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Agave cubed: Partida Agave Nectar used three ways

  • Posted by nika
  • May 24, 2007

I received a sample of the 100% Organic Partida Agave Nectar some time ago and it has been quite a journey as I developed recipes for this interesting product.
The Partida Tequila company makes their tequila, as you might expect, from blue agave plants, a succulent that dwells in the arid lands around Jalisco, Mexico. One […]

Hi-Ball Energy drink - Ruby Red Grapefruit flavor

  • Posted by nika
  • May 16, 2007

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!), I drank it and then jumped on the treadmill about 10 minutes later.This soda had several good things […]

Grasshoppers Reloaded

  • Posted by nika
  • March 16, 2007

For this month’s designated driver drink, I had to stretch beyond the trite Saint Patrick’s day “stock drinks”. I also didn’t want to explore virgin Irish coffees, whats the point?!
Today’s non-alcoholic drink is a fusion between Colombia (my childhood influence) and a drink popular in the 1970s here in the US, the Grasshopper. I put […]

nika

Nika writes for The Spirit World, Kids Cuisine, Sugar Savvy, Growers & Grocers, Paper Palate, and A Nice Cuppa, as well as for her two blogs Nika’s Culinaria (culinary photography and other food topics) and The Progressive HomeSchool (a blog that chronicles her family’s homeschooling adventures). She is a scientist who is taking some time off to raise and educate her three kids while also developing and expanding her food photography and food writing activities.