Only Coolers and Mocktails roundup part 1

With an amazing 60 entries. We are all going to be spoilt for choice this summer as to what drinks to prepare.
Here is the colourful and creative roundup part 1 and part two will follow with the announcement of the 2 winners.

Strawberry and Melon Smoothie  and Fruit Burst Mocktail by Nayna

Apple and Beet Mocktail  and Citrus Cooler by Nayna

Tropical Tornado Mocktail by Nayna

North milky shake with cranberry By Elena

Strawberry Mango Smoothie by Vardhini

Summer-salt Raw Mango Squash by Anjali

Sharjah Shake and Musk melon cooler by Kurinji

 

Minty Pineapple juice  and Pomegranate and Grape Juice by Shobha



Cool Aam Panna by Richa

Aam ka panna ,  Mixed fruit milkshake by Kaveri

       

Green Smoothie by Helen

Sweet Lassi by Arundhuti 



Minty Mango Mocktail by Sutapa

Cucumber Cilantro Celery Smoothie by Sadhana

Papaya Juice by Akheela

Spicy Buttermilk , Mango Lassi by Kalyani

Apple Frapple , Oreo cookies  milkshake , Dragon fruit banana smoothie by PJ

Mango Lassi by Jyoti

Refreshing Kokum Sherbert and Bottle gaurd drink by Raksha



Fruit Punch by Raksha

Beetroot and Carrot juice with coconut water by Rupali

Mango milkshake By Harini

Blue berry Mocktail by Vimitha

Part 2 to follow in next post.

 

Breakfast Club # 11: Berries

"Breakfast Club: Because breakfast should be more interesting than
tea & toast or coffee & cereal. "

Breakfast Club # 11: Berries 

1st June 2011- 30th June 2011

Breakfast the most important meal of the day. Its surprising how many people actually skip breakfast and then binge eat as hunger pangs start to gnaw mid morning. Breakfast does not have to be a long and elaborate meal it can be made in a jiffy with many store cupboard ingredients and  fruits, yoghurts and cereals.
The breakfast club event was started by Helen of Fuss free flavours and this is the 11th edition of it.When Helen asked me to host this months breakfast event I thought with  the summer months here in the UK why not bring the refreshing taste of summer  into our kitchens for the month of June.The shops and markets have an abundant supply of berries so the theme of this breakfast event is Berries.

Image courtesy of GH  Graphics Hunt

Rules:

1. Prepare any breakfast item using any type of berries post it on your blog.
2. Archived posts will be accepted if reposted.
3. No limit to entries send as many as you want.
4. It is mandatory to link both Helens breakfast Event Page and this announcement  to every post you send in  otherwise they will not be accepted.
5. Non bloggers can participate by emailing photo and recipe.
6. Only vegetarian entries allowed although eggs are acceptable.

Please send entries  to simplysensationalfood@gmail.com in this format :

Name:
Blog Name:
Post Name:
Post URL:
Image no larger than 300 pixels.
Use of logo is appreciated as it helps to promote the event.
Please put in subject box : Breakfast Club # 11: Berries

Tropical Tornado Mocktail

A tornado of tropical flavours bursting to cool and refresh your palate and quench your thirst.

Ingredients:

1 pineapple
100ml coconut water
Ice cubes
1 small lime
Lime and pinepapple slices for garnish.

Method:

1. Peel the pineapple and cut into chunks (Reserve some for garnish)
2. Cut a thin slice from the  lime and reserve it for garnish. Squeeze the juice from the lime.
3. In a juicer add the pineapple chunks and extract the juice.
4. In a jug add the pineapple juice, lime juice and mix.
5. In a tall glasses add ice cubes and pour the pineapple juice to approx 3/4 full
6. Top the pineapple juice with the coconut water.

7. Garnish  with lime slice and pineapple slices.

Serve immediately.

You may like:
Citrus Cooler

Submitting to:
Coolers and mocktail event by Pari guest hosted by simply.food

Simple Capsicum Basket- Create n Carve ~Fruit and Vegetable.

Capsicum Basket  a simple yet elegant garnish.  A very easy method of carving a capsicum to form  a basket to hold a filling of rice, dips or chutneys .

