My mom turned 51 today! What a happy reason to celebrate! She and I had both been invited to Tamela's for lunch. {Tam hosts a delicious ladies-only lunch each month for those that have birthdays in that month! Isn't that awesome of her?!} She had everything looking festive with Coca-Cola decor and fresh flowers. We feasted on grilled hamburgers, great northern beans, and potato salad. Dessert was a double-fold delight! Both Oreo and Nutterbutter ice cream desserts with your choice of chocolate or peanut butter sauce.....what rapture! Twas a lively group; we didn't lack for topics to chat about! All too soon, it was time to be on our way back to mom's house for the next celebration! Aunt Donna and Aunt Tricia came to join me, Mom, and Mel for a Pool Party! We floated and had fun in the sun talking and laughing. True to Smith style, we also had lots of food!!! Party mix, mixed nuts, popcorn, cheese, congos, chocolate crinkles, and chocolate oatmeal bars! I decided it would be a perfect time to debut the above pictured watermelon lime frosties too! Of course, the finished product was quite different from the original recipe. I'll post the original and put my tweakations in parentheses. I also doubled the recipe!
Happy Slurping!
Watermelon Lime Frosty (or Margarita)
adapted from Happy, Healthy, Life
makes 2
3 cups watermelon, cubed and frozen
1 ripe banana, peeled and frozen (didn't have! substituted 2 T. sugar)
2 tablespoons agave nectar or maple syrup (white sugar)
Zest from 2 limes (only had 1/2 lime)
Juice from 2 limes (about 4 tablespoons)
1/2 cup water (used 1 cup)
Blend all ingredients until smooth, adding more water as needed to keep the mixture moving. For margaritas: add 3-4 shots of silver tequila (used ginger ale!)
The birthday celebrations sounded awesome! My mouth is watering for that drink. :) Southern Living had a watermelon drink in the magazine last year that I always wanted to try....but never did. -_-
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