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By Vanessa Query — September 24, 2016 Filed Under: Dairy-free, Drinks, Gluten-free, Grain-free, Paleo, Recipes, Vegetarian

Chai Tea Spice Mix Recipe

Experimenting with a small batch chai tea spice mix recipe for my morning black tea. No special ingredients—a simple mix with things already in my kitchen. To make the mix: 2 Tbsp ground cinnamon 2 Tbsp ground ginger 1 Tbsp ground turmeric a few dashes of ground black pepper (I think it’s 8:1 turmeric to black […]

By Vanessa Query — January 8, 2016 Filed Under: Drinks, Gluten-free, Grain-free, Primal, Sweets, Vegetarian

Easy Homemade Egg Nog Recipe – raw, real food, paleo, primal – with chai spice variation

Easy Homemade Egg Nog | Real Food, Primal | They Call Me Oystergirl

I’ve been posting on social media lately, raving about my homemade egg nog.

By Vanessa Query — September 16, 2013 Filed Under: Dairy-free, Drinks, Gluten-free, Grain-free, Paleo, Primal, Recipes, Vegetarian

Cold-Brewed Fruit Tea with Honey Recipe (Better Than Juice!)

Throughout the summer, my fridge is a science lab of cold-brewing, with usually between 3 and 5 glass jars of various things brewin’: the obligatory black tea, lavender flowers, mint tea or leaves, and my newest love, dried-fruit herbal tea. (I’ve never liked hot-brewed fruit teas, but cold-brewed they are completely different and really, really […]

By Vanessa Query — May 6, 2013 Filed Under: Dairy-free, Drinks, Gluten-free, Grain-free, Paleo, Primal, Recipes, Vegetarian

Cold-Brewed Lavender Lemonade with Raw Honey Recipe

Raw Honey Lavender Lemonade Recipe | They Call Me Oystergirl

I’ve been experimenting with making lavender lemonade since I heard about it pretty recently. It’s such a yummy combination, and perfect for what will no doubt be a stiflingly humid New England summer. In addition to being delicious, the health benefits of this drink are pretty sweet (NPI): Lavender is a great soother; it helps […]

By Vanessa Query — April 30, 2013 Filed Under: Dairy-free, Drinks, Gluten-free, Grain-free, Paleo, Primal, Recipes, Vegetarian

Cold-Brewed Coffee Recipe and Cold-Brewed Tea Recipe

We recently had our first cookout* of the season. It was a good turnout. Lots of families and kids and friends. Many more to come! *I was asked, by a West Coast transplant, if “cookout” was an East Coast term. I assume it is. Maybe even just a northeast term, since I think of “barbecue” […]

By Vanessa Query — March 24, 2013 Filed Under: Drinks, Gluten-free, Grain-free, Paleo, Primal, Recipes, Sweets, Vegetarian

Homemade Hot Cocoa Recipe

I used to make a hot-cocoa mix to be made and served at my college cafe. I called it Vee’s Magical Hot Cocoa. And magical it is. Not only will it kick the buns of any hot cocoa you’ve ever had (let alone made yourself), its variations are nearly infinite, to fit any dietary restriction […]

By Vanessa Query — October 3, 2012 Filed Under: Dairy-free, Drinks, Recipes, Wellness

Healing Hot Toddy Recipe (medicinal & recreational)

The first time I remember having a hot toddy—a warm alcoholic beverage used to warm and heal, what’s better than that—was at an Irish pub in Amsterdam. For my whole trip there, I had a massive head cold. During the day I wandered the city, using what little brain power I had to not get lost, […]

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