Showing posts with label Yummy Beverages. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Yummy Beverages. Show all posts

Wednesday, August 15, 2012

Tea Parties!!!


I did a wordless weekend post on tea rituals around the world. I just have to expand word-wise on this. Two books that stand out to me, probably for reasons they were never meant to, is Rebecca by Daphne Du Maurier and All Creatures Great and Small by James Herriot. In both of these books the utter coziness of their tea times grabbed my heart and tummy. 

Oh the piping tea and the brunch-type goodies. Reminds me of a Norwegian breakfast I had at a friend's years ago. She served buttered whole grain toast, raspberry jam, sliced hard-boiled eggs, cheese, and fruit all with strawberry tea.The slight preparation and the simple deliciousness of these type foods makes me want to invite people over for tea and cards. Oh, the sweet heavens on earth!!!



image from here

Monday, December 12, 2011

Fast Dinner & Healthy Beverage Inspirations


In pondering the priorities I have placed on myself, I am realizing that as I will continue to be creative in my cooking as much as I can, there are times when I will have to throw together some pre-made food just to be able to keep up...as of now my go to choices are:

rotisserie chicken
pizza rolls
popcorn chicken
egg rolls
taquitos
pot pie 
cream of chicken soup (canned)
cream of tomato soup (canned)

served with a veggie and/or fruit juice, these will suffice occasionally and it is a relief to me to know that I can turn to these...but only sometimes...at other times, I will create yummies from scratch...


Vouching for Fruit Juice:

My husband and I love veggies...the kids not so much, so we have stocked the frig with fruit and fruit/veggie juice to help keep our kiddos healthy...and for the whole family, I am going to start whipping up banana/fruit juice/milk smoothies for treats...

Wednesday, November 2, 2011

Beverage Inspiration: Simmering All Day Hot Cocoa in Crock Pot







http://crockpotofgold.com/hot-chocolate/


Mrs. Wysiwyg’s Hot Cocoa

adapted from http://allrecipes.com/recipe/creamy-hot-cocoa/detail.aspx
  • 1 ¼ cups cocoa powder
  • 1 ¼ cups white sugar
  • Sprinkle of salt
  • Combine with
  • 1 ¼  cups boiling water
  • Bring to an easy boil, simmer til smooth, then pour in crockpot
  • Add
  • 10 cups milk
  • 1 T vanilla extract
  • 1 cup heavy cream
  • Heat through on High then keep simmer on warm all day…


 

Tuesday, November 1, 2011

3 Beverage Thingies that Delight Me...

My Favorite Accompaniment to Coffee...love when Fall brings this magical taste...

I wasn't feeling good and couple of days ago and my mother-in-law recommended heating up a mug of water and adding a slightly heaping table spoon of chicken bouillon...it is the perfect comfort for a sick tummy or sore throat...

My husband has gotten me hooked on Tang...an amazing thirst quencher and 100% Vitamin C per serving...