Simple Cantaloupe Margarita

Recipe & Pic from Urban Bliss Life

It's going to be hot again this week and a cool cocktail might be just what you need! Make it virgin by leaving out the tequila or give yourself a real treat and freeze the cantaloupe first for a frozen margarita!

2½ cups cantaloupe, chopped into small pieces

2 ounces tequila

¼ cup fresh lime juice

1 tablespoon light agave nectar

mint leaves or lime slices for garnish

In a blender, add cantaloupe, lime juice, tequila, and agave nectar and blend until smooth.

Pour into two glasses.

Garnish with fresh mint leaves or lime slice

Blackberry & Sage Champagne Cocktails

Recipe & Pic from Dishing Up The Dirt

It's officially wild blackberry season and this drink is the perfect way to toast the summer (with a little help from your neighborhood brambles)!

2 bottles of bubbly

1/2 cup honey

1/2 cup water

5-6 fresh sage leaves + more for garnish

1 pound fresh blackberries + more for garnish

Combine the honey and water in a saucepan over medium heat. Stir often and once it's about to reach the point of boiling turn off the heat and add the blackberries and whole sage leaves. Stir until well combined.

Once the syrup as cooled and the berries have broken down a bit pour the mixture (including the sage leaves) into a blender and blend until smooth. Then pour the mixture through a fine-mesh sieve (to remove any blackberry seeds) You will end up with about 2 cups of simple syrup. Keep cool until ready to serve.

Add 1-2 tablespoons of the syrup to each glass and add champagne. Pour in a couple of blackberries and a few sage leaves for garnish and enjoy.

Notes

*You will end up with extra simple syrup. It will keep in the fridge for up to 5 days and tastes great on ice cream!