Watermelon Refresher

Remember all that leftover watermelon I had from cutting out stars?!

While I was cutting, I put all the remnants in ziploc freezer bags and popped ’em in the freezer.

Last summer I had a LOT of extra watermelon on hand and figured out it freezes great. The CSA I was involved in gave us 2 watermelons…PER WEEK! That’s a whole lotta watermelon when I’m the only one at our house that will eat it. It got to the point where I couldn’t physically eat another piece of watermelon. Never thought that would’ve happened! Instead of letting it go to waste, I began cutting and freezing it for my morning smoothies. I’ll add the frozen watermelon to green smoothies, but my favorite way to enjoy it is simply on it’s own in a slush.

Watermelon Slush.

With our temps in the 100’s this week, I’ve been making this watermelon slush almost daily! It is so refreshing and the perfect afternoon treat on these hot, muggy days.

Here’s what you need: (Print Me!)

• 2 cups frozen watermelon
• 1 to 1½ cup coconut water (enough to reach desired consistency)
• squeeze of lime juice

Add all ingredients to your blender, and blend until smooth. Fresh mint is also a delicious addition to this drink!

Poolside is the only way to enjoy this drink.

Enjoy!

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Happy Birthday ‘Merica!

To celebrate, The Carnivore and I are headed to Grand Lake! I am so excited I can hardly stand it. Growing up, nearly every summer weekend was spent at Grand. Some of my favorite memories are at that lake. Every 4th of July since Chase and I started dating (9 years ago!), I’ve been telling him he MUST see the fireworks at Duck Creek. Well, 9 years later he’s going to see them!

Photo from Grand Lake Chamber of Commerce.

I know there is going to be an abundance of food at the lake house, but I wanted to contribute SOMETHING. I’m running low on time this week, so something simple and festive was just the ticket. I decided to throw to together festive fruit skewers and fruit dip.

4th of July inspired fruit skewers!

Strawberries, raspberries, blueberries, and watermelon – see where I’m going here? I washed and rinsed all my berries, and then it was to the festive part…

First cut off the stem of your watermelon.

Then stand your watermelon up on it’s end, and cut a small piece off the side. Just enough so your watermelon won’t roll around.

Then turn your watermelon back on it’s side, and begin to cut roughly 1″ rings.

Lay your rings down, grab a star cookie-cutter, and get to cuttin’!

I can hear my grandma saying “You need to get those stars closer together Cassie, you’re leaving a lot of extra!” I heard variations of that phrase every Christmas when making our Christmas cookies. Don’t worry Grandma, I want extra! I’ll show you guys what I do with all the leftovers soon.

Once your stars are cut out, begin assembling your skewers.

Ok, I have a confession to make. Remember the short on time part I mentioned? Well I made about 3 skewers, decided I did not have enough to time to finish, ate those 3 skewers, and then made a fruit tray. Whew… glad I got that off my chest. I feel better. I had good intentions, I promise.

Star-spangled fruit tray.

It’s just as delicious.

The Carnivore says this tray ALMOST makes him want to eat fruit. Almost… #winning.

To make the fruit dip, I used equal parts vanilla greek yogurt and cool whip. Did I mention I didn’t have much time? I used 1 cup vanilla greek yogurt, 1 cup cool whip, and whisked until combined.

I’ll be sure to recap The Carnivore’s 1st Duck Creek fireworks experience.

I hope your holiday is delicious!

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