I'm thirsty!
That seems to be a common refrain this time of year, when the weather is warming up. Here are six drink recipes to help you through the day, including Apple Cider Floats and Ginger Tea. Enjoy!
CHAI LATTE MILKSHAKE
This comes from an old Weight Watchers emailing list, and begins, “Whip up this sweet, slightly spiced treat in minutes. It's a perfect refresher for drop-in summertime guests.”
POINTS® Value: 3; Servings: 4; Preparation Time: 5 minutes; Cooking Time: 0 minutes; Level of Difficulty: Easy
Ingredients
1/4 cup General Foods International Sugar Free Chai Latte, powder
1 cup fat-free vanilla ice cream
2 cup fat-free skim milk
Directions
Place all ingredients in bowl of a blender; blend on high until smooth.
Pour into 2 glasses and serve. Yields about 3/4 cups per serving.
PINK LADY PUNCH
Not sure where this one came from, though I'm thinking maybe from one of my mother's cookbooks that she bought to raise funds for some group or other.
Ingredients
4 C cranberry juice
1 1/2 C sugar
4 C pineapple juice
2 qts. chilled ginger ale
Directions
Add sugar to cranberry juice. Stir until sugar dissolves. Add pineapple juice. Chill. Pour into punch bowl & add ginger ale.
SPICE TEA
I used to make this every year for Christmas presents; it was quite popular. Unfortunately, life got a little hectic...As simple as this is, though, I may be reigniting this as a present!
Ingredients
8 oz loose tea
3 orange rinds/peels
1 1/2-2 sticks cinnamon
2 T chopped cloves
Directions
Cut orange peels into small pieces. Bake at 350 degrees for 15 minutes, stirring occasionally. Let cool, add to loose tea, along with broken cinnamon sticks & cloves. Store in tight containers.
I'll post some single-serving drinks in a later post. In the meantime, enjoy!
GINGER TEA
This comes from Vegetarian Times (posted on MAY 9, 2017), and begins, “Ginger is Mother Nature’s protective cloak, shielding us from sickness on winter days. This tea is very spicy—if it tastes too strong, dilute it with more hot water and honey. Traditional advice is not to drink more than 2 cups of ginger tea a day unless you are using it as a treatment for a bad chest cold.”
2 servings
To view this online, click here.
Ingredients
12 thin slices fresh ginger, pounded with mortar or rolling pin
1 Tbs. honey
Preparation
Put ginger and 3 cups water in small saucepan, and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low, and simmer 20 to 25 minutes.
Strain out ginger slices and discard or reserve for another use. Stir in honey, and serve hot. Tea can be reheated, if necessary.
GREEN TEA, BLUEBERRY, AND BANANA SMOOTHIE
This recipe was found in an article on Prevention, titled “11 Recipes with Fresh Blueberries.” Click here to see the article and all twelve recipes.
SERVINGS: 1
Ingredients
3 tbsp water
1 green tea bag
2 tsp honey
1 1/2 C frozen blueberries
1/2 med banana
3/4 C calcium fortified light vanilla soy milk
Directions
Microwave water on high until steaming hot in a small glass measuring cup or bowl. Add tea bag and allow to brew 3 minutes. Remove tea bag. Stir honey into tea until it dissolves.
Combine berries, banana, and milk in a blender with ice crushing ability.
Add tea to blender. Blend ingredients on ice crush or highest setting until smooth. (Some blenders may require additional water to process the mixture.) Pour smoothie into tall glass and serve.
NUTRITION (per serving) 269 cal, 3.7 g pro, 3.4 g carb, 7.8 g fiber, 2.7 g fat, 0.2 g sat fat, 52.3 mg sodium
APPLE CIDER FLOATS
This is from Lauren Miyashiro on Delish. The recipe begins, “You'll want to float away with these apple cider floats!”
Total Time: 10 minutes; Prep Time: 10 minutes; Level: Easy; Servings: 2
To view this online, click here.
Ingredients
1/2 c. caramel sauce
1/2 c. cinnamon-sugar
2 c. apple cider, warmed
Vanilla ice cream, for serving
cinnamon sticks
Whipped cream, for serving
Apple slices
Directions
Pour caramel in a small dish. Dip the top of each mug in the caramel to rim the cup. Then dip the caramel rim in cinnamon-sugar.
Ladle apple cider into each mug then add a scoop of ice cream to each. Top with whipped cream and garnish with apple slices and cinnamon stick.
Drizzle more caramel over the whipped cream and serve immediately.
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Wednesday, June 10, 2020
Wednesday, May 20, 2020
Drinks
I'm thirsty!
How many times have we said that? How many times have we heard that? Sure, there's water, soda, coffee, tea, bottled juices and drinks, but sometimes we want something a little different, something that makes the taste buds dance.
For those times we want something different, I offer you the following six drink recipes, including Strawberry Frosty and Cafe De Olla. Enjoy!
CHAI LATTE MILKSHAKE
This comes from an old Weight Watchers emailing list, and begins, “Whip up this sweet, slightly spiced treat in minutes. It's a perfect refresher for drop-in summertime guests.”
