I must admit that I don’t really care for blood oranges. We picked up a bag at the supermarket and were very disappointed at the taste. Maybe we got a bad batch, but I was quite underwhelmed. And so I decided to juice them and turn them into a delicious drink. I also had some…
Beverage
Homemade Peppermint Hot Chocolate
This Homemade Peppermint Hot Chocolate is the perfect Christmas/winter treat. This was originally posted on Cooking for Seven on December 12, 2012. Enjoy! For some reason, I have been averse to pairing mint with chocolate my whole life. Whenever someone would order a mint mocha or mint chocolate chip ice cream I would inwardly shake…
Homemade Eggnog
I originally posted about this awesome eggnog three years ago on Cooking for Seven. It’s still a favorite at Christmastime, so I felt I should share it here on Buttered Side Up. Our family has always enjoyed a good cup of eggnog at Christmastime. Mom would carefully pour out a small portion and add a…
Sparkling Strawberry Jasmine Green Tea
This Sparkling Strawberry Jasmine Green Tea is a refreshing spring or summer drink. So. Our house flooded. At six thirty in the morning we heard Grandpa calling from upstairs (we live in the basement apartment of Reuben’s grandparents’ house). At first we thought one of them had fallen down, but…