OK, in my last post, I told you I bought that 35 pound monster melon....? I'm really having to get creative here because I certainly don't want that beauty to go bad.
My biz partner and I have been building sets for our local dinner theatre, "Chaffin's Barn Dinner Theatre" and it's quite an awesome little place. Good food, good entertainment, always a good time! You can visit their web site at http://www.dinnertheatre.com or give the box office a call at 615-646-9977 for reservations or more information. Currently, their production is "The Bops She Bops", an original musical written by Lydia Bushfield. What a great little scenario ... a girl group that graduated from high school in 1962 and their last group memory is a fiasco of a performance at their senior talent show. Their loving father wants to give them one more chance ... so this bumbling group performs at their 10 year reunion, transformed into a beautiful, professional performing group. I have to admit that the director, Martha Wilkinson, did a truly amazing job with this story. It becomes so very believable and you get so wrapped up in the girls lives that you sort of forget it's not a "real" story. Kudos to you, Martha! I was blessed to create all of the musical arrangements for the show and what a treat it was! Such great music from the 60's and 70's ... I honestly can't recommend it enough!
Why am I writing all of this, you may ask? Well here's the deal. As each new show opens on a Thursday night ... there is usually a dress rehearsal on Wednesday evening that is open to fellow performers, friends and family of the current production's performers. This gives them a "trial-run" of where the laughs and the applause are going to be so that the performers get a real audience reaction.
We have a group of friends that have turned this little Wednesday night outing into quite a food fest! My friend Sherri, my roommate Keith, my dear friends Charlynn and Scott and I usually try to make a veritable smorgasbord of culinary choices to bring to the dress rehearsal and eat our dinner while being thoroughly entertained. Of course, there is always a theme cocktail and ... you guessed it ... this one was watermelon!!!
I made an entire gallon of this so if it's for a small gathering, you might want to reduce the ingredients by half. But on a nice hot summer day, I bet you'll go through the entire gallon........
My biz partner and I have been building sets for our local dinner theatre, "Chaffin's Barn Dinner Theatre" and it's quite an awesome little place. Good food, good entertainment, always a good time! You can visit their web site at http://www.dinnertheatre.com or give the box office a call at 615-646-9977 for reservations or more information. Currently, their production is "The Bops She Bops", an original musical written by Lydia Bushfield. What a great little scenario ... a girl group that graduated from high school in 1962 and their last group memory is a fiasco of a performance at their senior talent show. Their loving father wants to give them one more chance ... so this bumbling group performs at their 10 year reunion, transformed into a beautiful, professional performing group. I have to admit that the director, Martha Wilkinson, did a truly amazing job with this story. It becomes so very believable and you get so wrapped up in the girls lives that you sort of forget it's not a "real" story. Kudos to you, Martha! I was blessed to create all of the musical arrangements for the show and what a treat it was! Such great music from the 60's and 70's ... I honestly can't recommend it enough!
Why am I writing all of this, you may ask? Well here's the deal. As each new show opens on a Thursday night ... there is usually a dress rehearsal on Wednesday evening that is open to fellow performers, friends and family of the current production's performers. This gives them a "trial-run" of where the laughs and the applause are going to be so that the performers get a real audience reaction.
We have a group of friends that have turned this little Wednesday night outing into quite a food fest! My friend Sherri, my roommate Keith, my dear friends Charlynn and Scott and I usually try to make a veritable smorgasbord of culinary choices to bring to the dress rehearsal and eat our dinner while being thoroughly entertained. Of course, there is always a theme cocktail and ... you guessed it ... this one was watermelon!!!
I made an entire gallon of this so if it's for a small gathering, you might want to reduce the ingredients by half. But on a nice hot summer day, I bet you'll go through the entire gallon........
Watermelon Cocktail
- 1/4 of a large watermelon cubed (approximately 7 cups of chunks)
- 3 cups of a light wine (white, rose, grenache, etc.)
- 1/2 cup Vodka (your choice!)
- Juice of 1 lemon
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1 32 oz bottle of club soda
To easily mix the sugar, add the sugar and remaining wine to the blender along with the juice of the lemon and mix. Pour that through the metal sieve to remove any "chunks" of pulp that may occur. Mix in the 1/2 cup of vodka. You should have about 3/4 of a gallon (12 cups) of the watermelon cocktail. If not, add enough wine to make that amount. Put this in the refrigerator to chill.
When ready to serve, stir in the bottle of club soda and pour over ice in tall glasses. Believe me, that gallon will disappear faster than you know.....
As always, until next time, ciao!
1 comment:
That looks so refreshing!
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