Tag Archives: Drinks

My Go-To Hot Chocolate

Today, I had my first hot chocolate of the season. I usually wait until it gets really cold outside to have my first hot chocolate. I’m not sure why, but I think having it be really cold outside makes me … Continue reading

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Iced Lavender Latte

Lavender lattes are one of my favorite things. I’m not sure when I had one for the first time, but ever since then, I’ve craved them. There are a bunch of places in St. Louis that make a delicious lavender … Continue reading

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Vegan Horchata

Believe it or not, there are some good things about being in quarantine. One of them is the ability to take stock of what you have. I’ve spent the past couple weeks doing a thorough inventory of my apartment, keeping … Continue reading

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Dalgona Coffee

Last week, I was scrolling through Instagram stories when I saw one from Ben Mims, the cooking columnist for The Lost Angeles Times. Ben was making a coffee drink that looked like a cross between a latte, meringue, and milkshake. … Continue reading

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The Best Hot Chocolate Ever

I know you’ve been anxiously awaiting my recipe for the best hot chocolate ever. So, here it is. I refined this recipe based on a bunch I’ve tried over the years and intuition. Hot chocolate is a fine art, but … Continue reading

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Toronto and Montréal

A year and a half ago after the election (it feels like so much longer), I told everyone that I was going to flee to Canada. There was a flight leaving for Toronto next to my flight back to St. … Continue reading

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Louisville and Asheville

Some places just make you take a deep breath, look around, and realize that everything is right with the world (even though you read wayyy too much news and know that it isn’t). Louisville and Asheville are two of those … Continue reading

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Strawberry Banana Mango Smoothie Bowl

On this not-so-sunny morning in D.C., I bring you this very sunny and bright strawberry mango banana smoothie bowl. I woke up this morning and this smoothie was the first thing that popped into my head. I had seen a … Continue reading

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Mango Lassi

Drinks in jars: Part II. What is more refreshing than a mango lassi? I decided to try to answer that question this week. The answer is, not much. The ingredients speak for themselves: Mango, yogurt, milk and pinch of cardamom. … Continue reading

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Homemade Chai

Making chai from scratch has been on my bucket list forever. I kept resisting for a bunch of reasons, the main one being that I thought the process would be waaayy too involved. I don’t own a teapot (yet) or a … Continue reading

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