Top 10 Best Smoothies to Try this Summer | Food News Culture and Photography. Sparkling Strawberry Lemonade. Ingredients 2 cups water1 cup sugar1 tablespoon grated lemon peel1 cup fresh lemon juice1 pint fresh strawberries, hulled and halved2 cups cold sparkling water or club sodaIceMint sprigs, garnishWhole strawberries, garnish Instructions In a medium saucepan, bring the water and sugar to a boil. Reduce the heat and simmer, stirring occasionally, until the sugar dissolves. Add the lemon peel and lemon juice, stir, and remove from the heat. Let cool completely, then strain into a clean pitcher.In a blender, puree the pint of strawberries and add to the pitcher with the lemon juice.
Stir well to combine and refrigerate until well chilled.Add the sparkling water and stir well. Recipe and Photo courtesy of: easy-cookbook-recipes.com. Naturally Flavored Water. Say goodbye to soda, juice, and bottled water with these refreshing, healthy flavors! I'm keeping 2-3 flavors of this "spa water" in my fridge now, so I have a variety to motivate me to drink more water. I was a hardcore Dr. Pepper girl for years. Then I gave up regular soda because of the high sugar content and switched to diet soda. Simply water At the end of the day, regular old tap water--or at least a filtered version of it--seems to be the way to go.
Aside from my morning coffee, I honestly forget to drink fluids throughout the day. Subtle flavor without sweetnessThese aren't sweet waters, so they'll be disappointing if that's what you're expecting. The KISS (Keep It Simple Stupid) approach to Flavored WatersMy natural tendency is to go overboard and overcomplicate things, so I really have to fight that when I'm developing recipes. How to makeNaturally Flavored Water Supplies Needed: Fresh vs. frozen fruit. A variety of fresh herbs. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Here's the whole gang. Ingredients. Root Beer Floats with Homemade Hot Fudge. I should preface this by saying that I’ve never really been a fan of root beer. Then Wednesday happened. I was walking through Target and happened to spy a 6-pack of bottled root beer.
I don’t know if it’s the fact that I love drinking out of a bottle, or the fact that I can’t ever leave Target without spending my entire life’s savings, but I giddily grabbed the 6-pack and started walking down the aisle. Then the handle broke. That sure was fun! It was there, as I was standing in a sea of carbonation up to my ankles that I decided I could not leave without picking up some ice cream. After getting home, I realized the chocolate cravings were in full force and I could either whip up a batch of homemade hot fudge, or eat 16 handfuls of chocolate chips. Plus, it’s a perfect Valentine’s Day treat. Just so happens I’m sort of obsessed with root beer now. Oh! But you didn’t hear that from me. To all my fellow root beer haters: you must try this. [print_this] Root Beer Floats serves 2 1 cup sugar. Boulevard Pink: DIY Summer Drink. Al fin viernes,verano y mañana sábado celebramos con mucha fiesta la noche de San Juan,me encanta, si hay algo que no puede faltar en una fiesta es bebida,buena comida y gente divertida.
Si queréis poner un detalle muy bonito os propongo este DIY, la guinda para la noche perfecta!!! Y para celebrar la llegada del verano, este años vamos a proponeros muchas ideas de Drink Summer, bebidas deliciosas con alcohol y sin alcohol para las noches de verano. ¡Que lo disfruten!!! Para realizar este DIY necesitamos: - cubitera de hielo - agua - cerezas,fresas,frutos rojos,hojas de menta,flores comestibles, clavo,canela en rama,etc Voilá!!! Happy Summer!! Feliz noche de San Juan!! By Boulevard Pink. Hot Chocolate (5 Variations) Recipe. Who doesn’t like Hot Chocolate?
There is nothing quite like sitting in front of a fire or heater with the “perfect” Hot Chocolate on a cold day… But like everything chocolate – it depends on your own taste buds as to what you consider “perfect” to be. So today I’m giving you five variants on this old favorite in the hope you will find one to suit your taste buds. Let’s start with the basics with a very simple hot chocolate recipe. 1. Simple Hot Chocolate Ingredients (serves 4) 1L (4 cups) milk 80g good-quality dark chocolate, finely chopped Marshmallows Method Place the milk in a medium saucepan over medium-high heat and bring to a simmer then reduce to a low-heat. 2.
Of course the “traditional” is not always for everyone… 1L (4 cups) milk 160g good-quality white chocolate, finely chopped Whipped cream Place the milk in a medium saucepan over medium-high heat and bring to a simmer then reduce to a low-heat. 3. 4. How about a minty twist to the Hot Chocolate norm? 5. Information. The Ultimate Strawberry Lemonade. One of the first times I ever realized that – HEY! I can cook for myself! – was when I first learned to make lemonade. I magically found the refrigerated lemon juice at our house and followed the directions to make my own lemonade. I stirred and stirred and stirred again until that sugar was finally dissolved. Sorry for the detour. Anyway, there was a summer there where I made my own lemonade every single day, making sure to rub it in my sister’s face that I knew how to and she didn’t.
The key to this being the ultimate lemonade is that you blend it up with the lemon rind in there. And any time of day for that matter. (makes 2 pint-glass servings with ice) 3/4 cup sugar2 large lemons, microwaved for 30 seconds2 cups water1 cup of frozen strawberries, microwaved for 1 minute (you could use fresh, but I think the frozen works better here) In a blender squeeze the lemons and add the rest of the lemon, rind and all. Now if that doesn’t say summer, I don’t know what does. 50 Smoothies : Recipes and Cooking. 1. Banana Blend 2 bananas, 1/2 cup each vanilla yogurt and milk, 2 teaspoons honey, a pinch of cinnamon and 1 cup ice. 2. Strawberry-Banana Blend 1 banana, 1 cup strawberries, 1/2 cup each vanilla yogurt and milk, 2 teaspoons honey, a pinch of cinnamon and 1 cup ice. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.