We LOVE horchata, but are always disappointed in the amount of wait time required to make it. One day I decided to try to cook the rice slightly before making the drink because I wanted it NOW! We really...
This is a copy cat of Z'Tejas Southwestern Grill from Top Secret Recipes. A little bit of work but I think will be well worth the effort. Makes three 10 1/2 oz drinks. I don't know what the chill time...
What could be a better beverage for this polar vortex-cursed winter than hot chocolate? This recipe fancies up traditional hot chocolate, and it's just awesome. From Saveur.
This is posted in honor of the "cabin boys" that accompany us on our ZWT's. An after dinner drink, served thoughout Italy. Flavored with Sambuca, Frangelico and Amaretto. Salute'
This was posted in 6/2010's Better Homes and Gardens magazine. I'm in perpetual search for different things to make with my grandkids. The very name tickled them to death. A great summertime drink. Note:...
I found this recently while going through some papers from high school - something we did in a bio lab. It was actually pretty tasty. Here is the intro: "Fermentation has been used by mankind for thousands...
Cacao beans are the raw ingredient all chocolate is made from. Containing over 300 identifiable chemical compounds, Cacao is the most complex food substance on earth. Cacaos' abundance of natural anti-stress,...
Ok, I know Margarita's are not a true Cajun specialty. But being a fan of Margaritas, this just sounds like something too interesting to pass up! From tideandthyme.com, supposedly from the HBO series True...
I had a Fresco at Olive Garden last evening, and am estimating what it is comprised of. This is a work in process....might be posting edits as I perfect it. Join me in my quest for the perfect summer drink!...
I love this hot chocolate! Three different chocolates and just a bit of sugar, this isn't the overly sweet stuff you get from a box. From Cooking Club of America.
This Juice is a savory taste more like a cold carrot, cucumber, celery soup with parsley and garlic. Good for the blood! Makes a quick lunch or a snack.
From "650 Cocktails and Mixed Drinks". Used as a digestif this is considered somewhat ostentatious. Makes four after-dinner drinks bound to impress your guests...all flaming things do, don't they?
I got this recipe from my good friend, who has a blueberry field. She, in turn, got it from the Blueberry Council. I have not personally tried the recipe, but with blueberry season just around the corner,...
Every Christmas, we make this alcoholic drink and it is sooo good, you kinda forget there's alcohol in it until about the second drink, when you start feeling really good. Delicious.
When I was a kid, my Mom would always make this for me when I was sick. It is warm and soothing, and gives you a full day's worth of vitamin C due to the citric acid in the Tang (just like the astronauts...
I found this in a Van Gogh Vodka recipe booklet. It's a bit different than other Lemon Drops I've tried, with a nice mix of sweet and sour. Kind of like lemonade for grown-ups!
Mai Tai translates from Tahitian to mean "Out of this World." A fitting description for this cocktail. The Mai Tai came to light in 1944 in Oakland's Trader Vic's. There Victor Bergron, one of the founders...
A great drink for a good start for your morning! Full of vitamins and so good for you! This is good for your skin and helps prevent cancer. Adapted from Total Juicing by Elaine LaLanne!
This one just sounds delish! Somehow I picture those little snowy donuts, as my daughter used to call them...but for "big kids". From the Bailey's website.
My lemon tree is quite generous through winter and I like looking for different recipes to use up my stash. I found this on taste.com.au. The orange blossom flavour is really subtle and this is a nice...
You will never guess where I found this recipe, so I'm just gonna tell you. Bored & browsing the net while DH was napping after dinner, I got my wkly RZ Newsletter & started browsing it instead. In the...
Saw this very simple drink in Food Network Magazine and calling this a martini made me giggle. It's nothing fancy with ingredients most probably have on hand. The good part is that it will still make you...
I have been making my own organic hemp milk for quite a long time. When you make your own it is stronger then what you buy in the grocery store, so be prepared to taste more of the hemp flavor. You will...
Trying desperately to find recipes to use my bottle of Slivovice, a plum brandy from the Czech Republic. From what I'm reading it sounds like the liquor from the 'abode of the dead' to put it nicely! This...
Orange is my absolute favorite fruit in the world! An ingredient that you might decide to add but is not necessary is orange food coloring about 6-8 drops.
"Though honey is sweet, do not lick it off a briar." (Breton proverb). This recipe is from Celtic Folklore Cooking, by Joanne Asala. Holidays associated with this recipe: Imbolc, Yule.