Freshly Squeezed Lemonade

Tuesday, September 13, 2011

Over Labor Day weekend, I went to a lovely little picnic with some great friends. It was a beautiful end of summer day and I wanted to bring something refreshing to drink. I bought a bunch of lemons and whipped up some freshly squeezed lemonade.

I was a bit naive about how much lemonade I’d get from my big stack of lemons. After squeezing 10 lemons, my pitcher was still only about 2/3 full. But this lemonade was definitely worth the effort. It just tastes like summertime dancing around in your mouth.

One Year Ago: Elote

Freshly Squeezed Lemonade

Yield: Serves 4

Ingredients:

For the simple syrup
1/2 cup water
1/2 cup sugar

For the Lemonade
3/4 cup freshly squeezed lemon juice (from about 5 lemons)
1 1/2 cups water

Directions:

First, prepare the simple syrup by heating the sugar and water over medium heat just until the sugar is dissolved. Remove from heat and allow to cool slightly.

Pour lemon juice into a small pitcher and add 1 1/2 cups water.

Pour the simple syrup into the pitcher and stir.

Taste for sweeteness/tartness and add additional sugar or water, if desired.

Add ice to individual glasses and serve.

Recipe adapted from Confections of a Foodie Bride

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10 Responses to “Raspberry Cheesecake Swirl Brownies”

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just2good — April 21, 2009 at 1:25 pm

These sound so good!
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Joelen — April 21, 2009 at 1:41 pm

These look delicious!! I love the new look of your blog too! 🙂
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thecookingnurse — April 21, 2009 at 2:25 pm

MMMM, I love raspberries and chocolate!
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Colleen — April 21, 2009 at 6:05 pm

Wow, these look amazing! They have been starred and will be made soon!
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Stephanie Wagner — April 21, 2009 at 6:52 pm

The first step is admitting you have a problem, the next step is sending your fresh baked sweets to your buddies in Indy! I’m here to help you through these tough times. 🙂
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Deborah — April 22, 2009 at 4:59 am

Oh how funny, I do believe this is my recipe from awhile ago, but someone turned them into mini brownies! Glad you liked them! 🙂
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Ingrid — April 22, 2009 at 1:54 pm

Sounds and looks great. I will definitely keep these in mind when someone’s wanting brownies.
~ingrid
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bcallegra — April 23, 2009 at 12:18 am

I empathize with your baking addiction and apologize for being a food stalker – I actually made the brownies for work today! The funny thing is that a coworker forwarded me the link to your blog and these brownies yesterday and I was pleased to tell her that I was already a devoted fan.
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Suzy — April 23, 2009 at 11:54 pm

These look so delish. I hear you about addiction and waist line. Just have to walk it off when you can….LOL
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Mermaid Sweets — April 29, 2009 at 12:14 am

I hear you on the addiction, these look great – must try them for one of my friends who will love it.