Picnic Month eats: Watermelon spritzer, brownies and more

Watermelon Lime Spritzer Serves three Ingredients 2 cups seedless watermelon cut into cubes ½ cup ice cubes 2 cups seltzer water 1 lime, cut into wedges Fresh mint leaves Directions Place

News 12 Staff

Jul 11, 2015, 10:35 PM

Updated 3,205 days ago

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Picnic Month eats: Watermelon spritzer, brownies and more


Serves three
Ingredients

2 cups seedless watermelon cut into cubes

½ cup ice cubes

2 cups seltzer water

1 lime, cut into wedges

Fresh mint leaves
Directions

Place the watermelon and ice cubes in a blender and blend until liquefied, once you add the seltzer it will thin out even more, (add more ice cubes if you want it slushier) slowly add ½ of seltzer and blend until smooth, pour into country mason jar, garish with limes and mint.




Serves 20
Ingredients

2 cups white sugar

1 cup butter

1\2 cup coco powder

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

4 eggs

1 ½ cup all-purpose flour

½ teaspoon baking powder

½ teaspoon salt

½ cup walnuts 

½ white/chocolate
Directions

Melt butter, mix all ingredients together

Put mix in 9x13-inch greased pan

Bake for 20-30 minutes 

Sprinkle powdered sugar




Makes one (9-inch cast-iron pan)
Ingredients

1 1/3 cup cake flour

2/3 cup yellow corn meal

½ cup corn flour 

5 teaspoons baking powder

1/3 cup sugar

½ teaspoon salt

Minced parsley 

1 cup grated age cheddar

1 cup cooked corn

1 1/3 cup buttermilk

1 large Egg, beaten

½ teaspoon vegetable oil

1/3 cup heavy cream
Directions

Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees.

Combine dry ingredients in a bowl, mix well.

In separate bowl, mix wet ingredients together, add wet mix into dry mix well.

Spray cast iron or nonstick pan.

Place batter into pan, cook for 3 minutes.


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