This is what the Spicy People south of the USA border call, Agua de Pepino. It’s a blended cucumber, lime juice, sugar, and water drink poured over ice. It’s very refreshing, very easy to make, and very tasty.

Cucumber Lime Water:
1 Cucumber, washed and ends cut off
1/2 Lime, juiced
2 Tbsp Sugar
Tiny pinch of Salt
1 C Cold Water

Peel the cucumbers lengthwise so it ends up looking like a series of strips, leaving have the green on, half off. Chop the cuke up into 1″ section cuts. Dump them into a high speed blender to blitz. Add the ice and stir. Pour over more ice in tall glasses. This makes about two tall glasses in yield, and keeps in the fridge for 2-3 days.

This is a perfect drink for the HOT summer months. Adjust the sugar either way if you find the taste of cucumbers overwhelming.

Lemon Simple Syrup:
4 Lemons, Juiced
1/2 C White Sugar

Bring to a slight boil. Let it cool off the burner to room temp before using in cold drinks.

Millionaire Sour:
2 oz (60 mL) each: Lemon Simple Syrup / Ginger Ale
1/4 C Crushed Ice
1/4 oz (7 mL) Grenadine Syrup
Lemon Slice

Yield: 1

Arnold Palmer:
1 C Brewed Black Tea
3/4 C Lemonade
Ice
1 Shot Lemon Simple Syrup
1 Lemon Slice (or thin slice of Jalapeno cut lengthwise)

Yield: 1

Ginger Beer Mule:
1 C Ginger Beer
3 Tbsp Lime Juice
3/4 C 7-Up or Sprite
1/4 C Simple Syrup
Ice
Mint & Lime Wedges

Yield: 2

Jalapeno Mockarita:
1 C Ice
1/2 C OJ
1/4 C Fresh Lime Juice
1 Jalapeno, cut into rings
Salt for rim

Yield: 1

Fake out Starbux Pink Drink season is upon us, and I’m in my happy place. 🙂

Strawberry Base:
1C Strawberries, fresh, cut into small chunks
2 Tbsp Sugar (if they are ripe and sweet, add up to another 2 Tbsp if they aren’t)

Roll the berries around in the sugar for 20 mins to soften them. Dump them into a blender jar and add the juice from half a lime. Blitz well on high. Pour into a mason jar to store in the fridge.

Pink Drink:
1C Ice
1C White Grape Juice
1/4 Heavy Cream
2-3 Tbsp Strawberry Base
2 Tea Maple Syrup
Drizzle of Heavy Cream (topper)
Few Freeze Dried Strawberries

Blend well in a high speed blender, or shake it up in a tight fitted lid mason jar. Decant into a tall lidded glass, add toppers, and enjoy.

Look what I found on the side of my cream container. And it’s tasty! Give ‘er a go, Susan.

I love this fruit combination. I will be making this a lot this summer. With less soda pop, though. For sure!

Try this Berry Punch and tell me what you think.

I sorta can’t wait for the hot summer months just so I can drink this on the regular. It’s so good. Try this Froze Strawberry Lemonade and tell me what you think, please.

This is a recipe I found over at the Oikos website, but it’s not accessible anymore. This is a transcription. This recipe produces a drink as tasty as all the other coffee recipes at the base level, but the beauty of using plain Greek yogurt in this blended drink will have a lovely creamy texture. One I find myself thinking about a lot. Try it.

1/4 Espresso Shot (or 2 tbsp Instant Coffee + 2 tbsp hot water, stirred and cooled down)
3/4 C Milk (I use chocolate if I have it, but white is fine)
4-6 Ice Cubes
1 tbsp Plain Greek Yogurt
1 tea Maple Syrup (not table syrup for pancakes)

Blend in a good blender for 30 seconds. Enjoy.