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Summer Cocktails & Street Tacos

June 17

street tacos and tom collins summer cocktail

This post is sponsored by USA Network and Queen of the South but the content and opinions expressed here are my own.

Okay, ladies let’s get in formation! Prove to me you’re ready for some summer fun and cocktails. It’s summer, and my favorite tv shows are back on the air for a new season including Queen of the South which comes on Thursdays at 10/9c on USA Network. Yes, it’s a Queenpin watch party, and I am serving my best Queen Collins Cocktail (aka Tom Collins) and street tacos.

If you didn’t get a chance to watch the first season you can catch up on Netflix like me. You get to see how Teresa becomes the Queenpin she is by slaying everyone who steps in her path. I promise it’s worth the watch for those Netflix and chill nights. Once you binge watch all of season one, then plan yourself a cocktail party with your girls and make my Queen Collins and street tacos. You will thank me for it later. Nothing beats fun, cheap and cheerful entertainment with your squad.

street tacos and tom collins summer cocktail

I love street tacos because they are simple to make and doesn’t require a lot of ingredients and they are budget friendly. Yes, I can invite all my girls over and not worry about do I have enough food. Street tacos are easy and only take a couple of minutes to throw together.

street tacos and tom collins summer cocktail

Street Tacos

Ingredients 

  • Skirt Steak
  • Season-all
  • Onions
  • Cilantro
  • Lime
  • Corn Tortilla

Instructions

  1. Season steak with season all. Grill skirt steak on medium to high heat. Then cut steak into bite size pieces.
  2. Warm Tortilla before assembling taco.
  3. Then assemble the street tacos add steak, onion, cilantro and squeeze lime on top to finish it off.

Now for Queen Collins, it’s the best cocktail for this hot summer weather.  It’s an easy recipe and you probably have all the items in your pantry

Tom Collins Cocktail

Queen Collins Cocktail

Ingredients

  • Fresh Lemon Juice
  • Beverage Sugar or Simple Syrup
  • Gin
  • Club Soda
  • Mint
  • Ice

Instructions

  1. Fill a tall glass with ice, set aside in the freezer.
  2. Combine gin, lemon juice, and sugar in a cocktail shaker.
  3. Add ice, cover and shake until chilled.
  4. Top with club soda and garnish with a mint.

Tom Collins Cocktail

Click here to watch the all new season of Queen of the South!

 

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  1. robincharmagne says

    June 23 at 11:01 pm

    Oh that is one of my favorite shows, so action packed and women in lead roles. Who doesn’t love tacos?? Cute post!
    http://www.robincharmagne.com/blog

    • Carla Bethany says

      June 24 at 10:25 pm

      Thanks, gorgeous!

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