Just Chilling - Dreaming Of The Beach

The 

Australian Beauty 

girls 

love the beach.

These pics from Billabong Girls have us dreaming of sunscreen, swimmers, tans, beach tousled hair and white sand.

Dreaming of Bali, lazy days and nights on the beach...summer bikinis, luxury villas and sand between your toes.

Love it.

Just Chilling - Flowery Summer Cocktails

Nothing says summer 

more than a 

cool cocktail

garnished with a pretty flower.

The

Australian Beauty

girls share a few of their 

favourites.

Butterfly Martini Cocktail

1 1/2 parts Grey Goose Le Citron

2 parts white grape juice

3 basil leaves

3 mint leaves

1 tsp elderflower cordial

1 tsp fresh lemon juice

1 lemon rind

Fill a cocktail shaker with all ingredients.

Shake hard with plenty of ice.

Strain and serve topped with an edible flower like violet.

Grey Goose La Poire Pear Flower

1 1/2 parts Grey Goose La Poire vodka

1 1/2 parts ruby red grapefruit juice

1/2 part elderflower liqueur

1/2 part lemon juice

1/2 part simple syrup

Add all ingredients into a cocktail shaker and shake vigorously with ice.

Strain into a chilled martini glass.

Garnish with an edible flower.

This one takes a bit more effort but it's definitely worth it.

Sugar Daddy

2.5 oz Gin

1 oz fresh lime juice

1 oz raspberry liqueur

1 tsp Hibsicus syrup

Fresh mint

1 Hibiscus Flower & cherry to garnish

Muddle the mint in a margarita glass then discard.

Rim glass with hibiscus syrup and fine sugar.

Shake liquid ingredients over ice

and strain into glass.

Stuff a wild hibiscus flower with a cherry

and stick a mint tip into the cherry.

Spear the flower with a swizzle stickand

place in glass.

Enjoy!

For a list of edible flowers to garnish your summer cocktails click here.

Just Chilling - The Outdoor Cinema

Doesn't this look divine?

Popcorn, cushions, your favourite movie while cuddled up to someone special

under the stars.

The perfect night in.

Just Chilling - The Watermelon Edition

Eat it freshly cut, in a salad, frozen or in a cocktail - the humble watermelon is the perfect summer fruit.

Here's a few ideas to get you started.

Chill it, cut into cubes or sticks, add cream or icecream and you have the perfect dessert. 

Vodka & Watermelon Cooler

Makes 6 drinks

1.3kg watermelon cut into small pieces

A few watermelon triangles to garnish

1/2 cup vodka

1/4 cup triple sec

3 tbsp fresh lime juice

In a blender puree the watermelon.

Strain the puree and discard the solids.

Stir in the vodka, triple sec and lime juice and pour into long stemmed glasses over ice.

Garnish with a melon triangle.

Seedless Watermelon and Champagne Cocktail

1/4 tsp brown sugar

2 tsp Cointreau

Chilled champagne

Seedless watermelon, cut into pieces

Spoon the sugar into a glass.

Add Cointreau and stir.

Top with the ice-cold champagne.

Float watermelon pieces on top of the champagne.

Vodka Infused Watermelon

1 bottle of vodka

1 large seeded watermelon

Carefully cut a hole into the top of a watermelon.

Save this piece to use as a cork.

Scoop out a small amount of the melon.

Insert a funnel or stick the bottle directly into the melon.

Once the vodka has been absorbed, seal the melon with the cork.

Chill overnight, turning the melon occasionally.

Cut into pieces and serve.

Cheers!