After 10 days of gloomy weather, the sun finally appeared today. I opened the blinds and curtains to let the sun shine down on me as I sit at the dining room table with my mom; we always did at grandfather’s house. We were thinking of him, and remembering how he loved his Turkish coffee. It would have been his 104th birthday today. …
Beverages
Triple-Layer Smoothie
Anyone who knows me knows I love a good smoothie! I am all about being simple so I never really attempted a layered smoothie before, but since I have three smoothie cups that came with my mixer, I figured I could handle at least three layers with ease, and I did! …
Hot Cocoa with Cardamom and Finish® Dishwashing Cleaner
One of our favourite drinks in the winter is hot cocoa, my daughter Sara loves it the most! The added cardamom and the touch of Turkish coffee makes it extra special!
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Homemade Instant Hot Cocoa
My daughter Sara loves hot cocoa since she was a little girl, this year I started to make instant hot cocoa it’s quick and easy to make, and tastes so much better than store bought (with less ingredients), quicker to make then heating milk in a pot too! …
Strawberry Fun Grad Party
Just seven days after my sons grad party we hosted another party this time for my youngest daughter. She graduated the same week, back to back, it was one hectic week I tell ya.
The parties were the fun part! She wanted a strawberry themed party, I of course had no objections to that, anyone who knows me knows that I super love anything to do with strawberries! …
Strawberry Iced Tea
I love iced tea, and I love strawberries…so I thought why not combine my two favourite things! I did and it turned out wonderfully delicious! The longer the strawberries sit in the tea, the better the flavour. …
Lemon Iced Tea
One of my favourite summer time drinks is Lemon Iced Tea, its refreshing and easy to make, and best part its homemade! You can make it with lemon, you can add fresh mint, ginger what ever you like. You can make it the night before, or early in the day so that its ready for when you need it.
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Pumpkin Spice Latte
For years I have added a dash of pumpkin spice in my coffee while its in the filter, so when the coffee is brewing the aroma of cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves fill the air, coffee tastes great too! Grew up on lattes not even knowing they were called lattes, mom always called it qumesht me cafe meaning milk with coffee in Albanian, adding the pumpkin is the new addition in my house, obviously I only make it when I have pumpkin puree on hand, which lucky for me is all autumn long.
When making lattes there really isn’t any measuring, its all on how much you want to make, as well as how sweet or how much coffee you like in it. When I make it, I just add ingredients, taste and adjust as I go along till I am satisfied with it.
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Peppermint Hot Cocoa
Tis the season of peppermint candies, hot cocoa and cold gloomy days! Nothing better to cheer and warm you right up like a nice hot cup of peppermint hot cocoa…freshly made in your kitchen! No waiting in line at the coffee shop, plus you save money making your own beverages at home! …
Mountain Tea
Mountain tea grows in abundance in Albania, Macedonia and Greece. I grew up drinking mountain tea its a sweeter tea than chamomile, and tastes and smells wonderful.
Mountain tea or Sideritis has many health benefits as well, so you get to enjoy the taste of your tea while benefiting from it! Oh and did I mention its caffeine free? Yup so you can enjoy a lovely cup of this tea anytime of the day and night!:)…