Tasty Recipes for the Home Cook
Tasty Recipes for the Home Cook
An Old Fashioned Root Beer Float with scoops of creamy vanilla ice cream and chilled root beer is a refreshing treat for a hot day. It’s a quintessential summer dessert drink that is fun and nostalgic. My favorite drink as a child was root beer float (a.k.a., black cow). The smooth and creamy vanilla ice cream along with bubbly and foamy root beer was inexplicably …
This Apple Blossom Moscow Mule is a refreshing must-try cocktail. Sweetened apple juice, zingy vodka, citrusy lemon, and spicy ginger beer come together to make a delicious drink to leisurely enjoy. This post was made possible courtesy of Moscow Muled. All opinions and ideas expressed are my own. Can you believe that apple picking season is at our doorstep? For many of us who live in …
To die for Serendipity3’s Frrrozen Hot Chocolate is refreshing, lush, and chocolaty. It’s topped with a mountain of whipped cream and sprinkled with chocolate shavings—just like Serendipity3’s in New York City. This post has been updated since its original publication. New images and a step-by-step section have been added, but the original content remains the same. I have always believed that bigger, more expensive is …
Mexican Horchata is a refreshing and slightly sweetened rice milk drink. This version is delicately flavored with almond coconut milk, vanilla, and cinnamon. It is also dairy and gluten-free! If bad things happen in sets of three, then I am due to fall into a drainage hole, get pushed into a swimming pool, or something to that effect any day now. The saga began over a week ago. It was a …
Mango Strawberry Coconut Smoothie is a refreshing, healthy, and delicious summer drink. It can be made with fresh or frozen fruit and takes only minutes to whip up. Learn how to make this smoothie and the basics of making fruit smoothies in this post. Smoothies are a great way to utilize fresh in-season fruits and (and veggies too!). However, you can enjoy them any time of …
This virgin sangria with tropical flavors of pineapple juice, coconut water, and coconut soda is summer in a glass. Fresh sliced mangos, kiwi, and lime provides gorgeous color to this refreshing drink. If we were to judge people by the kind of beverage they drink, then I must be one of the most boring people, because my drink of choice is plain old water. Lol!! Whether …
Need a fun party drink? Try Caramel Vodka Root Beer Float Shooter. It is served with caramel swirled ice cream and a dollop of whipped cream! It’s so good, but remember to enjoy alcoholic drinks responsibly. Would it surprise you if I said I had more fun than usual with this recipe? And would it surprise you that I have had no shortage of guinea …
This hot, milky, sweet, and rich sweetened condensed milk drink is enjoyed with Saltines or oyster crackers. This Vietnamese milk drink is a comforting treat any day, but especially so on a cold day. As the crisp, cool days become more frequent, I begin to think about the things that will keep me warm. I think about those blessed and cursed turtlenecks I will have …
Avocado Banana Shake is smooth, creamy, and refreshing drink that is perfect for summer. It is nutritious as well as delicious, and you can make it even healthier with add-ons! When you just can’t eat another banana because you have had one 5 days straight, throw it into a shake. It infuses beautifully into the drink and makes it luxuriously creamy. This shake also contains …
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