Strawberry Lemonade

My husband and I like flavored lemonade and usually keep an eye out for fruit crushes, flavorings and syrups to make some interesting drinks. We had flavored lemonade for the first time when we were in the US. Once when we were at a restaurant with my sister and family my husband ordered strawberry lemonade and when my niece who was 3 then, saw the play of color in the glass of lemonade she immediately wanted a sip from the glass. After one sip, she liked it so much she refused to return the drink to my husband!

On our trip to Kasauli, we picked up a couple bottles of fruit crushes to make flavored lemonade and this strawberry crush was one of them. It's very simple to make and can be easily made in large quantities if you are expecting guests.

Ingredients

A jugful of lemonade

Strawberry crush

Make a lightly sweetened lemonade ahead of time and keep in the refrigerator. When the guests arrive, pour a splash of strawberry crush in the glasses and carefully pour the lemonade in each glass. Do not let the the contents mix so that the colors are also separate creating a visual appeal. Add a stirrer to each glass and serve.

You can jazz it up by serving it differently. Shave some ice in a blender, take a glass and pour a teeny weeny bit of strawberry crush, then top with shaved ice and add a little more strawberry crush. Pour the lemonade carefully without mixing the contents. The color of the strawberry crush will seep through the shaved ice and you will have a great looking drink. Add a stirrer and your drink is ready.

Serve the Strawberry Lemonade in different glasses and try and get your hands on some jar glasses as well.

 

 

My Strawberry Lemonade goes to
- C'mon chefs cook up some - starters and welcome drinks hosted by cookclickndevour
 

Vegetable Stir Fry

Nowadays, a visit to the local market is a treat to the eyes - lines of fresh vegetables and fruits in a medley of colors laid out one after the other. This season brings in large quantities of fresh produce making it pocket friendly. It is a welcome change from the shortage and high prices we saw during the last few months. This week, as I was leaving the market, I saw this vendor with a mound of broccoli and thought I heard him say Rs.10 for a medium sized broccoli. Really! - And I quickly changed course towards him. He was selling medium sized broccoli heads for, yes, Rs.10. Of course, I picked one head even though my husband doesn't care for broccoli whereas all I could see at that time was stir fry, stir fry, stir fry. Of course, more dishes with broccoli will come especially since I need to finish it alone!

My quick veggie stir fry recipe!

Ingredients
Green beans - 1 cup
Broccoli - 1 cup
Onion - 1
Red chilli flakes - 1 tsp
Butter - 1 tbsp
Salt as per taste

The green beans are cleaned and cut into 2 to 3 inch pieces and the broccoli cut into florets and then measured. Slice the onion into thick slices.

Lightly steam the green beans and keep aside. Heat a pan and add the butter and the sliced onions. Saute on medium heat. Then add the broccoli and continue sauteing for a couple of minutes. Add the steamed green beans, salt and the red chilli flakes and saute for a couple of minutes. Take off the heat before the veggies soften and serve. 

This Vegetable stir fry are good paired with pasta or noodles.

 

My Vegetable Stir Fry goes to

 - Lets Cook with Green Vegetables hosted by simplysensational food