4th of July Cocktail Recipes. Fresh Watermelon Jello + Sea Salt. I guess I'm into jello now. After making these mojito jello shots I just keep thinking of my jello related ideas I want to try. I decided to try watermelon jello next. I found these fairly small seedless watermelons at Target last week and thought they might make the perfect vessels. Vessels for my jello creations. (Insert mad scientist cackle here.) I have a feeling seedless watermelon means underdeveloped. Fresh Watermelon Jello + Sea Salt, makes 4 large wedges. 3 cups fresh watermelon juice2 cups water*1/2 cup sugar4 packets unflavored gelatincoarse grain sea salt Start by cutting the watermelon in half and scooping out the fruit.
In a pot combine the water and sugar and stir to dissolve while cooking over medium heat. *If you'd like to make this jello recipe more adult substitute 1 cup of the water with either white rum or vodka. Once the jello has set, place the watermelon halves on a cutting board with the jello side facing up. Sprinkle with a little coarse sea salt and serve! Red-White-and-Blue Cocktails Recipe : Food Network Kitchens. Fourth of July Cocktail Recipe : Guy Fieri. Fireworks Red, White and Blue Daiquiris Recipe : Food Network Kitchens. Directions Begin by making the blue layer: Put 1 1/2 cups of the ice cubes in the carafe of a blender. Add the passion fruit liqueur, lime juice, blue curacao, rum and sugar. Blend until slushy and there are no chunks of ice left, adding the remaining 1/2 cup of ice if needed. Transfer to a large measuring cup or small bowl and place in the freezer while you make the next layer.
For the red layer: Rinse out the blender and then add the frozen strawberries, watermelon, lime juice, rum and sugar. Blend until slushy and there are no chunks of fruit. With the motor running, add the ice, a few cubes a time, until thick and smooth. For the white layer: Rinse out the blender and add the coconut sorbet, rum and lime juice.
Pour the red layer into the bottom of six 8-ounce glasses, about 1/3 cup each. Arnold Palmer Mix Up. Arnold Palmers are my favorite summer drink! These sweet treats are half ice tea and half lemonade. They are named after a famous golfer. Some people also call these half and halfs. I've been playing around with different fruit tea varieties at my studio and I thought they would be fun to share. I love that they are sweet, but much less sweet than lemonade. I always make mine with unsweetened teas. First I make sun tea. I add fresh fruit to my Arnold Palmers. Here are a few of my favorite combinations. Peach tea + Lemonade + Fresh grapefruit is my favorite combination. I love raspberry anything, so this combination is another favorite.
I hope some of you get to try this recipe for the first time this summer! PS. Rosemary Lemonade. This just might be my favorite lemonade recipe. It's simple. It's not too sweet with a little punch of savory from the rosemary. And it's just the perfect amount of flavor to be delicious and very refreshing. And if you'd like to swap out the rosemary for, say, thyme or basil you easily can. Make it your way and get excited with me about summer!
Rosemary Lemonade, makes 5-6 servings 5-6 lemons3-4 sprigs of rosemary1 cup sugar6 cups water In a small pot combine 1 1/2 cups water with 1 cup sugar. In the meantime extract the juice from 5 lemons. If you're feeling naughty add a splash of bourbon. :) Enjoy! P.S. Flavored Lemonade Inspiration. Elsie and I are starting to plan some spring/summer back-yard parties for this coming season. It's going to be my first summer in my house (just became a first time home-owner this past autumn). We plan to host a few little get togethers, I may build a small fire pit for s'mores. Who knows! We decided to try creating a few different lemonades, gearing up for the season. Once you have made your own lemonade (make your own from sugar, water and lemons or you can use a concentrate or store-bought kind as your base) you can add in all sorts of flavors to dress them up to you or your guests tastes. Here's what we made: Grapefruit Lemonade- to a large pitcher of lemonade add in 2 cups of grapefruit juice and fresh slices of grapefruit.
Strawberry and Basil Lemonade- to a large pitcher of lemonade add 2-3 cups of chopped strawberries and a handful of chopped basil. Blackberry Lemonade- to a small pitcher of lemonade add 1 cup of slighlty mashed blackbarries. Happy Monday! 2 Super Simple Sangria Recipes. If you've never had Sangria before you are in for a treat. I adore wine but it can be so fun to add seasonal fruits (plus a sweetener). I love how Sangria can be super informal, like fruit punch. This beverage conjures up images of laid back beach days or casual back yard cook outs. Here are are two super simple variations of Sangria that anybody can make and enjoy! Plum and Grape Red Sangria, makes one large pitcher.
Needed: 2 bottles of red wine (any kind you prefer), 4 cups juice (I used pomegranate, but you could also use grape or blueberry), 4 sliced plums, 3-4 handfuls sliced grapes and a few cubes of watermelon. Combine all ingredients in a pitcher. White Raspberry and Citrus Sangria, makes one large pitcher. Needed: 2 bottles of white wine (any kind you prefer), 3 cups orange juice, 2 sliced oranges, 2-3 handfuls of white raspberries. You can add any kinds of fresh fruits you have one hand, so feel free to experiment.