A simple, 2-ingredient refreshing watermelon slushie drink with mint.
Hi, there!
It’s been a while since you’ve heard from me. I’ve had a bad gum infection with one week of high fever. I couldn’t eat anything but blended food. Luckily it’s almost over and I can tranfer to harder food. I’m totally feeling like a little baby while I’m writing this 🙂
So I was living of drinks like this watermelon slushie or roasted peach and strawberry fizz. Not complaining, but I wouldn’t mind biting into some chrisp bacon 🙂
We’ve been having beautiful sunny summer days over here. Like perfect day, not to hot, not to rainy. Just perfect. Note: I was resting inside with fever. Not complainging, no.
And what says summer like a nice big juicy watermelon. It is perfect as is, but it’s even more amazing in combination with fresh mint. Trust me, you’re gonna be a huge fan when you try it!
I mean, look at this intensive red color. Like you can resist… I know I can’t. Wait a second, I’m gonna go whip one up.
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Done!
It’s so easy and the best part is, you don’t even need to remove the seeds. The seeds of the watermelon are packed with vitamins and minerals. It would be such a waste to remove them.
I’m usually throwing the seeds out, because they are to hard to eat, but if you blend the watermelon that’s not really necessary.
And you thought you would have to work for this drink 😉
How to make this delicious watermelon slushie drink?
Easier done than said. Yup, throw chilled watermelon chunks and a few mint springs in a blender and you’ll get a super refreshing drink in seconds.
That’s pretty much it. Throw in awesome looking garnish and relax 🙂
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What’s your favorite way to use a watermelon? Write it in the comments below 🙂
Delightful spring mocktail – roasted peach and strawberry fizz!
Yey, so excited about this recipe!!!
This drink to me is like pie. You know the feeling, when you take out a pie and all the syrupy juices are sizzling around the fruit? And the smell… so good 🙂 This is like a pie in a glass 🙂
And I love it!
This roasted peach and strawberry fizz is soooo simple. Sometimes, I can’t belive, how many great thing you can do, with so little. This is definitely one of them! 🙂
All you’ll need to do is cut peaches and strawberries in half, roast them and blend them. Then add a little apple juice, preferably homemade or organic, and some sprakling water. And there it is.
A perfect spring drink!
While we’re on the spring subject. Spring has been awfull this year in Slovenia. Ugh, my tomato, pepper and chilli plants are barely holding on in thir tiny cups, just waiting to be planted outside.
But its so COLD. I mean, I make drinks like this, just to feel like it’s spring. It’s a crime!
But good news… Today it is sunny and we’re having a big picnic party for my brother’s and friend’s 30th birthday.
Lots of people, lots of good food, beer, friends. That’s what I call spring. Hopefuly, the weather will hold and let us have the party we deserve 🙂
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Humble fish sliders with a little twist are the best way to treat your family!
Oh, who am I kidding. They are actually a treat for you. Others can watch and be jealous 😉 And if they behave, they get a bite!
I’m declaring my love to fish.
I’d choose fish over meat in almost any given situation. They are so tender and delicious. One thing I hate, though, is dry overcooked rubbery fish. Yuck, bring me a glass of water, please!
The beautiful thing about these fish sliders is that you can use any fish you like. This one in the photos is perch, but any white fish or other type would work perfectly.
Ask for a filet and make sure all the bones are out, before cooking it. You don’t want to bite into one. I don’t own a fish bone tweezers, so I use regular tweezers and they work just fine.
This is a dish, that takes some time, but basically no effort or special cooking skills… read a book or dance around the house, and in the meantime it’s all cooking. At the end quickly blend the sauce and cook the fish and you’re done. Suuuuper easy! I promise 🙂
I used to be so scared about preparing fish, what if they get stuck on the pan or are undercooked or even soggy. So I avoided making them. But after a few tries, I realised, that they are so easy to work with. Also so much faster to check if they are done or not, than meat. The flaky flesh allows that.
