Three More Margaritas

These from Lake Magazine:

Wally's in Saugatuck, Michigan calls for dark tequila, Cointreau, fresh lime wedges, a touch of lime juice, "the ubiquitous sweet-and-sour mix" and a hint of Grand Marnier. Shaken and served ice-cold in a "no-nonsense glass with or without ice on the rim." No ingredient quantifiers but at $6 a glass, enjoy concocting your own.

El Salto in Chesterton, Indiana serves two, each made with the restaurant's own mix. To that, they add to their house margarita the old standbys Jose Cuervo tequila and Grand Marnier. Their Uptown version includes Don Julio tequila, Cazadores tequila, Cointreau, and Patron Anejo. Both are shaken, not stirred.

Post Script: The Goddesses have just sampled The Simple Margarita liquid mixture with Jose Cuervo Gold and a pinch of lime juice. The "rimmer" that accompanies the mix is curious. Curious good, we haven't decided. The little brown flecks it leaves in the glass, however, should not be allowed. It's back to regular margarita salt for us. Besides, that little hat thing invariably puts us in a good mood.

The Goddesses are off to Door County where Margarita Time is anytime, anywhere, with anyone, and accompanied by Jimmy Buffet, cool jazz, or select Pentamayo recordings. Enjoy your summer!

Summer is Short - Make Mine a Margarita

The Ultimate Summer Adornment. My, but that lime looks good on you! Hello, Goddesses-in-Progress, No More Tubs. You know - admit it - the ones you hide in the back of your freezer. The ones from which you routinely steel spoonfuls for little mid-day mellowings. Out-out-out!

Here to the rescue is Victoria Namkung, writer for CS Magazine, who in the July '05 issue conducted "this summer's most important experiment." Important, indeed. Can you say, Mission Critical?

In her "quest to create the perfect summer Margarita," Goddess Namkung intelligently broke it down into:

1. Searching for the perfect tequila. Evidently, any Margarita worth its salt must be smoooooth, exotic, and be comprised of ingredients difficult to pronounce but delivering that inner Glow of Know.
2. Searching for the perfect mixer.
3. Searching for the perfect combination.

When her work was done, here's what she donated to The Perfect Summer:

The Batch 14 Margarita
2 oz Corralejo Anejo tequila
3 oz Jose Cuervo Margarita Mix (even the authors were surprised at this. But it stood the test of taste and into the recipe it went)
1 oz Triple Sec

The Batch 32 Margarita
2 oz Gran Centenario Plata Tequila
1 oz Grand Marnier
1/4 oz fresh lime juice

In each case, Goddess Namkung instructs "shake and serve over coarsely cracked ice in a glass rimmed with salt flakes. Garnish with a lime wedge."

Salt flakes? Ooooo....... Grateful Goddesses everywhere, raise your glasses!

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Things You Learn By Watching Movies and Other Gems from James

• Once applied, lipstick will never rub off. Even while scuba diving.
• All telephone numbers in America begin with the digits 555.
• Mothers routinely cook eggs, bacon and waffles for their family every morning even though their husband and children never have time to eat it.

In searching for clever images to glamorize our Chick Flicks List, we came across this delightful blog, James Huggins Refrigerator Door. "Things Your Learn by Watching Movies." Aside from our immediate delight, a deeper perusal into his site elicits Gems for All Goddesses such as "Five Toughest Questions for Men"...er Consorts,
and "Rules Men Wish Women Would Learn".

Goddesses and the Consorts Who Worship Them, Is James S. a candidate for Consort of the Month? Click, read, and enjoy!

Chick Flicks - What to Watch, What to Drink

This Suburban Goddesses Room is dedicated to what Goddesses and Goddesses-in-Progress could/would/should do in their spare time. Spare time? Goddesses have it, GIPs are still figuring it out.

Suburban Goddesses Top Chick Flicks (in no particular order because Goddesses do not Force their Wills on Goddesses or less)

• Anything with Diane Keaton as a grown up. Especially with Jack Nicholson and great real estate. Wrinkles and all, she sparkles. While we loath the get-ups she insists on wearing at all televised events, a furtive glance downward reminds us that at that Certain Age, we must decide: Brown spots vs white gloves. To drink: Any sprightly Sauvignon Blanc, chilled to 50-degrees.
• Anything with Diane Keaton plus Goldie Hawn and say, Susan Sarandon. Sonoma Valley Chardonnay. Well-chilled, then warmed for 20 minutes. Speaking of SS...
• "Step Mom" - Whom among us would - on our deathbed - get out of bed to ride in the moonlight with an irascible Goddess Jr? Goddesshood is getting harder to achieve by the season.
• "Baby Boom" - If the North Shore had anything like Sam Shepard, Orphans of the Storm would be out of business. Goddesses can dream. Forgot "Sideways," Merlot. Any Merlot.
• "Suspect" - a Dennis Quaid close up should be on everybody's ... oh, Cher's good too. Great boots. Goddesses who see this movie no longer attempt to get out of jury duty by giving birth. Chemay ale. The good stuff, warmed to 55 or 60-degrees. The $9.99 bottle from T-J's.
• "Thelma and Louise" - A very definitive way to achieve Goddesshood. Recommended only once the trust funds have been set up, the property is in the kids' names, and you have proof the Consort is sleeping with the Chippy. Bud, Old Style or Heineken (just this once), then any cheap scotch. Shots.
• "A League of Their Own" - still questioning the stereotype. Nevertheless, "There's no crying in baseball," is offered as a gentle reminder as we head into yet another season of Trusting in God. Which reminds us...
• "Against all Odds" NOT! (To drink above: Bud or Old Style - bottle, not glass, extremely cold. It's the only way you won't choke on the taste.)
• "Lord of the Ring" - Viggo, Orlando...again, the remote. If you don't already know the rest: 1) You are no Goddess, 2) You didn't attend a major Midwestern University in the '70's, and/or 3) You can cliff it or get the real thing at Amazon. To drink: California Cabernet, under $20. 65-degrees. Save the Magnificat for "Gone with the Wind."
• "Banger Sisters" - We should all look so good in Black Leather. And we would if our Goddess Jrs would get over this Animal Rights thing. To drink: Two Buck Chuck - red or white. Glass or plastic.
• "Moonstruck" - Lyric Season Tickets anyone? To drink: Any San Giovese you've let breathe for a day or two...or three...

Goddess Juniors have logged in with - of course - "Kill Bill" and "Kill Bill 2." Ranking is under discussion. Then there are "10 Things I Hate About You" and "Almost Famous." Goddesses and GIPs would do well to include these in their viewing schedule, remote in hand to fast forward through all scenes that do not include Billy Crudup, advise the Goddesses.
To drink: San Pelligrino if viewing with GJrs; scotch or gin if Performing a Motherly Duty solo.