First Watch Watermelon Wakup #recipe #giveaway

 VMBURNS: It's cooling off in North Georgia and the kids are back in school here. That means summer is pretty much over. Yet, sometimes I'm not ready to let go. So, when I saw a watermelon drink on a menu, it absolutely screamed summer to me. First Watch is a chain restaurant, although I think it's mostly in the South. My sister was visiting, so we went for breakfast. I ordered a spiked Watermelon Wakeup, but they were out of watermelon. Imagine that! Anyway, once my mouth was ready for this delicious sounding beverage, I went on a mission to find out how to make it. I found several variations online. One person called it, SUMMER IN A GLASS! I agree! The basic ingredients were the same in all the recipes. Watermelon juice, pineapple juice, lime juice, and simple syrup. The variations came in the ratios. I'm really found of pineapple, so I increased the pineapple juice a smidege. You do you! :-) I tried it spiked and unspiked. Spiked included Vodka. You can blend everything together, but I blended separately so I could take pictures.

WATERMELON WAKEUP 

• INGREDIENTS

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• 20 oz Watermelon juice
• 8 oz. Pineapple juice
• 3 oz. Lime juicer
• 1 oz. Simple Syrup
• 1/2 oz. Vodka (optional)

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• INSTRUCTIONS

1. Cut up your fresh fruit into small pieces.
2. Squeeze the juice from 2 limes.
   
   
3. Juice or puree the fruit.
   

   

   
   
   
   
4. Create the simple syrup by combining 1 cup sugar to 1 cup water. Boil until the sugar dissolves and the mixture is clear.
   
   
   
5. Mix the simple syrup into the fruit juice and stir.
6. Serve over ice and with a sprig of mint (if you have it).
   
   
   
7. For the spiked version, add a 1/2 oz (or so) of Vodka and mix.
   
   
   

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ICING ON THE MURDER

Influencer-turned-bakery-owner Maddy Montgomery has sold plenty of wedding cakes before, but before she turns one out for her and her fiancé’s wedding, she’ll have to solve a little case of murder . . .

Aunt Octavia would be so proud! Maddy has turned Baby Cakes Bakery—named for her 250-pound English Mastiff, Baby—into a runaway success, and she’s marrying the love of her life, veterinarian Michael Portman. #DreamWedding! Plus the timing couldn’t be better: the country’s biggest bridal expo has come to New Bison, Michigan, and Maddy has secured a spot for Baby Cakes to showcase their cakes. She’s also entered a contest for an all-expenses-paid wedding extravaganza offered by world-renowned wedding planner Serafina.

Unfortunately, supremely nasty Serafina truly takes the cake—she makes the worst bridezilla seem like a shy flower girl. But there’s one thing the wedding planner didn’t plan on—being impaled by one of the skewers Baby Cakes uses on their tiered wedding cakes.

While Maid of Honor Sheriff April Johnson rounds up suspects at the expo, Maddy and her aunt’s friends, the Baker Street Irregulars, and even Baby join forces to unveil a killer hiding in plain sight . . . before wedding bells start to chime.




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