How to: French Press Method Coffee, and Giveaway

Today, in addition to showing us how to make coffee French Press Style, the artisanal roasting company, JBrooks Coffee Roasters, is giving away three of their 3-bag Combo Packs.  The combo has 3 different coffees – one light, one medium, & one dark roast, in...

Brew Coffee Like a Pro

Guest posting today is our friend John Pitman of J.Brooks Coffee Roasters.  Earlier in the week he soundly educated our readers on multiple coffee fronts.  Today he shows us how to make the perfect home brew. After this I have no excuse for pretending to my husband I...

How to Make Water Kefir

photo by Floridecires We all know that yogurt is good for you because of the beneficial bacteria.  Well, kefir has even more!  It has all different kinds of beneficial bacteria and good-guy yeasts.  You can buy it in milk, but for those of us that can’t do...

Iced Green Tea

Iced Green Tea I drink iced decaf green tea.  It sounds insane, but it’s delicious.  Even the kids love it. 16 1 cup bags of decaf green tea 10 packets Truvia 2 packets yellow, pink, or blue fake sugar ~1.5 gallon container water 1.  Dump tea and sweetener into...

Homemade Herbal Tea

There are many edible herbs and flowers that can be found in suburban yards. Today, I’m making homemade herbal tea with Marigold and Stevia. Marigold tea is supposed to be good for indigestion and menstrual discomfort, but I just like the idea of drinking my...

Sumac Lemonade

When I was small my mother taught me to make what we called “Sumac Juice”. Since, I have learned it is more commonly referred to as “Sumac Lemonade” or “Indian Lemonade”. While most roadside recipes tend to be in the “acquired...