Pimm's Cup is a quintessential English beverage traditionally served during Wimbledon's tennis tournament. I describe it as an English sangria. It goes well with strawberries and cream which are also served during …
Atholl Brose (With and Without Cream) A Traditional Scottish Drink for Hogmanay (New Year’s Eve)
Atholl Brose is an traditional Scottish drink made from oats and whisky, and usually served for Hogmanay, or New Year's Eve.Of all my cookbooks, one of my favorites is by Janet Warren called A Feast of SCOTLAND which has …
White Wine Summer Sangria Spritzer
White Wine Summer Sangria Spritzer is perfect for cooling off on a hot summer day. Especially when you can't decide if you want wine, sangria or a spritzer: have all three!Why should you have to choose between a sangria …
Orzo (Coffee Substitute Barley Drink) & Toast and Orzo (for Children and Babies)
Toast and orzo is a typical Italian breakfast combination. If you're looking for a caffeine-free, no sugar alternative to coffee, why not try orzo? It's a toasted barley drink (coffee substitute) which is even perfect for …
Vampyre Seabreeze Cocktail
Vampyre Seabreeze cocktail is a twist on a Seabreeze cocktail, by using the blood red colored Vampyre vodka. It's a perfect choice for Halloween!One of my favorite cocktails is a Seabreeze.If you've never had one, …
Affogato al Caffè (Ice Cream with Coffee)
It's 102º F (39º C) right now in Los Angeles. It's fair to say it's too (bloody) hot, right?This just means it's time for a refreshing Italian treat: Affogato al Caffè, which means "drowned in coffee". This is incredibly …
Raspberry Nectarine Smoothie (with Fresh Figs…shhhh!)
Much to the dismay and horror of my Italian born mother, I dislike figs. So the fact that I have a bearing fig tree at the moment, and my mother, whose favorite fruit is figs, is not here to eat them, is rather a problem. …