Andrea’s Recipes

Some of my earliest memories are of drinking sweet iced tea. I come from a family of iced tea drinkers, and whether it’s hot or cold, no matter the season, I always have a pitcher of iced tea in my refrigerator. In fact, it’s my preferred summer beverage, even beating out fresh squeezed lemonade. [...]

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Here’s another installment of my monthly yummy finds list. These are all very simple and light for summertime.

Cold Soba Noodles with Dipping Sauce (Just Hungry) - Believe it or not, the first time I had cold soba was on a flight from Japan to the U.S. Breakfast service was coming around, and the flight attendant [...]

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Ev is my best girl friend, and she and I have been enjoying each other’s company over good food for almost 14 years. We met in 1993 in Bogotá, Colombia when I was teaching at the embassy school, and our favorite haunt was a little Japanese store and sushi bar around Calle 98 and something [...]

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Similar to eggnog, Tom and Jerry is a long-standing Christmas Day tradition for Michael’s family, although you can certainly enjoy them anytime during the holiday season. Egg yolks and whites are whipped until they are stiff and mixed with spices, sugar, and rum, and then the batter is poured into mugs along with more rum, [...]

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A holiday celebration without hot mulled drinks is just incomplete to me. The fragrance is almost irresistible and just seems to make the holidays even more special. I like this version with a splash of spiced rum, but you can leave out the alcohol and still have a tasty mug of holiday cheer.
Equipment
6 quart pot
Ingredients
2 [...]

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