Recipes and ideas so you never have to ask what the forks for dinner!
Why be boring when with a wavy cutter and a few extra minutes you can be fancy! Fresh Fruit Fries is a new take on the traditional fruit platter.
This could not be easier. The next time it’s your turn to bring the fruit platter….make fresh fruit fries!
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Mojito is a traditional Cuban highball. Mojito’s are a cocktail that consists of five ingredients: white rum, sugar, lime juice, soda water, and mint. Well….Tim and I don’t drink so, Watermelon Mock-jito. Perfect summer highball for those who do not partake!
It’s been a long time since Tim or I have had a real cocktail…..almost 15 years for Tim and 9 years for me. We by no means regret our choice, but sometimes we would like something other than water or coffee.
Pureed watermelon, with a touch of lime and sugar, (a great way to use left over watermelon) poured over muddled mint leaves and ice. If you don’t know what or how to muddle, check out the kitchn for a great tutorial. Short version….it’s mushed up stuff.
Top the watermelon mixture with sparkling water. My fav is San Pellegrino. When I first quit drinking, this was my go to in the summer, with a little raspberry lemonade.
Light carbonation, full of minerals, crisp, and refreshing, if you want to know more about this Italian sparkling water, the folks at Delish have the skinny, just click the link.
Garnish with lime slices, mint leaves, and watermelon if you desire.
If Sangria is more your thing check out our Pomegranate Moscato Sangria
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3 cups seedless watermelon, cut into chunks
2 limes
2 teaspoons sugar, divided
Fresh mint leaves
Ice
Sparkling water – I used San Pellegrino
Place watermelon, juice of 1 lime and 1 teaspoon sugar in a blender and blend until smooth. Set aside.
In the bottom of each glass, muddle 2 mint leaves with 1/2 teaspoon sugar.
Add ice to each glass.
Pour watermelon puree over ice filling each glass about half full.
Add in watermelon puree, filling about 1/2 full.
Top with sparkling water and garnish with mint, lime and watermelon if desired
Once the first of July hits, we are in summer! What is summer without watermelon??? For a new twist on the quintessential fruit of summer…… Watermelon Caprese Cups with Balsamic Glaze.
Let me just say, I had never had watermelon with anything other than salt or vodka (back in the day). Who doesn’t love a nice cold piece of watermelon on a sultry hot days in the middle of summer?
A couple of years ago I made Spinach Watermelon Salad
and was pleasantly surprised with feta and watermelon. Why not mozzarella? No reason I could think of. Continue reading “Watermelon Caprese Cups with Balsamic Glaze”