This Party needs some Margaritas

But first, please allow me to do some housecleaning annoucements.

1.Please resist the urge to pluck the feathers. I know they are lavish and soft, but contrary to popular belief, they do not grow back as fast as some people think.

2.My butt needs a break. I know its a cute butt and all, so says Mrs Duck, but some of you ladies pinch really hard. Lets take tonight off in the butt pinching contest, shall we?

Ok now on to the recipe. I am going to give you two versions, One by Sandra Lee of Food Network. Hers is the beer margarita for a big gathering recipe.

Beer Margarita for a crowd

1 lime, cut into 8 wedges
1/4 cup coarse salt
2 (12-ounce) bottles your favorite beer, chilled
1/2 cup frozen concentrate limeade, thawed
1/2 cup chilled tequila
Ice cubes

Rub lime wedges around rims of 4 margarita glasses. Dip rims into salt to coat lightly. In a medium pitcher, combine beer, limeade, and tequila. Fill prepared glasses with ice, then with margarita mixture. Garnish with remaining lime wedges. Serve immediately.

And now the Easy Sparky Duck version, for when you are just mixing for you and your special sweetheart. Or even better, for when you really feel like drinking alone.

2oz of Limeade, which is about one shot in a shot glass. (found in the Butter/Egg aisle of the supermarket.We like Minute Maid)
2oz of tequila, again about one shot in a shot glass
3 or 4 shots of your favorite beer (from my experience, you can make 3 servings from one bottle of beer, 2 drinks with 3 shots and 1 drink with 4 shots)

1.Combine Limeade and Tequila in a drink mixing glass, or in a large serving glass or beer stein, with 2 to 3 ice cubes.
2.Add beer, and stir gently.
3.If using mixing glass, pour into your favorite glass, with or without ice cubes according to taste (to some people, ice and beer dont mix)
4.Enjoy!

Mini comments-Ultimate Blog Party

Jay, P'Od Patricia and Rhiannon have asked what exactly is the Ultimate Blog Party. As a public service, I will explain at least what I know.

The Ultimate Blog party is hosted by 5 Minutes for Mom. It is alot of Moms, I mean alot of them. Not that there is anything wrong with that, I check out alot of mom blogs, like Kailani, Tigerprrr, Slackermom and Peg. So I have no problem reading mom blogs. But, alot of them are also homeschooling moms, not exactly my cup of tea coming from a family full of educators. And then there are the homeschooling moms that blog for God. Have I mentioned that I am a lasped catholic and leaning towards becoming a Wiccan??

So, while its a large group of people, almost 700 blogs linked, I dont see myself getting to many new readers from this little party, since I dont see them jumping on the Pagan bandwagon.

But, if you stay tuned, there will be a beer margarita recipe coming in the near future, that should keep you coming back.

Oh, before I forget, run over to Lady Jayne Scarlett's blog and tell her congrats! She is crazy enough to join the commune of the married in a few weeks. try and talk her out of it.

Ultimate Blog Party, Fashionably Late

***Sticky Post, until I do another party post, so please please scroll down for other posts***

Sparky Duck is in the house, and the house is packed! You knew that I would be here, foshizzle nizzle. What? People dont say foshizzle anymore? Well, I am a bit of a wallflower, so I had to wait until the party got itself started before we showed up.

Oh, you mean you have never met a 34 year old blue duck before? Well, then I had better lay it all out for you, so you wont just gawk at me. I grew up in Central Jersey, but moved down here to Philadelphia in 2004, hence the name of the Blog. I know, I know, people say its just one state over, but once you get above Trenton, NJ is very very different, meaning Philadelphia is really really different. And I dont just mean the pretzels.

But, I have settled in, gotten married to the lovely Mrs Duck and it really aint so bad here. Oh yes, married, Mrs Duck and I are still in the honeymoon/newlywed phase, its only been since June. I am a Stay At Home Dad who does not have any kids. *giggles* that is much better to say then I am currently between opportunities now isnt it? Well, the furballs are kinda like kids, but there cats, they are pretty darn self sufficient. Dont worry though, I have not lost faith.

I have a few pasttimes, football of course being one of them. But there books of all kinds and blogging. Dont forget that I am a expert in the kitchen, Mrs Duck says so and she is a pretty fickle critic.

The blog itself has been around since 2004 and has evolved from political rants from a guy who happily live in a blue city, to a mish mosh journal of things, which is actually how I pictured this little experiment to be in the first place.

I have invited some folks and they may stop by, as long as they hit that little button on the right (no your other right :>). But I am just excited to meet and greet new folks, oh yea and there was some mention of door prizes??

Oh, Oh, never come empty handed, thats what i always say, so click the little video below and maybe we can get some music jumping in here. I have to run out later for some limeade, but I figure we would go mingle first. Hey, nice to meet ya, now watch out for the feathers.