Summer has just barely gotten started around here, and it's already brutal. Now that we're homeowners, we've been spending a lot of time in the yard, trying to salvage what life we can after the place sat vacant for a ... Read More
Beverages
Minty Ginger Ale
From the childhood summers at my grandparents' house in Florida, I remember climbing their orange tree, reading in the living room, and rifling through the collection of sodas they kept in a cupboard in the sunroom. Not ... Read More
Tropical Lemonade
I've mentioned in a couple of recent posts and newsletters that my husband and I recently bought our first house. Well, it's moving day! The truck is just minutes from arriving and it's a bittersweet feeling. We're going ... Read More
Rosemary Peach Drinking Vinegar
I first encountered drinking vinegar at a local Thai restaurant a few years ago, and the beverage has become a favorite "mocktail" in the time since. You know, something to serve up when everyone else might be enjoying ... Read More
Dairy-Free London Fog Cocoa
Back in my "gotta have Starbucks on the way to class" days, I fell in love with their tea lattes. They weren't on the menu at the time, but I found the idea online, and they can be made with any variety of tea the store ... Read More
Chocolate-Free Hot Chocolate with Coconut Milk
Hot chocolate is a go-to comfort food this time of year, but what happens when you can't have dairy or chocolate? Back when I first realized I was lactose intolerant, dairy was the only food on my "things I have to ... Read More
Pomegranate Cider with Autumn Spices
Fall was always my absolute favorite season. I mean, as a kid, summer won by default because there wasn't any school, but the cooler weather and turning of the leaves–not to mention my birthday and the holidays right ... Read More
Chocolate Coconut Milk (Dairy-Free and AIP)
Chocolate coconut milk.How many of you remember being heartbroken when you got to the end of the lunch line in elementary school and all that was left was strawberry milk? Even if you brought your own lunch, odds are ... Read More