Tag: boozy
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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…
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Drunken Tuscan Pasta w/ Pan-Roasted Tomatoes
I got to do something pretty exciting yesterday! I joined the brilliant planners and participants for the 2nd Annual Sacramento Vegan Chef Challenge for a little meet-and-greet. The Vegan Chef Challenge (“VCC”) is a month-long event here in Sacramento in which a bunch of restaurants have agreed to provide a vegan menu. They’ll make an…
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Moscato & Cinnamon Poached Pears
I love this pretty little dessert! It’s beautiful and elegant, and very light. Plus way simpler than you’d think. You really just have to throw some things in a pot to simmer and peel some pears. Yes, it’s that easy.
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Cherry Acai Basil Margarita
Last weekend I went through my recipe list to make sure I have a nice, well-rounded bunch of recipes for y’all, noting any oversights that I intend to remedy soon (so please let me know if there’s anything you’d like to see featured and I’ll add it to the list!) I sure did notice a…
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Peach Strawberry Rosemary Daiquiri
My final Juice & Smoothie Week post! This is a weekend smoothie to end my juice and smoothie week right! Obviously, if you omit the rum, this is still a smoothie. So it totally counts. I hope you enjoyed my juice and smoothie week! I thought it was a pretty fun and healthy…
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Prosecco & Pear Granita Float
Fresly pressed pear juice and prosecco granita. Melting away in a glass of more bubbly prosecco. Lovely light summer dessert. Granitas are a perfect summer dessert. The process is simple: take some kind of liquid (juice, alcohol, coffee/tea, flavored simple syrups, or any combination of those things), and freeze it. But while it’s freezing,…
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Tipsy Blackberry Sage Lemonade
It’s about to be summer. And it already feels like it. Sacramento summer. Meaning I need no end of cooling refreshing beverages to detract from the summer heat, and I’m getting a head start on preparing those! Fortunately, I love making such delicious drinks! I especially love this one because, aside from the…
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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,…
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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…
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Amaretto Cake
Another weird food holiday (my first was National Blueberry Pancake Day): it’s National Almond Day! Yippeee! I love love love almonds. And since it was my birthday last week, and my birthday dessert was a tempura banana (no complaining here, it was delicious), I thought I should make myself an amaretto cake – two…