The perfect homemade slushie

photo credit: momadvice.comThe sun is starting to show itself more regularly in my hood, with blue skies being the norm versus gray, overcast skies. (And we'll just pretend that windstorm this week was a bad movie. It dropped a boat on a local bridge!)

So good weather means coming up with fun drinks for backyard parties and my boys' play dates. Besides making simple fruit drinks (agua frescas) by blending strawberries and other fruits with ice and water, I dig the idea of a little retro fun by whipping up homemade slushies.

Over at The Mother Load, Amy Clark posted her recipe for what she dubs The World's Greatest Homemade Slushies. If you're down on using fruit-flavored drink mixes, you can try using fresh or frozen fruit. But you won't get that true slushie taste or look.

Recipe here.

[via Craftzine]