Lemonade upclassed

We've always loved lemonade. We used to buy huge glasses of it at Auntie Anne's (great pretzels too) or at American Hotdog on a Stick (I especially like their corndogs, and their cheese sticks aren't too bad either). But like all things bought, it can be a little pricey and quality is variable. I remember wondering what happened with Auntie Anne's lemonade as it has been consistently watered down when we buy it.

Anyway, you can recreate lemonade at home pretty easily. You can buy lemons for only 10 pesos each. For a huge jug, you need about 3-5 lemons, sugar, water and lotsa ice!

Or upclass your lemonade into limonata. You can buy a can of S. Pellegrino Limonata for about 60 pesos (Rustan's and Santi's). But what's stopping you from making your own fresh and (even more) delicious version? All you need is a bottle of S. Pellegrino sparkling mineral water (70+ pesos for 750 ml), fresh lemons, lemon rind and sugar. Even better if you pound the lemon peel with the sugar before pouring in the S. Pellegrino. And don't forget the ice!

We've gotten slightly addicted to S. Pellegrino! Even just chilled it it great. Limonata is even better though ... pour into a wine glass and you can imagine yourself drinking it while people watching at an open-air cafe somewhere in Europe.

Or maybe just in our mini-veranda with the breeze blowing, resting up after a great meal.