Lemonade!
When I went to law school I met the most idealistic, optimistic, angelic girl-woman that ever walked this land! She came from Trinidad. She was fabulous in her own way: you know the kind of woman that had a glorious voice for opera but preferred to sing Celine Dion’s L’Abondon. I had no idea how she ended up in a place like law school. The two didn’t deserve each other. She had fabulous hair that she would allow us to wash once per month and five of “dem Trini girls” had to tie her down (screaming and hollering) by the kitchen sink to do the deed. She could only cook this “God awful” spaghetti bolognese (from a can no less…) which she lovingly offered to everyone including our law lecturers. She wore the same pair of unwashed black jeans all semester long. For her beautiful spirit and more, she was well loved by me, the entire class of 2002 and the security guards at the law library.
She taught me how to make lemonade: she said when life throws you a curve ball, and someone pisses all over your peace and sanity and then another asshole craps all over the love you offered him, and when your money is finished and you’ve run out of options simply take all “dem lemons” and make lemonade!
So here’s my recipe for the coolest taste of summer with a splash of liquid courage and good old fashioned hope and optimism.
Ingredients:
Ice Cubes (As many to allow a cooling of tempers and a simmering of vibes)
The juice of 4 Lemons or 6 Limes
1/2 cup granulated/cane sugar
1.5 litre Sparkling water
½ cup Martini Bianco
Lemon wedges for garnish
A nice cool shade and a reclining chair
Method: Pulse all ingredients in a blender; adjust taste to suit your palette, serve in a highball glass with lemon wedge on rim. If you don’t know what to do with the “cool shade and reclining chair” then perhaps you need a trip to the Caribbean and not a glass of Lemonade!
When I went to law school I met the most idealistic, optimistic, angelic girl-woman that ever walked this land! She came from Trinidad. She was fabulous in her own way: you know the kind of woman that had a glorious voice for opera but preferred to sing Celine Dion’s L’Abondon. I had no idea how she ended up in a place like law school. The two didn’t deserve each other. She had fabulous hair that she would allow us to wash once per month and five of “dem Trini girls” had to tie her down (screaming and hollering) by the kitchen sink to do the deed. She could only cook this “God awful” spaghetti bolognese (from a can no less…) which she lovingly offered to everyone including our law lecturers. She wore the same pair of unwashed black jeans all semester long. For her beautiful spirit and more, she was well loved by me, the entire class of 2002 and the security guards at the law library.
She taught me how to make lemonade: she said when life throws you a curve ball, and someone pisses all over your peace and sanity and then another asshole craps all over the love you offered him, and when your money is finished and you’ve run out of options simply take all “dem lemons” and make lemonade!
So here’s my recipe for the coolest taste of summer with a splash of liquid courage and good old fashioned hope and optimism.
Ingredients:
Ice Cubes (As many to allow a cooling of tempers and a simmering of vibes)
The juice of 4 Lemons or 6 Limes
1/2 cup granulated/cane sugar
1.5 litre Sparkling water
½ cup Martini Bianco
Lemon wedges for garnish
A nice cool shade and a reclining chair
Method: Pulse all ingredients in a blender; adjust taste to suit your palette, serve in a highball glass with lemon wedge on rim. If you don’t know what to do with the “cool shade and reclining chair” then perhaps you need a trip to the Caribbean and not a glass of Lemonade!
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