Beverages

Green Tea, Berry & Yogurt Smoothie Recipe, & Hydration Tips {Giveaway}

Mar 21, 2012

Drinking enough water has always been a challenge for me. Of course, hydration doesn’t have to be just about water. It can include juice, fruits, vegetables, smoothies, milk and even tea. However, there are times when I talk myself out of drinking anything at all because I know I’ll be leaving the house for errands [...]

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The Caesar Cocktail, aka the Canadian Bloody Mary Recipe

Jan 20, 2012

Although the Caesar (the cocktail, not the salad) is a drink reminiscent of my wayward twenties and several queasy morning-afters, I still have a very soft spot for this tomato-based cocktail. Okay, I wasn’t actually that wayward, though perhaps my story about the Kamikaze shots had you thinking otherwise. At the end of a long [...]

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New Year’s Eve Recipes: Appetizers, Hors D’Oeuvres & Cocktails

Dec 30, 2011

I never used to believe my parents when they told me that time starts to go faster as you get older. Now I know exactly what they were talking about. When I started to sift through all of the photos of 2011 for our annual family calendar and Christmas card, I realized that we had [...]

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Halloween Vampire Punch Recipe with Lime Sherbet

Oct 28, 2011

While the stars of the Halloween parties are always the costumes – a skeleton and a werewolf are haunting our house this year – the treats are almost as fun. This year the boys and I made Mummy Cookies, and last year my husband initiated making some decadent Maple-Glazed donuts. The tradition of roasting pumpkin [...]

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Mocha Brandy Frappe Recipe

Jul 27, 2011

There are times when a certain recipe, drink or food, demands a moment of reverent silence. Taking the first sip of this mocha frappe, laced with brandy, cinnamon and a pinch of cayenne pepper, was certainly one of those moments. This is more than a frosty coffee drink, but rather a dessert-like beverage with a [...]

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Recipes to Keep You Cool: Ice Cream, Sorbet & Beverages

Jul 24, 2011

Dulce de Leche & Chocolate Waffle Cone Ice Cream and Passionfruit & Lime Gin Martini As the temperatures stay a constant state of “simmer” around the U.S. and parts of Canada, we are all looking for ways to take the edge off the heat. Sprinklers, water balloon baseball games and the trusty air-conditioning are welcome [...]

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Rum Punch Recipe with Ginger Beer & Pineapple Juice

Jul 21, 2011

Hide the car keys. I mean it. Right this minute. This rum punch, straw sip-able as it is, will land you on your…well, you know. However, it is all worth it for the feeling of being transported to a Caribbean island, face kissed by the sun and hair gently blown by a salty breeze. My [...]

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Frozen Strawberry & Lime Daiquiri Recipe

May 12, 2011

Strawberry daiquiris and I go back a long way. To grade five, to be exact, when my parents and I took a trip to Hawaii. Sure, I remember feeding a gigantic Parrot Fish out of my hand while snorkeling, watching the sunrise over Haleakala Crater and dunking my head underwater to hear the nearby humpback [...]

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Passionfruit & Lime Gin Martini Recipe

Mar 24, 2011

At the beginning of the month, my 6-year old son came home with an art project from his first grade class. On one side of a paper plate, he had glued yellow and brown curly pieces of construction paper, with a smiling lion’s face drawn in the middle. A fuzzy cotton ball lamb stared out [...]

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