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by Stacy  7 Comments

Stacy’s Adventures in Lemonade!

I keep seeing all these pictures and posts about making homemade lemonade. I always pass over them because, well……I hate lemonade. Barry loves it though. BUT, I do like the strawberry limeade from Sonic. Then I was in Food City and something came over me and I decided to pick up four lemons since they were on sale. I could tell you it was the Holy Spirit…..but this wasn’t a spiritual experience AT ALL. I mean, it’s just lemonade. How hard could it be? Surely I, Stacy of the Kitchen, could conqueror lemonade. Well lemonade is stupid.

This is what I started out with. I was so tickled with myself. You should have seen me bee-bopping around the kitchen. I thought I was really something. I pulled out the lemons, some strawberries, stevia, and lime juice. Oh yeah, I thought I was really going places. I really should have consulted y’all on Facebook first.

I decided to get all fancy with myself and I pulled out my immersion blender. I pureed the strawberries so they’d be all nice and smooth……and for some reason, I totally forgot that strawberries have SEEDS. Good night. You’d think I had never had a strawberry. Hind sight is 20/20.

My berries were frozen, so when they thawed I kept the liquid gold for my “lemonade.” I could have slurped it up, but I try to be a good role model. *Cough*

On our journey to healthy eating, we’ve moved over to using a lot of stevia instead of sugar. I’m still learning exactly how to use it. There is a learning curve for sure. I added 30 drops of stevia which I thought was more than enough. I mean, 30 drops? Heck, it might give us a sugar rush with all that sweetener in it!

I have this handy-dandy juicer that came with my mandoline so I used it to juice all four lemons. All fruit juices better if it’s not cold, so I had let my lemons sit out for several hours. I like juicers because, well……I haven’t cut myself on one yet. Visit this website to see the best juicers you can purchase this year.

Okay, so I thought I was being SO SMART when I strained the lemon juice to get out the seeds. I should have also strained the strawberry juice to get the seeds out of it…..oh wait, strawberries have seeds? I didn’t know that! I strained the lemon juice right into the strawberry juice container.  Oh, and I’m still bee-bopping around my kitchen at this point.

Ohhhhhhhhhhhhh yeah. You know all those fancy people on television use lemon zest in just about everything. Well, I’m fancy too (NOT!) so I decide to just put some zest right on in my juice too. (You do realize we’re heading toward pulpy lemonade, don’t you?) Into the juice goes the zest! I’m such a culinary genius.

I hate to waste stuff, so I put part of my lemon peels down the disposal so it wouldn’t smell like dead animals anymore. I froze the rest of them so I’d have lemon zest whenever I need it. Genius I tell ya, genius.

Well, it won’t be strawberry lime lemonade if I don’t add lime juice. Limes weren’t on sale…..so they didn’t make it into my buggy. I had this stuff at home, so I used it. Oh, and by the way – it’s potent. I forgot that part.

I’m almost done!!! I mixed everything up and added about 4 more cups of water. Look for a post coming up soon about my new Berkey Water Filter.

I put it in a pretty pitcher because well, it’s pretty. I have to admit, I was clucking. How cute! I did it!!!!! My strawberry lemonade limeade is doggone cute!

I poured a big ole glass, and took a big gulp……and spit it out. What the devil is wrong with this stuff? Good night! It would make me grow chest hair if I drank it. Shewwwweeeee! So, I reach for the stevia. More stevia. It needs more. I add 30 more drops. Yes, 30. Another drink…………I didn’t spit it out, but I did jerk my head backwards and roll my eyes around. Thirty more drops…….Yes, 30. Okay. I had to take a break. My mouth felt funny. So, I left it alone for a minute. Can you get heartburn from lemonade? I have heartburn. Where are the Tums? I went to do something with Annie (I think spell words with her blocks). When I came back, all the strawberry had sank to the bottom…..with my heart. I’m a lemonade failure. But no, I’m not a quitter. More stevia. At this point, I have no idea how much I added. Really. But, eventually I get it right. Barry comes home, tries a glass and says “Hey, this is pretty good.” Well, you better enjoy it buddy because I don’t think I’m making it again. It has to be stirred every time, but I’m drinking a glass right now and it’s not too shabby. My $4 pitcher of lemonade. Shew.

I’ll leave the recipe below. It might be good for teenage boys who need to grow chest hair.

Stacy’s Strawberry Lime Lemonade

  • 4 cups water
  • Stevia to taste (really, taste it)
  • Juice of 4 lemons
  • 1 cup of strawberries, pureed (straining them is a good idea too. Good grief.)
  • 1 tablespoon lemon zest
  • ½ cup lime juice
  1. Combine all and chill in the fridge.
  2. Add more sweetener. You can’t go wrong with more sweetener.

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Stacy is a Homemaking and Business Mom Mentor, the author of two cookbooks, creator of multiple e-courses, seasoned life coach, and comedian extraordinaire. Her first priority is her husband and her children - family first. She presses on each day because her calling is to teach, train, and mentor other ladies to have their dreams. She believes if it’s not easy, you won’t do it – because she’s lived it. She’ll bring YOU the awesome so that you can get your home back into control and watch your business soar. For tips and easy strategies, you can follow her on Facebook, YouTube, and Instagram.

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  1. Barry says

    July 27, 2011 at 12:08 pm

    The lemonade was yummy!

    Reply
    • Stacy says

      July 27, 2011 at 12:11 pm

      You have to say that…..you are married to me. 🙂

      Reply
  2. Liberty says

    July 22, 2011 at 12:31 pm

    I made homemade limeade this week :http://bit.ly/p0AyAb and used 30 drops of stevia too – I improved it after I posted it to 16balls by adding some red zinger tea…MAkes pink limeade and must easier than using a handheld blender.
    Love the tip about freezing the lemons for zest!
    Blessings!
    LIB

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  3. Tracy says

    July 19, 2011 at 11:31 pm

    Your post made me laugh out loud. Thanks for that! I too made strawberry lemonade ‘from scratch’ for the first time last weekend (for my daughters b-day party). I, however, just made an old fashioned simple syrup with sugar first. No fanciness. Mine had seeds too, but no one seemed to notice. 🙂

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  4. Rachel @ day2day joys says

    July 19, 2011 at 10:03 pm

    Yummy! this look great!

    Reply
  5. Brandy says

    July 19, 2011 at 7:23 am

    I’ve made strawberry lemonade and considered the seeds to just be part of the fun. I used this recipe: http://annies-eats.net/2011/05/27/sparkling-strawberry-lemonade/ minus the salt.

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    • Stacy says

      July 19, 2011 at 7:53 am

      I’m not making any more lemonade unless it’s water kefir. LOL 🙂

      Reply


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