1.To form a handel, from the top of the capsicum,cut two vertical parallel cuts approx 1 inch long  into the centre of the capsicum from each side of the stem.
2.Cut two horizontal semi circle cuts around the capsicum diameter on each side of it to join the two vertical cuts.
3. Remove these parts to form a handle.

4. With a spoon scrap out the inside of the capsicum to form a cavity.
5. Using a sharp knife cut out the white seeded part from the central stem part of the handle (Making sure you don't cut the handle off)
6. Cut zigzag "V" shapes around the basket rim to decorate it.
7. You may need to cut off a very thin slice from the bottom of the capsicum to make it sit evenly and flat on the plate.

8. Place capsicum basket on serving platter and fill with desired filling.

You may like:
Melon Basket

Submitting to:
 Create n Carve ~Fruit and Vegetable Event by simply.food  guest hosted by Harikas Kitchen.

Citrus Cooler

Refreshing aroma of limes  give this mocktail a wonderful Citrus flavour, that is cooling and delectable.

Ingredients:

2 limes
Lemonade
30 ml Lime cordial
Ice Cubes

For decoration:
Lime Zest

Method:

1. Peel the lime using a vegetable peeler and reserve the peel.Cut the limes in half and squeeze the juice. Strain to remove any pips and flesh.
2. In a tall glasses add the lime juice, lime cordial and ice cubes.
3. Top up with the chilled lemonade.
4. Twist the lime peel and use it to garnish the mocktails.

5. Serve immediately.

You may like:

Fruit Burst mocktail

Submitting to:

Coolers and mocktail event by Pari guest hosted by simply.food

Apple and Beet Mocktail

Rich ruby red colour , vibrant and deep, this combination of apple and beetroot flavours are simply refreshing .

Ingredients:

6  braeburn apples
1 small  beetroot

For decoration:

1 lime and some sugar

Method:

1. Core the apples and cut them into quarters.
2. Peel the beetroot and cut into quarters.
3. In a juicer add the apples and beetroot and extract the juice.
4. Strain the juice through a muslin cloth and chill.
5. Cut the lime in half and rub the lime juice around the rim of a wide cocktail glass.
6. Dip the glass in the sugar to coat the rim of the glass with sugar.
7. Pour the chilled juice  in to the prepared cocktail glasses and serve immediately.

You may like:
Fruit Burst mocktail

Submitting to:

Coolers and mocktail event by Pari guest hosted by simply.food

GIVEAWAY- Free Tickets for Summer Good Food Show NEC Birmingham



15th June 2011  - 19th June 2011

Visit the BBC Good Food Show Summer from 15-19 June at the NEC Birmingham for a great summer day out packed with celebrity chefs, summer recipe inspiration and delicious food and drink.
At the food show there will be exibitors of kitchen ware, organic foods, multi national cuisines, cookery demonstration by famous celebrity chefs. There will be lots of  work shops  such as cake decorating and advise on grow your own produce.

The Producers’ Village is always packed with small speciality producers who specialise in local and seasonal produce. The area includes pavilions from Slow Food UK, Henrietta Green's FoodLoversBritain.com Fair and the extremely popular Ludlow Producers Market
In addition ,If you’re enjoying watching MasterChef on television, you're sure to love the live version! See John Torode and Gregg Wallace live, and loud, on stage joined by a whole host of fellow judges, past winners and previous contestants including the 2011 series champion.

If reading all this is tempting you to visit the Summer Good Food Show  then think no more.

I have one pair of tickets worth £ 42.00 to give away to a lucky winner courtesy of BBC Good Food Show. The winner will be chosen at random from the comments list and will be announced after the giveaway closes on 10th June 2011 -6 pm. This giveaway is only for participants who are over 18 and residing in the UK. (The winner will need to provide a UK mailing address to receive the tickets by post.)

For more details of the show please click here.

There are 5 ways to participate, each comment will count as one entry.
There is one main way to enter and several ways to get bonus entries.
You must leave a separate comment for each bonus entry otherwise they will not be counted.

5 ways to enter:
1. Leave a comment saying why you would like the tickets and what part of the show you would enjoy the most.
2. For a second chance to win become a follower of simply.food and leave a comment saying you have done so.
3.For a third chance please follow me @simplyf00d on twitter again commenting to tell me you have done so with  your twitter username
4. For a fourth chance to win  please tweet this post using the tweet button below and leave a comment telling me you have done so with your twitter username
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Good Luck.