We’re donning sweaters and giving up our shorts, yes summer is officially over, but I’m still trying to hang on to it just a little bit. I always loved the look of the St. Germain bottles, and had some great cocktails that used it, but it was never a staple of my home drinks. My husband bought me a bottle as a gift and we challenged ourselves to see what cocktail creations we could dream up. St. Germain is an elderflower liquor blended with cane sugar, and a little citrus, so it has a light flowery and slightly fruity flavor. We thought it would go nicely with a special cocktail to remind…
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Summer Cocktail: Watermelon Mojito
Nothing says Summer more than watermelon in every single grocery store in America, right?
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Watermelon, Cucumber & Feta Salad
Despite the Washington area’s recent seeming indecisiveness on the issue (and the 53 degree weather), the calendar and I boldly declare it is officially springtime. So here’s one of my favorite springtime salads to start off the season. The watermelon, mint and cucumbers are so fresh, they really brighten the feta, red onion and olives. It’s a light, greek inspired salad that has become one of our staples. INGREDIENTS: organic cucumber, julienned or spiralized chopped watermelon thinly sliced red onion chopped fresh dill chopped fresh mint pitted kalamata olives feta cheese, crumbles lemon, olive oil, salt & paper to taste DIRECTIONS: Mix all the ingredients together. Serve right away or refrigerate for…
