Saturday, 30 June 2012

Watermelon with Basil water


Basically a post because I didn't want to lose the recipe ;-)


Pressed Watermelon With Basil Water



Ingredients

  • 4 cups red or yellow seedless watermelon chunks (about 1/4 large melon)
  • 6-8 large basil leaves
  • Pinch of sea salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon white wine vinegar
  • 4 cups chilled water

Preparation

Combine watermelon chunks and basil leaves in a colander placed over a large bowl. Using a metal ladle or spoon, press watermelon to extract as much juice as possible. (The remaining pulp should be fairly dry.) Season the juice with sea salt and white wine vinegar, and strain through a fine-mesh sieve into a large pitcher. Add 4 cups chilled water, stir, and serve.

Tuesday, 3 January 2012

Creative Bucket List :)

1. Started your own blog - check (duh)
2. Slept under the stars - check
3. Played in a band - no, and not going to happen!
4. Visited Hawaii - check :-D
5. Watched a meteor shower  - check
6. Given more than you can afford to charity - At some point, yep :-o
7. Been to Disneyland - no, and not inclined to..
8. Climbed a mountain - check
9. Held a praying mantis -  nuh
10. Sang a solo - bwahahaha, sooo not going to happen!
11. Bungee jumped - no, but want to!
12. Visited Paris - check
13. Watched a lightning storm - check
14. Taught yourself an art from scratch - is juggling an art? then check ;)
15. Adopted a child  - noooooooo!
16. Had food poisoning - check
17. Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty - nope
18. Grown your own vegetables - check
19. Seen the Mona Lisa in France - nope
20. Slept on an overnight train - check
21. Had a pillow fight - check
22. Hitch hiked - check
23.Taken a sick day when you're not ill - *whispers* check
24. Built a snow fort - check
25. Held a lamb - check
26. Gone skinny dipping - check
27. Run a Marathon - no, and don't think that will happen!
28. Ridden in a gondola in Venice - not been to Venice, so no
29. Seen a total eclipse - check
30. Watched a sunrise or sunset - check
31. Hit a home run - check
32. Been on a cruise - not yet
33. Seen Niagara Falls in person - check
34. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors - how far should I go back for that?
35. Seen an Amish community - check
36. Taught yourself a new language - check
37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied - check
38. Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person - not been in Pisa either ;)
39. Gone rock climbing - nope
40. Seen Michelangelo's David - nope
41. Sung karaoke - Noooooooooo
42. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt - nope
43. Bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant - nope
44. Visited Africa - check
45. Walked on a beach by moonlight - check
46. Been transported in an ambulance - nope
47. Had your portrait painted - I think so, as there is a drawing from me in my mom's house :)
48. Gone deep sea fishing - nope
49. Seen the Sistine Chapel in person - nope
50. Been to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris - nope, Tour Montparnasse is better anyway
51. Gone scuba diving or snorkeling - check
52. Kissed in the rain - check
53. Played in the mud - check
54. Gone to a drive-in theater - nope
55. Been in a movie - nope
56. Visited the Great Wall of China - nope
57. Started a business - nope
58. Taken a martial arts class - nope
59. Visited Russia - check
60. Served at a soup kitchen - nope
61. Sold Girl Scout Cookies - nope
62. Gone whale watching - nope
63. Got flowers for no reason - check
64. Donated blood, platelets or plasma - nope
65. Gone sky diving - nope
66. Visited a Nazi Concentration Camp - check
67. Bounced a check - nope
68. Flown in a helicopter - nope
69. Saved a favorite childhood toy - check
70. Visited the Lincoln Memorial - nope
71. Eaten caviar - check
72. Pieced a quilt - nope
73. Stood in Times Square - check
74. Toured the Everglades - nope
75. Been fired from a job - nope
76. Seen the Changing of the Guards in London - check
77. Broken a bone - my nose apparently :-/ check
78. Been on a speeding motorcycle - check
79. Seen the Grand Canyon in person - nope
80. Published a book - nope (articles though)
81. Visited the Vatican - nope
82. Bought a brand new car - nope
83. Walked in Jerusalem - nope
84. Had your picture in the newspaper - check
85. Read the entire Bible - nope
86. Visited the White House - nope
87. Killed and prepared an animal for eating - nope
88. Had chickenpox - I think so
89. Saved someone's life - nope
90. Sat on a jury - nope (and not going to happen here)
91. Met someone famous - check
92. Joined a book club - nope
93. Lost a loved one - check
94. Had a baby - nooooooooooo
95. Seen the Alamo in person - nope
96. Swam in the Great Salt Lake - nope
97. Been involved in a law suit - nope
98. Owned a cell phone - check
99. Been stung by a bee - check
100. Read an entire book in one day - check

Not bad ;)