Comments on: melon agua fresca

By: Claudia

Claudia — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 20:33:13 +0000

I wished I’ve seen this blog before since it’s winter time for most. But in Mexico we always drink “agua fresca”, please eat the sweet juicy melon and save the seeds, put them in a blender with enough water and blend for about two minutes then force them through a sieve and mix with sweetened water voila!!! you have “agua de melon” that tastes the same and you can eat your melon for breakfast.

By: Elaina G

Elaina G — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 00:56:51 +0000

You’re the best! I wished I would have found you years ago!

By: Dining Detour

Dining Detour — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 19:35:18 +0000

This looks so fresh and summery. I received a huge fruit basket recently and this would have been such a good way to use up the melon. I have that same citrus press and love it!

By: The Prudent Homemaker

The Prudent Homemaker — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 03:02:48 +0000

Sounds good, and I don’t even like melons!

I’ve stuck my head in the freezer this week, too. I also like to go out in my pantry (65º) and close the door. This week it smells like ripe peaches and ripe pears, considering there are several hundred pounds sitting in there, all waiting for me to can them. It was 107º today, and my kitchen is going to be hot tonight as I can baby food for my baby (I’m not due until February, though), as well as peach and pear nectars, and regular peaches and pears.

I might like honeydew with club soda!

But I’m not buying anymore fruit until these are all canned!

By: Marie M.

Marie M. — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 05:24:06 +0000

Your drinks look so refreshing. Whenever I want an aqua-fresca I head down to the Mission to a favorite Mexican restaurant. I tried their watermelon once, but the drink I always return to is their rice/almond/cinnamon horchata. If you haven’t tried horchata yet, I highly recommend it. If you want to make it just Google “horchata recipes”. Different, refreshing, cooling. So sorry the heat is making you miserable. Wish we could send some of our cold air — we’re freezing here in San Francisco. (It hasn’t gotten above 59 degrees in weeks. Brrrr.)

Love those cupcakes — the frosting reminds me of little smurf hats.

By: deb

deb — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 02:57:13 +0000

Rachel — Yes. There’s a link to Matt’s recipe in the post.

By: rachel

rachel — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 02:32:02 +0000

Did you see Matt Bites Agua Fresca post? Now that both of you insist, I’ll have to try it…..http://mattbites.com/2009/02/23/aguas-frescas/

By: Gabe

Gabe — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 00:07:40 +0000

Used this recipe to cater my fiance’s graduation party and impressed my future in-laws. Love the simplicity and thank you for the idea.

By: Stacey (Dill My Pickle)

Stacey (Dill My Pickle) — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 00:06:34 +0000

Ahhhh! You are 35 weeks pregnant? And in the dead heat of the summer! You have free reign to complain about anything and everything in that case!!

This looks beyond amazing. I am hosting a baby shower coming up and this would be so perfect for one of the beverage items. I can’t wait to try it!

By: Kelly

Kelly — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 20:29:45 +0000

I live in Tennessee where we have summer about 6 months out of the year. This looks like the perfect refresher, and I LOVE that you’ve added a pinch of salt (On of my favorite drinks is the salty dog, with grapefruit juice and a salt rim.)

The “too hot to cook” complaint is exactly why I started looking for non-gloppy things to make in the slow cooker (at Crock Tease), but there are some day when it’s too hot even to feel the steam off a crock-pot.