BEVERAGES

[Tigerlily]

:kettle:

Here's mine (based off my grandmother's tea):

Makes enough for 2 cups/mugs

Pour the water in the kettle for 2 cups
Add 0.5 tbsp of ground cinnamon to the water right away (too much makes it taste like mud or something :eek: )
Boil the water
When the water is boiling, add 2 tsps or more (to taste) of loose black tea leaves
Steep for several minutes, or until desired strength

Add sugar. Don't add soy milk or anything, it seems to overpower the delicate cinnamon touch.

Enjoy!:wacky:

[Bowwowmeow]

That's sounds yummy Tigerlily, I love cinnamon! I never put anything in tea except a little sweetener, and I definitely wouldn't want to lose the taste of the cinnamon. :yum:

[Bowwowmeow]

Strawberry Agua Frescahttp://i.timeinc.net/web/recipefinder/i/hex/clear.gif

5 cups hulled, rinsed strawberries (about 1 1/2 lb.)
1/2 to 3/4 cup sugar
1/3 cup lime juice

In a blender, whirl strawberries, 1/2 cup sugar, and 1 cup water until very smooth. Press blended strawberry mixture through a fine strainer (discard residue from strainer) into a tall pitcher (at least 3 qt.). Whisk in lime juice, 7 cups water, and more sugar to taste. Chill until cold, at least 1 hour or up to 1 day. Serve over ice.Nutritional analysis per cup.


Yield: Makes about 2 1/2 quarts

NUTRITION PER SERVING
CALORIES 63(4% from fat); FAT 0.3g (sat 0.0g); PROTEIN 0.5g; CHOLESTEROL 0.0mg; SODIUM 2.1mg; FIBER 0.0g; CARBOHYDRATE 16g
:strawberry:

[thevegantwins]

That sounds really yummy, Bow-great for the summer.

My favorite: Cherry Lime Rickey


3 oz fresh lime juice
3 oz cherry juice concentrate or cherry soda or crushed cherries with juice
1 glass crushed ice
12 oz seltzer water

Mix the lime and cherry together in with the crushed ice. Add the selter and stir gently. Drink immediately.

[thevegantwins]

I'm making this drink this weekend as I read several places that toddlers love kale when served in a smoothie like this. Kale season is starting soon at the organic farm I visit so there will be pounds and pounds of kale entering out home. :cheer:

Creamy Greens Smoothie

Pineapple juice and kale go really well together. This is a good snack for nursing women, as the kale will increase milk supply. Add nutritional yeast flakes, protein powder, soy yogurt, or tofu for extra protein.

• ½ cup pineapple juice
• ½ cup non-diary milk (soy, rice, or coconut)
• 1 banana, peeled, sliced, and frozen
• 2 medium-size kale leaves

Place ingredients in blender and purée until smooth.
Makes 2–3 servings

Note: You can substitute 1 cup pineapple-coconut juice for the juice and milk

[Bowwowmeow]

I am going to try this, vegantwins. I want more ways to get stuff like kale into my diet. :agree:

[Bowwowmeow]

Melon Agua Frescahttp://i.timeinc.net/web/recipefinder/i/hex/clear.gif

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NOTES: Very ripe cantaloupe, honeydew, and watermelon all make delicious aguas frescas.
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5 cups cubed peeled, seeded melon (from about 3 lb. melon; see notes)
1/2 to 3/4 cup sugar
1/3 to 1/2 cup lime juice

In a blender, whirl melon, 1/2 cup sugar, and 1 cup water until very smooth. Pour into a large pitcher (at least 3 qt.). Whisk in 1/3 cup lime juice, 7 cups water, and more sugar and lime juice to taste. Chill until cold, at least 1 hour or up to 1 day. Serve over ice.Nutritional analysis per cup.


Yield: Makes about 2 1/2 quarts

NUTRITION PER SERVING
CALORIES 64(3% from fat); FAT 0.2g (sat 0.0g); PROTEIN 0.6g; CHOLESTEROL 0.0mg; SODIUM 7.5mg; FIBER 0.5g; CARBOHYDRATE 16g

[thevegantwins]

I made the Creamy Greens Smoothie using 3 large organic kale leaves, 1 large frozen organic banana, slightly over 1/2 cup of organic pineapple juice, and slightly over 1/2 cup of vanilla almond milk. My son absolutely loved it, he was sucking it down! :yum: My daughter had a sip or 2 but didn't want anymore. :no: I thought it was mighty tasty and will make it regularly once kale is in season! :thumbsup:

[Blueshark]

...So I was preparing some melon (honeydew), and rather bamberboozled by the lack of the nectareous taste. I sent a query to my brain for possible solutions, and one that was proposed was 'Brown Rice Amazake'.

