It’s not just us who’s obsessed with the heat these days. Seems it’s got everyone in a tizzy. And everyone has their own remedy. But amidst all the recipes for chilled soups and frozen cocktails, one suggestion stands out as being both uniquely refreshing and distinctively delicious: the shandy. This popular British quaff is typically a mix of light beer and lemonade, though evidently down in the islands they use ginger ale instead as the non-alcoholic mixer. We’re hoisting one to Rachael at Fresh Approach Cooking for filling our heads and pint glasses with this brilliant brew. Cheers, mate!

We love cocktails and we love dessert, so what could be better than a dessert cocktail? SLOSHED! was on a mission to find the lemoniest cocktail imagineable, and this lemon sorbet martini fit the bill, featuring lemonade, limoncello and citron vodka. We’d pucker up for one of these any day, but especially during the dog days of summer.

We’re all about keeping it simple, even though we do love the occasional kitchen gadget. That’s why we’re thrilled to learn that, at least in the case of making delicious homemade lemonade, our trusty enamelled metal lemon juicer beats the high-power Jack LaLanne PowerJuicer in terms of speed and ease of use. Thanks to The Fumbling Foodie for saving us a cool $50 and the indignity of ordering something as seen on TV.