Category Archives: Beverages

Decaf Cold Brew Coffee

Posted on September 5, 2023 by dep31

I love coffee… but it doesn’t love me. I get all kinds of heart palpitations if I have too much caffeine, and my stomach can’t handle the acid. I like cold brew, for three lower acid content… but it’s usually … Continue reading →

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Cidering

Posted on November 4, 2022 by dep31

Most years in the fall, we pick apples and press sweet apple cider. This year we spent a couple hours in a friend’s orchard and picked about 20 boxes of apples. The next day, we set up our apple-washing line … Continue reading →

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Fresh Ginger Juice

Posted on July 24, 2022 by dep31

Several people have asked how I make the ‘ginger juice’ that I add to my kombucha, since it’s not something most grocery stores carry. If you have a blender and a source of fresh ginger, it’s simplicity itself. I tend … Continue reading →

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Jun Kombucha, continued

Posted on July 23, 2022 by dep31

The jun has now been doing its thing on the counter for three full days, and it’s time to bottle it. I like individual-size bottles that hold about 16 ounces, but the friend that taught me how to make kombucha … Continue reading →

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Jun Kombucha – DIY

Posted on July 22, 2022 by dep31

I am a kombucha lover! I have completely replaced soda in my diet with kombucha – far less sugar and caffeine, not to mention all the nasty additives in soda, and kombucha also contains a lot of beneficial vitamins in … Continue reading →

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Grape Season

Posted on October 9, 2021 by dep31

We picked our Concord grapes a couple days ago, and spent the rest of the day turning them into juice, jam and fruit leather. I’m blessed with a good washer team. The majority of the grapes were steamed. We can … Continue reading →

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Sipping Chocolate

Posted on March 31, 2021 by dep31

Sometimes, a mom needs chocolate. I’m a hot chocolate addict, and sipping chocolate is somewhere between that and ganache that’s (barely) pourable. I use this recipe: Real French Sipping Chocolate. My steps are pretty easy: put chocolate and cream in … Continue reading →

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Blueberry Lemonade Concentrate

Posted on August 8, 2020 by dep31

A friend gave me a jar of homemade blueberry lemonade concentrate awhile back, and on one of these recent 100°+ days, I got to thinking that a slushy sounded really good. Except that (a) fast food slushees taste artificial to … Continue reading →

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Kefir smoothies

Posted on April 30, 2020 by dep31

For reasons unknown to me, my youngest child hates fruit. To be fair, he also hates vegetables. If he could just be allowed to subsist on bread, butter, jam, and sugar, he’d be perfectly happy. I have managed to seduce … Continue reading →

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Festive kombucha

Posted on November 14, 2019 by dep31

My kombucha dislikes change. Specifically, it detests the changes in the weather. Going from summer to winter, and then doubling back to pick up autumn (our weather has been particularly screwy this year), took the heart right out of it. … Continue reading →

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