Looking similar to a chocolatey regurgitation, and has an unbecoming odour yet the complement to the dish was an ambrosial rapture.

From the Clearspring website I garned this information:

'It has a deliciously rich, sweet flavour and a thick, creamy consistency, yet is made from just whole grains without added sweeteners or dairy ingredients.

Serve from the jar as a dessert or topping with fresh fruit or toasted nuts, use in trifles or as a sweetener when baking cakes and muffins, or dilute and season with cinnamon, ginger or citrus zest to make a delicious hot or cold drink.

The secret of Clearspring Organic Amazake's taste comes from using the traditional Japanese koji fermentation process. This involves adding a culture to convert the starches of the grain into more simple natural sugars, thereby sweetening the taste and improving the digestibility of the cooked grain.

Clearspring Organic Amazake is made by George Rozing of Ryorido, a craft producer in the Netherlands who has been carefully following the authentic Japanese recipe since 1981.'

Please share some of your recipes with this delectation. :eat:

[thevegantwins]

I've seen it in the store but have been too scared to try it.

[Oracl]

Looking similar to a chocolatey regurgitation, and has an unbecoming odour
Never heard of it. :no: Possibly a challenge to market, from your description? ;) :D

[1vegan]

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That's funny, I didn't know this was sold in the U.S too :)

(I live in the netherlands)

I remember the stuff, it's very sweet and "heavy"

It's a long time ago that I made something with it.

[thevegantwins]

That's funny, I didn't know this was sold in the U.S too :)
That particular brand isn't, we can get Grainaissance (http://www.grainaissance.com/amazake.html) in the health food stores here. It looks a bit too much like baby spit up for my liking but I'll try it one day. Here are some recipes (http://www.grainaissance.com/recipes.html) from that site.

[Fauxmage]

They have some at Whole Foods, too, though I have never bought it. I can't recall the brand name, but I'll have a look the next time I go there. Maybe I'll even buy some.

[thevegantwins]

This looks good from that company Grainaissance (which is available at our local Whole Foods) and nice ingredients:

Organic Sweet Brown Rice*, Filtered Water, Organic Evaporated Cane Crystals*, Walnuts, Unsweetened Cocoa, Unsweetened Cocoa Processed with Alkali,Natural Vanilla Flavor, and Sea Salt.

*Organically grown and processed in accordance with the California Organic foods Act of 1990.

[Fauxmage]

I thought mochi was Japanese, but that looks Mayan, or something. :confused:

[thevegantwins]

I thought mochi was Japanese, but that looks Mayan, or something. :confused:
Well, America is a melting pot, right? :rolleyes: (we're also very ignorant of different cultures)

[Fauxmage]

Maybe its on account of the chocolate, which does come from Mexico. I don't know about the Mayans, but the Aztecs used cocoa beans as currency, and drank an unsweetened drink made from cacao and water. Those are Japexican fusion mochi. :agree: :D

[Oracl]

Those are Japexican fusion mochi. :agree: :D
:D

[Fauxmage]

:o
Are you starting to get the idea that I like to coin words?

[Oracl]

:agree: :D

[Bowwowmeow]

I bought some amazake, but I haven't tried it yet.

[thevegantwins]

I just took a sip of Amazake Vanilla Pecan Pie..:blecch:. The health food store I go to when I'm at work gave me a bottle for free because it expired on 3/15/07. I don't think the fact that it is expired has effected the taste, I think Amazake is not my cup of tea, more accurate, not my cup of pureed cultured organic rice.

[Fauxmage]

Cold-Cure Ginger-Cayenne Tea

1 inch / 2.5 cm piece ginger root, peeled
4 cups cold water
1/2 t cayenne pepper (or to taste)
2 T lemon juice
Sweetener to taste
1-2 cloves garlic, mashed

Grate peeled ginger root. Put it in a pot with 4 cups of cold water, bring to a boil, lower heat, and simmer 15 minutes.
It will boil down a bit.
Add cayenne pepper (more or less to taste) and simmer 1 minute more. Remove from heat.
Add fresh lemon juice, sweetener to taste, and mashed garlic. Let cool slightly, and strain if desired.