Ever wonder what to do with all that watermelon you get when you buy the whole thing? Here is an easy recipe to put some of that fruit to good use.

2 shots Pear Vodka (Grey Goose L'Poire)
1 shot pear nectar
4 cold cubes of fresh watermelon
splash of simple sugar (or fine sugar) In a shaker full of ice, add watermelon cubes, vodka, pear nectar and sugar. Close tightly and shake well to muddle the watermelon.
Strain into a chilled martini glass and garnish with a slice of watermelon as shown. I think this would be great with a sprig of mint too.
I used pear vodka with this but it would be excellent with regular good vodka too. Great for summer. Not too sweet.

Cocktail shaker back there courtesy of Cocktail Vibe.

2 ounces Absolut Mandrin
3/4 ounce Campari
1 ounce freshly squeezed honey tangerine juice
Orange peel strip to garnish Shake all ingredients in an ice-filled mixing glass. Strain into chilled martini glasses. Garnish with orange peels. Found this recipe while searching for summer cocktails on Food Network. Sounds refreshing but sweet.

2 parts Grey Goose L'Poire Vodka
1 part club soda
splash of pear nectar
Pear slice for garnish Mix two parts Grey Goose L'Poire Vodka, 1 part club soda and pear nectar over ice; strain into a chilled martini glass and float a thin pear slice on top.
If you give it a try let us know how it goes.

1 oz vodka
1/2 oz butterscotch schnapps
1 oz Sourz® apple liqueur
1 oz cranberry juice Pour all ingredients into a cocktail shaker half-filled with ice cubes. Shake firmly and pour into a cocktail glass. Serve. I'm not usually an apple martini fan but this was in the referrers. So for that person, here you go.

5 ounces of vodka of choice
2 ounces of white Creme de Menthe
1/2 ounce of Peppermint Schnapps
Mini candy canes
Pour all of your liquid ingredients into a shaker 1/2 full of cracked ice.
Give a good 20 vigorous shakes and let the shaker rest for half a minute.
Strain your luscious peppermint martini into 2 freezing martini glasses.
Add a candy cane in each glass for garnish.
Enjoy!
Found "pink peppermint martinis" in my referrals so here you go! Found recipe on Martiniart.com