Martie's Pomegranate Margarita Recipe

Fresh from our appearance this morning on Talk of Alabama, check out our newest drink recipe, perfect for Cinco de Mayo parties! A little sweet and a little tart, this margarita made with PAMA rivals the best I've ever had-- and I've had some awesome margaritas. Like a little heat? Garnish with a jalapeno pepper instead of a lime. It's not for eating--- just for stirring. If you leave it in the bottom of the glass, it adds a spicy kick! I  know it's old school, but I prefer a lime. A couple of friends loved the pepper twist. Check out the video from the show. FYI- I left off the Grand Marnier!! Duh--- I was a little sleepy! The correct recipe is below.

Martie's PAMA Pomegranate Margarita

Just right for 1 large margarita glass/double for 2

2 ounces PAMA Pomegranate Liqueur

1 ounce good white tequila (use 100% agave)

Splash Grand Marnier orange liqueur (or sub Triple Sec if you like)

2 ounces fresh lime juice (Don't use the plastic squeeze kind)

1 Tablespoon confectioners' sugar

Splash of club soda

Coarse salt or margarita salt for rimming (I used coarse Kosher salt)

Rim glasses with salt--- see below.  Add ice to a cocktail shaker then add ingredients except club soda. Secure shaker top. Double check it. (You can ask me just how important this step is after I stop mopping up sticky lime juice from my kitchen walls) Shake well and pour into chilled cocktail or margarita glasses. Float a slice of lime and the club soda on top. You can also serve this drink over ice.

To add a rim, pour coarse salt onto a small plate. Take a lime wedge and run it around the rim of the glass. Invert the glass onto the plate and turn it in the salt to make sure it sticks. 

The lawyer says I have to tell you "drink responsibly" but you already know that.

Awesome Arden Ward of Arden Photography took pictures on set this morning for our first book--- check it out! Get more recipes and information on PAMA from their website.

More Guy, Tyler and Party People from the ATL Show!

I told you we had a blast in Atlanta at the Metropolitan Cooking & Entertaining Show and we really did. We met the nicest people and so many have already emailed us to say hey and to let us know they loved what we did--- so encouraging! Thank you! I've loaded up most of the images (the ones that were not too blurry) into a photo gallery from the event so check it out to see if your picture made the site! We've got a busy May coming up with photo shoots for our first book. Can't wait to share some of that with all of you. Here are a few more party pics from the show! Guy Fieri rocks the house during his live show Tyler Florence stops by our backstage prep kitchen

Celebrity Chef Sightings! Martie Meets Guy Fieri and his posse in Atlanta

Martie Duncan and Guy Fieri: The party's on!OK- I am going to do a thorough wrap up of our weekend at the Metropolitan Cooking and Entertaining Show in Atlanta later tonight. We had a ball talking about parties and fun. Thanks to everyone for hanging out with us! We had SRO crowds at every show and met so many nice people!! Awesome!

Some of the nicest people we met were celebrity chef Guy Fieri from The Food Network and his posse.  Kleetus, Brunch (don't ask-- his name is Brunch!) along with Michael and Scott from Ergo Chef(the company that makes Guy's knives) were so great and a real blast! I have to tell you Guy is one of the most real celebs I have ever met-- very cool and completely nice. And his live show really was OFF THE HOOK! Loud and high energy like a rock concert-- completely fitting because Guy really rocks the house! Guy-- you are awesome! Check out Guy's site, sign up for his email and buy Guy gear there. Looking forward to cooking some of his recipes for our party crowd. We all bought his book!Guy and his posse: Michael and Scott from Ergo Chef, Kleetus, Brunch and Guy Fieri

Stay tuned for more fun, pics and new from the show. We had a blast!

Update on Monday, April 20, 2009 at 11:42PM by Martie Duncan

And I just have to add since some of you have commented---- who doesn't love Brunch!

Martie Party This Weekend in Atlanta with Paula, Tyler, Guy and more!

Woo-hoo! We're packing the car and getting ready to take the party on the road to Atlanta for the Metropolitan Cooking and Entertaining Showthis weekend with lots of Food Network celebs: Paula Deen, Tyler Florence, Guy Fieri and the Neelys! We're sooo excited to be presenting four workshops on entertaining the "Martie Party" way--- affordable, fabulous and really fun! We've stolen some secrets from some of our favorite experts and will show everyone at the show several ways to have a fabulous party on a budget without feeling as if you had to skimp.

No plans this weekend? Come with us to ATLANTA!! Great food, fun people and southern hospitality at its finest--- what could be better than a spring weekend in Atlanta? The show is at the Cobb Galleria Centre so it is easy to get to and close to lots of shopping, restaurants and more.

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Hope to see everyone in Atlanta! Follow us on Twitter! It will be our first time to Tweet while we work! @martieparty

Spring Showers: Host a Pretty in Pink Party for Wedding and Baby Showers

Many of you have emailed asking for party ideas for upcoming wedding showers, baby showers and  graduation parties so in the coming weeks we'll give you a few simple ideas to help you get started with your party plans. If you don't have a good idea for a theme for your upcoming party, why not build your party around a color? I do that quite often with striking results. Here are easy ideas for a "pretty in pink"party that builds around the color pink. Make drinks in your party color. If you don't have a good recipe, get a mix like we did for this party. Add ribbons, lanterns or other decorations to tie the theme together. Add pretty favors and you're done! Perfect for a wedding shower, baby shower, graduation party or Sweet Sixteen Party, just add personal touches to make the party uniquely yours. Baby pictures, baby booties or baby bottles will dress it up for a baby shower while tiny bouquets and pictures of the happy couple make it great for a wedding shower. An all pink candy bar  makes it party perfect for a graduation party or Sweet 16 soiree.