I don’t even remember the first time I made these crackers, but I do remember why. Several years ago I was perusing a health food site and stumbled on some information about raw blanched almond flour. It sounded too good to pass up so I ordered a bag of it: a 5-lb. bag. At that time this particular brand was the only source and you had to order it in bulk. I felt pretty lucky to even get it. When my order arrived I was agog at how huge the bag was. My first thought was what on Earth was I going to do with all that flour. Keep in […]
Succumb to Licorice Shake
The winter season always seems to nudge me in the direction of making warmer spicier beverages. I often feel the need to get cozy and just curl up with a good book while sipping on an intense drink, especially during the holidays. It’s such a great time to hunker down and delve into some serious reading and sipping that I don’t get around to the rest of the time. My favorite get-mellow-with-a-book drinks tend to be tea concoctions made with warm spices, natural sweeteners, and healthy fats such as coconut and nuts. Teas subtly infuse blended drinks with interesting flavors: each one adding its own unique stamp. It doesn’t hurt […]
Pure Indulgence (Drink)
There was no master plan when creating this drink. It was simply a case of wanting a chocolate drink that even my intense chocolate-loving palate could be satisfied with. I have pretty high (okay ridiculously high) standards when it comes to chocolate drinks as you may already know Dreams of Cacao and Almond Mocha. Sometimes even creamy and super-charged goodness are not enough. Ironically, the inspiration for this gorgeous drink was a good old-fashioned root beer float. They were practically a weekend tradition when I was growing up, along with matinees and long drives in the country. Inevitably we’d all end up at a root beer drive-up stand, hungry and longing for some hot […]
Iced Minty Matcha Green Tea Latte
I developed this recipe with a certain purpose in mind…making a homemade green tea latte. It sounded so good to me that I just had to give it a try. I’ve always loved these refreshing lattes but started to avoid them because of the artificially spiked energy burst and post-drink fatigue I felt afterwards. Fresh homemade green tea latte…with matcha tea. A double dose of a very good thing. As you may already know, commercial green tea lattes often use ingredients that may not agree with you and certainly don’t improve your health. Steamed pasteurized milk and/or canned sweetened condensed milk is typically used which may or may not be […]
Beta-Carotene Cocktail
Cocktail: “A mixture of agents usually in solution that is taken or used together especially for medical treatment or diagnosis” I made this drink a while ago when for some strange reason, I felt I needed some serious beta-carotene and vitamin C. I was feeling a bit under the weather and overworked, and really needed a nutrient boost. Carrots, mangos and oranges were the most obvious choice for me. All yellow and orange fruits and vegetables contain beta-carotene but I thought these particular three would work their magic on me in more ways than one. Carrots are naturally sweet to start with so they would mix well with the mango […]