Tray Set

28 Oct, 2009 in art pottery by admin

Tray Set

Best Margarita | Set Up a Home Bar | Offer Multiple Flavors

How to Set Up a 3-Flavor Margarita Bar

Make the Base Recipe:
- 3 parts Tequila
- 2 parts Triple Sec
- 1 part fresh lime juice

Just follow the ratio above (3-2-1) to make any quantity desired; a single drink or an entire pitcher full.

Make the Simple Syrup:
- 1 part water
- 1 part sugar
Again, make any amount, just follow the ratio (1 to 1). All you have to do is simmer until sugar is dissolved, then chill.

Prepare Flavored Purees by combining different ingredients with the Simple Syrup. Here are some options:
- Strawberry--2 cups Simple Syrup with 2 cups hulled strawberries.
- Pineapple-Jalapeno--2 cups Simple Syrup with 2 cups chopped fresh or canned pineapple and 1/2 fresh seeded jalapeno
- Peach--2 cups Simple Syrup with 2 cups canned or fresh peaches
Put each flavor in a separate pitcher and keep the pitchers in a drink tub filled with ice.

Create A Garnish Tray--Garnishes make the drink so don't forget this part! At a minimum, offer fresh fruit garnishes including limes, lemons and oranges. Then to make is special, add garnishes to match the flavors you have chosen (strawberries, peaches...).

Create Flavored Salt--In a food processor pulse together citrus zest and kosher salt (one flavor at a time). Good choices are lime zest, lemon zest and orange zest.

Set up the Margarita Bar--In addition to the pitchers of flavored purees, the flavored salts and the garnish tray, set out an ice bucket and margarita glasses.

Make the Best Margarita Ever!--For each margarita:
- Rim the Glass--Dip glass in Simple Syrup then flavored salt of your choice (ex. if making a Strawberry Margarita, maybe you want lemon salt).
- Fill glass with ice
- Add Base Margarita Mix until glass is 3/4 full
- Add Flavored Puree of choice to top off glasss
- Stir and enjoy!
You can easily make Frozen Margaritas by combining ingredients in a blender and then pouring into your rimmed glasses.

Set up a Margarita Bar and offer your guests different flavor options along with zesty rimming salt and fresh garnishes. Your guests will appreciate the extra effort and novelty of being able to choose their own margarita flavor.

About the Author

Sandee Lembke from Theme Party Queen.com invites you to visit her site. Find several flavors of Sugar Free Margarita Mixes and other Home Bar Set Up Ideas.

What's the best way to set up a serving tray?

I'm planning a breakfast in bed for valentines day, I plan on making pancakes, with OJ. I was wondering what kind of flowers should I get ( I want to stick away from roses, I was thinking Daises.) And, how should I set up the tray. If someone would please help me It would be much appreciated. Thanks so much.

First of all to prevent your dishes from slipping and sliding go the 99 cent store and buy a roll of that rubber shelf liner in a nice color cut to fit your tray.
Heart shaped pancakes a must! A dish of chocolate covered strawberries or strawberries and cream.
Small creamer to hold the syrup.
How about some artificial rose petals scattered on the tray instead of flowers?
Mimosa's instead of just OJ. Dip the moistened edge of your champagne flutes in sugar, fill 3/4 with champagne and the rest with o.j. drop a small strawberry inside.
Enjoy!

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