Category Archives: Beverages
Recipe Review: An Illustrated Review of HH’s Oatmeal Raisin Smoothie
I saw this recipe via Happy Herbivore the other day, and decided, I needed to try it out. Oatmeal Cookies for breakfast? Count me in! And amazingly, these are the only ingredients you need…so it’s super frugal and nutritious. 2 frozen bananas….. 1/2 t. cinnamon, 1 T. raisins…….1/4 c. oats………………………and 1/4 …
Ice-Cold Lemonade (Healthy and Calorie-Free!)+ (That doesn’t mean artificial sweeteners)
Here’s the simple, really frugal, recipe: 2 T. lemon juice 1/4 t. stevia (or to taste) 1 c. water 2 ice cubes Mix. Sip. Enjoy.
Cranberry Jewels Smoothie
This is a recipe I made up myself to use up my cranberries in the freezer. I ended up really enjoying it though. The recipe is simple: 1/2 c. cranberries (thawed) 1/2-1 c. yogurt (dairy-free or not) 1/4 + c. milk (dairy-free or not) stevia Mix all of these together in your blender and …
Sweet Milk Hot Chocolate or Chocolate Milk!
stock.xchng It’s been cold around here lately and I was in the mood for hot chocolate. I had some sweet milk leftover and decided to try it out. It worked great. Ingredients: 1 c. sweet milk (whether that be dairy-free or not) 1 T. cocoa Mix well and warm in …
Sweet Milk- A delicious, natural alternative to other sweeteners, including honey, etc
“Sweet Milk” vs “Regular Milk” I recently borrowed this wonderful, older book from my college library. I was amazed they even had it. I’m pretty sure I will be purchasing it soon. It’s called Sweet and Natural Desserts without Sugar, Honey, Molasses, or Artificial Sweeteners and it’s by Janet Warrington. Though published in 1982, I …
Grapefruit-Pineapple Punch
Grapefruit-Pineapple Punch *Note: picture is of my aunt’s recipe… but this one should come out very similar by Ari Anderson Modified from my aunt’s recipe, which she likes to serve for Thanksgiving. However, this is a very easy recipe, so feel free to make it anytime. Ingredients: 1 part grapefruit juice (the real stuff, no …
Peanut Butter Banana Green Smoothie
Oh my! I just had the best! smoothie 🙂 I have been a little wary of green smoothies but decided to give it a try (especially since I can’t seem to digest spinach by itself [ie. in a salad, or just raw]). Boy, am I glad I did. My recipe is based off of this …
Homemade EASY, LOW-FAT Coconut Milk
I love coconut milk but… I have a hard time handling large amounts of fat at once. Plus, no matte how delicious coconut milk is, it’s pretty much cream and not easily drinkable. So (before Turtle Mountain came out with their version-or at least before I knew about it), I set about to make my …
Homemade Almond Milk: Delicious, low calories, and low cost! Under a $1 a quart!
I recently decided to try my hand at almond milk since I had success with rice milk and wanted to give this one a try. I have purchased almond milk from the store before (and liked it) but $6-7 a quart! that’s a lot of muhlah! I based my recipe of another one I saw …
My Homemade “Rice Dream"/ Rice Milk
How many of you out there LOVE “Rice Dream” by Imagine Foods? I do! My favorite is original, although I haven’t tried chocolate! Anyway, I was thinking about how I could save some money and thought about once again trying to make rice milk. I had tried in the past with OK results but always …
The Frugally Rich Life 