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Beverages

How To Make Chocolate Iced Coffee

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We all love a tasty coffee treat, whether it be black and hot, or cold and frothy.  However, making one or several trips to your favorite coffee shop per day can be an expensive addiction.  Why not save your money, and and some of the calories, by making you coffee treats at home.
1 cup of [...]

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How To Make Raspberry Bellinis

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This is a great summer drink for sipping outside and watching the world go by.  It is not important that an expensive champagne be used, just one that is fairly dry, since the raspberries are sweet.  This drink is great for a get together with the girls, or a romantic evening.  There are not many [...]

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Make Your Own Sweet Blackberry Wine

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Think wine-making is hard? It doesn’t have to be! Technically, this starts out with a bit of ready-made wine and goes from there…but don’t let that stop you from turning a so-so red wine into a delightfully sweet blackberry wine of your own making!
This recipe is super-easy and makes enough to fill two wine bottles. [...]

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How To Make The Best Martini

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If you want to impress friends at your next dinner party, opt for the martini. Hey, could James Bond ever be wrong? Martinis are classic and very versatile drinks that offer something for everyone. Here are a few of the best martini recipes anywhere, ready to be shaken…but not stirred!
Lemon Drop Martini

1 jigger (1.5 ounce) [...]

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How To Make Strawberry Fruit Smoothies

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2 cups frozen strawberries (whole or sliced)
1 cup of orange juice (fresh squeezed or store-bought)
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 tablespoons honey
1 cup low fat vanilla yogurt
1 banana
1. Put strawberries into blender, add the juice, and pulse the blender to chop up the strawberries.  Add the yogurt, banana, vanilla extract, and blend until smooth.  If the mixture [...]

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What Is The Difference Between Red Wine And White Wine

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One of the first questions from a wine novice seems a very obvious one: What’s the difference between red wine and white wine? The answer is a bit more complicated!
The first thing you need to understand is the process of making wine. When the grapes are crushed without their skins, they become white wine. There [...]

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