My kids went back to school yesterday. I seriously can’t believe our summer break is officially over…though our summer surely isn’t. It’s still hotter than heck and not much is changing for a while other than our schedule.

One of the best parts of summer, other than the obviously fun activities that come along with it, is definitely the fruit. You can’t beat summer fruit. Especially peaches. Gosh, do I love peaches. My favorite are the ones that come from Georgia and the Carolinas…those are the ones I look for around this time of year, they smell so darn good. I love popping one in the fridge to chill for a couple of hours then slicing it up into a glass of red wine…that’s my grandpa’s version of dessert…and that’s another post for another day.

My kids and I have been playing with our new Blendtec the last few weeks. We are blending up everything in sight. One hot afternoon, my daughter and I made this juice. Just like most 4 year old girls, my daughter loves anything pink. When asked what ice cream flavor or smoothie flavor she wants, her response is always “pink”. Not strawberry, but pink.

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So what if it’s Monday and I am thinking about sipping on one of these.  Nothing wrong with that!

I discovered this perfect summer drink on Dara’s site not long ago.  I met Dara at evo ’10, and shared a few laughs with her during our Food & Photography Workshop that we attended.  I connected with her right away and it’s a shame that we live across the country from each other…I wouldn’t mind making another trip out west to visit Dara, Maria and Jyl!

(Dara is one talented chickie…awesome cook, takes gorgeous photographs and is not afraid to take on this lobster!!)

If you’ve got some serious mint growing like I do, then go get yourself a watermelon right now while they’re sweet and treat yourself to one – or a couple – of these amazing drinks.  Enjoy!

Watermelon Mojitos

Ingredients:

• 3 cups 1/2-inch cubes watermelon
• 12 medium to large fresh mint sprigs
• 6 tbsp fresh lime juice
• 2 tbsp granulated sugar
• 6 oz. light rum
• 4 lime slices
• 4 mint sprigs

Directions:

1. Place watermelon cubes in a blender. Blend until smooth.
2. In a small pitcher, combine fresh mint leaves, sugar, and fresh lime juice. Using the handle of a wooden spoon, muddle the ingredients to release the oils from the mint. Take care not to muddle to the point where the leaves fall apart. Pour rum and the watermelon puree into the pitcher and stir gently.

Recipe courtesy of Cookin' Canuck

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Enjoy!!

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