The Shooting Star

Are you as super excited about this year's Perseid Meteor Shower as I am?  Thom and I are celebrating with a moonlight picnic and some star gazing out on the lower deck.  It's times like these that I adore living out in the middle of nowhere-no city lights to compete with the sparkle of stars and no noisy neighbors to ruin the moments.

I asked Thom to create a melon-based drink for me to sip as the stars start to soar.  Here's what he came up with:

The Shooting Star

Ingredients:

4 medium slices of Golden Honeydew melon
2 tbsp powdered sugar
2 jiggers Tequila {or to taste}
4 oz. Ginger Ale

Method:

Prepare a glass by dipping the rim in corn syrup and then in powdered sugar, if desired.

In a blender {or with an immersion blender} whirl the melon.  Add in powdered sugar and give another whirl.  Add ginger ale and tequila. Blend to combine.  Pour over ice and enjoy!