Every once in a while when I’m in the midst of trying to figure something out, I end up making some other fun discovery at the same time.  And that’s exactly what happened a few years ago when I was trying to make homemade flavored tea with loose tea andRead More

Today’s post isn’t really a recipe. Instead it’s just a quick little work-around idea to make a copycat version of one of my favorite store bought drinks for summer – La Croix Sparkling Water. And best of all, this quick little DIY version is a drink with no calories andRead More

The past few months I’ve been expanding my horizons and getting acquainted with Limoncello, an Italian liqueur that up until now had been totally off my radar. And of course as soon as I get acquainted with something I start asking, “Hey, can I make my own version of this?”Read More

Today’s recipe is a sweet little homemade indulgence made the old fashioned way.  It doesn’t use any powdered mixes or shortcuts.  Instead it uses the tried and true method of making homemade hot chocolate – heating things up in a saucepan on the stove. You’ll find yourself enjoying this versionRead More

For the last liqueur in our holiday homemade liqueur series we’ll be looking at homemade Creme de Menthe.   Creme de Menthe is a sweet minty liqueur with a fancy French name that translates to “Mint Cream”.  Kind of strange, I know, as Creme de Menthe  isn’t creamy and insteadRead More

I almost never order dessert when I go out to eat.  Not because I have tons of self control or anything, I’m just usually too full after my meal to eat anything more.  And I guess that’s why when I do get tempted to end my meal with something sweet,Read More

In the last post we looked at an easy way to make your own Kahlua coffee liqueur.  You can use your homemade Kahlua at home for yourself or for entertaining, however it’s also perfect for giving as a gift too.  When giving your Kahlua as a gift, it’s a goodRead More

Today’s recipe might not exactly fall into the “make your own” category like many of the other recipes I’ve written about here, but it does have a couple important qualities that I look for in a recipe that make it worth sharing with others.  It’s fast and simple with goodRead More

Warm summer nights and sangria – they’re quite a lovely pair if you ask me. That’s why when the perfect evening comes along for enjoying the patio in the balmy twilight, I start thinking “Let’s make sangria!” I like to think of sangria as fruit punch, but with a littleRead More

Well, it’s that time of the year again.  Once summer rolls around the Aldi where I shop stops stocking one of their drink mixes that we enjoy, the Cappuccino French Vanilla instant coffee mix. Of course that doesn’t throw me too big of a curve.  I just find a wayRead More

  Is anybody else a fan of chai tea? Good, me too! Is anybody else NOT a fan of the high prices you pay for chai tea at places like Starbucks or Panera? Good, me too! So what can frugal folks like us do if we want to make ourRead More

  What the heck happened to my Shamrock Shake?? Last I knew they were wonderful thick minty milk shakes that looked something like this . . .   When I decided to treat myself to a Shamrock Shake yesterday for old times sake, I was instead handed this neon greenRead More