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Pumpkin Spice Latte Syrup
Weather: 27 degrees, dark. Patches of fog. What I’m listening to: George Winston, Autumn Anyone who knows me well knows I love Starbucks. I especially love Starbucks in the fall and winter, when the...
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Gingerbread Latte Syrup
Weather: 26 degrees, contemplating whether we’ll need to get out the snow-blower before we can leave the driveway What I’m listening to: Hillsong It’s November, the time has changed, and that means red...
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Pumpkin Eggnog
Weather: 4 degrees, snow is falling What I’m listening to: Twilight and Mist from Legends of the Fall This is a great family-friendly drink to serve at the end of the day on Thanksgiving to transition...
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Winter Wassail
Weather: 34 degrees and over a foot of fresh powdery snow outside What I’m listening to: Manor House String Quartet, I Saw Three Ships and Other Carols Wassail is a hot, mulled punch served at...
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Coconut Milk Iced Mocha
Weather: 36 degrees, icicles dripping What I’m listening to: The Shape of Us, Ian Britt (a new fav I discovered on the t.v. show Parenthood) I am going to share one of my cooking pet peeves with you....
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Irish Cream Espresso & Banana Smoothie
Since we’re getting closer to St. Patrick’s Day, I thought it was time to introduce you to this Irish Cream-flavored smoothie wonder. When I was in college in San Diego, there was this tiny little...
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Nutella Banana Granola
I have for you today one splendid, crunchy bowl of banana chocolate hazelnut breakfast amazingness. I always wait until my boys are off to school before I eat my breakfast. This morning, when the house...
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Strawberry Key Limeade
Weather: 31 degrees, windy What I’m listening to: A Thousand Years, Christina Perri (slightly obsessed with this song) We used to order Strawberry Limeades from the Sonic Drive-Ins in California. It...
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Green Smoothie
Weather: 51 degrees What I’m listening to: John Mayer When we lived in California, smoothie stands were almost as prevalent as coffee shops. Here in Alaska, smoothies aren’t as easy to come by. If I...
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Basil Lemonade
Weather: 44 degrees, sunshine What I’m listening to: Beautiful Things, Gungor There’s a fabulous restaurant in Bakerfield, California called Moo Creamery. Almost every time we went there, we would...
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Mason Jar Iced Coffee
Weather: 53, cloudy What I’m listening to: the sound of kids home for the summer This recipe is unbelievably easy and so fantastic. I made this for our recent camping trip, but this will be my go-to...
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Strawberry Rhubarb Lemonade
————– What I’m listening to: Lay Down Your Sorrows, Kate York Happy August! We had a stretch of gloriously sunshiny, warm days last week, unbroken by fog, rain, or cloud cover. They were lemonade kind...
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Pumpkin Spice Coffee Creamer
Weather: 46 and drizzly What I’m listening to: All I Want, Kodaline You may have heard that there’s a Pumpkin Spice Latte shortage at Starbucks this year. Gasp! So, the first thing I want to say to say...
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Pumpkin Spice Breakfast Smoothie
Weather: I’m debating whether it ever got above freezing today What I’m listening to: Ho Hey, The Lumineers As you may have heard me mention before, we don’t have any smoothie shops in our part of...
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Peppermint Mocha Coffee Creamer
Weather: 28 degrees, steady snowfall What I’m listening to: December, George Winston After posting a well-loved homemade version of Pumpkin Spice Coffee Creamer in the fall, I received requests for...
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Eggnog Coffee Creamer
Winter isn’t winter without hot beverages. I couldn’t make Peppermint Mocha Coffee Creamer and Pumpkin Spice Coffee Creamer without giving you an Eggnog version. Eggnog is one of my absolute favorite...
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Homemade Horchata
Weather: 1 degree, looks like it’s thinking about snowing What I’m listening to: Sovereign, Chris Tomlin Horchata recipes vary widely from country to country and region to region. Some recipes call for...
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Grapefruit Soda
Weather: 30 degrees, grey and windy What I’m listening to: Spotify shuffle I’m sure I’ve probably said this before, but I miss Trader Joes. They really need to put a TJ’s up here in Alaska… or two… or...
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Salted Caramel Coffee Creamer
Dear Alaska from Scratch, I’ve become totally addicted to your coffee creamers! When you get a minute or two, will you consider creating/sharing some “all seasons” creamers with us? Many Thanks in...
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Carrot Juice Recipe & NutriPro Juicer Review
With all the sweets, treats, ham and potatoes, and deviled eggs we enjoy around Easter, it’s time for something deliciously healthy. Just recently, the wonderful folks at NutriPro sent us one of their...
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