Margaritas

OK, here's a dangerously addictive margarita recipe that our local liquor store sales clerk cursed us with last week. And while I'm at it, I'll throw in my all time favorite avocado margarita recipe that is for special occasions.

Key lime classic:

1 part key lime juice

1 part BOLS triple sec (BOLS is a brand, and important)

2 parts 100% agave tequila; TRES ALEGRES COMPADRES is the cheapest we've found.

MOST IMPORTANT PART: fill a large glass with all liquid ingredients listed above, and LOTS of ice, then SHAKE IT about 20-30 shakes, in other words, a bunch. This step cuts the lime a bit and chills everything nicely.

Avocado margarita:

Start with a blender FULL of ice, add:

1 large, or 1 and 1/2 small avocados

palm full of destemmed cilantro

8-10 ounces of tequila

12 ounces of mix*

*for the mix, I've usually used a standard store-bought margarita mix, but I'm tempted to substitute it for the BOLS/key lime mix in the above recipe.

Good luck.