Watermelon Sangria Mocktail

What better way to celebrate Canada Day than with a Watermelon Sangria mocktail. A beverage the whole family can enjoy throughout the day. This drink is easy to prepare and is a delicious way to enjoy summer around the pool. You will begin by cutting the watermelon into cubes and freezing for about one hour.

Next you will muddle the basil/or mint and lime in the empty pitcher

Ingredients

2 cups of watermelon cut into cubes

1 lime sliced

1/2 cup of fresh basil/ or mint you pick

4 cups of fresh squeezed watermelon juice (or store bought watermelon juice)

1 bottle(1 litre) of plain sparkling water like Perrier

1 bottle 750 ml of sparkling grape juice chilled-from Farm Boy grocery store

Lots of Ice

Instructions

1. Once you cut the watermelon cubes space on baking sheet and place in freezer for 1 hour.

2. Add the basil/or mint, and lime slices to the empty pitcher and muddle with a long spoon.

3. Add the watermelon juice, and refrigerate for a few hours (this is where the sangria part comes to play)

4. Add the chilled sparkling grape juice

5. Add frozen watermelon cubes and lots of ice

   Serve immediately

ENJOY IMMEDIATELY

Baked Buffalo Cauliflower Bites

With the cooler temperatures I find myself gravitating to spicy foods.  I decided to combine my two favorite things “spicy and cauliflower” to come with a vegetarian take on a favorite appetizer.   This is a low carb option and something I am sure you will be making over and over again.  Also, these baked buffalo bites would be delicious in a taco.

Here is what you will need.

Ingredients 

-1/ 2 cup Almond Flour - I use this brand.

-2 tablespoons Buffalo seasoning - I like it spicy. I used the one from primal kitchen  

-2 eggs

- 1 teaspoon salt 

1 head of cauliflower

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.

2. Clean and cut the cauliflower in bite size pieces

3. In a shallow bowl add almond flour, buffalo seasoning, salt, pepper THIS IS YOUR DRY Ingredients bowl.

4. In a separate bowl whisk the two eggs.

5. Add cauliflower to eggs, and coat all the cauliflower- you may want to do this in batches.

6. Immediately add to dry ingredients bowl

7. Arrange cauliflower in a single layer on baking sheet- roast in oven for 30 minutes

8. OPTIONAL- at the end I did turn on the broiler for 2 minutes to get them a little crispier- but totally up to you.