Water is boring. Or it can seem boring when you stand it up next to all the competitors: hyped-up energy drinks, sweet soda, flavored iced coffee concoctions, vitamin-enriched waters, rainbow-colored sports drinks, fancy bottled iced teas, etc. But it’s still the best thirst quencher out there, and the lack of calories is pretty appealing nutritionally. I know flavored waters are popular, …
Have you ever heard of a dirty chai? A friend who used to work at Tazo Tea introduced us to it. We would order a chai tea latte with a shot of espresso added, and it was quite delightful; kind of richer somehow. Turns out coffee and tea taste really good together. That dirty chai experience led me to try a bottled product I …
Are you missing summer? The warmth of the sun on your face, long lazy days, and ice cold glasses of lemonade to cool you off in the afternoon? Me too. Amid the frigid temperatures of February, sharing recipes for cold drinks might seem a bit out-of-place. But what better time to dream of summer and …
A Taste of Summer Any Time: Creamy Peach Lemon Smoothie Read More »
We recently had a cold snap. The 25-degree days lasted about a week and prompted a quick transition to winter mode at our house. This included tucking a make-shift draft dodger at the base of the front door, cranking up the electric mattress pad, and turning the wall heaters up to warp factor 10. The frigid temperatures …
I’ve got something special to share with you today. It’s a guest post on another food blog called Eating Rules. The site belongs to Andrew Wilder, the creator of and driving force behind October Unprocessed. His idea is to challenge us to read labels and make conscious decisions about what goes in our grocery cart and what goes in our mouths by simply doing this: join …