There is a Mexican restaurant downtown that is famous for its frozen blood orange margaritas.  They are sweet and tart and make your cheeks tickle, and are REALLY easy to drink.  Last time I was at Whole Foods, I saw that they had fresh-squeezed blood orange juice there, so I immediately thought I should findRead more

So it’s sort of time for me to come clean about something, and that something has directly lead to the development of this smoothie recipe, so here goes. Back in May I woke up in the middle of the night one night with incredibly severe knee pain in my right knee.  I was laying inRead more

WHO IS READY FOR SPRING? I know I am.  This is like the winter that is never going to end.  I’m currently sitting on my couch covered in a heavy chenille blanket, with a heating pad wedged between my upper back and the back of the couch, freezing. I am so ready for spring. OldRead more

My friends!  Behold, a delicious, maybe-a-little-too-easy-to-drink, tangy alcohol draaaank! A long, long time ago when I first started drinking, I found this recipe and fell in love with it.  It might be one of the first things my little sister drank that she really liked.  And once in a while it makes an appearance atRead more

I know what you’re thinkin’. You’re thinkin’ HEY CRISTIN.  WTF AM I SUPPOSED TO WASH DOWN ALL THIS DELICIOUS MEXICAN FOOD WITH. Amirite? You have to have sangria and margaritas mis amigos.  No Cinco de Mayo fiesta is complete without a proper drink! (I would also argue that no warm summer evening spent outdoors isRead more

We had a big BBQ over the 4th of July weekend and of course, abiding by American standards, I bought a big watermelon.  Well actually, I thought I bought a small watermelon, or at least a smallER watermelon, but it was still entirely too much for our party.  So, I served half of it inRead more