What better way to celebrate Valentine’s Day? Not one but two frozen strawberry concoctions. Not many milkshakes beat a delicious, well-made strawberry milkshake, and this one my husband makes is one of my favorites. Remember, the better the ingredients, the better the result. Use delicious ice cream, ripe, sweet strawberries and high quality vanilla extract. […]
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Cucumber Basil Mocktail
adapted from: Serious Eats makes: 1 mocktail In my opinion it’s hard to beat a well made cocktail, especially this time of year when you can muddle seasonal fruits and herbs for drinks like caipirinhas, smashes, and mojitos. However, sometimes a booze-free drink is in order. Perhaps you’re hosting a baby shower, you want a more hydrating drink but […]
Rosy Cheek
This fine white hot chocolate takes a hint from Latin-American rompope and surprises and delights the sipper with the salty, buttery touch and roasted taste of ground nuts. If you have had a white chocolate and macadamia cookie, then you know exactly what I’m talking about. They are a love-match. The pink peppercorns with their rosy flavor and peppery pop, take this white hot […]
Hot Cococa Mix
There are few things I love better than a hot cup of cocoa. It is my dessert of choice any time of year, but especially when there is a decided nip in the air, the days turn dreary (a winter joy here in the Midwest 🙁 ) and Christmas is around the corner. Hot cocoa […]
Peanut Butter Banana Smoothie
Peanut butter and banana are blissful bedfellows, and they shine in this 3 ingredient smoothie. I like to make this as a post-workout snack or to have for a healthier dessert. Feel free to use the milk of your choice, I use vanilla soy milk.
Transylvanian Reviver (a.k.a beet juice medley)
I love freshly juiced vegetables and fruit for an all-natural pick-me-up in the afternoon. My latest juice obsession has been the red beet. Beets are something I usually like in very small quantities, like thin ribbons on top of a salad. However, I absolutely LOVE them in juice form. When pressed through the juicer, the […]
Banana-Fo-Fana Shake
This is a great shake for building your body’s fuel reserves while satisfying your craving for sweets. (Or ice cream in my case.) It tastes like banana ice cream with caramel undertones. I love the bit of spice that the nutmeg brings. I use unsweetened almond milk, as this shake has plenty of natural sugar. […]
Banana Milk
This is a nice treat to have for breakfast, for a snack, or for dessert when you are trying to stay away from the sugary goodies! It is deliciously filling. I prefer to use frozen bananas, so that the drink is nice and cold like a smoothie. I usually buy a bunch of bananas, let […]