Summer Entertaining Tip

Here's a great tip for entertaining this summer- place fresh roses or any flower of your choice into your ice tray and freeze them. Then use the flowered ice cubes in your champagne bucket! Instant chic!

What you’ll need:

• 12 spray roses* (the small ones)
• 12 twist ties
• 2 wooden skewers
• 1 ice tray
• Floral tape

1. To keep the roses submerged in the ice trays, we have to build a framework that will weigh them down. Cut the spray roses, leaving about 2 inches of stem, and use twist ties to attach the stems to the skewers.
2. Place the roses, which are attached to the skewers, upside down in their individual ice compartments of the tray.
3. Tape down the skewers at the ends of the ice tray to keep everything from floating when you add water. Your ice tray should look like the one in the photo.
4. Add water to the ice tray and freeze overnight.

* Blossoms, flowers and leaves that are suitable include: nasturtiums, violets, rose petals, pansies, lavender, basil, herbs like basil, oregano, or thyme
 

Blossom Flower Ice Cubes:
1. Gather and gently rinse all of your blossoms. 

2. Place each blossom at the base of each individual compartment within an ice tray (or more trays if you have a large party).
4. Fill each compartment half full with water and freeze.
5. After the water is frozen solid, fill each ice cube compartment the rest of the way to the top with water.
6. Refreeze and allow it to remain in the freezer until you are ready to use them.