When I was little, my parents would throw a Christmas party that was the highlight of the year (in a child’s eyes). The house was decorated with trees galore and Santa was sure to make an appearance. Of course there was also the thrill of a banquet of food, treats, and dessert. One…
Category: Beverage
Shining Star Punch
I have been looking for starfruit for months, with an idea of doing a themed drink. I have used starfruit in the past to garnish a dessert, with a flare of celebration. I wanted to do a drink in the same vein, whether it be to celebrate a promotion, school accomplishment or other…
Banana Split Layer Drink
With the start of the school year comes the flurry of science fair projects. While my kids are too little to participate, my daughter is enamored with science and knows I love it too. She even bought me a kitchen science kit for Christmas (I guess you could say she knows me pretty…
Wild Blueberry Tropical Smoothie
Contest Note: By posting this recipe I am entering a recipe contest sponsored by the Wild Blueberry Association of North America and I am eligible to win prizes associated with the contest. I was not compensated for my time. I find smoothies are a fun, easy way to get my kids to eat…
Mulled Pomegranate Martini
My latest cooking contest endeavor is the “Stir It Up Holiday Blogger Mixology Challenge” hosted by Stirrings and if proving to be a fun way to kick off the holiday season. Stirrings makes premium cocktail mixers and rimmers and challenged bloggers to develop a creative, attractive, and delicious holiday cocktail. One of the…
Goblin Smoothie
I had so much fun with last week’s easy, Halloween themed post I couldn’t resist making another themed post. I had a few different ideas for a festive drink, but the one I was most excited about didn’t quite work. As I was scrounging around the kitchen for a new idea I happened…
Papaya-Peach Smoothie
This week’s fun, Colorful ChoicesTM inspired dish is a Papaya-Peach Smoothie. In addition to the challenge to eat colorful produce, two other factors contributed to my recipe: (1) I may have overbought a variety of fresh fruit this past week. Peaches were a steal and it had been awhile since we had eaten…
Coconut Mango Coolers
Sigh. The springtime weather in the Denver area has been crazy this year, with multiple storms each dropping over a foot of snow, all in the last month. My husband has nearly listed our home for no other reason than to escape to someplace warm. If we can’t enjoy our patio or an…
Orange Creamsicle Kefir Smoothie
Sometimes breakfast deserves a healthy, yet fun drink. For instance, when the weather brings a hint of spring and you can enjoy your patio snow-free, even at the early morning hours. It is for that reason that I whipped up these Orange Creamsicle Kefir Smoothies, donned my sunglasses, and ventured outside for an alfresco…
Dark Hot Chocolate with Cinnamon
When Santa visits our house, he likes to drink a warm mug of hot cocoa. Not just any cocoa, mind you, but a dark chocolate variety, which happens to be his favorite kind of chocolate. He also likes the hint of Saigon cinnamon, which keeps him guessing what makes the cup of hot…
Autumn Bellini
I happen to love shopping at the warehouse stores, though sometimes they can result it much larger quantities of items than you really need. For example – canned pumpkin. Visions of pies and breads danced in my head as I picked up the package of three, 28 ounce cans. Of course I’ll use…
Grasshopper Soda Float
Mint and chocolate. Need I say more? I happen to love the combination in all sorts of dessert forms – cheesecake, brownies, etc. For today’s treat I thought a grasshopper soda float would be a fun take on the frozen pie. While you can buy chocolate soda, it is super easy to make…
