Category: Drinks
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Chai with Rooibos
The first time I tasted chai was in an Indian restaurant in Ottawa when I was in university. I had never tasted anything quite like the sweet and spicy concoction; it’s comforting and warming, and I think mildly addictive. While I do enjoy the convenience of chai tea bags, the flavour of homemade chai is
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Elk Cove Vineyards
This afternoon, Shane attended a business meeting at the Elk Cove Vineyards through the company he works for (the vineyard is one of the company’s clients). The vineyard is located about one hour away from Portland in picturesque rolling countryside.
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Coconut Cloud Smoothie
This delicious smoothie tastes tropical and creamy, with the fresh fruitiness of strawberries, and subtle sweetness provided by dates. Additionally, after looking up nutritional info for the ingredients, I discovered that this smoothie is superfood in a glass – see nutrition info about strawberries, dates and coconut water.
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Pom-Bomb Cocktail
Here’s the recipe for the tasty, tangy Pom-Bomb. It hardly needs a recipe really, just pour one generous teaspoon of pomegranate molasses into the bottom of each glass
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Coconut Milk
Coconut milk is one of the easiest milks to make, is very inexpensive, and best of all, tastes like the tropics. The coconut meat does not have to be soaked overnight, so making coconut milk doesn’t take as much planning as the other nut milks, which is nice if you’ve forgotten you need milk.
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Summery Sangria
Sangria is one of those drinks that is just the perfect refreshment for the long, sweltering days of summer with it’s sweet, juicy flavour. The Rioja wine is excellent for this; the dry, rich flavour goes so well in a sangria. The cherry brandy makes it addictive.
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Organic Freshly Squeezed Lemonade
Homemade lemonade tastes so much better than the pre-made canned or bottled kind, and when you make your own, you can adjust the sweetness to exactly how you like it.
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Almond Milk
I thought it fitting that the first recipe on this blog should be for almond milk. It’s easy to make, and is so delicious, with its hint of marzipan and natural sweetness. Almond milk is excellent on cereal, can replace dairy milk in most recipes, and will make an acceptable latte. I like raw, organic