Dim Sum Sunday - Quench Your Thirst

The heat of summer is made for fun drink concoctions. Because I'm a life long non-alcoholic beverage consumer, I'm always looking for new and interesting drinks. Before I had made Kansas City my home many years ago, I had never had a Cherry Limeade. My introduction came at the Topsy's Popcorn shop, a homegrown Kansas City icon. It's an easy drink to make at home, simple syrup, lime juice, either club soda or a lemon lime soda and crushed ice. The Maraschino Cherries kicked this drink into my favorites category. I like this drink a lot with it's cherry fruitiness and lime pucker. Plus it's carbonated without being overly sweet like a lot of sodas and it gives me an excuse to try and make my own Maraschino Cherries. Bottoms Up!


While we are thinking about Quenching Our Thirst, my good friend K9 over at the blog Chickory entered a wine label design contest for the Mutt Lynch Winery. Voting for labels begins Monday, June 15 at Dog Art Today, a fun blog if you love dogs or art involving dogs.Make sure you pop over and show her label some Karmic Kitchen love and we might just see some bottles of wine with her design (and dog Trout) on it.

Dim Sum Sunday Review

Looks like we have far more sweet tooths out there than I realized. Check the luscious results.The Troll brings us a cantaloupe filled with refreshing Granita over at the Troll Report.

Susan at 29 Black Street gives us a quickie with her 5 Minute Chocolate Cake in a Mug paired with locally made vanilla ice cream.
Dim Sum first timer Rachel from Slow Lane Life goes big with this marbled chocolate chipped bundt cake. "Go large or go home" could be Rachel's Kitchen War Cry.
Dani at Gardening Under the Florida Sun goes deep into family history and gives us a nearly 100 year old family ice cream recipe AND has the hubs do the cranking. Not to mention the bonus peach cobbler (because if I don't mention it there will be more for me).

La Diva Cucina treats her man right for his birthday, first with a large hunk of protein and then with a twist on pineapple upside down cake, fresh mango bourbon macadamia upside down cake. Divaliscious!

Again, thanks everyone for sharing your luscious contributions.


This week we quench our mighty thirsts. What's your go to Fun Summer Drinks? Virgin or alcoholic, old standbys or your latest drink invention, sipping starts this Sunday.