I will admit that my favorite thing to do is my notebook entries each week. I can rely on the creativity of others and it gives me lots of great ideas for things we can try for our own family.
I do try to do a lot of the ideas in the notebooks so I thought it would be fun to have a, “Notebook Experiments,” section, highlighting how these ideas have turned out for our family.
What should we start with? How about a little alcohol…I am so naughty, but I always appreciate a good toast to a new section so we shall start there!
Experiment: Are Idiot Margaritas Really Good?
Experiment Taken From: Notebook Entry 05.08.08
Materials Needed: Please see Jane’s Apron for specific directions on how to complete this experiment. I like a little something on the rim of the glasses though so I did get out a bowl of water and a bowl of sugar. I dipped the glasses in the water and then dipped them in the sugar to give the glasses a little something special. These large goblets are courtesy of the fabulous Dollar Tree. A lime would have added a little more pizazz, but the grocery dollars are suffering right now so we just skipped that little specialness this week.
Results: We followed the recipe as instructed, but decided to half the amount of tequila (because we are lightweights and didn’t want to push our luck) and added one can of water to make them a tad less strong.
The taste of these is excellent, in fact, my husband hates margaritas, but absolutely loved these. We served them on the rocks with sugar on the rim, which resulted in a delicious combination of sweet and tart. The beer adds a foamier feel to the margaritas, but did not add any odd flavor to them. I don’t think you would even notice the ingredient was in there unless the “bartender” was mixing them in front of you.
Conclusion: Idiot Margaritas ARE good! Thanks, Jane’s Apron for the fabulous new recipe. It will be a hit with all of our friends!
Well, they surely look delicious! Margaritas are our fave, and it seems like they’re never as good at home. We’ll have to try this recipe!
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I tried them this weekend, too! They were so good! However,I wasn’t thinking clearly and tried to make them into frozen margaritas. I don’t recommend trying this. Forgetting that the beer was already carbonated, it got everywhere when I blended it. I know that I should have thought of it, but I just thought frozen margarita, YUM! Anyway, moral of the story is, only serve this one on the rocks!!
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Wow, Addie! You know, I would have never thought of that either. Good point- I am sure you helped someone else from having a mess in their kitchen!
Christi- These are delicious- I hope you like them as much as we did
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The Margaritas look very tasty. Both hubby and I are big Margarita Fans over here
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umm- yum!
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Amy,
Your notebook entries each week is one of the favorite things I look forward to reading. This recipe sounds delicous. We are big margarita fans in our family so I will have to try this recipe and will let you know what we think.
What kind of beer did you use or recommend for this recipe?
Thanks for all your great notbook entries each week!
Joy
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Amy,
Your notebook entries are my one of my favorite things that I look forward to reading each week. This recipe sounds delicious. We are big margarita fans in our family so I will definitely try these and let you know what we think. What kind of beer did you use or do you recommend?
Thanks for al your great entries each week and I look forward to more notebook experiment posts.
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Joy- We have made these twice and the first time I used Bud Lite and the second time I used Blue Moon. Both batches tasted great and I couldn’t even tell a difference between the two. Whatever you have in the fridge I am sure will work beautifully!!
I am excited to share our “experiments” at our house! I am so glad you guys liked this one! Thank you for all the compliments- it means a bunch to me.
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While I haven’t tried this exact recipe, my aunt makes something called Summer Beer that is basically the same thing but with lemonade concentrate and vodka. It’s delicious! Give it a try!
Jodi
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Oh Amy… at this point in my pregnancy I am drooling over this post. Drooling! And truth be told, I’m not usually a Margarita drinker!! OK. Idiot made or not… send me one of those babies!! Adios!!
Best
Audrey
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Yummy! I can’t wait to try this one out. It is definitely that time of year for Margaritas. My parents just bought a lake house and I think I will take a batch of this along next weekend to use as a toast.
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THOSE look amazing. I’m so going to need to do that.
YUM. OH.
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Hi Amy,
First of all, a big thanks for featuring so many of my posts in your notebook! Second, I’m so glad you tried the margaritas. I usually only use about half a can of tequila too…and top them with salt. Thanks again!
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I love the idea of your notebook experiments!
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