Category: Drinks

  • Matcha Latte w/ Vanilla Bean Simple Syrup

    I am in LOVE with matcha lattes from Peet’s.  With some vanilla syrup in them. Oh my gosh. But they’re costly.  And I seem to wind up late for work on the days I stop to pick one up 😉 So I figured out how to make them at home!  It’s actually pretty simple.

  • Papaya Lime Banana Smoothie

    Time for the spring and summer smoothies to start coming back!  This weekend was an amazing moment of summer – I fit in a bike ride, kayak trip, outdoor dive bar, and a couple little walks.  And a splotchy ridiculous sunburn (stupid spray-on sunscreen!), dehydration, and overall forgetting how to prepare for such fun activities.

  • Carob-Covered Strawberry Smoothie

  • Coconut Water Iced Tea

    Meet your go-to summer drink!  I did some major kitchen re-organizing this weekend and ran across my cold-brew iced tea bags from last summer.  Nice timing!  But when I went to my fridge to fill up my pitcher with water, I saw coconut water sitting right next to it.  Hmmmmmm.  A wonderful impulsive creation resulted! …

  • Strawberry Basil Lemonade Spritzer

    Happy Saturday, folks!  I had a fantastic spring day wine tasting in Napa with a wonderful friend of mine.    I made a nice light sparkly (and hydrating) spring drink for us to sip along the way: a strawberry basil lemonade spritzer. I thought it would be a great way to start a day before wine…

  • Kiwi Melon Margarita

    Getting excited for St. Patty’s Day?! Well, I’m not. Okay, I’m (kind of) kidding.  St. Patrick’s Day will be a fun day filled with friends, food, drinks – and my half marathon!!!  Yikes. I had absolutely planned on posting regularly about my half-marathon training.  Which I’ve pretty much done – I mentioned my 10 mile…

  • Blueberry Cashew Matcha Smoothie

    Got a quickie recipe for you today – a smoothie with green tea in it!  Yep!   Matcha tea powder blended in a yummy blueberry smoothie will definitely perk you up in the morning.  Plus I’m adding one of my new favorite ingredients, raw cashew butter.  It’s a great way to add some protein in your…

  • Lavender Prosecco Mojito

    Happy almost-weekend, folks!  I hope most of you haven’t spent this week sick like I have.  Though it has made the week go by quickly in a haze of cough medicine and fuzzy-brain-syndrome.  And now it’s Thursday evening already, and tomorrow’s Friday!  So I’m plotting another batch of this beautiful cocktail I made last weekend. …

  • Super Green Mojito Smoothie

    Please meet one of the most delicious green smoothies ever!  A creamy, fruity, delicious smoothie with that zingy lime + mint flavor of a mojito! I just wish I’d packed both of them to take to work with me today.  Sad.

  • New Flora: Sea Lemon + Hot Toddy Recipe

    Look at the crazy thing I found at the farmer’s market this weekend! No, it’s not actually called a sea lemon.  It’s called a fingered citron or a Buddha’s hand.  But the lovely lady at the farmer’s market stand said she likes to name each one individually depending on what it looks like – she…