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One of our neighbors shared her lovely strawberries from their garden last week while we were pet sitting and of course I needed to use them in something wonderful. They were fantastic just picking them up and eating them like candy. I mean seriously, every time I walked into the kitchen they were calling out to me and I had to go and see what they wanted. They insisted that they needed a quality check. Yep, you guessed it, they were perfect. One by one they all passed and made it into my belly. Thank goodness the next day we were blessed with some more. Did I say how much I love my neighbors?
Look at these beauties.
I wish I had a strawberry patch!
Cherry Limeade is a favorite summertime drink around here. The first time I had this was a few years ago when my sister made it. I couldn't get enough of it and knew I had to make it.
With the warm weather finally here our family is out and about more. We tend to cook a lot on the grill and enjoy family get togethers frequently. This is perfect to take to the beach, the pool, a picnic, or just to enjoy on the deck or patio. We will be serving this at our son's graduation party next month. Who knew that a few ingredients could come together and be so refreshing?
You seriously need to make this today!
Cherry Limeade
2-liter bottle lemon-lime soda
1 cup fresh squeezed lime juice
1 cup sugar
One 10-ounce jar maraschino cherries, with juice
Thin lime slices
Chill all ingredients before mixing. When cold, combine the
lemon-lime soda, lime juice, sugar, cherries with their juice and lime slices
in a large pitcher and stir. Refrigerate for 30 minutes.
I have to admit I have never had cherry limeade before that I can remember. I saw this recipe in the Pioneer Woman's cookbook and I knew I had to try it. This is simply out of this world good. I seriously could make this everyday. My son fell in love with this and told me just that. It is now gone and I find myself longing for it. I guess I will have to pick up the ingredients and make again sometime this week.
I have been feeling so overwhelmed lately. It just has not been enough of me to go around. The past two days I have chilled at home with the kids and did some cooking. I have spent some time with each one of my kids watching movies and cooking shows. We have also spent a lot of time in the kitchen creating. I am so blessed that both of my kids enjoy it just as much as I do. Did I mention, my son is taking culinary arts this coming year in school. I am thrilled about that, but I did not persuade him at all in that. My Mom tells me I was a huge influence without even knowing it. My Mom always knows the right thing to say to make my day. Believe me, there is still cleaning to be done and a ton of laundry to fold but I have decided it will all be there later, tomorrow, or next week. I will tackle it all as I can. I needed to have some down time to get my head back in the game. So for now, I will try to enjoy the little things as they come. I sure hope you get to try some of this soon.
Cherry Limeade
2-liter bottle lemon-lime soda
- 1 cup fresh squeezed lime juice
- 1 cup sugar
- One 10-ounce jar maraschino cherries, with juice
- Thin lime slices
Chill all ingredients before mixing. When cold, combine the lemon-lime soda, lime juice, sugar, cherries with their juice and lime slices in a large pitcher and stir. Refrigerate for 30 minutes.
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