My Creative Space...

It has been extremely hot and unfortunately my creative space is lacking in the aircon department...i.e we don't have one, so not alot of baking has been going on all week.

A lovely friend came round for a visit yesterday with yummy ice-cream & fruit sticks to cool down the little ones and a big bag of lemons for me...insert BIG smile here.

So here is some visual lemonade to cool you down.
If you'd like to make it yourselves, here's the recipe from Apples for Jam

Lemonade

ingredients

70 g caster sugar
one long strip of lemon rind
juice of 2 1/2 lemons (1/2 cup)
500ml sparkling mineral water

method
  • Put sugar, lemon rind and a few tablespoons of water in a small pan and bring to the boil, stirring until sugar is completely dissolved and boil for a few minutes
  • add lemon juice and let it boil for another few minutes
  • pour into a large jar and let it cool
  • pour cold sparkling mineral water in when ready to serve
makes about 2 1/2 cups so adjust recipe to suit
Pour some in a special glass and enjoy some spectacular creative spaces round at Kirsty's.

enjoy ♥
✗ ♥

Comments

  1. PinkPatentMaryJanes11 November 2009 at 15:12

    Wow, when life gives you a friend who gives you lemons, what's there to do but make lemonade! What a lovely way to cool down.

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  2. Nikki11 November 2009 at 15:23

    I feel cooler already Cathie.... Cheers!

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  3. annamaria potamiti11 November 2009 at 16:12

    Its quite cold and very wet! where I am right now, (Vancouver, Canada) but I still wouldn't mind some of this delicious-looking lemonade!!!
    Annamaria

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  4. Selina11 November 2009 at 17:27

    mmm, sounds good! and I LOVE your photos too.

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  5. Anonymous11 November 2009 at 17:53

    hi Cathie, thanks for being my blog's 17th follower :) 17's incidentally my fave number... i really appreciate ur support! have a lovely day ;)

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  6. Cat J B11 November 2009 at 18:51

    Oooh, I made lemonade too yesterday, but am out of lemons now so need a kind friend to drop some round to me too!

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  7. teddybearswednesday11 November 2009 at 18:57

    Thanks for this recipe, what a perfect thing for the heat. Thanks for your sweet comment on my blog. I wish I could bake so now we're even!

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  8. Anonymous11 November 2009 at 19:12

    Oh you poor thing - I think we would have died if it wasn't for our air-con. The lemonade looks fantastic though - what a lovely friend :)

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  9. Anonymous11 November 2009 at 19:47

    it's so wonderful to have a recipe thank you my youngest is always asking can we make lemonade!

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  10. Aussie-waffler11 November 2009 at 22:36

    That last photo is particularly wonderful. I'm not very hot at the moment but it sure does look delicious and refreshing.

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  11. Sandrine12 November 2009 at 00:30

    What a lovely friend!Your pictures are very refreshing, great idea to include a limonage recipe:)Hope it gets cooler soon.

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  12. yardage girl12 November 2009 at 01:20

    Yummo - just what the weather ordered! I might have to raid the enighbours lemon tree (again) - they don't use them ... what-the?

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  13. Sarah12 November 2009 at 01:42

    I love YOUR photos...And lemons. I love having a big bowl of lemons in the kitchen {lemon cake...lemon chicken...} and limes..{mojitos...yummm..}
    Thanks for commenting on mine and LOVE your blog going to read some more...

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  14. tea with lucy12 November 2009 at 04:59

    What a wonderful series of images.

    We're planning to make lemon corial this weekend with all of ours!

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  15. MooBear Designs12 November 2009 at 06:38

    I sware I can taste it Cathie... I am salivitating (That's my new word... )

    xo Steph

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  16. Tanya12 November 2009 at 13:55

    Hi Cathie,
    Refreshing, will try that recipe-thanks!
    My 'creative space' will be ridiculous today- ridiculous because my oven is going on. I know, I know. I promised someone a few gluten free slices and we are going to a function and I am also going to make my 9 year old boy some gf chicken nuggets- best of both worlds- he'll have the same as the other kids AND his nuggets will have chicken in them guarenteed!!

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  17. Anonymous12 November 2009 at 15:58

    We're certainly not having it hot over here but the lemons look divine any season!!! Thanks for putting the recipe up I was thinking about making lemonade this summer. x

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  18. Debra13 November 2009 at 00:02

    yummmmmm...thanks for the recipe...i love lemon..lemon anything...think i packed on a few k's making a few lemon meringue pie's of late...too many do's....and its only november....ouch..!

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  19. Tania13 November 2009 at 05:13

    Your visual lemonade is GORGEOUS! Not that your pics ever aren't (but WOW!). Thank you for the recipe, I am eyeing up those getting close to ripe lemons as I type (I'm good at multi-tasking)...

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  20. LenoreNeverM♡re13 November 2009 at 20:26

    so refreshing...great photos as well~lemon makes my mouth waters! Delicious weekend~

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  21. Cat14 November 2009 at 03:09

    Sounds delicious Cathie. My oldest daughter loves to make homemade lemonade all the time, lots of sugar in her lemonade though.(lol)

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