POINTS® Value: 3; Servings: 4; Preparation Time: 5 minutes; Cooking Time: 0 minutes; Level of Difficulty: Easy
Ingredients
1/4 cup General Foods International Sugar Free Chai Latte, powder
1 cup fat-free vanilla ice cream
2 cup fat-free skim milk
Directions
Place all ingredients in bowl of a blender; blend on high until smooth.
Pour into 2 glasses and serve. Yields about 3/4 cups per serving.
CAFE DE OLLA
The recipe for this yummy coffee is from the December 2012 issue of Vegetarian Times, page 47. It starts off, “Literally 'coffee from the pot,' this recipe offers a simple way to make coffee for a crowd, with a spiced twist that no one can resist.” Serves 8 in 30 minutes or less.
To view this online, click here.
4 cinnamon sticks
4 star anise
4 allspice berries
4 whole cloves
1/2 cup packed dark brown sugar or 4 oz. piloncillo (Mexican raw sugar cones)
2 cups medium grind, dark roast coffee beans
2 cups low-fat milk
1 cup coffee liqueur, such as Kahlúa, optional
Lightly crush cinnamon sticks, star anise, allspice, and cloves with mortar and pestle. Place in resealable plastic bag, and pound with rolling pin. Transfer to large saucepan, and add sugar and 8 cups water. Bring mixture to a boil, and simmer until sugar dissolves. Remove from heat, add coffee, and let steep 5 minutes.
Meanwhile, warm milk in small saucepan, and whisk until frothy.
Strain coffee through fine sieve or coffee filter into pitcher. Stir in coffee liqueur (if using). Serve with frothed milk.
nutritional information Per 1-cup serving: Calories: 80; Protein: 2 g; Total Fat: less than 1 g; Saturated Fat: less than 1 g; Carbohydrates: 17 g; Cholesterol: 3 mg; Sodium: 35 mg; Fiber: 0 g; Sugar: 16 g; Gluten-Free
LIZARD LOUNGE TEA
My oldest son spent several summers traveling the country, both singly and with friends. Several times, he wound up at the Rainbow Gathering, where he hooked up with a larger group of friends. Most of them had grown up in hot areas of the country, so they nicknamed themselves lizards; their area of the camp site was the lizard lounge. They would cook up their version of iced tea, which they would barter for other commodities. They were frequently asked what their secret ingredient was.
This is a scaled down version. I found that cranberry or cranberry-apple herb tea works very nicely with this, but any herbal tea can be used.
This, as well as other yummy recipes, can be found in my e-cookbook, Off the Wall Cooking.
Ingredients
1/2 gallon apple cider
4 – 5 herbal tea bags
Directions
Place cider in a large pan or teakettle and bring to a boil. Place herbal tea bags into a large container and pour the boiled cider over the tea bags. Let steep for 15-30 minutes and cool. Very good.
SPICE TEA
I used to make this every year for Christmas presents; it was quite popular. Unfortunately, life got a little hectic...As simple as this is, though, I may be reigniting this as a present!
This, as well as other yummy recipes, can be found in my e-cookbook, Off the Wall Cooking.
Ingredients
8 oz loose tea
3 orange rinds/peels
1 1/2-2 sticks cinnamon
2 T chopped cloves
Directions
Cut orange peels into small pieces. Bake at 350 degrees for 15 minutes, stirring occaionally. Let cool, add to loose tea, along with broken cinnamon sticks & cloves. Store in tight containers.
When making one serving, place one teaspoon of tea into a tea ball (also called a tea infuser) and let the tea steep in a cup of freshly boiled water for 2 - 5 minutes. If you're making a pot of tea, add 1-2 tablespoons of the loose tea into the tea ball and let it steep in the pot of freshly boiled water for a little longer than 5 minutes. Enjoy!
CHERRY SMOOTHIE
This comes from Yishane Lee in the July 2012 issue of Runner’s World, page 48. Sorry, but I couldn’t find a link for it…
Ingredients
1 cup pitted cherries
3/4 cup plain yogurt
2 tablespoons honey
3/4 cup ice
Preparation
Place ingredients in blender and blend. Yum!
STRAWBERRY FROSTY
This was in a Weight Watchers' email several years ago. The program has changed, but I'm using the values from when this was sent.
This begins, “Our Strawberry Frosty is much less fattening than typical fast-food shakes — and it's just as creamy!”
POINTS® Value: 3; Servings: 2; Preparation Time: 5 min; Cooking Time: 0 min; Level of Difficulty: Easy
Ingredients
1 cup fat-free vanilla frozen yogurt
1 cup unsweetened frozen strawberries
1/2 cup fat-free skim milk
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 Tbsp strawberry jam
Directions
Combine ingredients in a blender; blend until thick and frothy. Yields about 1 cup per serving.
How many times have we said that? How many times have we heard that? Sure, there's water, soda, coffee, tea, bottled juices and drinks, but sometimes we want something a little different, something that makes the taste buds dance.
