Thirsty Thursday

RoseMint Tea~

This is one of my fav Summer teas. Refreshing and good for ya. As always, sweeten to taste (or not) with whatever sweetener you use. I use honey for this one. I make this in two containers, since the rose hips take longer to steep, and combine them in the end.

1/2 cup peppermint

2 Tablespoons rose hips

1 quart boiling water - 1 pint each for the hips and mint

Steep the mint for 15 minutes and strain.

Steep the rose hips for an hour and strain.

Combine teas and sweeten to taste, if desired. Serve over ice.

P.S. It's very good combined with Vodka.

The two images, one with roses and one with peppermint, that I chose for this weeks entry come from Etsy. Click on the photos to take you to their shops. And what wonderful shops they are!

Until next time.....

Thirsty Thursday

The Martini~

I love a good martini. Gin, a splash of vermouth and an olive. Cold please. Plain and simple. We keep the gin and vermouth in the frig during the summer and the shaker in the freezer.

A few years ago, John saw these martini glasses that are two pieces ~ the top, where you put your drink and the bottom, where you put the ice. So, I bought two. What a pain those are. Great in theory, but you have to keep up with the bottom part if you want to put your drink down. "Now where did I leave that bottom?" I'll take a regular ole martini glass, thank you kindly.

Now go and put your gin and vermouth in the frig.

Until next time.....

Thirsty Thursday

phto: MarthaMerry.etsy.com

Ice Cold Beer.

There is nothing better than an ice cold beverage on a hot summers day. I really enjoy pulling a cold one out of the cooler when we're camping. When I'm at home, and the cooler isn't iced up, I put my beer in the freezer. I set the bottle in there AND turn on a timer for 15 minutes. The timer is an important tool in this operation. Without it, I'm liable to space out and forget it. And yes, I have done that. Not fun!

photo: coyotecraft.etsy.com

To go along with this weeks post, I found these items from two Etsy shops. Cool, eh? Click on the photos and you'll be in their shops.

Have a safe holiday weekend.

Until next time.....

Thirsty Thursday

Today's recipe isn't actually a drink, but I guess you could add some milk and blend to make a milkshake~

Vanilla Frozen Yogurt:

2 cups fat free plain yogurt

1/2 cup fat free milk

2/3 cup sugar ~ or less to taste

2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Mix and churn in ice cream freezer. I have a Donvier. The canister is stored in the freezer until we're ready to use it. So, so easy! Our White Mountain hand crank machine has been retired ever since the day we brought the Donvier home.

The frozen yogurt looks grainy in the pictures, but it was actually smooth and creamy. And oh so good~

Until next time.....

Thirsty Thursday

Orange Julius:
This is a big girl version of the orange julius drinks that I had when I was a kid. They taste like a Creamsicle shake. You can use any kind of milk- cow, goat, soy, rice or yogurt. Same with the sweetener - use what you like - as much as you like. I have a Vita Mix, so I just throw everything in whole and voila~

1 orange or 1/3 cup juice
1 tablespoon honey or raw sugar
1/8 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/3 cup milk
1 cup ice cubes
Blend til smooth~

The images chosen for this post come from two Etsy shops found when searching for the word "creamsicle". Click on the photo to take you to their shops.

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Thirsty Thursday

Iced Tea and Lemonade:

This beverage is a combo of two summer favs: tea and lemonade. I use Lipton's tea, specially brewed for iced tea for this one. This is the only time that I've ever used tea bags to make tea and have to say that I'm quite smitten with them. Makes 1/2 gallon.

The images chosen for this post come from two shops that are participating in the Yart Sale on Etsy. Click on the image to take you to their shops. After you check out their shops, type yart in the drop down search menu. So many great sales going on now!

1 tea bag steeped in 1 quart of water

2 lemons, juiced

1/4 cup sugar dissolved in 1 quart water

Mix, pour over ice and enjoy~

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Thirsty Thursday

Cranberry Lemonade:
1/2 cup cranberry juice concentrate (can be gotten at any health food store)
3 lemons ~ juiced
1/2 cup sugar (or to taste) you can also use honey or the sweetener of your choice.
1 1/2 quarts water
Mix, chill and enjoy!
Makes 1 1/2 quarts

FYI: this tastes really good with vodka. One year we made them at the beach. We named them Pink Legs. Long story short ~ my SIL got way too much sun. Drink enough of these and you won't feel the sunburn anymore.

I don't have a photo of the lemonade, but while searching Etsy, I found this. Click on the photo to get to the shop:

What a cool, eco-friendly shop! Give 'em a look~

Until next time.....