If you’re like most fans of Thai iced tea, you know there’s nothing like plunging an extra wide straw into the icy depths of fragrant black tea layered with rich creamy sweetened condensed milk and drawing up your first taste of bouncy boba pearls. But it’s an indulgence that comes at a surprisingly high calorie…
Category: healthy-ish
An Irish Tipple
It’s no surprise that Jameson’s and Bailey’s are the go-to bartender staples to make classic Irish-themed cocktails, especially on St. Patrick’s Day. Bailey’s, in particular, is such a popular brand that it’s spawn countless iterations from specialty flavors, non-dairy coffee creamers, ice cream, and cheesecakes to liqueur-filled confections–not to mention a plethora of imitators. While…
Rapid Infusions…or time’s a wastin’
Peruse the aisles of any specialty foods store, a gourmet retailer like Williams-Sonoma or Sur La Table, or even a Whole Foods or Trader Joe’s and you’ll discover a plethora of fancy pants sounding infused oils, vinegar, syrups, teas, coffees, liquors, etc., that not surprisingly also carry an equally fancy pants price tag. You’re intrigued…
Charging up your cold brew…or with enough nitro cold brew I can rule the world
Nitro cold brew is, pardon the pun, “hot” these days. Starbucks, among others, are making a mint on selling nitro cold brew on tap, with customers paying anywhere between $3.25 to $4.25 at Starbucks, and upwards of $5 at more “artisanal” outlets. Far from simply a fad, nitro cold brew coffee has fast become part…
Better than your childhood Easy-Bake
It took a world-class chef like Albert Adrià of famed El Bulli to dream up a microwave sponge cake that would forever change the way we look at “baking” in a microwave. His ingenious method of using an N2O-charged cream dispenser to aerate cake batter revolutionized the world of pastry and has spawned countless interpretations, making…
Whip-It! Good….and Skinny
What’s a caramel macchiato or hot chocolate…or any favorite cafe drink for that matter without a little (or a lot) of whipped cream topping? A slice of apple pie is just plain naked without a side of whipped cream. Let’s face it, sometimes trying to be “good” is no fun. But what if you can…
Creamy without the cream
The start of a new decade is a great incentive to push the restart button on your health and eating habits. Many of us make a resolution to do so on Jan. 1, but sticking to that resolution can be a tricky thing…especially when we’re bombarded by a plethora of Valentine’s Day treats a month later.
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