An interesting tidbit popped into my inbox from USA Pears the other day, all about using fresh pears in cocktails. Some of the recipes look fantastic, and I’m always up for trying new recipes. These sound amazing. These are the first two that caught my eye, and you can find more at the USA Pears site.
Millionaire Pear
By Louis Bustamente, Vallejo, California
The Bartlett’s quintessential pear flavor is enhanced with a fresh squeeze of lemon juice while vanilla and mandarin flavors provide further complexity and depth. A dash of finely ground black pepper finishes the drink with a subtle smoky heat.
Ingredients:
Granulated sugar
1/4 …read more

I am a huge margarita fan. There was a period of time in my life (mostly my late 20’s) when I couldn’t even stand the smell of tequila – whether in a bottle, on someone’s breath or in a mixed drink. I blame it on my 21st birthday and the bottle of Silver Sauza. Ugh. Now, granted, I know Sauza is a much better tequila than it used to be, but about 12 years ago, it was cheap, it was a great big bottle, and we were stupid.
In the past two or so years, I started to like tequila again …read more