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Iced Green Tea with Fresh Apple Juice and Mint

Iced Green Tea_ Fresh Apple Juice_Mint-5373Often I’m told to drink more water… I do try, but fail miserably. In my quest to sneakily add more water to my diet, recently was inspired to make this Iced Green Tea with fresh Apple Juice from a Donna Hay magazine (Fresh and Light) I picked up on my travels. Although I am not a great fan of iced teas, especially those laced with sugar, this iced tea is very light and refreshing. Perfect for sipping throughout the day and with our rising temperatures, a welcoming cooling drink. Continue reading “Iced Green Tea with Fresh Apple Juice and Mint”

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Homemade Almond Milk

home made almond milk-9405These days I am making more homemade almond milk than ever, hubby and daughter are training hard for our first Bahrain Challenge, a triathlon coming up on the 6th of December. Although we have no lactose intolerant or vegans in the house and we are not pushing out dairy products, almond milk is another option to replace dairy milk when needed. A basic homemade almond milk has two ingredients, water and raw almonds, you can add sweeteners and flavorings but I tend to leave those out as we are not always using the almond milk for the same purpose. I do like to add a pinch of sea salt to enhance the flavor when making. Not a fan of almond milk in my tea or coffee but use almond milk (or coconut milk) with some recipes when baking and cooking, and of course in smoothies and porridge. Continue reading “Homemade Almond Milk”

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Peach Compote or Kompot A Refreshing Fruit Drink

Peach Kompot-7121A recent trip and talking food and drink with some Romanian ladies, inspired  this Eastern European fruit drink known as compote or kompot. Mothers and grandmothers would make this much-loved refreshing fruit drink at home, made with fruit, sugar and water. With lots of fresh peaches in my kitchen, some were grilled and added to a tasty quinoa and chicken salad and the rest used to make this Peach Compote… for drinking. I am sure this fruit drink has less sugar than the overly sweet fruit drinks found at supermarkets. Continue reading “Peach Compote or Kompot A Refreshing Fruit Drink”