Chef's Tips

Peaches are in peak season in W. MD now. Buy a bunch and when they are very ripe , peel and pit them and put them in zip-loc bags and freeze them.

Peach Margarita

2 Frozen peaches, peeled and pitted

1/2 cup margarita mix

1/3 cup gold tequila

Put all in blender and blend until smooth

Serve on ice or straight up in salt-rimmed glass

Tip 1: To peel a peach or nectarine (or tomato) Cut a small X in the bottom end (not stem end) of fruit. Drop in boiling water for 10 seconds. Skin will peel off easily. Don't put too many in at once , because that will cool the water off.

Tip 2: This is the quick and easy recipe. To make it even better (kick it up a notch), substitute 1/4 cup fresh lime juice and 1/4 peach schnapps for the margarita mix. Don't use the reconstituted lime juice ("Realime") though because it tastes awful.

Tip 3: For a virgin peach margarita substitute 1 more peach for the tequila( or just leave the tequila out, the peach flavor gets overpowered but its still good.) You could also substitute peach nectar (available in the hispanic section of most grocery stores) for the tequila.