Happy St. Patrick’s Day! We’re turning your kitchen into Starbucks this morning! Read More
Drinks
Blood Orange Mojitos
We’re celebrating Thirsty Thursday in the best, most beautiful way possible!
Mojitos, friends. Blood Orange Mojitos.
Dairy-Free Pumpkin Spice Coffee Creamer
*sniff*
Do you smell that?
Do you smell that cinnamony, pumpkiny, all-around perfection that is fall?!
It’s going to be here SO stinkin’ soon!
In honor of this glorious season, here’s a little somethin’-somethin’ to ease you into those crisp, beautiful fall mornings. Meet the best dang cup of coffee you’ll ever have in your life.Read More
Cucumber Ginger Juice
I love Pittsburgh. I love food. I love that Pittsburgh has become a foodie town.
I love that, no matter what I’m hungry for, I can find a quality restaurant in the heart of the ‘Burgh dishing out kick-butt cuisine. In need of some salty chips and salsa with a margarita chaser? Verde is where it’s at. How about something a little funky and tropical? Try Kaya, one of my favorite restaurants of all-time.
But when I’m in the mood for something truly exceptional, something that I can split with a loved one on a special occasion, Altius has become my new go-to.
How to Make Your Own Juice Without a Juicer
I was on a huge smoothie kick a few years ago. I’d gather my frozen fruit (always blueberries and banana), vegetables (spinach, carrots, what-have-yous), superfoods (I’m talkin’ to you, chia and flax seeds!), liquid (alwaysalwaysalways almond milk), and ice, and blend until it was super smooth. I’d dump my luscious mixture into a mason jar and be on my way to work in under a minute. Gotta love the convenience of a breakfast smoothie.
I love how filling and nutritionally dense smoothies can be, but sometimes I’m after something a little lighter, yet ultimately refreshing to keep me cool and nourished through the hot summer days.
Enter: juice.
I’ve loved apple juice and orange juice since I was a kid, but I never knew one could make juice all by themselves with just a few simple kitchen tools, not including an expensive juicer! And just imagine the flavor customization: carrot-ginger-lemon, pear-apple-spinach, cashew-cinnamon-coconut…the world is your juice oyster!
Oh, um…please don’t put oysters in your juice.Read More
Homemade Nutella Milk
We’re huge drinkers in my apartment.
No, not alcohol (although, we do love our red wine and prosecco). I’m talking liquid in general. Iced tea. Seltzer water. Lemonade. Smoothies. Arnold Palmers. Regular water. We love it all.
In fact, as I’m writing this, my roommate is sitting in the living with not one, not two, but three drinks in front of them. It’s possible we have a bit of a hydration problem.
Green Tea Arnold Palmer
It’s funny how some words are total turn-offs for people.
Like “moist.” I don’t get it, but some people just recoil at the mention of this five-letter phenomenon. Hopefully I didn’t lose you already. I pinky-promise that I’ll never say it again.
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Piña Colada Green Smoothie
Allow me tell you a story.
One day, Pittsburgh was experiencing some uncharacteristically hot weather. Alexa, out of the goodness of her own heart, decided to make and shoot a smoothie recipe so that her best friend, Mark, could drink it and get all energized and such.
[Alexa’s quite the sweetheart]