While there's nothing "wrong" with drinking in moderation, a new habit is built after 21 days. Therefore, switching your glass of wine for a delicious homemade lime and rosemary lemonade for a whole month might make you change your perception of alcohol (and this comes from a Parisian)!
When Life Gives you Lemon
Ingredients:
- 3 lemons, roughly chopped
- 140g caster sugar
- 1l cold water
- 1 rosemary sprig, stripped
Instructions:
Tip the lemons, sugar and half the water into a food processor and blend until the lemon is finely chopped. Pour the mixture into a strainer over a bowl, then press through as much juice as you can. Top up with the remaining water and serve with slices of lemon and rosemary.
Foam Me to You
Ingredients:
- 1 egg white
- 1 tablespoon powdered sugar
- 5 fresh lemon juice
- Rose Lemonade to top
Instructions:
Dry shake all ingredients except lemonade. Add ice and shake vigorously until almost a foamy texture. Top with rose lemonade. Enjoy!
Pink Panther
Ingredients:
- 7-8 blueberries
- 10 white currants + one bunch to decorate
- 1 rosemary sprig, stripped
- 30ml honey syrup
- 1 fresh lemon juice, strained
- 120ml sparkling mineral water
Instructions:
Gently muddle blueberries, white currants, rosemary leaves, and honey syrup in the bottom of a cocktail shaker. Add lemon juice and shake, covered, with ice vigorously for 10 seconds. Strain through a mesh strainer into a glass . Top with sparkling water and stir to incorporate. Add the bunch of white currants on top.
Cool For Cool
Ingredients:
- 30ml of coconut water
- 30ml of aloe vera water
- ½ cucumber sliced very thinly
- ½ fresh lime juice
- 1 olive to top
Instructions:
Combine coconut water, aloe vera water, cucumber, and lime juice. Let chill for 1 to 2 hours. Strain through a mesh strainer into a glass. Serve with an olive on top as a Dry January Martini.
