A Nice Cuppa

When is the last time you even heard of a chocolate egg cream?  First they have a disclaimer “Look Ma, no eggs and no cream,” so just what is it that is so quintessentially New York about a classic egg cream? Is it the old time seltzer bottles which are now museum artifacts? Or is […]

Just when I thought the Venga Volkswagon designer energy drinks that help you zoom around all energized with vitamin juicy tea, in my local deli I found the Borba Be Beautiful skin balance waters!  Borba is a high-end organic cosmeceutical skin care company which I can barely afford to sample. I tried the Acai Be […]

I am clinging to Summer tooth and nail, hanging on to every last warm day, every opportunity to wear short sleeves and pretend a bit longer that winter in the Northeast is just a nasty rumor. But I’m not delusional; I know that all good things must come to an end. So around this time of […]

Summer is winding down way too quickly! I’m not ready to relinquish my teacher husband and children to the confines of school. I’m not ready to wear sweaters and long pants. I’m not ready to put away the ice-cream maker! I don’t know about your summer, but mine has just flown. So many well-intentioned plans left undone! […]

Do you need a good wake up drink in the morning? Me too. Every morning. You know how it is: your alarm has jolted you from sleep, leaving your eyes half shut with lids unyielding.
I just don’t know how people who don’t drink coffee do it. When your limbs just don’t want to pull away […]

In a whirl of muddling and shaking in a Boston Shaker, a barman at The Institute of Contemporary Arts in London taught me to make an iced tea using only fresh mint.
The arrival of organic black mint at the Union Square Greenmarket provides an experimental update on the recipe.
With a sublimely refreshing taste, and soothing […]

Time for another tea cocktail that’s versatile enough with or without alcohol and boy is it tasty!
GINGER ROGERS
(because it makes you want to dance)
3 tbsp. Organic Whole Leaf Darjeeling Green Tea
3 inch piece organic ginger, cut into matchsticks
2-1/4 cups boiling hot water - cooled down for one minute before pouring over tea
1 tbsp. lemon juice
2 […]

Warm weather is finally upon us, so here’s a quick and easy drink for your next backyard shindig. I hope you are out enjoying this beautiful summer day like we are.
Easy Sparkling Strawberry Lemonade
1-1/2 cups lemon juice
1 12 oz can strawberry nectar
4 cups water
3/4 cup sugar
ice
2 cups club soda
In a large pitcher, combine the lemon […]

Until last summer I had never been much of a fan of iced coffee. The coldness muted the subtle flavors in the coffee while accentuating the bitterness. By the time I’d get to the bottom of the glass, melted ice created a watery mess that barely resembled coffee. What was the point? I’d sweat through […]

Find yourself ODing a bit on chocolate today? Want to find a new way to put it to use? Then you may want to mix up this Spiced Hot Chocolate Drink from the folks at Martha Stewart’s Blueprint magazine. Chocolate, Kahlua, coffee beans … I bet it goes down real smooth, and […]