cold hibiscus tea with lemon, cinnamon and sugar, served with lots of crushed ice. this is what i drink these hot days.
we have some hibiscus bushes around the garden, but i've been buying the dried hibiscus flowers at the market. wonder if i can dry ours myself... guess i can, right?
i made up the recipe as i went along, added sugar and lemon until i liked it. if you want to try a proper recipe, try this one from the lovely 101 cookbooks. here you'll also find this blackberry limenade. a tempting looking, deep red drink.
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other shades of red: the amazing photos from loou including this one with red and pink balloons. and i love these cute alice in wonderland shoes from tiny red.
but lately most of my red came from the light and the sky as the sun has been setting behind our orange trees. no photos of that. i tried, but couldn't do it any justice. so i leave that image to your imagination :)
have a wonderful week!
but lately most of my red came from the light and the sky as the sun has been setting behind our orange trees. no photos of that. i tried, but couldn't do it any justice. so i leave that image to your imagination :)
have a wonderful week!
Beautiful red Hibiscus, and shadow. I'll have to try that someday...thank you :)
ReplyDeletebeautiful! love the last one. now i´m thirsty and i only have apple juice:(... happy monday!:)
ReplyDeletewhen we lived in new orleans, we had a gorgeous hibiscus growing outside our house.
ReplyDeletei drank iced hibiscus tea all weekend too...i'll have to try the blackberry limeade!
I love hibiscus! So, is it really humid there? I was thinking they grew mainly in humid environments. Beautiful photos! Love your red Mondays... very cute and clever!
ReplyDeleteI'd so love to have that blackberry lemonade. Yum!
ReplyDeleteI've only ever tried warm hibiscus tea but this just looks so delicious that I'll try it cold when the sun decides to reappear around here. Thanks for the recipe.
ReplyDeleteoh! beautiful picture, I love that flower!
ReplyDeletethe hibiscus tea looks fantastic! it makes me want some!!
ReplyDeletethis looks delicious!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous pictures! I had no idea one could make tea from them! We have a pink hibiscus growing outside our garden wall - maybe I should be brave and try one?
ReplyDeletemmmm that sounds amazing. i might have to copy you.
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