limoncello gin cocktail

I just discovered this limoncello gin cocktail. It's perfect for summer- light and refreshing with just a hint of sweetness from the limoncello. I altered the original recipe to better suit my tastes, see my changes below.

• 2 - 4 sprigs of fresh thyme

• juice from half of a lime

• 2 Tbs. limoncello

• 3 Tbs. gin

• ice

• lime seltzer water

Muddle the thyme in the lime juice. Then add the limoncello and gin. Top with ice and fill the rest of your glass with the lime seltzer water. And there you have a deliciously refreshing cocktail for these hot summer days.

summer beer

I might be biased by the name but this beer is my new summer favorite!

watermelon cocktail

Watermelon is one of my favorite summer fruits. I bought one the other day and have already eaten half of it...by myself. I guess Ebert doesn't like watermelon as much as I do. I've been wanting to eat the other half but then I started to think that maybe I should get my husband to eat some too. I mean, why shouldn't he enjoy "the fruits of our labor" just as much as I have? I certainly could eat the other half all by myself (and would enjoy doing so), but it's probably best that I don't, so this is what I came up with...

I combined this recipe with this recipe for a deliciously, refreshing watermelon-jalapeno cocktail. And friends, let me tell you, it's good. It's really good. This might just be a new summer favorite!

You could also make this without alcohol and it would still be delicious. And in case this drink doesn't sound like the most amazing cocktail ever here are some other ideas for watermelon. Notice that most of these recipes use cubed watermelon because, really, that's the only way to eat it.

sangria

via montalvocountry

It's hot in Chicago. Too hot for my liking and all I can think about is sipping on some summery, sweet sangria...red, white and blue style, of course.

fixed gear beer

Lakefront Fixed Gear via create.your.happy

This is a damn good beer. That's all.