611 afternoon cooler Recipes

orange juice, plain yogurt, eggs, bananas, sliced and frozen

corn relish (available at amazon.com), baguette , sliced lengthwise, interior crumb removed, black forest or other good-quality cooked ham, sliced thin

italian tuna in oil, undrained (or chunk light tuna in water, drained and mixed with 1 tbsp olive oil), marinated artichoke hearts, undrained, zest and juice of 1 lemon, kosher salt and freshly ground pepper to taste, baguette , sliced lengthwise, interior crumb removed, whole basil leaves

tamarind from a pliable block, water, divided, kosher salt, soda water or seltzer, chilled

fresh rhubarb stalks , cut into 1/2-inch pieces (10 cups), cold water, sugar, coarsely chopped peeled fresh ginger, sparkling water

strawberries (1 qt), trimmed and halved (quartered if large), fresh lemon juice, superfine granulated sugar, water, vanilla bean , halved lengthwise, or 1 tsp vanilla extract

fresh red grapefruit juice (from about 6 grapefruits), seltzer or club soda, garnish: fresh mint sprigs

trimmed rhubarb, water, sugar, fresh mint leaves, garnish: fresh mint sprigs

lemons, limes, fresh mint sprigs, chilled sparkling mineral water or seltzer, elderflower concentrate *, or to taste, ice cubes

water, dried hibiscus flowers (about 1 1/2 oz), sugar , or to taste, ice

tamarind pods or pulp (about 1/3 cup), water, sugar , or to taste, ice

cranberry juice cocktail, chilled, freshly squeezed tangerine juice or purchased tangerine juice, fresh lime juice, tangerines, unpeeled

tamarind concentrate (available at many ethnic markets), sugar, water

water, sugar, fresh orange juice, fresh grapefruit juice, fresh lime juice, fresh lemon juice, ice cubes

cold water, ice, fruit* (cut into 1-inch pieces unless otherwise specified ), sugar , or to taste, fresh lime juice , or to taste, honeydew or cantaloupe, mango (use only 1 cup fruit; about 1 small ), pineapple with a few fresh basil leaves, watermelon, strawberries (halved ) with a few fresh mint leaves, papaya, seedless red grapes (whole )

well-stirred canned unsweetened coconut milk, well-chilled plain yogurt, fresh mint leaves, washed well , spun dry, and sliced thin, unsweetened dessicated coconut**, toasted lightly

well-chilled plain yogurt, fresh coriander sprigs, washed well , spun dry, and chopped coarse, chopped peeled fresh gingerroot, fresh serrano chili, seeded and chopped (wear rubber gloves ), ground cumin