This creamy, sweet festive drink is pure holiday comfort. Your family won't believe it's dairy-free and actually good for you!
Serves 4
Ingredients:
2 cups Almond Cream*, unsweetened 1/2 cup date paste (dates blended with a little water) 2 Tbsp grade B maple syrup 2 frozen bananas 2 tsp flax seed oil (*optional) 2 tsp vanilla extract 1/2 tsp nutmeg plus additional for sprinkling 1/4 tsp cinnamon
In this remarkably multifaceted drink, a few teensy slivers of jalapeno transform what would be a tasty but ho-hum strawberry margarita into a modern classic. And while you're sipping, try this trick: Concentrate on the taste of each individual ingredient, and you will be able to transport the jalapeno from the merest suggestion of heat to center stage.
2 organic strawberries, hulled
4 slivers peeled and seeded organic jalapeno chile
16-18 whole cloves 8 small organic apples, such as gala 2 oranges, thinly sliced 2 quarts organic apple juice (fresh organic apple juice, if you can find it, is the best) 1/4 cup raw sugar 1 teaspoon allspice whole nutmeg cinnamon sticks, for garnish
This unusual sangria is perfect for any summer party and will keep your guest guessing. Serve sangria in a glass serving pitcher or punch bowl.
6-8 Servings
Ingredients:
1 1/2 cups of water 1/2 cup of sugar 24 medium organically grown rose scented geranium leaves* 2 bottles of chilled dry rose wine - I recommend Silver Mountain Vineyards Rose of Pinot Noir 1 blood orange, thinly sliced 1 lemon, thinly sliced 1 pint of fresh raspberries or blackberries, or a combination of the two, washed 1 pint of strawberries, washed, hulled and thinly sliced 6-8 cups of sparkling water or club soda if desired