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Growing up in my family, waste was not allowed. If you poured it, you drank it. If you made it, you ate it. And when there were random bits and bobs remaining in the pantry or fridge that needed to be used up, my mom figured out a way to make something delicious out of them so that nothing went in the trash! Food is a love language in my family, and learning to both respect food and appreciate our access to it was a big part of understanding that love language.

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That is still my approach to food today, so even though I mentioned last week that I wasn’t the biggest fan of that carton of guavas I bought, I wasn’t going to let them go to waste! And using them in cocktails is the perfect way to highlight what I like about them while kind of disguising what I don’t.

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So today I give you a Coconut Guava Margarita. Coconut and guava are already a natural match made in heaven, but for me, coconut + ____ (fill in the blank with your favorite fruit) is pretty much guaranteed to be a winning combination in a Margarita! And this one is no exception. One warning, though: this Margarita is extremely chuggable!