Ingredients: 8 oz seltzer 1 heaping scoop vanilla ice cream 2 tablespoons chocolate syrup* Directions: Scoop the ice cream into the bottom of a tall glass. Top with syrup and seltzer. Stir lightly with a long spoon. Serve with a straw and drink immediately. Serves one. *I used the best chocolate sauce/syrup I’ve had the […]
Ingredients: 1 6 lb seedless watermelon 1 cup cold water 1/4 cup basil simple syrup* juice of 1/4 lime Directions: Scoop out the watermelon, using an ice cream scooper, directly into a food processor**. Add the basil syrup. Pulse until smooth. Strain through a wide wire mesh sieve into a pitcher. Stir in the lime […]
Ingredients: per drink 12 oz cold Guinness stout 1/4 cup sweetened condensed milk 1/16 teaspoon cocoa 1/16 teaspoon allspice 1/16 teaspoon cinnamon Directions: In a small bowl or measuring cup, whisk together the cocoa, allspice and cinnamon to remove any clumps. Then pour the Guinness into a large cup (larger than you’d think, this will […]
Ingredients: 4 cups cold water or club soda 1 cup freshly squeezed lemon juice 1/4 to 1/2 cup ginger or plain simple syrup to taste 1/4 cup fresh mango puree Directions: In a large pitcher, stir together the mango puree, lemon juice and simple syrup. Then stir in the cold water (very gently if using […]
Ingredients: 2 kiwi, peeled 3/4-1 cup ice 1/4 cup cubed mango 2 tablespoons ginger simple syrup boba pearls (optional) Directions: Boil some water, pour in as many boba pearls as desired. Cook until they all float to the top. Place the ice, kiwifruit, mango and ginger syrup in a blender. Pulse until fairly smooth. Pour […]
Ingredients: freshly squeezed lime juice simple syrup club soda Directions: Per glass: Pour roughly a 1/4 inch of simple syrup into the bottom of a large glass. Add the juice of half a lime (or more to taste) and stir to combine. Top with 12 oz club soda. My thoughts: Soda chanh is my favorite […]
Recently the editor of Four Weeks Magazine contacted me and asked if I’d be interested in contributing an original recipe for hot chocolate for this month’s issue. Of course I was! Who doesn’t love hot chocolate? I took it as a an opportunity to try something new and created a yummy recipe for chai hot […]
Ingredients:2 cups milk2 cups water2 tablespoons cardamom, crushed4 teaspoons black leaf tea*2 teaspoons granular black tea**2 cinnamon sticks2 cloves10 black peppercorns1 inch clove of ginger, smashed with a knifesugar to taste *green label tea (ask for it at your local Indian grocery)** red label tea (ask for it at your local Indian grocery) Directions:In a […]