A Nice Cuppa

Don’t you just love being let in on a secret? One of my favorite columns in Bon App??tit, RSVP, answers readers inquiries on restaurants’ secret recipes. June’s issue revealed an iced tea recipe from Taste in West Hollywood. I don’t even typically like sweetened iced tea, but this recipe, sweetened with coconut, […]

Let???s get something straight from the beginning. I???m not very good at following directions. I color outside the lines. I walk ???in??? the ???out??? door. I never read the instructions when putting together anything that came in a box. Yes, Mom, apparently subconsciously I do believe the rules were made […]

While driving to my grandmother’s house in the summertime I am always comforted by the sight of a jar of sun tea warming on the porch. I wish I knew how this tradition began, probably a new technique that didn’t require heating up the kitchen- something that is quite important in the South.
There has […]

One of my favorite things about the summer time is drinking delicious, homemade sun tea. Unfortunately it has been raining non-stop for the past week here in NYC so it???s been impossible for me to make any yet this season. However, as soon as the weather clears up, I most certainly will be […]

You know those sweltering hot days where you just want to sit in the ice cold air conditioning and sipping some iced tea? Well those days will be here before you can say “ice cubes”. You can believe the last thing I want to do when it gets that hot is fire up […]

When the weather starts to turn warmer and the days are becoming longer it is time to start making the sweet iced tea. Now seeing as I am currently living in the South, sweet tea in most cases means large amounts of sugar and water with a couple of tea bags. Don’t get […]

The botanical name for chocolate is Theobroma, which means “food of the gods”.
One of the greatest pleasures of growing up in Mexico was being surrounded by wonderful food all around you and everywhere you look..even when you???re not actually looking for it.
Perhaps most of my most vivid memories are those that are remembered through […]

Spring is upon us, and many of us are quickly breaking out the blenders so that we can sip on some kind of frozen concoction. My concoction of choice this spring and summer? Smoothies with a buzz - a caffeine buzz that is.
I’ve discovered the art of homemade blended coffee drinks. Yup, […]

These after dinner drinks have been around for a long time and as with other coffee drinks, the list is endless. Their origin is uncertain but their popularity probably had to do with tableside service in fancy restaurants, pouring the liquor at arms distance creating a beautiful flame, releasing a wonderful aroma and decorating […]

The sun has been shining lately in my backyard and I can???t stop craving a refreshing drink. I???ve been in the mood for something cool but not too fruity. I made my way to the kitchen and made a fresh tray of coffee cubes. As they were cooling I began to think of refreshing coffee […]