So I thought I’d post since Scott did such a lovely job with his intro. Not too much going on tonight but my youngling is baking cookies for a bake sale to be held to benefit the people of Haiti on Friday at my office. Henry is a very giving lad and he does a lot to help those of us less fortunate; he rides his bike for diabetes in the annual Tour de Cure, walks the Susan G. Komen 10k with his Mum a breast cancer survivor herself, helps raise money for the Edmonds, WA rotary as a yearly volunteer at the local festivals and etc., etc.

Margaritas and Guac

So tonight I’ll just share the quick Mexican themed finish to my day yesterday. As the post mentions, the local ‘ritas are just about $9 each but mine at home are substantially less. Even accounting for the overinflated prices for liquor here in Washington, I can make great margarita at home for about half of what it costs to go out. This recipe ended with a 16oz drink for about $5. Now there is the initial outlay but if you’re a margarita lover it is worth it. Plus if you like you can always run a shortcut or two. I would not recommend ever starting with a tequila that is not 100% blue agave as many are. These will leave you with a bad head in the am but instead of Cointreau, a good quality triple sec will do nicely and that cuts a large part of the cost. Originally margaritas were made using a Mexican Liqueur called Controy but I’ve never seen that in the US.

Anyway, I was able to turn a regular ol’ Tuesday evening into a bit of something special so check it out…
http://musingsonthepathtofrugality.blogspot.com/2010/02/tuesday-2nd-february-2010.html