Sunday, July 25, 2010

25, El Borracho


(25, The Drunkard)
It's been really hot outside! Enjoy my recipes.

The Block Party
1/2 package frozen Parcha/Maracuya/Passion Fruit
1/2 package frozen Mango
1 cup orange juice
few tablespoons sugar
ice
gold rum

blend. enjoy. vegetate.

Trans-Europe Express
1 package frozen Mora/Blackberries
1 cup cranberry juice
lingonberry syrup
handful fresh berries if available
equal parts Kentucky Bourbon, Benedictine, Aguardiente
ice

blend. enjoy. laugh.

The Perfect Salsa
2 very ripe Mexican mangoes (the big green and red ones)
2 to 5 fresh serrano chiles, depending on size
5 small limes

Peel the mangoes; cut the flesh away from the pits into small bits, toss in a bowl. Dice the chiles. Juice the limes. Add a little seasalt if desired. Let sit in the fridge an hour for the flavors to blend.

Sweet, picante, refreshing; it looks like shiny fresh egg yolks. Delicious on chips or meat or tacos while you're enjoying your cocktails.

The best way to juice limes without a juicer: cut a thin slice off the top and bottom end. Make three vertical cuts down the length of the lime, leaving a thin triangular core of flesh with no skin in the center. All 6 pieces, squeezed by hand, will yield more juice this way.

4 comments:

  1. I have personally experienced all three of these recipes and can attest to their deliciousness and volatility. Do not hesitate to make them yourself and E-N-J-O-Y!

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  2. Thanks for stopping by MargO and for the genuine uncompensated testimonial for which I promise to make you another batch!

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  3. Clicked over from JMG today and have been enjoying your blog immensely. These loteria posts took me back to a group art project in which I participated in 2007, that resulted in this set of cards. (Mine was El Bandolon; the theme I chose may point to why I'm enjoying your anti-American art posts so much..)

    Anyway I look forward to continuing to read you. Thanks for the food for thought!

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  4. Hey Chris, thanks for the nice note.

    That loteria project you participated in is simply awesome!! What a great idea. Some of those are wonderfully subversive. Tim Gunn as El Catrin! Brilliant. And I love your card.

    Was this entirely a virtual project or part of something else?

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