Drinks

Caramel Apple Cider

December 7, 2011

Last year I saw several recipes online for Caramel Apple Cider. I love the combination of caramel and apples and knew I had to try caramel apple cider. I made this many times during the fall and holidays last year and we loved it. I tweaked it a little here and there to get it [...]

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Homemade Flavored Hot Chocolate

December 4, 2011

If you are looking for a simple yet fun food gift to give this holiday season you will love this Homemade Flavored Hot Chocolate. I shared this homemade flavored hot chocolate last year for the holidays and everyone loved it. It is so easy to change it up and make all kinds of different flavors. [...]

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Homemade White Chocolate Hot Cocoa

December 3, 2011

Today for day six of our Twelve Days of Christmas series I have a fun holiday drink for you. This is a perfect treat for a cold winter’s day or for serving on Christmas Eve or Christmas Day. If you follow me on Facebook than you may remember me mentioning making Homemade White Chocolate Hot [...]

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Homemade Freckled Lemonade

August 16, 2011

My family loves to eat at Red Robin. I have loved it since I was a teenager and my best friend and I discovered how good it was. Now, my family loves Red Robin because our local one is very allergy friendly. I know this varies by restaurant, but our Red Robin is always great and [...]

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Homemade Raspberry Julius

July 19, 2011

If you follow me on Facebook than you know that we love homemade Orange Julius and eat them often during the summer. Well, today I have yet another copy cat recipe for you that is based on an Orange Julius treat. Today’s recipe is not orange though it is raspberry. Homemade Raspberry Julius are just [...]

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Homemade Raspberry Lemonade {My New Favorite Summertime Drink}

June 27, 2011

I made raspberry lemonade recently when we had friends over for dinner and I think it was the hit of the party. I made regular homemade lemonade and one pitcher of homemade raspberry lemonade. Well, I should have made more raspberry lemonade because it was gone in no time. I have never made homemade lemonade [...]

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Homemade Frappuccino Anyone?

June 3, 2011

I know I have mentioned before that I am a bit strange when it comes to coffee. In other words I am in the small minority that actually dislikes coffee. I do not like the smell or the taste. I do not like it black, full of sugar and cream, or from Starbucks. However, I [...]

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Pineapple Orange Smoothies

April 11, 2011

This pineapple orange smoothie is one of my kids’ favorite smoothies. My daughter and I love this with a banana or two added, but my other daughter and son prefer it with no banana. Either way though, this is a smoothie we make and enjoy all the time. This is also a smoothie that we [...]

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Freezing Smoothies

March 22, 2011

I was recently reading the Everyday Food blog, written by the Everyday Food team at Martha Stewart, and I had one of those, why have I never tried that moments. I am sure this idea is not unique or original to them, but something about reading it written by the Everyday Food blog, made me [...]