There is no doubt that we are in the midst of the hottest summer in a long time.

Sunday, which is the worst day of the week to begin with {we work on Sundays…}, received this title today – the hottest day of the year. As if it wasn’t hard enough to start the week, huh? ?

I live in Eilat, so dealing with the heat waves during the summer is a routine matter, but it doesn’t change the fact that I’ve been mentally preparing myself for this day for several days already, since it’s been on the news non-stop – “heat-wave”, “scorching” and many other words that make me panic.

I’m trying to get it out of my system mainly by complaining to my boyfriend {over and over again}, while he tries calming me down by saying “it’s always over 40 degrees {Celsius} here anyway – you won’t feel the difference”… Which is great to hear. Just great.

So I spent the day between the AC at home, to the car’s AC, to the one in the office and back to the one at home – where I plan on spending as much time possible {or at least until reality calls and I’ll have to go back to work of course…}.

The electric company even issued a press release that today broke the records of power consumption, so I guess I’m not the only one…

If there’s one thing that comforts me in this excessive heat, it’s the refreshing summer cocktails you can make in seconds.

The frozen orange Campari cocktail is a must for this summer – I’m already super addicted to it and I have no doubt that the moment you pour yourself a frozen glass of this divine beverage, it’ll turn into your official refreshment this boiling summer!

◄◄ Frozen Campari Orange Cocktail ►►

Preparation Time – 5 minutes, or less

Quantity – 2 Glasses

Ingredients –

• 5 oranges or 1.5 cups of orange juice {for us lazy people 😉 } – best cold
• 3 servings of Campari
• 1.5 cups of ice
• Optional: 2 tablespoons of sugar {for those of you with a sweet tooth}
• For decoration: Fresh mint leaves, cherries, passion fruit or any other summer fruit you love
• Blender!

Instructions –

1. Squeeze the oranges / pour the ready-made orange juice into the blender.
2. Add 3 servings of Campari.
3. Add the ice.
4. Mix it all in the blender – Start with pulses until the ice breaks into smaller pieces, then speed it up until there aren’t any clumps.
5. Cut the summer fruits you chose and decorate your glass.

Walla! {Imagine that in a heavy French accent – this word got stuck in my lexicon since my visit in Belgium}.

Get ready to freshen up 😉

What’s your favorite cocktail? Let me know