When planning our fourth of July party, I knew I wanted to offer a cocktail. I expected most of the guys to drink beer, but that the ladies would appreciate something light and refreshing. I was looking for something that said summer.
I found inspiration flipping through the latest issue of Gourmet: Watermelon Margarita Ice Pops. Mmm. That sounded good. I didn’t feel like ice pops exactly, but they were onto something with the watermelon. So I closed my eyes and repeated “watermelon margaritas” three times. Then set off to create something that would do the fruit justice.
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Last month, with some skepticism, I tried the rhubarb rosemary lemon spritzers from Simply Recipes. I wasn’t sure what rosemary would do to my fruity drink but it was really good. The rosemary added depth. It was a perfect foil to the tart and tangy rhubarb and lemon. So when I found these rosemary lemonade fizzy drinks on The Bitten Word, I was eager to try it.
Dan bought a big bottle of lemon juice from Costco. I am typically wary of bottled lemon juice, but this one tasted almost as good as fresh (definitely a class above the little lemon shaped squirt bottles). It is an Italian brand (or branded to look Italian). And since lemons are getting expensive around here (almost 70 cents each last time I looked), I decided to use the bottled juice (also, squeezing a bunch of lemons didn’t sound like fun).
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If you’ve been reading along, by now you know I’m from the South. It’s not something I talk about that often typically, but my stomach seems to be a little homesick lately (Nothing some good BBQ wouldn’t cure, but I can’t find the kind of pulled pork I want around here). Anyhow, today I’m bringing you a quintessential Southern drink: the mint julep. Funny thing though, I never had a mint julep when I lived in Georgia. The first one I had was at a restaurant in San Francisco. Haha.
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