Rosewater Limeade: A Refreshing Summer Beverage Recipe

rosewater-limeade in mason jar

Rosewater Limeade is one of my favorite drinks to make in the summer.  The rosewater elevates the simple  inexpensive lime and sugar drink into something elegant. I make my Rosewater Limeade recipe a little heavier on the limes than many homemade limeade recipes.  This enables the lime flavor to hold strong against rapidly melting ice [...]

You Can’t “Beet” That: Bella Nutripro Juicer Review & Recipe

nutripro feature

I was recently sent a Bella Nutripro juicer to try out.  Actually, I shouldn’t say recently, since it sat in the box for about a month… taxes, site redesign and a host of other things teamed with my reluctance to mess around with what I thought was going to be a complicated and hard to [...]

Low Calorie Strawberry-Mango Protein Drink

strawberry mango protein drink recipe

This low calorie Strawberry-Mango Protein Drink is one of my go-to snacks. I was pretty bad over the past week, not always eating right & not really putting any effort into doing workouts. Well, spring is on it’s way…so I’m getting back on track PRONTO! Don’t be judging me on some of the recipes you [...]

… and Then I Drank It

green terror

I know what your thinking… As if she isn’t odd enough already, now she’s drinking weird green stuff? They say Aquarians are scientists at heart, I guess I am the epitome of the water sign, as I am always mixing something up and using myself as a sort of culinary guinea pig.  Generally, my concoctions [...]

Creamy Watermelon Mint Smoothie

watermelon mint smoothie

This Creamy Watermelon Mint Smoothie recipe is based off one of the eight under 250 calorie smoothies in the August issue of Cooking Light.  Their version was only 98 calories!  I added a little honey to mine, and swapped out the 2% Greek Yogurt with the organic goat’s milk yogurt I had on hand (I [...]

Pure Leaf Ginger-Peach Iced Tea for Kentucky Derby Day

ginger peach tea fi

I have been watching the Kentucky Derby every year for quite some time.  For many years, Derby Day meant Mint Juleps for me, but these days my viewing companion is my preschooler, so non-alcoholic beverages are more in order.  As the race is coming up this Saturday (May 5th), it seemed the perfect time to [...]

Strawberry Watermelon Cooler Recipe

strawberry watermelon cooler recipe

An easy strawberry watermelon cooler recipe to refresh you this summer. Strawberry Watermelon Cooler Recipe Ingredients: 1 cup sliced ripe strawberries 2 cups diced watermelon 3-4 packets of zero calorie sweetener of choice [or substitute with tbs. of agave] seltzer water Directions: Drop strawberries and watermelon in blender, pulse and liquefy. Add sweetener. Pour 1/2 [...]