Drinks

This lavender iced tea is a refreshing summer iced tea made from dried lavender. This lavender iced tea is a refreshing summer iced tea made from dried lavender.

A couple of weeks ago I had the opportunity to visit a local lavender farm. It was a really fun experience, and with the lavender I brought home I have already made lavender lemonade and lavender blueberry jam. While looking for more lavender recipes, I found a recipe for lavender iced tea and had to…

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Easy lavender lemonade recipe made from fresh lavender flowers. Easy lavender lemonade recipe made from fresh lavender flowers.

I know using lavender in recipes has been popular for quite awhile, but I guess I missed the boat. Lavender grows well where we live in southeastern Washington state, and we have a couple of beautiful lavender farms we can go visit to harvest fresh lavender. I decided to try this easy lavender lemonade recipe…

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Brew your own kombucha at home! Easy kombucha recipe for beginners. Brew your own kombucha at home! Easy kombucha recipe for beginners.

I first tasted kombucha a couple of years ago. I was skeptical about it at first, but wanted to see what all the hype was about. I was surprised how sour it was, almost like drinking vinegar! But after I gave it a couple of tries, it started to grow on me. I decided to…

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Festive drinks to serve children at the Thanksgiving table. Festive drinks to serve children at the Thanksgiving table.

Please make the children’s table festive at Thanksgiving! It’s so much fun for everyone.   I watched a little munchkin’s face fall last Thanksgiving when she realized she was relegated to the “children’s table.” I do set a separate table sometimes for the kids, but I do it like a special treat, not as a…

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