Fresh Squeezed Margaritas

I love a good margarita, but not the ones from pre-made mixes! It has to use real lime juice! This is the recipe I usually use when making margaritas, and it's really great.  It can be a lot of work to juice enough limes for a big crowd, but it's extremely worth it. Absolutely delicious!

Ingredients:

1 part triple sec
3 parts tequila
2 parts fresh lime juice
Ice cubes

Directions:

1. Add ingredients to a cocktail shaker with ice cubes and shake to mix.
2. Pour margaritas into glasses. Serve with ice, if desired

This recipe is based on this recipe.

Garlic Roast Beef

This is a great recipe for roast beef. I love garlic, and this beef has lots of it. It is especially good in French dip sandwiches with a homemade au jus. The best French dips I've ever had!

Ingredients:

2-3 lb beef roast
3-4 cloves garlic, thinly sliced
olive oil spray
salt & pepper, to taste
2 tsp fresh or dried chopped rosemary
meat thermometer

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
2. Using a thin, sharp knife, pierce meat about 1/2-inch deep in several places and insert pieces of garlic in each hole, pushing in as far as possible.
3. Spray the meat with olive oil spray.
4. Sprinkle with salt, pepper and rosemary.
5. Place roast into roast pan (or pan with baking rack) and push the thermometer all the way into the center of the roast.
6. When the oven reaches 350 degrees F, place the roast in the oven.
7. Roast until the thermometer reads 125 degrees F for rare, 135 degrees F for medium rare, 145 degrees F for medium, and 150-155 degrees F for well done. The temperature will rise an additional 5 degrees as it sits. (You want the final temperatures to be 130 degrees F for rare, 140 degrees F for medium rare, 150 degrees F for medium, and 155-160 degrees F for well done.)
8. Remove the roast from the oven and let rest 10-15 minutes before slicing.

This recipe was adapted from Garlic Lover's Roast Beef by Skinnytaste (http://www.skinnytaste.com/2010/10/garlic-lovers-roast-beef.html).

Baked Curry Fries

This another fun take on baked fries. These had quite a bit of spice to them, so they were awesome and unique. Definitely will make again!

Ingredients:

3 medium potatoes, sliced into thin fries
2 Tbsp olive oil
2 teaspoons garlic powder
1 teaspoon curry powder
1 teaspoon cajun seasoning
1 teaspoon black pepper
1/2 teaspoon onion powder
1 teaspoons turmeric powder

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 450 degrees F.
2. Slice potatoes into thin fries and place in a large mixing bowl.
3. Add spices and olive oil to fries and toss to coat the fries evenly.
4. Place on baking sheet lined with parchment paper and bake potatoes for approximately 30-45 minutes, turning after 15-20 minutes, until potatoes are crispy on the outside.

This recipe was adapted from http://www.notveganyet.blogspot.com/2014/05/roasted-indian-curry-fries.html.