Saturday, 13 April 2013

BEVERAGE COOLER: LEMON LIME SODA WITH GINGER TEA ICE CUBES

Lemon Lime Soda with Ginger Tea Ice Cubes
Experience both cold and warm sensations with this  beverage cooler. It's like magic! Lemon lime and ginger, a perfect flavor blend.
Ginger Tea ice cubes

Lemon Lime Soda with Ginger Tea Ice Cubes Recipe:

You will need:

A cold bottle of your favorite lemon lime soda
Fresh ginger
2 cups of water for extracting the ginger flavor

How to prepare:

For the ginger tea ice cubes:

Wash fresh ginger and scrape peel. Slice thinly or pound a piece the size of a segment of your thumb. Boil in two cups of water then simmer in a covered pan for 5 minutes to extract the flavor. Strain off the ginger pieces and collect the ginger tea in a container. Cool the ginger tea.

When the ginger tea is already cool, pour into an ice tray and freeze.

To serve:

Place ginger tea ice cubes in champagne glasses and pour your favorite lemon lime soda into each champagne glass. Voila! A cold drink with a warming kick courtesy of the ginger tea ice cubes. No need for alcohol to feel warm : ).

Perfect for entertaining!

Thursday, 11 April 2013

BEVERAGE COOLER: COCONUT WATER WITH LYCHEE ICE CUBES

Coconut water with lychee ice cubes
Jazz up and naturally sweeten coconut water with lychee ice cubes.

Recipe:

You will need:

Coconut water (from coconuts or any brand of unflavored ready-to-drink coconut water)
One (1) can of lychees in syrup

How to prepare:
Collect coconut water from coconuts
Collect coconut water from two coconuts or more depending on the amount that you want. Keep in a container and chill.

For the lychee ice cubes:
Lychee ice cubes
1. Open one can of lychees in syrup (any brand of your choice).
2. Place one whole lychee each onto one empty cube of an ice tray. Continue until the ice tray is full.
3. Pour the syrup over the lychees.
4. Freeze.
Pour chilled coconut water into glasses and place two lychee ice cubes into each glass. Enjoy!