When life gives you Lemons, make Lemonade... No for real

One of my new obsessions this Spring isn't the latest designer bag, or vintage-modern-retro-mod-flip flops... or... the latest and greatest 'Keep Calm' poster [in a different shade of pink of course]. Nope... this Spring my latest obsession is [drum roll] Lemonade! I bet judging by my title you couldn't guess could you?

Luckily our local grocer has had lemons on sale for the past 2 weeks, and although im not about to go all extreme coupon lady on their butts, I am going to buy quite a bit of lemons. Maybe the whole selection if im feeling a little greedy.

First you start out with the tools to complete the job. Some lemons, a pitcher, ice and a juicer [of course you can always substitute the juicer and use your fingers like I have been doing before I bought my nifty little juicer @ Target this weekend :) ]

About a cup of sweetener gets the sweet factor about right. I use splenda or raw sugar... but whatever works for you than just measure out about a cup and pour it in the pitcher [which should be a little less than halfway filled with ice].

Cut your lemon in half and place one end on the juicer... like so. I know, you needed an actual photo to see how it's done. It's alright, im a visual type person to.

My little juicer holds half a cup however we will need a full cup of lemon juice for this bath of lemonade.

Once you have your juice, pour it in the pitcher of ice and sweetener/sugar.

After filling the rest of the pitcher with water you are left with some delicious lemonade. Fresh and very refreshing.

...and frothy [that word make me giggle].

HOMEMADE LEMONADE

• 5 Lemons

• 1 cup of sweetener/sugar

• Pitcher, ice, juicer and water

1. Fill your pitcher with a little less than half of ice.

2. Pour in 1 cup of sweetener/sugar and set aside.

3. Juice 5 lemons until you get 1 cup of lemon juice. Pour into the pitcher.

4. Fill the pitcher with water [about 2 inches from the top]. Stir and enjoy!!