True tequila, made and distilled under strict guidelines, is made from one ingredient: the blue agave plant. Follow the journey from plant to margarita.
Ree Drummond is cooking Tex-Mex marvels and filling the freezer with her family's favorites. She makes a big pot of Green Chile Pork Stew and a batch of Fiesta Mac and Cheese. Her All-Purpose Tex-Mex Veggies will go in Soft Tacos, Veggie Taco Salad and Quick Quesadillas, and her Margarita Ice Cubes and Orange Simple Syrup make for an almost instant Blackberry Lime Margarita.
Inspired by a margarita at one of her favorite bars, Damaris invites the mixologist back to the kitchen with Mexican Food on the brain. On the menu: easy-to-make spicy, homemade "Fauxrizo" Taco Filling, Coconut Lime Black Beans and to finish the plate off, a simple, aromatic Jicama and Cilantro Creme Slaw. Damaris's fiery menu is cooled down with a Blackberry and Sage "Heart of Darkness" Margarita.
Spring is in the air, and Guy is expressing his poetic pizzazz with a springtime pesto, some peas, and...tequila! It's a perfectly roasted Arugula Pistachio Pesto Chicken, some spring satisfaction by way of Sunchoke and Split Pea Soup topped with Goat Cheese croutons, and a Strawberry and Tequila Granita that blurs the lines between dessert and drink. Margarita in dessert form, or dessert in margarita form? Who cares?