Tag: boozy

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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.

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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,…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…