I enjoyed all the suggestions from my loyal readers (cough, cough...Julie!). I had to work quick with my strawberry flat since they were literally going bad right before my eyes. I tried in vain to get Patrick to home brew a Strawberry Wheat Ale, but he is fruited out right now with the Ginger Peach IPA that he has on tap in the kegerator. As a side note, might I just add that my sweetness is a really good brewer. I mean really...a Ginger Peach Indian Pale Ale, brewed all by himself, from scratch!
Anyhoo, this is a recipe that Christa suggested and it was excellent. Really light and not too sweet, practically calorie free (only 2 tablespoons of sugar in the whole thing!) and very impressive looking in a glass. It was so light and easy to drink that I sipped on it all throughout the day. I don't know why I didn't think of it, but you could easily add a splash of this to your gin and tonic to turn it up a notch.
Strawberry Vanilla Agua Fresca
- makes 1 pitcher -
Ingredients
1 pound strawberries, hulled
4 cups ice-cold water, divided
Enough vanilla seeds to fill the point of a sharp knife, or a scant 1/8 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
2 tablespoons sugar
Ice, for serving
Procedure
1. In a blender, combine the strawberries with 2 cups of the water and the vanilla seeds or extract. Puree until completely liquid. Strain the mixture through a fine-mesh sieve or through cheesecloth into a pitcher.
2. Stir in the remaining 2 cups water, lemon juice and sugar. Taste and adjust sugar to suit your preference. Pour into ice-filled glasses and serve.
2 comments:
I know. I know. My suggestion was going to be to make popsicles because that is what we have been doing lately. I never made it to the computer and my only excuse is that a strep throat epidemic went through the house last week. That's why the popsicles came in handy. I won't let you down on the next assignment. I could use some suggestions on what to do with two four-year-old devil children.
Naps, many naps. And mother's helpers and daycare and preschool and babysitters and date nights.
Did you use vanilla beans or just vanilla extract?
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