Citrus Spa Water

The days are not quite hot here in Oklahoma, but the humidity has been miserable the last couple of days.  Having lived in Oklahoma the majority of my life I'm rather used to this, but there's still something to be said for a nice, cold, refreshing drink.

Here's what you'll need:
1 Grapefruit
1 Lemon
1 Lime
Mint Leaves
Spritzer Water

Cut your fruit into slices and add them to a pitcher.  Top the fruit with mint leaves and then poor over the spritzer water.  Stick in the fridge for an hour.  Make sure to not let it sit overnight.  The rinds will make the water a little bitter.

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Mocktail Mondays ~ Strawberry Fizz

I'm learning that mocktails are pretty simple. Pretty much you can just take any fruit juice or combination of fruit juices and add some ginger ale or 7Up and viola. You have a mocktail. Having the courage to try new combinations can be tricky.  Think about it. More often than not, when going to your favorite restaurant you can easily find yourself recycling the same dishes. Or maybe that's just me...

Here's a combination that I decided to try. You know what? I like it. A lot.

Here's what you'll need:
Strawberry Daiquiri mix for the frozen section
Ginger Ale
Strawberries to garnish

Mix the daiquiri mix with a slightly frozen ginger ale.  Add a strawberry to garnish and there you have it: a strawberry fizz.

I hope you are enjoying trying these new drinks.  They are great for summer entertaining.  Make sure to come back next Monday!

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Mocktail Mondays ~ Creamy Peach Fizz

There are few things that signal summertime more than peaches.  As a child, my great-uncle owned a peach orchard.  I always stayed at least a week with my grandparents and during that week we make our way to the orchard where we picked up the overripes.

These trips were followed by hours of pealing, cutting, and freeze bushels of peaches.  

There's two things my grandma is known for: her strawberry milkshakes and creamy peach smoothies.

While I love grandma's version, I think I like my version of the Creamy Peach Fizz better.  Here's how you make it.

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Ingredients

1 part peach puree (Peach nectar is acceptable, but it will not have the same consistency.)

1 part sparkling white grape juice

Puree your peaches in a blender.  The riper the peaches the sweeter you puree will be.  After you have pureed your peaches divide into parts.  Follow with an equal part of sparkling WHITE grape juice. 

Drink and enjoy.

Make sure to stop by every Monday for Monday Mocktails.

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Summer Mocktail ~ Summer Sunrise

There are few things prettier than a drink in a beautiful glass.  But let's face facts.  Drinking may be popular, but it's not always the best choice.  Personally, I don't drink alcohol, but that doesn't mean that I can't enjoy a mixed beverage.

Over the next weeks, you'll find a new mixed drink recipe--a MOCKTAIL recipe--right here on Mondays.

I hope that you enjoy these recipes because you can rest assure I did and do and will continue to and...well, you get the picture.

Summer Sunrise
Makes about 5 servings

This particular drink would be
nice at a bunch or with breakfast, but it's delicious anytime.

1 cup pineapple juice

1/2 cup orange juice
1/3 cup Country Time lemonade

1/4 cup grapefruit juice

1 cup ice
1/2 cup of ginger ale or 7Up for each glass

Grapefruit slices for garnish

Mint leaves for garnish (optional)

In a blender, blend the pineapple juice, orange juice, lemonade mix, grapefruit juice, and ice until frothy.  Make sure that all of the ice blends in.  This is determine how strong the lemonade taste will be.  Before you pour the juice mix into a tall glass add 1/2 cup of ginger ale or 7Up to each 12 oz. glass.  This gives ya just a little bit of tingle.  Garnish with grapefruit slices and mint.  The grapefruit slices will sink to the bottom.  I love that part.

I look forward to "seeing" you back here next Monday for another Mocktail Mixer.

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