Cool Quenching
Posted by DariaSockey in Food on Monday, June 06, 2011
Ah-h-h-h-h! Thanks, Trista and Jaqueline!
My entire family — several of whom were positively allergic to the idea of drinking mere water — are now enthusiastically emptying this pitcher whenever I add cucumber, lemon, and orange slices to ordinary tap water.
This is one of many great ideas for cool summer drinks suggested by Faith & Family readers who contributed to our first first Culinary Wednesday thread.
I like to think that keeping this drink in a pretty glass pitcher also helped make it attractive to the family. It wouldn’t have looked nearly as attractive packaged in translucent white plastic, don’t you think?
I’m looking forward to trying all the others as well, especially JJ’s Spring Fling, now that my husband has returned from a business trip. There’s still time to post on the original thread if you didn’t have a chance to on Wednesday, or else post on this one if you have a special summer drink idea.
Summertime, and the Sipping's Easy
Posted by Danielle Bean in Food on Wednesday, July 07, 2010
One day a couple of weeks ago, when I was at my mom’s house on a sultry afternoon, she offered me a Raspberry Lime Ricky.
That sounded good. I said yes. And it was good. Deliciously simple and refreshing, to be exact.
I looked up the recipe later and found this one which looked very similar to the beverage my mother prepared. I also found this recipe made with gin—that looked like it might be fun... READ MORE
Tea vs. Coffee
Posted by Arwen Mosher in Food on Thursday, January 21, 2010
I enjoy Paul Reiser’s hilarious (for adults only) book Couplehood, but there is one particular section that I strongly disagree with.
It comes out of nowhere. He’s talking about getting together with friends for coffee, about how it’s nice and simple because the event contains the name of the beverage you’ll be consuming, so there’s no confusion about what to do when you get there. I’m smiling, nodding,... READ MORE
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