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Raspberry -Lime freeze

meggamoma — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 00:41:44 +0000

I simply adore strawberry shakes or any such creamy cold drinks. Ofcourse I am convinced the milk and strawberries are full of calcium and antioxidants. So , in that vein I was delighted to discover this recipe on the internet, using a combination of fresh raspberries, so heavenly coupled with sorbet for intensity and ice cream…wow

serves 4

21/2 pints raspberries(about 7 cups)

1 pint raspberry sorbet

1 tablespoon lime zest

1/4 cup fresh lime juice (from 2-3 limes)

1 cup vanilla ice cream

Place 51/2 cups raspberries, the lime juice , lime zest and sorbet in a blender. Puree until smooth. Add ice cream and blend once more. Transfer to a serving jug and stir in the remaining raspberries. Serve cold

Cold Fruity Soda

meggamoma — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 20:36:06 +0000

Since it’s summer now, everyone is always asking for something cold to drink, and well lets be honest the first thing they usually go for is an ice cold beer, a can of soda or some kind of drink that just isn’t that great for you. Well heres something that works pretty well at satisfying the thirstiest of the cold drink chasers as well as giving them SOME chance at getting some of those much needed nutrients. Click read more to get the recipe of this great refreshing summer drink..

What you need:

2 12 oz. can of Sierra Mist/ Sprite/7up

1 cup of cold pineapple juice

1/2 cup of cold orange juice

1 cup of cold cranberry juice

what you do:

heres the best part about this drink. You don’t really need to do much. All you do is combine the ingredients into a large pitcher filled with ice and stir. The key is making the drink cold, but well, you knew that already. Enjoy and for a tangier experience add a few splashes of lemon juice to the mix.

Passion Fruit Rose iced tea

meggamoma — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 20:02:37 +0000

21/2 cups water

4 Passion Tea bags( We love Tazo Tea Bags)

2 cinnamon sticks

2 cups Apple Juice

3 tablespoons or more Honey

1 tablespoon fresh lime juice

1 teaspoon Rose Water, available in Asian stores or Whole foods

Brind water to boil. Add cinnamon sticks and tea bags. Cover and turn off heat. Allow to steep for 6-8 minutes.

Discard teabags and add honey, lime juice, apple juice and rose water. Taste for sweetness, add more honey if desired.

Cool . Then place in Refriderator till cold. Serve

Watermelon Daiquiri

meggamoma — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 23:13:54 +0000

I stumbled upon this recipie quiet by accident and loved it. What more can you ask when fresh watermelon is so abundant and inexpensive. It is greatly refreshing and being low calorieis just a bonus.This recipie comes from Shirley m Draper.

4 cups seedless watermelon, peeled, seeded and cubed. FROZEN FOR 6 HOURS

1/2 cup light rum

1/4 cup Fresh Lime juice

1/4 cup triple Sec

Ice cubes

Combine Frozen Watermelon, rum, lime juice and Liqueur in a blender. Blend till smooth.

Add ice cubes to bring mixture up to 5 cups. Blend and serve

Mango Fizz

meggamoma — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 13:45:58 +0000

I love this kid friendly, nonalcoholic ,drink. Truth be told I do not enjoy alcohol and am always on the look out for new and exciting drinks. This fits the bill. It is from Williams Sonoma.

Ice cubes or crushed ice

12 fl oz (11/2 cups)Mango nectar

1 cup fresh orange juice or Pineapple juice

4 fl (1/2 cup)Fresh lime juice(3-4limes)

24 fl oz(1 bottle) sparkling water

4 mango or pineapple wedges for garnish

Select 4 tumblers or Highball glasses. Fill each glass with ice. Add 6 tablespoons of the mango nectar, 1/4 cup of the orange juice and 2 tablespoons of the lime juice to each glass and stir. Top each glass off with 1/4 cup sparkling water, stir. Garnish with a Mango wedge. Serve at once.

a very refreshing Summer drink…

meggamoma — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 23:52:54 +0000

Mojito Limeade

What you’ll need

3 cups of water

1 cup of sugar

3/4 limes depending on your taste

a few springs of mint

ice cubes

Grenadine Syrup

What you do

Get a small stainless steel pot and put 1 cup of water and 1 cup of sugar on the stove on high..

Wait till the mixture reaches a boil and turn the stove off as soon as it does..

Give the pot a quick swirl to make sure the sugar is completely dissolved and set it aside to cool..

Next.. put a strainer over a bowl and squeeze the juice out of the limes into the strainer so that the pulp stays in the strainer and the juice reaches the bowl below..

Remove the strainer after you have juiced your limes and add the remaining 2 cups of water to the lime juice..

Then.. add a few ice cubes to the lime juice and water to make sure it’s nice and cold..then pour the sugar and water mixture from the stove into the lime juice and water mixture in the bowl..stir

Next.. take a few mint springs and with the handle of a knife gently hammer the mint springs.. this is so the juices of the mint can get into the drink.. toss the mint into the bowl..

Finally.. get some grenadine syrup and pour a small amount into the mixture and stir or don’t stir to achieve the effect in the picture.. then leave your juice in the fridge for at least an hour till it’s nice and cold and serve..

enjoy…