Slightly Sweet Tea
Ingredients:
- 3 C. Unsweetened tea
- 1 Tbsp Honey
- 1 Cup Pineapple, cubed
- 1 stalk Orange Mint (any mint will do.)
Process:
- Place Pineapple cubes in a pitcher.
- Pour unsweetened tea and honey over the pineapple, mix well.
- Add mint leaves by ripping leaves into pieces and place them in the tea.
- Use a wooden spoon and mash the pineapple, mixing the tea.
- Let the tea sit in the fridge for 30 minutes.
4 simply delicious ingredients 
Mix and Enjoy
On a hot summer/ oh it’s only Spring? On a hot Spring day like today, sometimes I get really bored just drinking water. I read around on a few blogs and cookbooks and created this light refreshing beverage. It is kind of a NOjito since it is alcohol free! (except one time I put a little Malibu in it and it was delicious!)
Flavored Water
Ingredients:
- 45 Oz of Water
- 2 Oranges, juice only
- 1 Lemon, juice only
- 1/4 Pineapple chunks, squeezed and place in the container
- 25-30 Mint leaves, crushed and chopped and placed in the container
Process:
Put 40 Oz of water in a container. Squeeze the juice of the oranges and lemons into the container. Squeeze and place 1/4 pineapple into the container. Add 25-30 fresh mint leaves. (I got some from my own herb garden and grabbed a blend of orange mint, chocolate mint and regular mint)
Allow this to sit in the fridge for 2-3 hours and stir before serving.
After that my day got better. I went for a picnic at the park across the street with a good friend and her kids. We ate tuna fish, veggies, fruit and even a little dark chocolate. While the kids played we sat in the sun and had some great conversations about God, life, work, friends and even some Philadelphia sports. We went on a walk on the trails and saw some wildlife, a mini waterfall and some beautiful flowers.
I cam home, tutored one of the kids in the neighborhood and then completed my evening with some gardening with Brandon and dinner on the grill.
Even though I was bummed about my leg, God gave me a fabulous day to take my mind off of that issue.
My garden box is complete and ready for planting tomorrow. I have the rest of the yard just about completed or at least some good ideas. So thankful for the time I have had this week to do some work, enjoy the outdoors and the company of good friends, family and most importantly my husband. For lunch I made this tuna recipe and added some fresh spinich and some diced green peppers. I packed a bag of celery and carrots. A
container of blueberries and blackberries and a little dark chocolate for snack (since I was walking it off any way!).
Dinner was Herbed Balsamic chicken and papaya/pineapple skewers on the grill!
Herbed Balsamic Chicken
- 4 TBS olive oil
- 2 tsp Balsamic Vinaigrette
- 1 Tbs McCormick Chicken rub
- 1 tsp Garlic
- 1 tsp Old Bay seasoning
Mix all ingredients in a bowl and brush on the chicken. Save extras to brush on the chicken throughout the grilling process.
Brandon cooked them on a wood fired grill for at 300 degrees for about 10 minutes on each side.
Pineapple and Papaya Skewers
- 1/2 Papaya, cut into chunks
- 1/4 Pineapple, cut into chunks
Place fruit alternately onto a wooden skewer. Place on the wood fired grill at 300 degrees for about 1 minute on each side.
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| Brandon ready to chow down after all of that landscaping work I made him do. |
Enjoy it on a warm sunny deck with someone you love!
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