A Nice Cuppa

For those still enjoying summer-like weather, this one’s for you.  When the weather is warm and the sun is bright, it’s the perfect time to whip up a pitcher of Sun Tea.  Although it seems often a rite of summer, I won’t tell if you enjoy it year-round.  The folks at Country Living magazine recently shared […]

I admit it, when it comes to hot beverages, I am pretty much stuck on coffee and tea as being the only ones I fixate on when the weather chills. I do love hot apple cider, especially swirled with a cinnamon stick, and of course, when the snow falls in Minnesota and I spend time […]

I don’t know why I do it, but every few months I forget my prior experiences and decide to pick up a new tea flavor at Trader Joe’s.  Their prices are always so great, and the flavors of the Trader Joe’s brand of tea always sound a bit exotic.  Let it be known that I am a […]

The frozen hot chocolate thing has been done fifty times over, but just in case you didn’t catch that wave, here’s the secret:  it’s a sham.  All you need is a packet of hot cocoa mix, a cup of milk, and some ice cubes.
The craze was actually somewhat legitimate.  I crave hot cocoa at all […]

Butter Tea or Po Cha is a staple of Tibetan life. Several cups or rather bowls of this black tea, milk, salt and butter concoction are consumed every morning. Because of the butter, the drink is high in calories and thus provides energy for work throughout the day. 
I think I’m drawn to the idea of […]

For those looking for a caffeine bolster in the dog days of summer, a tall glass of iced tea might be just the ticket.  But instead of going with the same old, same old, try these new twists from Better Homes and Gardens and perk up your summertime tea:

Frozen frills: Freeze edible flowers or mint […]

It was a summer afternoon when I was out on my bike in the hip town next to mine with a chai-fiend friend. I was really, really overwarm. I asked for a chai at the hip coffee shop and a very hip-looking man gave it to me. Looking back, he was probably […]

I stumbled upon this recipe the other day in a Martha Stewart Good Things book that I picked up at a used bookstore. My rhubarb is already starting to shoot up like a weed, plus rhubarb is one of the very few local, organic fruits you can find in season this time of year, so […]

The wind finally howls outside and you realize your most vital appendages–your fingers–have gone numb. The solution? Hot cocoa, of course. However, perhaps by now your trans fat fear (coupled with a New Year’s resolution?) has encompassed the entire pantry. No longer can you pull a shiny foil packet of liquid […]

During these cold winter months is there really anything better than a nice hot mug of your favorite coffee or tea to warm up with after coming in from outside?  Sometimes though I get tired of drinking the same old thing day after day, and I just want some variety, some way to spice things up (pun […]