Lighten Up Your Summer

One of the best parts about summer is slurping down delicious summer cocktails.  With plentiful amounts of fresh fruit, berries, and herbs available the options seem endless.  However, the added calories are not welcome to our waistlines.  As you are probably aware, cocktail calories can add up quickly.  We are always on the lookout for cocktails that are refreshing and let one imbibe a bit without the added calories.  We have shared some low calorie cocktails with you in our posts for Day Drinking and our Skinny Agave Margarita.  This week we have another umbrella-worthy lo-cal alternative that everyone can enjoy whether you are watching your waistline or not.

The Tequila Watermelon Fizz has only 64 calories per serving.  Yes — 64!!!!  While your friends are slurping down a Mambo Taxi from Mi Concina at 700 calories a pop, you will be slim and trim in your swim suit by the pool. To make the Tequila Watermelon Fizz you need your favorite tequila, lemon seltzer water, fresh limes and watermelon cubes.  We cubed our watermelon and placed it in the freezer for a couple of hours.  The frozen watermelon chunks served as a beautiful garnish, flavor enhancer, and as ice cubes for keeping our drink chilled.  Place an ounce of tequila in a rocks glass.  Add frozen watermelon.  Top off with chilled lemon seltzer water.  Add a lime wheel for garnish.  We made this refreshing cocktail on the fourth of July and upped the festive look with blueberries.

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Since this cocktail is so light and refreshing, it would taste great with any added fresh herbs, such as, thyme, rosemary, basil or cilantro.  If you want to get really crazy, throw in some freshly sliced jalapenos.  Let us know about your favorite combination.  We would love to hear from you!  Thanks to Rhonda’s friend, Amy, who shared this drink idea with us.

 

Disclaimer:  The beverages on this site are meant for adults 21 years of age and older.  We do not condone underage drinking, and never drink and drive.

Some Like It Hot

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The mercury rose very high this week in Dallas.  One day the temperature felt like it was over 114 degrees.  We love summer, but even that is a little too hot for us.  However, it did pose the perfect opportunity for us to share with you a new cocktail — Some Like It Hot!

We came up with the idea for this beverage when we were out to dinner one night and started up a conversation with the bartender.  He was telling us about his drink ideation projects, and we got on the subject of how trendy watermelon and jalapeno are right now.  The conversation got us thinking … we had Seagram’s Watermelon Vodka at home and plenty of fresh jalapenos in our backyard garden.  Thus a star was born!

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To make this delicious watermelon and spice flavored drink we followed the same recipe from our Jalapeno Popper Margarita that we shared with you in the summer of 2017.  We replaced the tequila with Seagram’s Watermelon Vodka to give the drink a refreshingly, summery, watermelon flavor.

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Try Some Like It Hot and let us know what you think?  What have you been doing to stay calm and cool during these hot days of summer?

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