Category Archives: Beverages

Iced Tea is Calling Me

Posted on June 14, 2011 by Head Chef

I almost buy into the iced tea hype. Continue reading →

Posted in Beverages, Easy, Meditations on Food, Recipes | Tagged advertising, Arizona, Bigelow, bottles, cans, fake food, homemade, Iced Chai Tea, Iced Tea, Lipton, Moroccan Mint Tea, recipe, Snapple, Tea | 2 Comments

Local Fruit vs Non-Local: A Smoothie Dilemma

Posted on June 7, 2011 by Head Chef

Guilt free food? I weigh in on local and organic debate. Continue reading →

Posted in Beverages, Breakfast, Dessert, Easy, Lowfat, Meditations on Food, Quick, Recipes | Tagged banana, certified naturally grown, cng, conventional produce, Kingsolver, local food, organic, smoothie, strawberry | 2 Comments

When the Snow Melts, It’s Margarita Time

Posted on April 12, 2011 by Head Chef

Springtime finally hits the Adirondacks and bartender/guest blogger/husband Wayne Mercier pinch hits with margaritas Continue reading →

Posted in Adventures in Cooking, Beverages, Mexican Cuisine, Party & Holiday, Recipes | Tagged agave, homemade, margarita, sour mix, tequila, vegetarian | Leave a comment

“Salt in hot chocolate?” I wondered aloud, reading from the can of unsweetened Hershey’s cocoa. It was my first time making hot chocolate not from a mix. “Leave it out,” my husband Wayne yelled from the other room, with the … Continue reading →