It’s cold. I realize that when we’re in the depths of January, we Michiganders will look back at the good old “warm” days of October with fondness (and a touch of bitterness mixed with desperation), but to me, right here, right now, it’s cold. Last week I was riding my bicycle my usual 30 miles/week [...]
An overlooked fact in the drink world: cocktails (or mocktails) have seasons. In the summertime, fruit-based drinks are light and refreshing; in the wintertime, hot toddies are much more appealing than an iced spritzer. Now that summer is in full swing, I thought I’d use the classic mojito platform to come up with some new [...]
Although I savor the occasional glass of grass-fed animal milk (raw if I can get it), I’m also a big fan of non-dairy milks. They’re a nice change of pace, for one thing, and there are endless varieties of them: rice, oat, hazelnut, hemp, almond…it seems like almost any nut, seed or grain can be [...]
Making this smoothie is as easy as pie–and since it has a healthy helping of pecans accented by spices, it even tastes a bit like a pecan pie. I used almond milk as the base, but you could also use hazelnut, oat, or high-quality dairy milk. (Raw and grass-fed if you can get it!) The [...]
Here’s a lush breakfast treat: a banana-flaxseed smoothie. Only having three ingredients makes it simple, the combination of organic milk (or non-dairy milk) and banana makes it velvety-smooth, and the flaxseeds give it a nice boost of flavor. They also lend the smoothie a healthy dose of omega-3s since flaxseeds are higher in omega-3s than [...]
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Despite its secondary name of “Indian date,” the tamarind is not a date. Nor is it native to India. It originated in tropical Africa, but due to the fact that it was adopted by the Indians with gusto when it reached their shores, when it boomeranged back west, the Persians assumed the Indians were the [...]
Here’s a healthy way to enjoy holiday treats like flavored hot chocolate: make your own! Pre-packaged drink mixes almost always contain artificial flavorings, excessive sugar, and non-dairy creamer. (Which contains mostly hydrogenated oil and corn syrup, neither of which is going to bring you holiday cheer.) Rather than reach for the Swiss Miss, pick up [...]
Does anyone else have fond memories of going to the mall as a kid and getting an Orange Julius? That used to be my favorite treat. Twenty years ago, you could find Orange Julius mixes in packets at the grocery store, too. All you had to do was add milk and blend it. Here’s an [...]
When the weather gets chilly, the chilled make drinks with umbrellas in them so that we can pretend we’re lounging on a Caribbean beach…or at least imagine ourselves on a cruise ship heading towards the islands. The beauty of this drink is that you can make it as an exotic wake-me-up or add rum for [...]
Fruit smoothies are great…and smoothies with fresh ginger are even better! Try this combination for a glass of morning zing: 1 peach, cut into rough chunks juice of 1 orange or 3-4 clementines about 1″ of fresh ginger root, peeled Put the peach chunks and orange juice into the blender, then use a garlic press [...]
