When Life Throws You Lemons Make Lemonade

Hello to all my foodies friends out there in web land, hope all is well.  Last week we sent the 4th in Washington D.C. and it was hotter then a fire cracker.  We had to drive our truck down because my hubby wracked our new car again!  Only this time he can't remember how he did it.  He stuck the guard rails over the rail road tracks and I thought the car was totaled however the insurance company says its fixable.  It didn't look like ti to me.  He did over 10,000.00 worth of damage, man!  The car will never be the same!  It doesn't even have but maybe 50,000 miles on it.  Engine isn't even broke in yet.  Oh well that's what I get for buying a red car!  They for some reason have a higher rate of wrecks.   At least my hubby turned out OK, again.  When life throws you Lemons make Lemonade.  Any Who we spent the 4th in D.C. and loved every minute of it!  We had a FBI tour and I say thanks for the FBI!   Had a 4th for July Party in the Hood at 8th and I and met some very interesting people.  Then we went to visit the capitol and before we went in we had to give them our water so when we left it was really hot and we had nothing to drink.  I'd given anything for a iced down Lemonade. Then our picture got taken and we ended up on the front page of the Washington Post!  He took our names and said he didn't know if it would be used but the next morning I went to have breakfast at Ted's Bulletin and they rolled out the paper and we were on the front cover with a small story!  Then my nephew saw it on MSN though his Hot mail.  Boy what a trip.  Speaking of Ted's Bulletin that is a great place to eat.  They make wonderful Pop Tart's and I ate the Corn Beef Hash with Eggs.  It is made fresh by the chef.  The service is wonderful as well, thanks to Christina Thompson.  We also marched in the parade.  We did a couple other exciting things but am going to blog on them later.  Any who I recommend that everyone go visit our capital because of all the wonderful adventures a family can have there.  You learn so much history and most of it is free of charge to visit. Please come visit me at face book fan page Cooking With MadJon and Friends or go see my cooking show at http://www.aikenstandard.com/ ASTV 95. 

Anne's Life's Lemonade

4 Cups Water
1 1/2 Cups Sugar
1/3 Cup Lemon Juice
Fresh Mint 4 springs
Fresh Basil   3 sprigs
Lemon 1 Cut in Rings

Place 2 cups water, sugar, 4 lemon rings, 3 sprigs mint and 3 sprigs basil in the pot and bring to a boil.  Then add 2 cups of water to the mix.  Remove the lemon rings and mint and basil.  Pour Lemonade over some Ice and serve with a mint leaf.

i hope you enjoyed this blog and hope that you give this recipe a try.  Please send me your thoughts and recipes at madjon51@aol.com.  Happy trails to you until we meet again.  Bona Y'all.