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Rose Cardamom Almond Drink
C – I am such a hoarder. I find interesting ingredients. Buy them. Use them once. Think that it tastes funny and never use it again. I always end up talking myself into keeping it. Just in case I need...
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Oyster Uni Shooters
C – Happy New Year!!! I can’t believe it’s already January 1st 2013. I am not sure if 2013 has gotten a good start for me. I really took one for the team with this recipe last night. It had alcohol in...
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Orange Lime Ginger Blast Cold Remedy
C – It’s freezing out there! It’s winter. It’s cold and flu season. Getting back from my holiday and I have a full-blown cold. My head hurts. I have a stuffy nose and a nagging cough. I just couldn’t...
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GOOD MORNING! Smoothie
C – This morning I woke up sluggish. I was really slow. I needed a boost. I didn’t even want to chew. Something was wrong with me. Caffeine wasn’t going to do it for me this morning. I needed something...
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Strawberry Cherry Cucumber Smoothie
C – It’s an exciting time in the Be Mindful. Be Human. kitchen. We are getting a lot of new equipment for the kitchen. I am so excited. So are Jim and Luke. Pretty soon, we can cook properly in this...
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Amador Wine Tasting: Great Wine, Nice People, No Tour Busses
J – I gave up wine tasting in Napa Valley quite a few years ago. Not because of their wines, which are really good. But, as Yogi Berra aptly said, “Nobody goes there any more. It’s too crowded.” I...
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Peach Ginger Smoothie
C – There’s a high demand for smoothies in this world. … in the Be Mindful. Be Human. kitchen and everywhere else I go. My boyfriend will only ask for smoothies for breakfast when I am around. No...
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Breakfast Week: Apple Smoothie
C – A lazy morning … Promising to make breakfast this morning means one thing, making smoothies. Jim never complains. He loves them. There’s nothing like a thick, hearty smoothie to start your day....
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Breakfast Week: 14 More Recipes for Great Breakfasts
J – We couldn’t stop at just four … So, we dug into the archives and found 14 more great recipes for breakfast. Some stand alone. Others pair up for a delicious combo. Of course, we’ve had them all a...
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Ten More Recipes That Will Keep You Warm In Winter
C – I usually hate winter … But, I think I have beaten my winter-time blues. I am warm now. Especially, with all these great recipes we have made. Here are ten more dishes to help you get through this...
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Beating the Winter Blues Week: Ginger Tea
C – A simple Indian tea should get me warm. I am going to beat these chills. I know I will. I love it when food has a good chemical reaction in my body. The moment I drink this tea, I know good things...
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Juicing Into the New Year: Really Green Juice
C – One day I appeared at my boyfriend’s house with a juicer. He really didn’t know what to think of it. I guess I didn’t tell him that I was going to be on a juice cleanse for a few days. Of course, I...
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Juicing Into the New Year: Beet, Carrot, Apple and Ginger Juice
C – The first time I made beet juice, I had a purple mustache all day. I had no clue. No one told me until I went to visit my boyfriend. I went through meetings, the gas station and the grocery store....
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Tea Week: Cold-Brewed Tea
C – It’s the easiest way to make tea. Forget warming up water to make tea. Make tea the raw way. There are lots of benefits to cold-brewing tea. It produces a lighter-bodied taste and doesn’t turn...
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Avocado Week: Avocado Ginger Smoothie
C – I feel deprived. I haven’t had an avocado smoothie in a while. I love avocados in my smoothies. I just haven’t had any good avocados to use lately. Every time I buy avocados at the grocery store,...
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Herb Week: Thyme Lemonade
C – This thyme lemonade saved Jim’s life … kind of. Jim was working up quite a sweat assembling furniture. I could see his energy level and patience was going down fast. That illustrated instruction...
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Herb Week: Mint Tarragon Cold Brew Tea
C – Jim has been drinking bagged mint tea for years. He loves one in particular. I am just not a big fan of that particular tea. It’s dried mint with dried tarragon. There’s something off about it. I...
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Attack of the Tomatoes Week: Homemade Spicy Tomato Juice
C – I am surprised how much I like tomato juice … when I make it myself. My fiance turned me on to good tomato juice. His has is with a little vodka. I drink mine straight. It’s surprisingly delicious....
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Holiday Drinks Week: Mulled Apple Cider
C – We are celebrating the start of the holiday season with a week full of drinks. There is nothing better than going to someone’s house for a party or a visit and getting a special drink. Alcohol or...
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Holiday Drinks Week: Simple Homemade Hot Chocolate
C – Good hot chocolate doesn’t come in powdered form. I didn’t know this until a few years ago. I always thought hot chocolate came from small individual serving-sized packets. Now, I know better. I...
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