Showing posts with label beverages. Show all posts
Showing posts with label beverages. Show all posts
Thursday, March 19, 2009
Tuesday, October 28, 2008
Cranberry Ginger Tea
I saw this recipe in Better Homes and Gardens and HAD to try it. It is yummy!
I used white tea and I did have to strain the tea before drinking because it looked a bit gritty to me. And next time, more ginger for sure!
Ingredients
4 cups water
4 bags red rooibos tea, white tea, or green tea
2 thin slices fresh ginger
1/2 cup sweet cranberry sauce or 1/2 cup canned whole berry cranberry sauce
Directions
1. In medium saucepan bring water just to boiling. Remove from heat; add tea bags and ginger. Steep tea for 3 to 5 minutes. Meanwhile, place cranberry sauce in blender; cover and blend until almost smooth.
2. Remove tea bags and ginger from water; discard bags and ginger. Stir blended cranberry mixture into tea until well combined. Serve hot, or cover and refrigerate to serve cold. Stir before serving. Makes 4 servings.
Monday, August 4, 2008
Cucumber Sandwiches for Grown Ups w/ Basil Lemonade
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Today's high is....106. You heard me right. NOT fun. Too hot to do anything outside.
Turning on the oven is out of the question. With me not being much of a sweet eater for breakfast I decided to try a variation of a cucumber sandwich from a recipe from a cookbook called Intracourse. Yes, that is the name of the book. A dear friend gave it to me and I am more than impressed by the recipes, stories, and photographs from the book. I will touch more on that later.
So, my variation described as simply as possible:
2 slices of white bread with crust removed (to bring back your childhood days of summer)
12 thin slices of English cucumber (patted dry with paper towel and added s&p)
In a small bowl combine the following:
1t Mayo
1t softened cream cheese
sprinkling of herbs (I used chives, chopped basil, and parsley)
dash of hot sauce
1/4 t balsamic vinegar
dash of garlic salt, pepper, salt
Add mixture to bread slices, layer cucumbers, add a basil leaf or two and cut sandwich in half.
Enjoy!
The Basil lemonade was also inspired from the book...but I didn't want to make my own lemonade this morning since I just bought some at Sprouts.
So I followed this:
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