Exhaustion, Rolex Watch, 41° Celsius and Michael Jackson
I was here. I was here all the time. But hey, no I wasn't.
Did it ever happen to you that you're there physically "in" but mentally "out"? For the past weeks I was totally worn out and I felt like I was in deep depression. No amount of chocolate theraphy could help me get out from the hole. And the worst thing of all it was so hard to keep afloat when things around you were flowery and delicious. I got lots of great news from my family; mom is getting better, sis just had a cool opportunity to work in a prestigious international hotel. The news were fabulous I should be jumping with joy but all I could say was "good" and back melancholic in my corner. That's not me. Hubby was excited and proud brandishing me his new rolex watch, a gift he received from his beloved uncle. Like a kid with his new toy I should be teasing him but I was just simply dead. I really don't know what occured to me. Was it the short retreat in the mountain of alps that gave me this after effect of loneliness and exhaustion? I'm still perplex. But everything changed since I got this call from the director of my daughter's nursery school asking me to fetch her for she was really sick. She had a 40°celsius fever and we needed to rush her to the doctor. As I was a lying on the couch last night with my daughter as we watch the hommage movie for Michael Jackson, oh don't tell me it's his departure that causing me this...
Here's my entry to Weekend Herb Blogging created by Kalyn of Kalyn's Kitchen, now in the caring hands of Haalo of Cook Almost Anything. This week's host is Cheryl of Gluten Free Goodness. Don't forget to check-out the round up.
And Ps, on moments like this, don't drown yourself on this granita :-)
Raspberry Vodka Granita
Ingredients:
1 and a half cup of fresh raspberry
half a cup of sugar
1/3 cup of water
1 tablespoon of lime juice
2 jiggers of vodka (you can put more or less depending on your choice)
Preparation:
In a small casserole put the water and sugar. Warm it up and make a warm syrup without letting it boil. Put your lime juice on the syrup and remove from heat. Purée your raspberries with your electric blender then strain it to remove the seeds and pulp. Add the raspberry purée on the sugar-lime syrup. Pour your vodka in it. Stir them altogether and place in shallow container. I used an old ice-cream container. Freeze them for several hours in the fridge. Remember that you need to stir them every hour to break and have that granita consistency.
20 comments:
Delightfuul and perfect when it's hot!
July 11, 2009 4:29 PMCheers,
Rosa
This look absolutely lovely dear Dhanggit I love it!! xGloria
July 11, 2009 4:51 PMGorgeous! I hope things are okay now, or that you have lots of this to get you through it!
July 11, 2009 6:11 PMI do hope you're feeling ok dear Dhanggit!! That Granita looks gorgeous and I adore the pinkish colour ;0)
July 11, 2009 10:10 PMI agree, it doesn't seem like you to be so blank. I didn't MJ had this effect on you :D Hope Mayumi is doing better!
July 11, 2009 10:11 PMOne of those would go down a treat right about now!
July 11, 2009 10:38 PMOh I have been there, experiencing the mental "blank" and even emotional uprising as well. We are sometimes so complex, aren't we?
July 12, 2009 5:02 AMLove this little treat. :)
This is cold but it looks like itwill spice things up. Love the photos!
July 12, 2009 11:38 AMA little vodka goes a looong way.:D
July 12, 2009 4:55 PMHope you're feeling better now. And Mayumi too.:)
oh mama..I am sorry you are feeling yucky. I felt like that a while ago and nothing could get me out of the hole. This too shall pass. Blame it on the hormones, the evil hormones!!!
July 12, 2009 11:10 PMHope you "blah" days are over by now! Love the color of your Granita.
July 12, 2009 11:27 PMI get sad too when my daughter is sick. Hopefully she is better now.
July 13, 2009 2:23 AMthis is jewel of drinks, so cooling and refreshing, truly love by me! :)
July 13, 2009 1:39 PMhope you feel better soon!
July 14, 2009 12:16 AMI found your food blog going through a few links. Glad I ran into it. Didn’t know that the food blog/recipe community was so big online. I love your posts!
July 14, 2009 3:33 AMI was wondering if you would like to exchange links. I’ll drop yours on my site and you drop mine on yours. Email at ramendays@yahoo.com or stop by my site and drop a comment. Let me know if you would like to do a link exchange.
Cheers,
Caleb
http://www.ramendays.com
Gorgeous - a cocktail you sip with a spoon. : )
July 14, 2009 11:25 PMI haven't been around here forever. Do you forgive me? :) Hope you're feeling better. Take it easy.
July 15, 2009 4:22 AMI'll take two of those raspberry-vodka granita! [hic]
:)
Thanks for visiting my blog! I hope you and your daughter are feeling better.
July 15, 2009 8:12 AMI seriously want to make this granita! It would make an elegant dessert with some strawberry biscotti I just made.
hope you're feeling better now my friend. Stay positive and the blues will be gone soon!
July 17, 2009 5:23 AMI love your cheery looking vodka dessert. I just bought some vodka so glad to find a new recipe!
Looks really refreshing :D !!! Great for summer season !
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