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With Cinco de Mayo just around the corner, our palates are gearing up for some refreshing margaritas. Though the classic margarita is a great staple for the occasion, we want to venture out of the margarita glass and see other ways to enjoy this tasty drink. Whether you want to eat, sip, or dip your margarita, we found some great edible margaritas for you! And we’re pretty sure all of these would go just swimmingly with 12 plates of nachos.
1. Margarita Bars: We’ll start with the sweet stuff. Put a little twist on your lemon bar recipe, and make some margarita bars! (Recipe and photo: Sugar Crafter)
2. Margarita Cupcakes: These days cupcakes come in every flavor, color, shape, and size you want….so it’s no surprise to find some yummy margarita cupcakes! (Recipe and photo: Jason and Shawnda)
3. Margarita Ice Cream: This ice cream recipe isn’t quite as easy to make as our two-ingredient ice creams, but it sure does look tasty! (Recipe and photo: Recipe Bridge)
4. Margarita Fruit Dip: When I dip, you dip, we dip. Time to make Da Dip – margarita dip that is. ;) (Recipe and photo: Celebrations)
5. Margarita Cookies: Now they don’t get much cuter than this. These margaritas are sure to sparkle! (Recipe and photo: Pink Martinis and Pearls)
6. Margarita Pie: We can’t say no to key lime pie, so how can we say no to margarita pie? All you need for this bit of deliciousness is vanilla ice cream, frozen limeade concentrate and a graham cracker crust (Recipe and photo: Recipe Bridge)
7. Margarita Ice Pops: Need a sneaky way to bring your margarita to the pool or beach? Margarita ice pops are your answer! (Recipe and photo: Hostess With the Mostess)
8. Margarita Cheesecake: Cream cheese, margaritas, and pretzels. Sounds like a winning combination to us! (Recipe and photo: Kari’s Cooking)
9. Margarita Chicken Salad: Put any extra margarita mix you have to good use with this good-lookin’ chicken salad! (Recipe and photo: Shine)
10. Margarita Shrimp Bites: Start marinating some shrimp in your margarita (probably not the same one you are drinking:), add some puff pastry and they turn into a zesty appetizer! (Recipe and photo: Recipe Girl)
11. Margarita Glazed Ribs: We want our baby back, baby back, baby back. baby back ribbbbssss…..with margarita glaze. (Recipe and photo: HCG Diet Recipes Made Simple)
12. Margarita Shrimp Nachos: “Those are na–chos, they’re mine!” You better grab some fast, because these margarita shrimp nachos will be gone in a flash. (Recipe and photo: Food Network)
Have a Happy Cinco de Mayo, hopefully with many forms of margarita in hand! Do send your Cinco de Mayo food and drink our recipes by leaving a note in the comments below or on Twitter.
Caitlin Dunn has been craving sweets since the day she was born. She quickly learned to bake but realized that her true passion is all in the decoration. If not in the kitchen, you will find her crafting her latest project of the week. Living in San Francisco has turned her a little ‘green’ which has changed her creative focus to making one person’s trash another person’s treasure. She documents the intersection of baking, crafts, tea, and everyday life on her blog teaspoon.
Caitlin is a San Francisco native currently living abroad in Zurich, Switzerland. You will most likely find her in the kitchen, the yoga studio, working on her latest craft project, eating Swiss chocolate, or writing all about it on her blog, teaspoon.
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B + C: How did you know M.E.E. Movement was your business to start?
The M.E.E Movement represents motivation, empowerment, and encouragement for women. It is what represents me. I did not know at first that it was my business to start, but then the thought of monetizing what I loved came to me. It scared me, however. I registered the business in July 2020 and have been slowly building my wings since.
B + C: What's one strategy that's helped you start your business?
Thinking through and researching what the requirements are to start my business, and then asking questions of people who are in the business. Not all advice worked; however, it helped me to figure out what I needed to do and not to do.
B + C: Did you always know life coaching would be your entrepreneurial path?
(Smiles) No, I did not. I 'stumbled" on it. I knew that people were always coming to me for advice and I found that I loved having conversations with them, especially with women, young and old.
B + C: What was your most valuable takeaway from Selfmade?
My most valuable takeaway was the first day of training: Get out of your own way. There were a lot of great moments and important takeaways from every presenter. However, getting out of my own way, pushing past doubts, was for me my most valuable takeaway. Doing something that I had never done before took courage. If I do not focus on what is happening with me mentally then I cannot deliver to my clients successfully.
B + C: What's one piece of advice you would give to female entrepreneurs on the brink of starting?
Get out of your head. You have something to offer. You have what you need to succeed so go ahead and do it.
B + C: How do you stay motivated?
I stay motivated by listening to music and listening to motivational speakers, and sometimes someone will just reach out and talk about the impact that I made in their life. That adds the extra juice or sauce I need to pummel through the day.
B + C: What's your best organizational tip?
Keep a diary and journal. It's the best way for me to keep organized and it also provides a source motivation as I record not only my "losses" but my wins as well.
B + C: Who inspires you in the entrepreneurial space?
Shirley Toliver – She motivates and empowers and makes me always want to show up.
B + C: What has receiving the Office Depot scholarship to Selfmade done to help you start or grow your business?
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Thanks Colette! You can follow The M.E.E. Movement on Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, and LinkedIn.
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