Hot cocoa for chilly spring nights
Category: Beverages
Pride Month Self Care: Fresh Mint and Lemon-Peel Tea
Stay hydrated and give back to the community this Pride season!
Twin Peaks Day Cocktail and Pie
My log has a Twin-Peaks-themed cherry pie and cocktail recipe for you.
Preorder the Eat Skate Love Zine
A Yuri!!! on Ice illustrated recipe fanzine!
Cocktail: Femme with a Twist
This cocktail is fancy, colorful, and extra, which are three words I’d use to describe my gender expression as a nonbinary femme.
Friends for Dinner: Chianti Spaghetti, Pomegranate Salad, Red-Wine Chocolate Cake
A three-course Hannibal-inspired meal. “When Love was shown me with such terrors fraught/ As may not carelessly be spoken of.”
Self-Care: Fresh Ginger-Turmeric Tea
Self-care is critical to be able to stand and fight another day, and for me, the easiest self-care is making myself a cup of fancy tea.
Verte Chaud (Hot Cocoa with Chartreuse)
It’s hot chocolate and Chartreuse. Yes, that green liqueur. Yes, in hot chocolate.
Nettle and Mint Tea
Spring has arrived in Seattle, and with it, so has the spring produce: fiddleheads, rhubarb, and nettles. Part of the issue with seasonal foods with a short availability is that recipe development can take a couple years if supplies are limited. This year, I got a 1/4 lb. bag of nettles at the Capitol Hill Farmers Market in late April and got to work on a couple dishes, including this nettle and mint tea, for those of you who enjoy a little punch to your herbal tea.
Mooncakes and Tea at the Lan Su Chinese Garden, Portland
Taking tea on the second floor of the lovely Lan Su Chinese Garden’s Teahouse in the Tower of Cosmic Reflections in Portland.
Favorite Pumpkin Beers 2015
Snatch up the last of those pumpkin beers, because it’s time for the annual pumpkin beer list (and some real talk about hate crimes against queer folks and mental health~).
Desert Bluffs (Yakima) Road Trip
“Well, the company picnic in Mission Grove is in full swing. Everyone is exposing their teeth and moving their arms. There are signs posted showing how to move your face and body to indicate maximum fun. There are also snacks.”
I'll Make It Myself! 