We started the evening with Blood Orange Margaritas and Organic Corn Tortillas with Eggplant Salsa – we are crazy for Eggplant right now! Next we moved to a Vegetarian Enchilada with a roasted tomatillo chiptole sauce. I have to say the veggies were cooked just enough with alittle crunch & the sauce had a nice bite of spice with an under tone of smokiness . Went nicely with the Margaritas! Dessert was Zest of Blood Orange madelines dipped in a semi-sweet Scharfenberg Chocolate. Time to hit the couch with a bit of Port and a good movie … Now, what restaurant offers that type of service!

Recipe:  Blood Orange Margaritas

*  Courtesy of Food and Wine Magazine

1/4 teaspoon finely grated fresh ginger
1/4 cup plus 1 tablespoon fresh blood-orange juice
3 tablespoons tequila
1 tablespoon Cointreau
1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
Lime slice, for garnish

DIRECTIONS
Put the grated ginger in a small sieve set over a small bowl and press to extract the juice. Combine the ginger juice with the orange juice, tequila, Cointreau and lime juice in a cocktail shaker filled with cracked ice and shake vigorously for 10 seconds. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass, garnish with the lime slice and serve.