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Melon Coolers
August 23, 2010 - Written by Diana
Today, working in the kitchen, I decided we all needed something cool and refreshing to drink. I remembered my Watermelon Limeades, and decided to make Melon Coolers. These can be alcohol free, or you can add some white wine, white rum, tequila – light alcohol to it. It’s kind of like a melon slushy, but really nice tasting. If you drink it too fast though you may end up with a cold headache like I did. This is a super simple drink, that takes no time to make.
- 1/2 HoneyDew Melon- seeded (substitute other melon as desired)
- Juice of 1 lime
- 1 – 2 cups ice
- 2 tsp agave
Throw everything into a blender. Whirl until slushy like. If you want wine or alcohol, stir it in. Drink. Nothing better than a cool, refreshing drink on a hot summery day. Time to sit by the pool.
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360 Triple Melon Soda – A Melony Summer Cocktail
July 21, 2010 - Written by DianaThe further into the Summer you go, the hotter it gets, and the closer you are to melon season. Melons need the heat to ripen and become sweeter. I’ll share a secret that the best watermelon my husband and I ever had was on our honeymoon in South Carolina. We love to find a good ripe melon with just the perfect amount of sweetness and as you’ve seen before adding melon to our drinks is one of our favorite ways to consume it. 360 vodka, the one in the good green bottle, sent us a melony drink that looks really delicious. Try it out and let us know what you think.
360 Triple Melon Soda
- 2oz 360 Vodka
- ½ cup Honeydew Melon
- ½ cup Watermelon
- ½ cup Cantaloupe
Directions:
Muddle the melons gently in a cocktail shaker. Add 360 Vodka. Fill with ice. Shake sharply and strain into a martini glass with a melon base. Top with soda and enjoy!
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10 Things to Eat or Drink to Keep Cool on a Hot Summer Day
July 12, 2010 - Written by Deb
I don’t know what the weather is like in your corner of the world, but where I live we’ve been dealing with 90 and 100+ degree temps, with no rain. We have a brown, crunchy lawn and wilty flowers. While my family does seek relief with air conditioning and a swim in our pool, we also enjoy other ways to keep cool.
Here are our favorite ways to beat the heat without having to turn on the A.C. or don a swimsuit.
1. Water
Make no mistake, water is the most important thing you can take into your body on a hot summer day, and nothing will cool you better. Without water you will become dehydrated, and might even get heat stroke. Water helps to keep your body temperature at a healthy level.
Take your drinking water to a luxurious level by making “spa water.” Fill a pitcher of filtered water with ice, cucumber slices and lemon slices. Drink it while lounging poolside and you’ll feel like you’re undergoing a day of pampering.
2. Watermelon
As soon as you buy watermelon, slice it up, put it in an airtight container and place it to chill in …
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Watermelon Limeade Perfect for the Hot Hot Hot Summer Day
July 7, 2010 - Written by DianaMy husband and I were at Tractor Supply the other day, getting – supplies to fix the limping along tractor we use on our lawn. I found a couple of magazines, Organic Gardening Magazine caught my eye because of the garlic on the front. We have grown garlic, but I’m always looking for a great hint to improve on my methods. Driving home, I was perusing the magazine and my eye caught on the perfect drink to brink to the Independence Day gathering at my brother in law’s house. I knew it would be hot, and there would be water, but I thought watermelon would be sweet, without being too sweet especially with a little bit of lime in it.
We doubled the recipe (actually maybe we quadrupled the recipe) and ended up with about 2 gallons of Watermelon Limeade. Instead of throwing ice into the cooler, I filled a zipper plastic bag with ice cubes and floated it in the drink so it wouldn’t be diluted. Then we served it over ice. This was the perfect drink, absolutely the best to drink when it was hot out. So much better tasting than soda ;the adults were allowed …
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An Evening Picnic
June 28, 2009 - Written by Deb
Every Saturday before July 4th, our township puts on an awesome fireworks display. It’s a big event here and the treat it as such. They open the field at 4:30 and provide music from local bands, food via tents from local restaurants, inflatable amusements such as slides and jumping castles for the kids and lots of folks to chit chat with.
My family goes every year – my son looks forward to two things the most: Fireworks and ice cream. My husband and son like to wander the grounds to find fun things to do and I stay back and “watch our stuff.” Generally this means I get an hour or so of uninterrupted reading.
We like to have an evening picnic for the firework festivities. We mostly bring fresh fruits and salads. I don’t know why, but we rarely bring junk food along. For some reason watermelon and peaches go better with the 4th of July theme than chips or salsa. Some families go all out with the dinner spreads but we generally barbecue before we go, arriving at 7:30 or so. Instead …
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Delaware North’s Tantalizing Cookbooks
July 30, 2008 - Written by DianaI received some cookbooks from Delaware North. Delaware North is "one of the nation’s leading food, beverage and retail management companies, providing concessions, gourmet catering and fine dining operations at more than 50 professional sporting venues, entertainment complexes and convention centers across the United States and Canada. "
When I read that, I wasn’t sure about this cookbook. I wasn’t sure how it would fit Cookerati. I thought it would be more coffee table book than interesting dining and cooking. Well, they are coffee table like, but really they were impressive cook books. They would make a great gift because the presentation in the book is beautiful, but also the recipes range from simple to more intricate and anyone would be able to enjoy it.
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Independence Day Food Blogging Link Love
July 5, 2008 - Written by Deb
One of my favorite things to do as a blogger is turn others on to great blogs, articles and items of interest. I’ve been remiss in offering up the food blogging link love and that ends today. Here’s some of what’s going on in the world of food and cooking:
- 13 Foods Children Can Make and Learn About Cookbooks at One Book Two Book
- Watermelon Sandwich Cookies at The Kids Birthday Fun Review
- A Red, White and Blue Chocolate Treat at Chocolate Bytes
- A Healthy 4th of July Cocktail at Robust Cooking
- A vintage 4th of July Menu at Baking Delights
- Wine pairings for your July 4th menu fare at Behind the Vines.
- A tasty looking beer battered fish recipe at Brew Ha Ha.
- Chris’ Original Shrimp …
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Rum and Watermelon Fruit Salad
May 26, 2008 - Written by Buff
Now that the summer is upon us and you can get nice fresh watermelon, here’s a simple salad that’s sure to be a hit with the adults at your memorial day party. I served it a couple of nights ago at a dinner party and it sure was a big hit. You know how you can tell something’s good? No-one’s talking. Ingredients:
- 1 small seedless watermelon
- 3 bananas
- a bunch of seedless green grapes
- TBLSP of lime juice
- 1/2 cum of rum
Method:
- Cut 1/3 of the watermelon off the top.
- Take out all of the watermelon using a spoon or a melon ball device if you like to create a watermelon bowl. Put the fruit from the watermelon in a tupperware bowl.
- Slice up the bananas [make sure you peel them first]
- Cut the grapes into quarters.
- Mix about half of the watermelon with the grapes and the bananas
- Add the lime juice and …
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