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Hi, my name is Suanne and I am writing this blog to share some of the tips and recipes I have learned or created with our backyard garden. The garden itself is actually my husband John's but we have had a garden for over 25 years so I have picked up some garden knowledge along the way. We live in Austin, Texas so we are blessed with a year long growing season. We always have something to eat from the garden and this pretty much dictates what we eat. All of our meals are planned around what happens to be growing at the time. One of the biggest challenges is what I like to call crop maintenance. What to do with all of the vegetables? Beyond sharing with the neighbors and friends I am always trying creative approaches to preparing the bounty. So the blog seemed like a good way to both keep track of and share my recipes.

Monday, December 19, 2011

Cucumber Beverages

If you happen to end up with way more cucumbers than you can consume try some of these recipes

Cucumber Aqua Fresca

1 Cucumber
2 limes
1 tblspoon of agave nectar
sparkling water

Peel, chop and puree cucumber. Strain the liquids using a fine mesh strainer. Add the juice from the two limes and the agave nectar. Add sparking water.

Cucumber and Gin Gimlets
Same as above but add a jigger of Gin to the drink.

Cucumber Mint Water.

Peel and slice cucumber and add to a pitcher. Add a handful of mint leaves. Fill Pitcher with water. Refrigerate. You can refill the pitcher with water a couple of times before you need to refresh the cucumber and mint.
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