Dear Ms’
It’s one thing to be advocates for drinks you have encountered, but quite another to originate one. Since I have neither published nor publicized the recipe for “Save-The-Planet” Margaritas, you are welcome to the intellectual property rights should you choose to feature it on your WEB site. Other than substituting a can of frozen lime aid and a blender full of ice cubes, (plus ½ can of tequila), the difference is that you replace the Triple Sec with a quarter can of Blue Curacao. This makes for a very attractive frozen impressionists version of waters off the Cote D’Azure in Summer. And as to the title of the drink, the theory is that if anyone has more than one, they will be in no condition to pollute anything for the rest of the day. Unconventional, perhaps, but it works and one recovers quicker from indulging in this than the planet would from our indulgence in a day’s worth or resource depletion.
Of course it really doesn’t make sense to serve Margaritas without salsa, so here’s another unpublished recipe that has had everyone who’s tried it asking for the ingredients – maybe this could become one of several A&A commercial products. There has to be a market for bright and joyful feminist consumer products (something, shall we say, that is more substantive than Virginia Slims)?
1 large can of tomato puree
1-2 Thai peppers (this is critical – instead of the “in-your-face” reminder one gets from déclassé peppers like jalapenos, the Thai peppers have a subtle, but compelling “after-bite” that is world’s away from less enlightened store-bought salsas.
2 Tbsp brown sugar
1 tsp balsamic vinegar
3/4 cup dried basil (or one big handful of fresh basil leaves)
¼ cup dried orange peel
¼ cup olive oil
Blend until smooth
Add about 1 cup coarse chopped Bermuda onion
Works great as spaghetti sauce & also is a pretty good stock for chili ………..just add
¾ libs lean ground beef (pre-browned)
1 sm can great northern beans
1 sm can dark red
1 sm can light red
Simmer for 1 hour