Beverages

Instant Hot Wassail

Instant Hot Wassail

We are dealing with winter colds around here and so it was time to make some Instant Hot Wassail.  Because of the Vitamin C from Tang (good enough for astronauts, good enough for me) and lemonade mix, and the comfort of cinnamon and cloves, we like to drink this...

Holiday Hangover Smoothie

Holiday Hangover Smoothie

Do you love how I named this Holiday Hangover Smoothie?  Me, too! This is probably the healthiest thing I have "eaten" since Christmas Day. You know how it is during Thanksgiving and Christmas.  You are so busy you just snack on whatever is within reach, and...

Fresh Lemonade Syrup

Fresh Lemonade Syrup

If you have ever had a craving for some homemade, fresh lemonade , you will love this Fresh Lemonade Syrup.  I was craving some recently and decided to do something about it. There is NOTHING like homemade lemonade.  Honestly, you can’t buy that taste....

Low Carb Hot Chocolate Bombs

Low Carb Hot Chocolate Bombs

Seriously, these rich Low Carb Hot Chocolate Bombs are, well, the bomb.  And you can make them "regular carb" if you want to! You've seen the videos, the Tik Toks, the Reels, the Instagram pics.  It's one of the hottest trends in the social media...

Skinny Mint Chip Frappe

Skinny Mint Chip Frappe

Skinny Mint Chip Frappe...for when you need a special cup of yum! I recently discovered a delicious herbal coffee brand, Teeccino.  After trying an assortment of flavors, I ordered larger packages of the Maca Chocolate and Vanilla Nut.  Those are my fave...

Book Bites: Mexican Hot Chocolate

Book Bites: Mexican Hot Chocolate

Mexican Hot Chocolate--the featured recipe for this month's Book Bites selection. The School of Essential Ingredients by Erica Bauermeister "In this remarkable debut, Bauermeister creates a captivating world where the pleasures and particulars of sophisticated food...

Agua Fresca

Agua Fresca

It's cold, rainy, and windy here in our part of North Carolina, but I am still enjoying some cold Agua Fresca and dreaming of getting my toes in the sand and hearing the waves lap the shore. Yes, it is mid-May. Why does it feel like winter?  Just crazy. My...