Category Archives: Drinks

Make Your Own Baileys Irish Cream at Home

Baileys Irish Cream is part of the essence of winter coziness. Add this to a drink, sit down by the fire with a friend, and you have a lovely evening ahead of you. And if you need a gift basket … Continue reading

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Churchkey – The Official Summer Beer of the Seattle FoodShed

It’s official. Churchkey is the summer beer of the Seattle Foodshed. This light, easy-drinking pilsner has a lot going for it – A Seattle-Portland pedigree, a low alcohol content for summer sipping, and some pretty unique (new school/old school) packaging.

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Champagne Cocktails with St. Germain and Mint

Looking for a light, cool cocktail to enjoy in your summer garden? These Champagne cocktails with St. Germain and fresh mint are a light, bubbly, delicious revelation. They are also super easy cocktails to make, which is handy when you … Continue reading

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A Visit to Coava Coffee Roasters

We first stumbled on Coava Coffee in Portland while looking for kitchen cupboard doorknobs at a shop around the corner. The coffee there was so amazing that even the not-as-enthusiastic-coffee-drinker of our trio insisted we go back to Coava when we … Continue reading

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Orange A-Peel – Candied Orange Peel Vodka Drink

Whenever we visit my sister Ruth, she always has at least one new food item for us to try. (And usually a lot more.) This visit, it’s a soda company called Fentimans. They make their soda by brewing and fermenting … Continue reading

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Hot Glogg – An Insanely Delicious Wintry, Scandinavian Wine Drink

When we heard this recipe for glogg on NPR, we were intrigued. The drink uses a Swedish alcohol called aqua vit. Melanie came back from Sweden with two bottles of aqua vit, and we were wondering what to do with … Continue reading

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Late Fall Heirloom Tomato and Dry Fly Vodka Cocktail

If you like gazpacho with vodka, this is your drink. And that’s a good thing. This recipe is an iteration on a New York Times recipe, and courtesy of the very inspired Kelly Sutter. Kelly, if you want adults to … Continue reading

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Fresh Blueberry Smoothie with Greek Honey Yogurt and Hemp Seeds

Hillsboro, Oregon is a little town just outside of Portland. Last week their farmers market featured some of the best blueberries I’ve had all summer. Fresh from the nice folks at the family-owned Dudonis Farms.

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Dry Fly Vodka Watermelon Drink

Dry Fly is distilled here in Washington, and it’s amazing. The watermelon was grown in Hermiston, Oregon, and it’s pretty dang good, too. Squeeze 1/4 lime into a glass, along with some of the lime pulp. Add a shot of … Continue reading

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Mango and Coconut Water Smoothie

This summery drink is so refreshing. Perfect as part of a summer breakfast in the sunshine. Blend frozen mango squares, a single serving of peach or mango yogurt, coconut water, and honey. Perfect.

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