Blueberry Sunflower Smoothie
Makes 4C Sunflower milk? Once upon a time I might have been skeptical of this, almond milk, hemp milk, etc. I had already had my prejudices against soy milk and it extended to all milk “substitutes”....
View ArticleAvocado Mango Mint Smoothie
Makes 4 C I can’t believe it’s taken me this long to write about the amazing avocado. I’ve alluded to it here and there, but finally it’ll get the attention it deserves. Before I go on however, a...
View ArticleCacao Rose Chai
Makes 5 C Sometimes nothing is better than a cup of chai. It’s warm, spicy, sweet, creamy. The blend of the spices and tea and milk (in this case coconut milk) are like a warm blanket on a cold day....
View ArticleSámara Organics Market and Café
Playa Sámara is a beautiful beach on the southwestern coast of the Nicoya Peninsula in Costa Rica. It is an unassuming place, laid back, sleepy even but the beach (and nearby beaches, too) is nothing...
View ArticleCulture Shock, Over Easy
Right now I am in a state of shock at my culture shock. I’ve traveled and lived in other countries before, but this recent move to Al Ain, the green oasis of the UAE, has jolted me to the core. As...
View ArticleEarl Grey Kombucha
Makes 2 qt (or litres) While I’m pretty sure I had had some kind of fermented tea during my Japan days, I can’t really be sure. So, it has to be said that my first official introduction to fermented...
View ArticleHerbal Vanilla Chai (For Kids)
(AKA caffeine-free Chai) Yields 8 C Lately, Claire and I have been busy teaching. Yes, you read that correctly. My 2 year old daughter and I are now spending some time teaching cooking classes to...
View ArticleCoffee Resolutions
Makes 2 C I LOVE coffee. I kind of have to. I was told once that coffee basically courses through my veins (it’s the Colombian thing again), and I don’t think that’s totally untrue. Unfortunately...
View ArticleFrozen Hot Chocolate
Makes 4C Frozen hot chocolate, like fried ice cream, really does a number on us left brainers. We analyze and over-analyze to make sense of this apparent contradiction. Not until we let our...
View ArticleGolden Spiced Smoothie
Makes 4 Cups My friend, M, has experience in the kitchen. Her son is allergic to some of the most common allergens, wheat and gluten, eggs, dairy. As a result, she’s had to become an expert at...
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