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Although it is called cranberry tea, this beverage does not really contain any actual tea. I am not sure who came up with the name, but it really is a wonderful drink…hot or cold. This easy drink is made from scratch using fresh fruits that are full of vitamin C…a great thing in the winter […]
While many people may believe that a pumpkin spice latte the epitome of a fall beverage, to me it is a split between apple cider and hot cocoa. Their allure for me goes beyond just them tasting good; it is also in my memories of them. Hot cocoa (hot chocolate) brings back memories of high […]
Want to make a breakfast, brunch, or lunch more of an occasion? A mango Bellini mocktail served in a champagne flute is one refreshing way to do it. Although a Bellini is traditionally made with peach puree or nectar, mango makes a great drink as well. It is super simple to make. Just start with […]
There are so many different ways to make smoothies that appeal to different tastes that I debated whether I should write about we make smoothies at our house or just assume that the thousands of “recipes” out there are enough. As your reading this, you can see I finally decided to go with the former […]
One of the first things I liked about living in the South was the ability to go into a restaurant and order an “ice tea” and they assumed I wanted it sweet (they would usually ask to just to make sure). My no-sweetener-of-any-kind husband, on the other hand, had to make some adjustments 
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Although it is still spring, it is a HOT day here. I decided to make some fresh squeezed lemonade for my family as a treat after working in the yard. This is not a family recipe that I am passing on. My father used to only want the frozen kind of lemonade, so my mom […]
I remember hearing Martha Stewart tell her viewers more than once that they had to make their own marshmallows. She said they were much better than store bought marshmallows. When I heard her, I would never have believed that I would actually make my own marshmallows. Lately, I started thinking about how much my daughter […]
