Mulled or spiced wines are understandably popular when the weather turns cooler, and almost every country has its own version of mulled wine, wassail, or glogg. I confess I was never a fan until I spent my first winter in Germany — or rather, my first Christmas season. Glühwein (GLOO – vine), roughly translated as …
Category Archives: Beverages
Calamansi Margarita
It’s another CLICK! event, and this time the theme is Citrus. The Jugalbandits are accepting entries until August 30th, so get out your cameras and join the citrus-scented fun… It’s the King of Limes, in my book — Calamansi — also known as Kalamansi or Calamondin (Citrofortunella microcarpa). It’s flavor: a cross between lime …
Food as Medicine: Ginger-scallion “tea”
Most of this week we’ve been dealing with the flu. First T, now me. Our first line of defense during cold and flu season is ginger-scallion-cinnamon “tea.” Making this drink, I can’t help but think of the gifted healer and friend who taught me how to make it. During our first winter in Boston I …
Food as Medicine: Artichokes
Food as medicine is an ancient concept, of course. It has a documented history over 5000 years in Asia, and at least a couple millenia in Europe. And now much of traditional lore about chicken soup to treat colds, and garlic to ward off illness is now backed by scientific study. To explore this further, …