Cold margarita and a hot bath=happiness
If forced to choose, I’d pick hot bath water over therapy. The bath is where I catch up on my books and read my magazines. It’s where I learn things about why Obama and Wallstreet are warring and why espadrilles are back. And if I’m too burnt out to read, I do a lot of staring at the tile walls of the bathroom, blissfully zoning out.
Along with my lavender bath salts, I also like a drink with my bath. Usually it’s a glass of wine, but if Joe’s home, the preference is a margarita, something, no surprise, he’s very practiced in making.
So, tonight being Sunday, I’m lucky to have Joe home with all the kids (who are watching the original Clash of the Titans starring Sir Laurence Olivier, and exclaiming things like “Oh no! Pegasus is in jail!”)—not just because I love him, but because he made me an excellent margarita for the bath. In marriage, priorities are everything.
As I sat there, soaking the bones, I stared at my margarita, watching the beads of condensation drip down the glass—my senses a bit softened by both my rising internal temperature and the warmth of the tequila—and thinking how much I love a margarita. It provides the perfect moment of sour, salty, sweet (with a little smokiness from the tequila thrown in): I think it might be the perfect drink. It’s one I order again and again at Tacolicious, despite the fact that there are a lot of other great cocktails on the menu. (The Jamaica is my second choice.)
So, cheers to the things in life that you can never tire of. Here’s Joe’s recipe, for the bath, for the bar, for just about any excuse.
THE BEST BASIC MARGARITA
Although many people add a little simple syrup, Joe prefers to keep it simple.
Into a shaker full of ice add:
2 oz good-quality blanco tequila
1 oz quality orange liqueur
juice of 1 lime
Shake and strain all over a glass full of ice with a salted rim. Serve to your wife who will love you that much more.