For those times we want something different, I offer you the following six drink recipes, including Strawberry Frosty and Cafe De Olla. Enjoy!
CHAI LATTE MILKSHAKE
This comes from an old Weight Watchers emailing list, and begins, “Whip up this sweet, slightly spiced treat in minutes. It's a perfect refresher for drop-in summertime guests.”
POINTS® Value: 3; Servings: 4; Preparation Time: 5 minutes; Cooking Time: 0 minutes; Level of Difficulty: Easy
Ingredients
1/4 cup General Foods International Sugar Free Chai Latte, powder
1 cup fat-free vanilla ice cream
2 cup fat-free skim milk
Directions
Place all ingredients in bowl of a blender; blend on high until smooth.
Pour into 2 glasses and serve. Yields about 3/4 cups per serving.
CAFE DE OLLA
The recipe for this yummy coffee is from the December 2012 issue of Vegetarian Times, page 47. It starts off, “Literally 'coffee from the pot,' this recipe offers a simple way to make coffee for a crowd, with a spiced twist that no one can resist.” Serves 8 in 30 minutes or less.
To view this online, click here.
4 cinnamon sticks
4 star anise
4 allspice berries
4 whole cloves
1/2 cup packed dark brown sugar or 4 oz. piloncillo (Mexican raw sugar cones)
2 cups medium grind, dark roast coffee beans
2 cups low-fat milk
1 cup coffee liqueur, such as Kahlúa, optional
Lightly crush cinnamon sticks, star anise, allspice, and cloves with mortar and pestle. Place in resealable plastic bag, and pound with rolling pin. Transfer to large saucepan, and add sugar and 8 cups water. Bring mixture to a boil, and simmer until sugar dissolves. Remove from heat, add coffee, and let steep 5 minutes.
Meanwhile, warm milk in small saucepan, and whisk until frothy.
Strain coffee through fine sieve or coffee filter into pitcher. Stir in coffee liqueur (if using). Serve with frothed milk.
nutritional information Per 1-cup serving: Calories: 80; Protein: 2 g; Total Fat: less than 1 g; Saturated Fat: less than 1 g; Carbohydrates: 17 g; Cholesterol: 3 mg; Sodium: 35 mg; Fiber: 0 g; Sugar: 16 g; Gluten-Free
LIZARD LOUNGE TEA
My oldest son spent several summers traveling the country, both singly and with friends. Several times, he wound up at the Rainbow Gathering, where he hooked up with a larger group of friends. Most of them had grown up in hot areas of the country, so they nicknamed themselves lizards; their area of the camp site was the lizard lounge. They would cook up their version of iced tea, which they would barter for other commodities. They were frequently asked what their secret ingredient was.
This is a scaled down version. I found that cranberry or cranberry-apple herb tea works very nicely with this, but any herbal tea can be used.
This, as well as other yummy recipes, can be found in my e-cookbook, Off the Wall Cooking.
Ingredients
1/2 gallon apple cider
4 – 5 herbal tea bags
Directions
Place cider in a large pan or teakettle and bring to a boil. Place herbal tea bags into a large container and pour the boiled cider over the tea bags. Let steep for 15-30 minutes and cool. Very good.
SPICE TEA
I used to make this every year for Christmas presents; it was quite popular. Unfortunately, life got a little hectic...As simple as this is, though, I may be reigniting this as a present!
This, as well as other yummy recipes, can be found in my e-cookbook, Off the Wall Cooking.
Ingredients
8 oz loose tea
3 orange rinds/peels
1 1/2-2 sticks cinnamon
2 T chopped cloves
Directions
Cut orange peels into small pieces. Bake at 350 degrees for 15 minutes, stirring occaionally. Let cool, add to loose tea, along with broken cinnamon sticks & cloves. Store in tight containers.
When making one serving, place one teaspoon of tea into a tea ball (also called a tea infuser) and let the tea steep in a cup of freshly boiled water for 2 - 5 minutes. If you're making a pot of tea, add 1-2 tablespoons of the loose tea into the tea ball and let it steep in the pot of freshly boiled water for a little longer than 5 minutes. Enjoy!
CHERRY SMOOTHIE
This comes from Yishane Lee in the July 2012 issue of Runner’s World, page 48. Sorry, but I couldn’t find a link for it…
Ingredients
1 cup pitted cherries
3/4 cup plain yogurt
2 tablespoons honey
3/4 cup ice
Preparation
Place ingredients in blender and blend. Yum!
STRAWBERRY FROSTY
This was in a Weight Watchers' email several years ago. The program has changed, but I'm using the values from when this was sent.
This begins, “Our Strawberry Frosty is much less fattening than typical fast-food shakes — and it's just as creamy!”
POINTS® Value: 3; Servings: 2; Preparation Time: 5 min; Cooking Time: 0 min; Level of Difficulty: Easy
Ingredients
1 cup fat-free vanilla frozen yogurt
1 cup unsweetened frozen strawberries
1/2 cup fat-free skim milk
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 Tbsp strawberry jam
Directions
Combine ingredients in a blender; blend until thick and frothy. Yields about 1 cup per serving.
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