We have to thank three different cultures for this drink. The straw is a mate straw from Argentina. Chai, you know, is Indian. And I think it’s safe to assume that sun tea is American. I use the mate straw because it has a built in spiral filter on the bottom. Traditionally, it’s used to …
I hate diluted iced coffee. Like the stuff you get when you pour hot coffee over ice. When I want iced coffee, I usually cold brew it in my French press (put cold water and coffee grounds in the press, but don’t press it, refrigerate overnight, then press.) Sometimes, though, I don’t think ahead. I …
When you juice your own apples, it’s technically “cider” because it’s unfiltered, which is why it looks cloudy. The first time I saw the unfiltered stuff was at a street market in France. I didn’t know what it was. I knew “pomme” was the French word for apple, but it didn’t look like any apple …
It combines my favorite cocktails. It starts off as a mojito and then finishes like a dark and stormy. If you served it in a copper mug, it’d be similar to a Jamaican mule (rum instead of vodka), but with mint. The fresh ginger gives it an extra kick. And I use crushed ice like …
Happy St. Patrick’s Day! So this smoothie is more of a March 18th detox drink. Lime and broccoli are both good liver cleaners. And most of us are aware of kale’s superpowers. The recipe makes two servings in case you party extra hard, or your St. Patrick ’s Day is extra lucky… I know some …
The weather’s been weird here lately. We’ve had record lows one week and then record highs the next. I couldn’t decide whether to post a hot drink or a cold one, so I did both. AZTEC HOT CHOCOLATE The drink’s a little thicker than your typical hot chocolate, although you can thin it out with …
Happy New Year! Did you make any resolutions? I make a lot of them. I figure if I make only one and don’t keep it, then it’s disappointing, but if I make, say, 26 resolutions, and achieve just one, I can still say I kept one… On one hand, it’s setting me up for failure, …
It’s sort of like tiramisu in a cup. If you want to get fancy, you can swirl chocolate inside the glasses. Prep some glasses and freeze them, so you have them on hand for your holiday party. RECIPE makes 2 drinks For the Chocolate Swirl: 2 T cocoa powder 2 T sugar 2 T water …
In Colle di Val d’Elsa, I made it my goal to try every espresso drink at the local coffee bar, Milleluci. I didn’t know what all of the words meant, so I’d just order them. One day before work, I asked for a “caffè corretto,” which turned out to be two shots, one of espresso …
I’m not sure what I like more about sangria, drinking it or picking out all the wine-soaked fruit pieces and eating them. Try making this sangria with a bottle of garnacha, a Spanish wine, whose fruity flavors complement the sangria well. RECIPE makes 1 pitcher 1 bottle red wine (garnacha) 1 orange, sliced into thin …
