Fresh-squeezed lemonade

Hey everyone, do you know what my favorite summertime drink is? If you guessed lemonade, that's right! Today I'm going to make some fresh-squeezed lemonade with a bit of mint leaves.

It's great to make your own lemonade so you can add however much sugar you want to it. For this recipe, you'll need:

6 lemons
1/4 cup sugar
Some mint leaves
Water

Full recipe is here

First, we are going to juice the lemons. Actually, I am going to delegate this juicing job to someone else and just watch.

In a saucepan, add the sugar to 1/2 cup of water and let it dissolve.

Now add the simple sugar syrup, lemon juice, and 6 cups of cold water to a pitcher. Taste it and adjust the water ratio to your liking, or add more sugar if you want it sweeter!

Take a few mint leaves and smash them a little bit in a mortar and pestle. Put the mint leaves in a glass with ice cubes and serve!

Oooh yum! This lemonade is so tasty. You know what? It would go really well with some cookies... I wish I had some ---

Oh! Honey graham bears! Thanks mom!

Jedi Jello part 2

Hi everyone!  I'm back with the final Jedi Jello reveal.  I have been beary patient waiting for the Jello to set and now it is time to eat the Jello!

I suppose I could always use my lightsaber to slice and dice the Jello into chunks, but today I am going to use a bear-shaped cookie cutter.

I carefully put the cookie cutter onto the Jello.  Then I pressed down gently.

"I've got a bad feeling about this," I said.  I forgot to use the Jello Jiggler recipe instead of the regular recipe.

"Thaaaaat iiiisssss whyyy youuuu faaaiiil," said Master Oooda.  "Moooooreeeee traaaiiiiniiiiing dooooo yooooou reeeequiireeee."

Darth Tibbs came by to see what we were doing.

"Ah Jello," he said.  "I have you now."

"Jiiiiiggglyyyy iiit iiissss," said Master Oooda.

I ate a spoonful of Jello - it was still tasty even though it didn't turn out exactly right.  Have a good day everyone.  May the Fish be with you!

Jedi Jello

Hmm, where is it?  I thought I put it back in the dresser.

I'm looking for my Jedi robe... where did it go?

Without it, I can't do today's blog post.

"Mom, have you seen my Jedi robe?" I asked.

Ah, she has it!  She took it to the dry cleaners.

Okay, just give me one minute to change and then we'll get started.

Hello everyone, today I am going to make Jedi Jello!  (By the way, there's nothing like a crisp, clean, lightly starched Jedi robe.)  I have a box of SALMON WARS Jello mix right here.  Are you ready to make some jello with me?

Wait a second, I forgot to roll the opening sequence...

Okay, now we can really start.

First, I open the box with my trusty lightsaber.  ***ZING***

Then I boiled some hot water (be careful) and added it to the mix.  The white powder turned green!  The flavor is Rebel Force Berry.

Then I poured it into a large dish.  Now comes the hard part... we have to wait several hours for the jello to set.  I wish I could use my Fish powers to speed up time, but Master Oooda says that paaaaatiiiieeeeencceeeeee is also part of a Jedi's training...

Salmon recipe

Mmm!  So I've got a beary delicious salmon recipe for you today.  I've been trying to encourage my mom to eat more fish because it's good for her (and tasty too).  I hope you like it.

For this recipe, you'll need:

• - 1/4 cup brown sugar
• - 2 tablespoons low-sodium soy sauce
• - 1 cup long-grain white rice
• - 1 head broccoli, florets only
• - 4 pieces skinless salmon fillet (1 1/4 pounds total)
• - 1 large red onion
• - 1 tablespoon olive oil
• - kosher salt and black pepper

Mix the soy sauce and brown sugar in a bowl like I am doing here.  Be careful that the soy sauce does not stain your fur.

Cut up the onions (they made me cry), then place the salmon and onions on a baking sheet. Drizzle with the oil and season with a little salt and pepper.

Oooh, this is coming along nicely.  I think it deserves a closer look...

Now broil until the salmon is opaque throughout, 8 to 10 minutes, spooning half the soy sauce glaze over the fish during the last 2 minutes of cooking.  Mmm...this smells good.

Cook the white rice separately in boiling water and fluff with a fork.  Steam the broccoli for a healthy side dish.

Now, the final step is to eat it!  *nom nom nom*

The full recipe is here - enjoy!

http://www.realsimple.com/food-recipes/browse-all-recipes/gkazed-salmon-broccoli-rice-00000000012566/index.html