Well, I am sad to report that Opera Girl is feeling under the weather. I’ve got one of those dreadful head colds that just knocks you out for a few days. I’ve been dutifully drinking my chicken soup, inhaling oceans of tea, and doing just about everything else I can think of to get better, [...]
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SmugSmoothie
Posted in Beverages, Breakfast, Gluten Free, Raw, Vegan, tagged healthy vegan smoothie recipe, kale smoothie on February 6, 2012 | 7 Comments »
How to make Pour-Over Coffee — Part 2
Posted in Beverages, Breakfast, Gluten Free, Rants and Tutorials, tagged chemex coffee, chemex tutorial, how to brew chemex coffee, how to make pour over coffee, opera coffee, opera girl cooks, pour over tutorial on January 27, 2012 | 2 Comments »
Hello, Dear Readers! If you’ve been following along this week, then you know that today’s post is a photo tutorial on how to make pour-over coffee. First things first, put a kettle of water on to boil. I use an electric kettle, as they’re fast and convenient. Now it’s time to grind your coffee beans. Measure [...]
How to make Pour-Over Coffee — Part 1
Posted in Beverages, Breakfast, Gluten Free, tagged chemex 3-cup, chemex coffee for one, hario kettle, hario skerton grinder, how to brew chemex coffee, how to make pour over coffee, what is pour over coffee on January 25, 2012 | 3 Comments »
In my breakfast post last week, I mentioned that I start nearly every morning with a mug of pour-over coffee. Brewing coffee at home is a ritual I look forward to at the start of each day, and I daresay I’ve got a method down that produces a deliciously smooth brew. There are many ways [...]
Hemp Horchata and Navitas Naturals Giveaway!
Posted in Beverages, Gluten Free, Raw, Vegan, tagged hemp horchata, homemade horchata, how to make horchata, hulled hemp seeds, navitas naturals on August 11, 2011 | 5 Comments »
As featured in The New York Times If you’ve been out for Mexican food in San Francisco’s Mission District, you’ve no doubt seen a large drink dispenser full of milky-white horchata. Traditionally made from rice, it’s lightly sweetened and always spiked with a dash of cinnamon. Served chilled it is a creamy, cooling accompaniment to [...]
Lemonade
Posted in Beverages, tagged lemonade, lemonade recipe on June 9, 2010 | 7 Comments »
Last week, I participated in a lemonade sale at the elementary school where my mother teaches second grade. Selling fresh-squeezed lemonade for only a quarter a cup, the students raised hundreds of dollars for Rainforest Action Network. Though the experience was exhausting (read: sugar-high children everywhere), I was happy to have been involved. While making [...]
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