If you want it to be crispy on the outside, sprinkle with some flour or starch. It will pull out a little moisture from fish and form a really thin layer of batter, which will fry crisp in the pan.
Have you ever tried roasted garlic? Before trying these fish sliders, I added separate unpeeled garlic cloves to my roaseted veggies and they turned out o be the most delicios part of the meal.
So I decided to use garlic in a different way. Roast it and make it in a yummy sauce!
I noticed how people are roating whole garlic heads. So, I tried that. Just cut of the top of the garlic head, sprinkle a little oil over, wrap entirely into aluminium foil and roast until it’s soft and fragrant. One of the garlic heads fell apart while I was removing the top, but it roasted as well as the others.
So, that’s it. The final fun part is squeezing the soft garlic out of the peel.
You can use roasted garlic in many ways. I promise, I’ll do more recipes with it, because it’s awesome!
I topped the fish sliders with roasted tomatoes. Again – a little oil, salt and pepper. Throw in the oven and forget about it for half an hour. They add sweetness to the sliders. Top with some mint – I used peppermint, but any would do.
I’m usually the one to complain about lack of crunchiness in burgers, but I’m so into this delicate fish, that I actually prefer not biting into anything hard and spoil the enjoyment 🙂 You can add some chopped nuts or seeds, of course.
Let’s go eat!
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Peel away the outer skin of the heads of garlic. Trim away about 0.5 cm of the top, so all cloves are exposed. Place the two heads on separate aluminum foils, sprinkle the exposed parts with olive oil, and wrap in the foil entirely. Roast for 30 – 40 minutes until they are golden and soft.
Roasted tomatoes
Cut cherry tomatoes in half, place them on a baking tray. Sprinkle with olive oil, salt, and pepper. Toss around, to coat them entirely with seasoning. Reduce the oven temperature to 190 °C and roast for about 30 minutes, until they are fragrant and have shrunk a little.
Roasted garlic sauce
Squeeze out the soft parts of garlic into a food processor. Add crème fraîche or Greek yogurt, lemon juice, salt, and pepper. Blend until the sauce is smooth.
Fish
On a big plate sprinkle the fish with flour, salt, and pepper. Move them around the plate, so they get coated on all sides evenly.
Over medium-high heat fry the fish on a tablespoon of oil, 3-4 minutes each side, depending on the thickness.
Assembly
Cut the buns in half, spread on the sauce, add one fish piece per bun, top with mint leaves, and roasted tomatoes. Serve immediately.
Refreshing fruity peach and celery ice lollies on sticks are always welcome at our house!
I bring you summer… on a stick. It’s not a joke!
I hope, wherever you’re from, you’re having a hot summer weather. It was crazy here over the last ten days. We’ve had all weather imaginable. Snow, sleet, fog, rain, sun, wind… We planned to escape to Sarajevo during the holidays, but it was covered with snow, so we’re saving the trip for warmer times.
It took me about two days to get comfortable with doing nothing and switching to my off mode. But then it was actually kinda nice to lay back, watch some TV and not feel guilty, go walking in the snow and then biking to a nearby mountain the next day, watching the 1st of May bonfire, and squeeze in a little dance practice. It was all good 🙂
Now, to the recipe already!
I remember having ice lollies in a long plastic wraps, when we were little. For the first few moments it tasted delicious and sweet, but then after we sucked all the juice out, we were left with a block of flavourless ice. How dissapointing! That’s not the case with this lolly – all flavour, no tasteless icy leftovers.
These peach and celery ice lollies are so easy to make and it’s a nice way to get yourself or the kids to eats more fruit. Cuz, who doesn’t like an icy treat, am I right?
The idea for this recipe actually came from my husband. He said, why not pair a fruit with some unexpected greens, like celery. So we did, and boy was he right. It tastes amazing! I’m not exaggerating. This combo works so well.
Give it a try!
All that’s required is to blend all the ingredients and pass the mixture thorugh a sieve, to give it the silky texture. Wait a few hours until the lollies set and you got yourself a fruity refreshment 🙂
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