We recently published a recipe for lavender lemonade, a gourmet recipe you can use to celebrate National Lemonade Day, August 20th.

But perhaps you’d prefer to celebrate with a lemonade cocktail. Here’s a quick and easy recipe from Tequila Avión:
 
 
RECIPE FOR TEQUILA LEMONADE

Ingredients For One Drink

 
Preparation

1. Combine Tequila, lemon juice and agave nectar in a shaker; shake.

2. Strain into a tall glass of ice. Garnish with a lemon wheel and celebrate!
 
 
MORE LEMONADE RECIPES

With Alcohol

Mince extra parsley for a vinaigrette and
sauce. Photo courtesy Andrews McMeel
Publishing.

Don’t let that happen: Fresh parsley adds punch to a vinaigrette—and not just for salads. Use a parsley vinaigrette with:

 
Here’s a recipe from chef Seamus Mullen’s inspired cookbook, Hero Food: How Cooking with Delicious Things Can Make Us Feel Better.

PARSLEY VINAIGRETTE RECIPE

Ingredients

 
Preparation

1. COMBINE. Combine all ingredients except olive oil in a food processor or blender. Process until smooth and bright green.

2. WHISK. Add mixture to a bowl and whisk in the olive oil. Add salt and pepper to taste.
 
 
PARSLEY VINAIGRETTE VS. CHIMICHURRI SAUCE

Chimichurri, a spicy vinegar-parsley sauce, is essentially the same recipe without the lemon juice: finely chopped parsley, minced garlic, olive oil, vinegar (red or white), plus red pepper flakes for heat.

Chimichurri is the leading condiment in Argentina and Uruguay. It’s the national equivalent of ketchup in the U.S. or salsa in Mexico, served with grilled meat and fish.

As the story goes, the name evolved from “Jimmy McCurry,” an Irishman who developed the recipe. The sauce was popular but “Jimmy McCurry” was difficult for Argentineans to say, so it became “chimichurri.”
  

But we’ve grown to prefer brownie ice cream sandwiches. They become more of an ice cream cake experience, and ice cream cake (or ice cream and cake) just might be our favorite comfort food.

Brownie ice cream sandwiches will be a hit at your next party or special event; or keep them in the freezer as a regular treat. Either way, make them in advance (see note below for a party activity); then wrap in plastic (individually or the whole tray/sheet) and freeze.

You can add an extra layer of “inclusions”: chopped nuts, chocolate chips, coconut, crushed toffee, mini M&Ms and so forth.

As an alternative, dip the edges of the ice cream in them. But while the dipped edges look more exciting, when you layer the extras you won’t have bits of them falling onto the floor.
 
 
BROWNIE ICE CREAM SANDWICH PARTY DESSERT

Set up a brownie ice cream sandwich bar with halved brownies, pre-cut ice cream rectangles (place the tray of ice cream atop a tray of ice) and bowls of inclusions. It can get messy, but it’s fun.

Find more of our favorite brownie recipes in our Cookies & Brownies Section, and in “Cakes, Cookies & Pastry” under the top pull-down menu .