 of the cucumber slices, lemon juice and st. germain.
muddle together until the cucumber is completely crushed. about 2 minutes.
pour in half the ice and the gin and shake well till combined. about 30 seconds.
fill your serving glass with the rest of the ice and the remaining cucumber slices. strain your cocktail over the ice.
top off the drink with club soda to taste.
garnish with edible flowers.
enjoy!