Category: Drinks

  • Maple Sugar Cookie Hot Toddy

    I’m thinking of doing a new series on the blog called I’m Awesome at Turning Manly Drinks Into Girly Drinks.  Do you like it? Okay, maybe it doesn’t need to be a series. But I am really loving this.  Last year, I got hooked on hot toddys (toddies?) and I loved them.  This year, I…

  • Golden Cantaloupe & Persimmon Juice

    Happy Friday, friends!  I am so excited for a weekend.  I just want to relax a little, read, clean my disastrous apartment, check some Christmas to-dos off my list, and bake bake bake.  If my current mood that has me craving baked goods like mad lasts through tomorrow, there will be some goodies on the…

  • Strawberry Orange Spa Water

    Yes, I’m basically posting water as a recipe today.  But I promise it’s really really good water.  Does that help? The hotel where I stayed in Monterey had a giant container of this infused water in the lobby.  I didn’t notice it until my second day there, and I managed to have MANY cups of…

  • Cranberry Jelly Moscow Mule

    Got some leftover cranberry jelly?  If not, you should probably go get some…. This scrumptiously sweet and kind-of sour cocktail is such a fun way to use up leftover Thanksgiving jelly, but I think it’s a gorgeous festive drink that will last through the rest of the holiday season.  Cranberry is definitely still Christmas-y, and just…

  • Guava Berry Smoothie

    I can’t even believe how long it’s been since I’ve posted a smoothie recipe.  I blame the changing seasons that made me crave homemade bread and other baked goods and warming soups and curries.  I’m apparently not the only one who’s been craving less-than-healthy goodies.  Preston realized this weekend that his unhealthy cravings have been…

  • Hazelnut Sipping Chocolate

    When you were little, did you ever make a batch of hot cocoa that was pretty much equal parts cocoa mix to water/milk?  (Hope I’m not the only one…)  Well, here’s the adult version.  To make it sound like a classy adult-appropriate drink, we can call it “Sipping Chocolate” a la Trader Joe’s.   I saw…

  • Mocha Cappuccino Mousse

      This morning I wanted a special Sunday coffee drink while I cozied up on my couch to read some blogs for awhile.  Feeling a little pumpkin-ed out, I decided to recreate the mocha cappuccino mousse I had last weekend at Tower Bridge Bistro for their Vegan Chef Challenge. My version isn’t quite as rich,…

  • Mint & Honey Tea Slushie

    Back with a quasi-recipe, folks!  I have been sipping on one favorite drink most of the summer: mint and honey tea.  Yes, I eat honey.  Sometimes.  I’m a moody vegan when it comes to honey, I can’t really make up my mind, so I just eat honey where it’s harder to avoid or when I…

  • Toasted Coconut Mocha Slushie

    Toasted Coconut Mocha Slushie

    I told you during my Daily Things yesterday that I’m going to try to celebrate the end of summer a little more and appreciate it while it still lasts.  So even though I can’t get pictures of tall boots, scarves, pumpkins, and orange leaves out of my mind, I’m going to focus on the fact…

  • Blackberry Peach Sangria

    I mentioned in my Daily Things that I’m trying to appreciate summer before I get too fall-excited. Well, sangria seems to be the perfect way to really appreciate summer, don’t you agree? I’ve got a few refreshing bevvies I want to post while it’s still a bazillion degrees outside, starting with this amazing concoction. Sangria…