drink
watermelon margarita
if you are looking for the perfect summer cocktail to sip on this labor day, look no further. this has been a summer favorite since last year, when a friend made a big batch at a 4th of july party and exclaimed how simple they were to make! just three ingredients – frozen watermelon, lime [...]
san francisco series: wine tasting in napa
i’ll begin with a disclaimer that i am no wine expert. i don’t have the bank account nor the liver to be a connoisseur of such a rich substance, and don’t have formal knowledge beyond the tidbits i’ve picked up over the years. but just as any other person obsessed with perfect palate pleasure [...]
farmers’ market find: lemon verbena!
so i actually didn’t find this particular lemon verbena at the farmers’ market, but it is a special treat when i do find it there. this lemon verbena actually came from my boss’ backyard – though the plant was originally started as a small seedling from the farmers’ market, it had now sprouted into a [...]
chamomile lemonade
have you ever come across fresh chamomile at the farmers’ market? i love loose chamomile tea but the fresh stuff is even better, just like how fresh mint tea is so much better than the dried version. i found bunches of fresh chamomile at a stand in the hollywood farmers’ market, but with this warm [...]
natural blood orange soda
i used to be a big soda fiend when i was a kid. when i got older and learned how terrible the stuff is for you, i tried to just give it up all together. occasionally i would have a root beer or coke made with cane sugar, but it become a treat for me. [...]
farmers’ market find: flowering tea!
the market isn’t all about fruits and veggies. i’ve been talked into buying my weight in hummus, found really great imported olive oil and fair-trade maca, people even give massages at some farmers’ markets. there are all sorts of artisan vendors, it varies so much from market to market. i worked at the new sunday [...]
in season: oranges!
for some reason i always thought that oranges were a summer fruit, but much to my surprise they are at the peak of their season right now! i haven’t gone this bonkers over a harvest since july when the juicy white donut peaches were like nothing i had ever tasted. like the peaches, i have [...]
raw hot chocolate
you’re probably asking yourself how it can be both raw and hot at the same time. without actually cooking, if blended on high for a few minutes anything will warm up. it’s a tip often used by raw foodists to make raw soups more appetizing. after a few minutes of blending the combination of fresh [...]
the natural goodness of ginger
ginger has been used for thousands of years in chinese medicine to treat stomach disorders like persistent nausea, motion sickness, morning sickness, loss of appetite or anorexia. but it also treats mild lung disorders, like upper respiratory tract infections, bronchitis or a simple cold and cough. it reduces toxicity which means it is anti-bacterial, and [...]
grape lemonade
this drink remedies two problems i have with processed grape drinks. first, i think grape flavoring is gross – tasting nothing like natural goodness of grape juice – because the “grape flavor” is simply a chemical compound that is synthesized in a laboratory. secondly, most drinks you buy in a supermarket are loaded with sugar [...]
