Does the idea of mixing pomegranate juice with iced coffee make your eyes bug out like the cute little lamby slippers above? POM has done this craaazy thing with their POM iced coffees. .. (click for more)...

(Image from USA Pear media library) Its FINALLY starting to cool off to a seasonal fall temperature around here, helping me feel a bit more in-season. The tree colors peaked this weekend, yesterday was psychedelic with the riotous oranges, yellows, and reds of the sugar maples around here. Other than pumpkins and gourds and squashes...

(This post will be published on The Spirit World blog, a member of the Well Fed Network.) Recently, I had the pleasure of taste testing the Ruby Red Grapefruit flavored Hi-Ball Energy drink. I chilled this clear bubbly drink in the bottle and then poured it over ice. In the name of Science (right!),...

[This post appeared on the Paper Palate blog, a member of the Well Fed Network] (Source: Hoffman Media, click image to go to magazine order page) I watch only a few shows on the Food Network, two of those being Alton Brown’s “Good Eats” and Paula Deen’s “Home Cooking“. I do not watch the “Paula’s Party” show...

[This post appeared on the Spirit World blog, a member of the Well Fed Network] For this month’s designated driver drink, I had to stretch beyond the trite Saint Patrick’s day “stock drinks”. I also didnt want to explore virgin irish coffees, whats the point?! Today’s nonalcoholic drink is a fusion between Colombia (my childhood influence)...

(This is my latest article for The Spirit World, a blog in the Well Fed Network family) To me, Valentine’s Day is vibrant red and cinnamon flavored. Without that bright and bracing flavor, I have not really DONE Valentine’s Day. As such, I feel that anything presented as Valentine’s specific should be dark red and filled...

I was visiting our local liquor store, Yankee Spirits (FAR more than just a liquor store.. if you ever even come NEAR Sturbridge you need to stop in for a huge selection of wine, spirits, and beer, just HUGE), and saw this store-printed sign saying “Gluten Free ciders” and it mentioned Woodchuck Draft Ciders. ...

This is my latest article on The Spirit World blog, part of The WellFed Network. Sparkling Cadaver Cider Cocktails (Drink with Witch Finger cookies © 2006 Nika)What wiggles, jiggles, and tickles the nose? Without exploring all THAT could describe (this IS a site rated for all audiences), here I am talking about a gruesome cadaveric drink, floating jello...

Here is my latest article on The Spirit World blog at The Well Fed Network. Enjoy! (Sangria Still Life © 2006 Nika Boyce)A good sangria is like an attentive partner on your journey into an agreeable evening. The first sips are scintillating, the fruit sings and delights. Soon it is time for tapas or other...

Here is my monthly installment at The Spirit World blog on The Well Fed Network. Enjoy! Grenadine Lemonade © 2006 Nika BoyceI have been playing with non-alcoholic drink possibilities that are not too onerous to concoct but that are somewhat different from the usual. The heat here in rural MA has backed off slightly and there is some...