Watermelon Margarita

We had so much watermelon that I just HAD TO find a way to use it :)

This recipe was just okay. I will keep looking for a better recipe. We sure didn't complain about a drinky drink.

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Watermelon & Cherry Sangria

This isn't from just one recipe. I came home with a bottle of white wine and knew I'd throw together some kind of sangria with my watermelon. We also threw in some brandy, cherries, and ginger ale.

The sangria in the glasses is a bit lighter in color because I put an extra splash of ginger ale in them. The sangria was sweet and light. Yum.

Watermelon Margaritas

I'm still working on that watermelon. We blended up some margarita, liquor, lime juice, and ice for margaritas!!

Again, refreshing! And so easy.

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Watermelon Basil Agua Fresca

The fancy, edited picture.

The ordinary picture.

Watermelon is on sale at Cub. A nice man in the produce department helped me pick out a melon. He did good. I knew I wanted to puree watermelon and freeze it into cubes but I can't find my ice cube trays. Darn.

I also have my basil plants that needed to be trimmed, especially before the intense heat dries them out. Pine nuts are extremely expensive right now, so pesto needs to wait. I found this recipe just doing an online search for "watermelon agua fresca". How nice to use up (some of) my watermelon and basil.

I think I would make this without the basil next time, just to make the it the traditional way. But this is pretty yummy. It will be pretty refreshing tomorrow when my friend Sara and I are working here at my house. (We're doing school work.)

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Quick Watermelon Sangria

This is my own recipe! I had a HUGE craving for 7up on my way home from FMSC. No, I am not pregnant. I think it was a hot day and I was thirsty. I started thinking about the wine in my fridge and the watermelon cubes that were just waiting to be used. I mixed all of those together and I find it very yummy.

3-4 watermelon cubes

1/3 glass red wine (I have a Red Truck mini barrel, it's like a little keg in my fridge!)

2/3 glass 7up

handful of frozen blackberries

As the watermelon cubes melt it gets kind of frothy and chunky on the bottom. Yum. I suppose these are a little on the weak side but I'm not the biggest drinker. They appealed because they were fruity and cold! My first glass went down so well! Who am I kidding? I've just finished my second glass! :)

Watermelon Juice popsicles & cubes

Watermelon was on sale and I bought a whole big one but I didn't think we'd eat it all. I was right. I cut about 1/4 of it into cubes and threw it in the blender. My friend Ann had given me some popsicle molds so that was my plan. I also knew that I should make some ice cubes with the juice because they would be great in sangria :)