Lemon Batidooooooooooo

I am sooo happy, yesterday we had great weather and I was able to go to the beach! Enjoying the warmth of the sun on my skin and the freshness of the cold sea. Unfortunately, today, the weather made a 180.... Rain, thunder, cold winds everything all at once. That  is how summer feels like in the Netherlands. But it makes you appreciate the sun more as well.

However, I like to be a little bit longer in this vibe called summer so I invited the sun into my house with this nice cold fresh drink. While  I was living on Aruba I drank this a lot. It is called a batido and here is how you make it.

For 1 tall glass:

1 lime, cut in 2-3 pieces
2-3 table spoons of cane sugar, depending how sweet/sour you like it
a splash of water
a glass full of ice cubes

Put all the ingredients in a blender, which is able to crush ice, and then pour the mixture in a sieve. Push it through the sieve with a spoon.... for decoration put a slice of lime on the rim, some nice straws and ready is your summer-in-a-glass!!!!!

Enjoy!!!!

Get Fresh at the Weekend

Don't these 2 look nice! It's a new product by Dutch designer company Royal VKB. They are well-known for their innovative homeware products. They re-design day-to-day used items into ones that are almost too beautiful to use.

This colourful item is their latest design and is called: Citrange. 

We all know we like fresh squeezed orange juice in the morning, but the hassle to make it.... well not actually the squeezing but more the cleaning afterwards..... especially when using a (electric) squeezer, all those little fibres, they get stuck everywhere. I guess that is the main reason withholding me from making my own. 

Well Royal VKB's Citrange says bye-bye to that obstacle. It fits directly onto a glass, it can be used two-sided so it fits limes and oranges and it is dishwasher safe..... the funnel inside makes sure that the juice goes in the glass and filters out the seeds. 

I guess my obstacle is gone......