Successful Lemonade Recipe
Because if life deals you lemons...
Steph Cutler
www.making-lemonade.co.uk
Great lemonade is not made accidentally. It is an organised and deliberate
process of deciding what you will do with your ingredients, what method you
will use and what you will do when you have made perfect lemonade.
Lemonade is not a drink for occasional consumption - it is to be made and
consumed daily to have the ultimate, life-changing effect.
Firstly, ensure your environment is conducive to the job in hand. Make sure
the kitchen is clutter-free and there are no distractions. Great lemonade
makers exercise self-discipline in their surroundings as well as their
behaviour as this results in faster lemonade production.
Making lemonade is no different to following other recipes. Sometimes when
the heat is on and the method seems to be going wrong, you may have to
take the ingredients off the boil while you ask for the opinions and advice of
others who may have made lemonade in the past. It is important to note that
great lemonade production is not a solitary activity. Do not allow your pride to
be an obstacle to achieving successful lemonade.
This may not be your first attempt at making lemonade. If you struggled with
the recipe last time and the result was unsuccessful this has no bearing on
this latest effort. Take the mistakes you made following the last recipe and
learn from them.
View the last attempt as a great learning experience rather than a failure.
Adopting this approach will make this batch a huge success.
Why make
Lemonade?
Most people buy lemonade from a shop. They buy mass-produced lemonade
because it is the easy option.
The biggest reason why people have a lack of quality lemonade in their life is
down to the limiting beliefs they have. A mindset change is necessary in
order to create life-changing lemonade. Firstly, you need to rid yourself of the
habit of settling for shop-bought lemonade. The alternative is to create
inspired recipes for fresh, healthy lemonade
Ingredients
Makes about eight glasses.
Don’t start with a vague outcome. Change the language you use and the
outlook you take. Tell yourself you are going to make eight glasses not
‘about’ eight glasses and, while you are at it, set your goals higher and set
out to make ten glasses.
1
1
6
2
6
cup of sugar
cup of water
lemons
oranges
mint leaves
Method
The secret to perfect lemonade is to start by making sugar syrup.
In a small saucepan, heat the sugar and water until the sugar is dissolved
completely. While the sugar is dissolving, use a juicer to extract the juice
from the lemons and oranges.
Consider how you use your time. Be honest with yourself and decide if you
could work more effectively.
Place the mint leaves in a small bowl, add the sugar syrup, orange and
lemon juice, and grated orange peel.
Cover and let steep for 1 hour.
Use this hour wisely. Get in the habit of taking breaks away from pressurised
situations and use the time to appreciate all the great things you have in your
life. When you engage with all the good things, your stress levels will reduce
and you will return to your method with renewed enthusiasm.
Add sugar to taste.
Learn to recognise your own signs and symptoms of stress.
Everyone sometimes needs a little extra sugar in their
lemonade.
Don’t beat yourself up about needing a little extra
sweetness from
time to time.
Add cold water to your desired strength.
Let’s not dilute too much. Instead, keep the taste strong and
full of impact. Emphasise your ingredients for all to taste
and remind yourself what you have put into producing this
successful lemonade.
Refrigerate for 30 to 40 minutes.
While your lemonade is chilling take the time to chill out
yourself. All good lemonade makers understand the benefit
of taking timely breaks away from the stressful kitchen.
Serve with ice and sliced lemons.
As with the lemons, slice your tasks into small manageable
pieces. It is much easier to digest small tasks than one
huge, seemingly endless lemon.
Add garnish.
The way you present yourself and your lemonade is
important. Don’t let yourself down at the last hurdle after all
the effort you have put in. The way you present yourself can
have a positive effect on the way you feel. Garnish and be
proud!
Serves 8.
That’s eight positive people who are inspiring company.
Invite only people to share your lemonade who will consider
their glass of lemonade half full rather than half empty. The
company you keep can have an effect on how you feel and
the beliefs you hold.
Taking Your Lemonade
to the Next Level
Once you have mastered the classic recipe, remember what best worked for
you and use those ingredients and methods to maintain lemonade
production. Continuously strive for better and different approaches to making
amazing lemonade.
For fresh versions to the classic recipe try the following:
Make pink lemonade by adding a few drops of grenadine syrup or make
honey-flavoured lemonade by substitute sugar with honey.
However passionately you believe in your recipe you will at times not feel
like making lemonade. On these occasions take some time away from the
kitchen. Keep in mind why you began in the first place and how fantastic and
proud you will feel when you are ready to serve the latest batch.
You can sustain inspiring lemonade over time once you discover the
motivational recipe that is right for you. Don’t allow yourself to become
complacent: just because your current batch of lemonade was good doesn’t
mean the next can’t be even better. For it to be better next time, you need to
absolutely believe that you can make even better lemonade. Your belief is
the only thing that is standing between you and the ultimate lemonade.
“Steph we are all very proud of you.
You are a hero to us all.”
Rt Hon Gordon Brown
My coaching supports you to turn the lemons in
your life into lemonade!
Contact me to find out how my personal coaching can
support you to attain balance and fulfillment in your
life and achieve successful outcomes.
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