We couldn’t resist putting together ways to use our new "line” of hand towels and bar towels. Each towel is a work of art. . . so use them as a piece to enhance any setting or gift.
Here are some of our favorite “More than a Towel” ideas:
A bar helper
A picnic cloth
More bar ideas
As gift wrap
To keep bread warm
Setting a table
We are inspired by Thanksgiving to let everyone know how to use our Sal de Margarita gourmet sea salt…. for there is no doubt that the season deserves a cocktail to serve when friends and family gather for such festive celebrations.
Of course, at Sal del Mar, just the word festive leads us to the margarita genre, but not the classic one that we all know. And not one that is sticky sweet. After trying out several renditions of margaritas... including a pumpkin margarita that spoke to the season but was too heavy and thick...we decided on a Cranberry Margarita.
There is a perfect balance of the cranberry juice sweetness, the smoothness of the tequila and brightness of the lime. And when blended up in a margarita glass, rimmed in Sal del Margarita salt, it says Thanksgiving celebration!
We designed our Sal del Mar hand-embroidered bar towels with the idea that we could take an ordinary setting and make it say "party."
We went with our Tequila hand-embroidered towel for this setting on a window ledge. We liked the way the light shines through the martini-style glasses, and how the white linen and green with indigo-blue highlighted towels are like a piece of art work to show off the simple setting.
Of course, you can even find a place on the countertop in the kitchen and try out the Margarita bar towel with its magnificent sprawling letters in lime green. You will set out your beloved tequila. Set out limes, a shaker and martini-styled glasses rimmed with our Sal del Mar gourmet sea salt. And voila!
The heirloom tomato deserves a healthier and crunchier experience than ordinary sea salt. It takes just a pinch of Sal del Mar to enhance the flavor of an heirloom. And if you've never seen it, Sal del Mar is packaged in a hand embroidered bag that is crafted by women in Sabinito, Sonora, Mexico, who help support their families with the the sale of Sal del Mar.
We think margaritas are meant to drink anytime. We don't wait for sunny weather. This margarita is made with freshly squeezed greaefruit juice, tequila and lime and the combination suits sitting in front of a fire as much as a sunny beach. Here's our recipe:
2 oz of Blanco Tequila
2 oz. fresh squeezed grapefruit juice
1 oz. fresh lime juice
1/2 oz. triple sec
1/2 oz. agave nectar
Sal de Margarita sea salt
Fill a small cocktail shaker with ice. Pour in the tequila, freshly squeezed grapefruit juice, lime juice, triple sec and agave nectar. Put on the lid and shake. Strain the cocktail into your Sal de Margarita rimmed glass and garnish with a slice of grapefruit.
Pour a layer of Sal de Margarita onto a small plate. With a slice of lime, wet half of the rim of the glass.(Rimming just half the edge with salt, lets you control how much salt you taste with each sip.) Dip the glass into the salt at a 45-degree angle and roll it from side to side. Be careful to not let any of the salt drip into the glass.
TIP: Take the grapefruit and lime out of the refrigerator and let them come to room temperature. It is easier to squeeze citrus when it isn't cold.
It takes just a few ingredients to make a great margarita. Tequila. Cointreau. Limes. But don't forget to salt the rim of the glass. Salt complements the lime and tequila ingredients.
To quote Rick Bayless: "Without salt, you can produce a tasty creation.. but not a drop-dead delicious one..”
Try just salting half the rim and then you can sip either with or without salt. Sal del Mar gourmet sea salt delivers a crisp salty taste which you don't get from just any salt.
Our favorite recipe for one margarita (we like making them one at a time) is:
1 1/2 oz. of a silver tequila
3/4 oz. Cointreau
1-1/2 limes (about 1 oz) squeezed
Pour into a cocktail shaker with ice cubes. Cover and shake vigorously until froth and cold. Pour into a Sal del Mar crusted martini glass and serve.
Today, we are here to announce our new Sal del Mar product line.. hand-embroidered tea towels and bar towels.
Actually, they are better described as towels with a lot of personality because they have been designed to create joy and happiness by just looking at them. And even though they are a piece of art... they are also hard-working and can clean a counter top or wipe up a ketchp spill.
It has been a year in the making... creating designs, choosing the linen fabric, the color combinations of our fabrics and yarn, and then tweaking the embroidered designs through many stages until it was perfect.
And finally we have a product that will work along side our Sal del Mar gourmet sea salt bags. The embroiderers who benefit from the sale of our Sal del Mar products are also very excited to have a whole new canvas to work with... a large white, beautiful linen canvas. See all our designs and gift ideas in our Shop.
Here is a basket full of one of my favorite things....tomatoes. It’s harvest time and the Farmer’s Markets have tables laden with them. They look so beautiful as a still life that I grab my camera and do a mini photo shoot.
I always buy too many, tomatoes.
Just a pinch of Sal del Mar will do.
Heirloom tomatoes, Sal del Mar, avocado, bacon and toasted focaccia.
The Fall Harvest is here and the heirloom tomatoes are so colorful and sculptural that I do a mini photo shoot to try and capture their beauty. Even sliced, they are so picturesque, especially with a pinch of Sal del Mar. Stacked in a sandwich with bacon, avocado, they are scrumptious.