Top 10 Best Smoothies to Try this Summer. 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. 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. Next we were warned to avoid the chemicals in diet soda; and more recently studies have indicated that diet soda actually causes rather than prevents weight gain (source). 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. How to makeNaturally Flavored Water Supplies Needed: view on Amazon: 2 qt mason jars, infusion pitcher, infusion water bottle, muddler, Brita water filter pitcher. 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. Boulevard Pink: DIY Summer Drink. 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. 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. 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. Strawberry Shortcake Blend 2 cups strawberries, 1 cup crumbled pound cake, 1 1/2 cups each milk and ice, and sugar to taste. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.