Avocado Smoothie

I would never have believed that avocado would taste so good as a drink, until I created a smoothie with avocado. Thanks to some urging from Petra Kopf, I gave this recipe a try. Half avocado 1 ripe frozen banana 1 apple 1/2 cup of almond milk Small quarter inch of ginger Agave syrup [optional] Using a blender start with … Read More

Juicing Beets

Beets may not be your favorite vegetable but they are packed-full of healthy goodness. Juicing beets requires knowing what beets taste best with. When I juice beets I also think of the other vitamins that I may need to get through the day. In the example in the photo I juiced: 1 Beet with beet leaves 4 Celery sticks 1 … Read More

Getting Juiced

What started out as a harmlessness preoccupation, has turned into a ritual! Juicing is my new love – I do mean the healthy juicing. Once I saw the photo Kate Hough posted on Facebook a few weeks ago I knew I had to try it too. Here’s Kate’s recipe for  green juice is inspiring 1 head romaine lettuce with the heart of the lettuce … Read More

Boulder Coffee vs Tea

I love both coffee and tea. For me it all about the taste. Boulder is really big on both coffee and tea.  Boulder enjoys both coffee and tea houses equally. I find the tea is better than the coffee. My European heritage has lend me down a path of dark rich coffee that is highly acidic. Enough jolt to keep … Read More

Herbal Water the New Water

I was recently turned onto Ayala’s Herbal Water. I’ve never tried herbal water before this was a whole new refreshing taste. Ayala’s water is infused with aromatic herbs with such combinations as lemon verbena with rose geranium, lemongrass with mint and vanilla, lavender blended with thyme, and cloves with cardamom and cinnamon. I tried lemongrass with mint and vanilla and … Read More

Tea and scones in London

I know “afternoon tea” isn’t really something Londoners actually do (or have time for!), but I couldn’t resist taking an afternoon out with some friends (none of whom happened to be British, btw) for it. We went to the Orangery at Kensington Gardens, which is a beautiful restaurant: The food came out in courses and not one of those tiered … Read More

Happy Easter Live from Whispers Cafe Chicago

I’m enjoying my Easter not traditional but more of a Zen tradition. I took a casual stroll down State Street, Chicago collecting my thoughts – it was a rough week for me. But the bright sun and brisk air helped me out of my anger and depression. There’s nothing I can do about the past but learn and create a … Read More

Bye Bye, Pumpkin Latte

A little rant: I hate pumpkin lattes. And for the past 2 months, they were everywhere!! I think pumpkins are great, but there’s something entirely unpleasant when it’s made into coffee form. It’s usually not even a pumpkin flavor, but something cinnamon syrup-y. Thankfully, mass marketing tells us that after Thanksgiving, autumn is over and it’s now time for winter … Read More

Perfect Teri Temple, Dinner and Movie: Suba NYC

New York, NY – Alice Leeds invited me to Suba for dinner and a movie. I had the perfect Teri Temple at Suba. Just the right mix of ginger ale, cranberry, fresh lime. Tapas at Suba is remarkable. Many different mixtures of spices and textures.The film showed was City of God, which was really intense. The contrast with such an … Read More