Showing posts with label Summer. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Summer. Show all posts

Monday, July 6, 2009

BLUEBERRY CORDIAL

After having come back from an exhausting walk in the sizzling sun and suffocating heat, I was very thirsty and in need a refreshing drink...

I didn't want to have tea or water, so I decided to improvise a thirst-quenching drink that would both please my demanding palate and soothe my body's demand for cold liquid. That's how I came up with the idea of making a "Blueberry Cordial".

Actually, it looks like clotted blood, uuugghhh!!! Sorry folks, I din't mean to scare you... Where is my garlic?!!!

~ Blueberry Cordial ~
Recipe by Rosa @ Rosa's Yummy Yums 2009

Ingredients:
250g Frozen blueberries, not thawed
The zest of 1/2 an Organic lemon
The juice of 1 Organic lemon
Sugar, to taste (I used about 3-4 Tbs)
1/2 Litre or more water (sparkly or not), very cold

Method:
1. Put all the ingredients in the blender and mix until smooth. Strain (optional).
2. Check sweetness and thickness. Correct if necessary.

Remarks:

Try replacing the lemon zest and juice, by that of an orange.
You can strain the juice or not.

Serving suggestions:
Serve at any time of the day with ice cubes and a slice of lemon.

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~ Drink Aux Myrtilles ~
Recette par Rosa @ Rosa's Yummy Yums 2009

Ingrédients:
250g de Myrtilles congelées, non-dégelées
Le zeste d'un 1/2 Citron bio
Le jus d'un Citron bio
Sucre, selon goût (j'ai utilisé 3-4 CS)
1/2 Litre ou plus d'Eau plate ou gazeuse, très froide

Méthode:
1. Mettre tous les ingrédients dans un blender et mixer jusqu'à obtention d'un jus sans morceaux et bien lisse. Passer au chinois (pas obligatoire).
2. Corriger la saveur et l'épaisseur en ajoutant plus de sucre ou d'eau.

Remarques:

Vous pouvez remplacer le jus et le zeste de citron par le jus et zeste d'une orange.
Vous pouvez passer le jus au chinois, mais ce n'est pas nécessaire.

Idées de présentation:
Servez ce jus à n'importe quelle heure de la journée, avec des glaçons et une tranche de citron.

Friday, September 12, 2008

SUMMER'S SLOWLY FADING AWAY...

Whether we want it or not, summer is fading away and fall is starting to install itself within our life...

Although, it can still be quite sunny and warm, certain signs don't lie. Dusk comes earlier every evening, the sunlight has this special golden-red touch, mist is starting to lick our mountain tops and hover over the rivers and landscapes, rain starts to fall a little more, the trees are turning red, most birds have migrated away from our latitudes, apples, plums and pumpkins are invading our market stalls and we are more and more craving comfort food!

Enjoy some of the last pictures (click on the pictures to enlarge) depicting Veyrier in the late summer.