I want to apologize in advance because this will be a fairly short post. I had a hard time sleeping last night because of the needles I had earlier in the day, and I am still very sore :( On the bright side, since I couldn't sleep I found myself looking for something to watch and came across a show I watched while in late middle school and high school. See I have a soft spot for anything horror, and naturally I enjoyed watching "Tales from the Crypt". Even though it is really old and sort of cheesy, it allowed me to forget about the pain even if only for a moment. However, this is the first post in my fourth of July series :) I only made two treats for the celebration as it was a small number of family that got together, so two posts will be about edible treats and the third will be about my very first fourth of July celebration.
Now I had always envisioned the fourth as a huge deal full of family bbq's, fun in the sun, and of course a crazy display of fireworks. The last few years (according to Nathan) have been a little quieter but at very least I would get to experience "American" fireworks in all their glory! So naturally I wanted to make somethings for the bbq portion, from scratch of course lol sometimes I go right in to house wife mode and there is no stopping me. I wanted to make a beverage, a side salad, and a dessert but unfortunately I didn't have time to make the side salad (sad face). So since I'm experiencing discomfort I thought I would start with the beverage and hopefully tomorrow I'll be as good as new, well at least to the best of my ability lol.
Fresh Lemonade (adapted from Disney Family Cookbook)
Ingredients
5-6 large lemons
1C sugar (I used about 3/4)
2qt water
an extra lemon to slice for garnish
Directions:
1) Cut the lemons in half and squeeze each of them into a large measuring cup. *should yield 1 1/2C of juice*
2) In a large pitcher or mason jar, combine the juice and the sugar. Stir in the cold water and serve over ice.
I didn't use as much sugar as it called for (or what is depicted for that matter), because I didn't want it to be overly sweet but more tart. Nathan's dad, who you may remember as the lemon lover from my lemon cookie recipe, loved it too! I even mixed it with some iced green tea I had made earlier in the week and hello yummy town :) I guess it all depends on your preference for lemonade, but I will tell you once you make it you will never go back to store bought or frozen again.
Well y'all I am going to go kick my feet up and relax in hopes of forgetting about the pain I'm in. As always I love hearing feedback from each of you, so don't hesitate to drop me a line in the comment box or shoot me an email :) Until next time........................................................
Stay sweet,
Jennifer xoxoxo
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