I am sure you all know how to make a strawberry daiquiri. This is a very simple version for sun ripened fruit. Put on your favourite pinny, a big floppy straw hat and go out into the garden. Pick all the sweet juicy strawberries you can see. 
In a blender out on the verandah. Ice, strawberries, rum and lime. (My version is 2 shots of rum, a big handful of strawberries, a big handful of ice, 1/2 shot of lime juice). 
Blend and pour. These are the only glasses I have that are respectable. The Matriarch said she was not drinking daquiris out of a canning jar. Serve. Then sit and watch the hummingbird in the lilac without a sound whilst sipping. 
After a while, I ask The Matriarch what she thinks. She says not enough ice and too much rum. Hmm. A clash of cultures. Never mind. I make another batch without using the shot glass, add more ice and a few glugs of the rum. Maybe she will not notice the rum if she gets more ice. Are we ever going to get to taste this, she comments with just a touch of thirst, as I photograph the second batch. She is endlessly patient with me and tries to cover her sighs with her hand. 
She finally gets a taste of the second batch. Perfect she says. Then after another while of sitting and looking over the garden, she says. Now, I bet you can’t do that again. Suffice to say that we did do it again! But that was the end of the photo session.
Good morning. The evening we spent on the verandah last night was simply perfect, especially with our Simple Strawberry Daquiris. Many recipes call for sugar or sugar water. I made up some of my vanilla infused sugar water but did not use it. The strawberries were beautifully sweet and tasty without.
Today has dawned already, the sky is clear, the air is still, the light is beautiful and the animals are all stood at their gates watching the kitchen door waiting patiently. Except the pigs, they always sleep the latest.
Have a lovely day.
celi
The Kitchen's Garden 
70 responses to “How to make a Simple Strawberry Daquiri”
You know, I may just indulge in this very thing this afternoon… Except I have gin instead of rum. Strawtini, anyone?
Strawtini! excellent.. let me know how that goes! c
Oh.. you’re just messing with me now… you know I’m a hopeless romantic, so you had me at the floppy hat and picking strawberries. Then you had to throw in the hummingbird and lilacs.. Love it!! xoxoxo
The hummingbird was extraordinary, so little and so close and she spent ages going from flowers to flower, we were so quiet watching her.. c
Beautiful strawberries and daiquiris! I just read that Hemingway drank 16 a day, though I’m sure he wasn’t counting. Perhaps it took 16 to put him to sleep 😉
SIXTEEN! Man that fellow had stamina! c
Do you use white rum or dark rum? And is it fresh lime juice? Sounds yummy.
I have jsut re-discovered rum… the dark sort. I dont like cola – but it very good with a ginger beer 🙂
this is made with white rum, and fresh lime juice.. hmm rum and ginger beer sounds VERY good!! must try that. c
Oh, to have been on that verandah…
They look and sound yummy. 🙂
Absolutely inspirational! I can’t resist! Although, sadly I’m going to have to run out and buy strawberries. It’s warm here, but not that warm.
we are hot hot today.. amazing weather! c
This is exactly what I am gonna drink tonight, while relaxing from a busy week. So good!
and good for you.. lots of vitamins! c
The last time I tried one of your drink recipes it was for Pieninis Krupnikas. It was amazing, although much more complicated than the strawberry daiquiri. But summertime is for relaxing, so I think I will try one immediately!
Oh yes this is much simpler and IMMEDIATE always a good thing when you are thirsty! c
A perfect recipe.
Thank you and thank you for sharing it on twitter! That was very kind.. c
I can’t make ’em, but I sure can drink ’em : )
Mmmm – I’m going to have to try this one! Can I use vodka in place of the rum?
What a delicious moment of savouring the fruits of all that hard work. The strawberries look so good, I can almost taste them.
Sounds like a nice evening. Loved that most of the animals were waiting patiently for you.
I love The Matriarch, and I love you! My kinda gals! Clink! Salud!