Tag: beverage

  • Guava Pina Colada Smoothie

      Quickie post today!   I’m trying to keep the posts coming even in the midst of my currently chaotic life.  I was not a fan of the 10-day lack of posts!   So I’ve scrounged up a quick post for you.   Remember my lava flow sorbet?   Coconut milk, pineapple juice, and vanilla bean…

  • Mango & Greens Smoothie

    I see smooth bright beautiful green smoothies on other food blogs and am overwhelmed by jealousy over one thing: Vitamix!  I don’t even have a proper blender.  I’ve got my trusty immersion  blender who does so much work for such a tiny guy!  And there’s my boyfriend’s Magic Bullet.  It hates me.  Clearly it favors…

  • El Pepino

      Happy St. Patrick’s Day!  For those of you, like me, who don’t want green beer or Irish cream to celebrate the day, here’s a delicious green cocktail for you to toast with!   No, this has nothing to do with the Pepino melon I featured on my first New Flora post.  In that post,…

  • Cantaloupe Coconut Mojito

      Here’s the recipe I mentioned in my Hawaii post — I tried to make this right before I left, but it was just a little bland and unexciting.  The simple addition of mint simple syrup turned this into a delicious treat!  I wanted to make this more exciting without adding sugar, but this mint…

  • Spiced & Spiked Cardamom Tea

    I’m in love with this recipe from Anne Thornton for cardamom spiced tea.  I like to keep a little pitcher of this in the fridge so I can microwave a mug anytime I like.   Then I let a mug of this get cold the other day, and decided that instead of heating it for…