For the last few weeks I’ve been switching over my morning caffeinated beverages from hot to cold. For the mornings when I’m groggier than usual and in dire need of caffeine, I’ll do cold brew coffee instead of hot. And for the rest of the time, when I’m already pretty functional, I’ll make a nice [...]
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Salted Lassi
It’s finally May and all I want to do these days is make cold blended drinks. So I’ve been wearing out my blender and recently made a wonderful frothy beverage I first posted over 3 years ago: salted lassis. Here is a newly revised recipe for this unexpectedly refreshing drink. A few years ago, when [...]
Ginger Milk Tea
I first made this ginger milk tea 5 years ago, shortly after starting my blog, during what seemed like a long and endless winter. I had been feeling a bit under the weather and had a half pound of ginger just sitting on the kitchen counter, waiting for the cooking that I was too weary [...]
Mai Tais & Thoughts on Turning 30
I turn 30 tomorrow. It feels funny to say this. For the past month or so, I’ve been trying to shrug it off whenever someone mentions what a milestone birthday it’s going to be. “Oh, um, it’s just a number…” I say. “I’m sure it’s not going to feel much different than 29.” And it’s [...]
Thai Basil Sangria
Like most New York apartments, mine is tiny, overpriced, and lacking in storage space. It also happens to be a boxy studio with no alcove, so I need to be incredibly creative with my bed arrangement vis-à-vis other furnative. The one thing my apartment does have going for it, however, is natural light. It faces [...]
Sparkling Watermelon Lemonade
Happy 4th of July weekend! I just wanted to put up a short post before the long weekend, to have something nice and refreshing for you to look at when you stop by. Plus, it seems as though we’re all looking around food blogs for ideas for picnic- or barbecue-appropriate foods and drinks (I certainly [...]
Hibiscus Mojito
I am sitting here writing this blog post in 100 degree (!!!) weather. The apartment I’m moving out of has no air conditioning, and all I have to prevent myself from melting is a fan and a hibiscus mojito. We hardly had a spring (at least here in New York), but summer came in full [...]
Foodbuzz 24×24: Mid-Winter Tiki Party
So the holiday season is over, it’s snowing for the 20th time this month, and the road to spring looks long and arduous. You want to be some place warm. Like Tahiti, or Oahu. But there’s that cost thing. If only there were a place in New York where you could go and pretend to [...]
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