Drinks

Irish Coffee

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This is a great drink to wind down your holiday parties. Or to warm up a winter night. 6 ounces hot coffee 1-2 teaspoons brown sugar 1 shot of Irish whiskey 1-2 tablespoons whipping cream Place the sugar in the bottom of a mug. Add the coffee and stir till sugar dissolves. Stir in the [...]

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PBJ Banana Smoothie

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Mike is the fruit eater in our house. He goes through quite a bit each day. Grapes and bananas are perpetually on the counter or on the shopping list. I’ve been drinking lots of green smoothies lately, and we were discussing bananas in smoothies (something I’m not particularly fond of as I think the banana [...]

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The Aviation Cocktail

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Here’s a good stiff drink to get your week started. I go through cocktail phases. Last year, I was meeting with some friends from high school, and the restaurant had this drink on the menu. I’ve been smitten ever since. Creme de Violette is a violet-infused liqueur. It’s what gives the drink it’s lovely purple [...]

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Basil-Infused Sparkling Lemonade

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It is hot. Right now, weather.com is telling me it’s 97 feels like 111. It is 82 degrees inside of our apartment because the A/C can’t keep up. Bleh. In light of this weather, I figured it would be a good time to work on The Gluten-Free Homemaker’s monthly challenge to create a gluten-free beverage. [...]

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Chocolate Hazelnut Smoothie (or Milkshake)

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Apparently I’m on a dessert kick. There’s been lots of desserts in my recent roundups and my last two posts were ice cream and cupcakes. Hope you don’t mind. Really this recipe was all about trying to use up some nuts we had leftover from vacation (Mike eats a lot of nuts, so we stockpiled). [...]

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Roasted Portobellos with Roasted Peppers and Blue Cheese

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This is one of my favorite ways to prepare portobello mushrooms. I realize using portobellos as a meat replacement is not exactly an inspired choice. But these mushrooms are especially delicious,  so I’m going to tell you about them anyway. Even though we are edging into spring, it’s still cool enough around here that it’s [...]

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Hot Cocoa

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It started getting cold this week. Below freezing cold. And that necessitates warm drinks. I hadn’t tried making homemade hot cocoa till last winter. It’s clearly better than store-bought mixes. I always meant to post a recipe, but sometimes you just want to drink the hot cocoa instead of taking pictures while it goes cold. [...]

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How to Make a Dark and Stormy

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Summer is drawing to a close, so I thought I’d share one of my favorite cocktails. It’s great for lounging on a patio, enjoying the nice weather. 2 ounces dark rum ginger beer lime wedge Fill a highball glass with ice. Pour in rum.  Add the ginger beer to taste. Squeeze in lime, then garnish [...]

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Grapefruit Smoothie

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A quick, refreshing drink. 1 small grapefruit, peeled 1/4 cup vanilla soymilk 1 cup ice generous squirt of agave nectar Throw all ingredients into a blender and blend until smooth. Enjoy. (Makes small smoothies for 2 or 1 large smoothie)

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