A Cool (and Hot) Cup!

 As part of the Foodbuzz Tastemaker program I received a fabulous Tervis tumbler. The neatest thing about this cup is that it is insulated, so it keeps cold drinks cold and hot drinks hot. Another neat thing...it's pretty stylish for a cup. When my kids saw it they actually said "wow" and wanted to pour something in it asap. Oh, and that straw is not included, I just popped one in for good measure.

To carry forward that wow, I've decided to share my top six drinks of all time (that I now enjoy in my favorite fancy cup):

1. Water.  As dull as it might sound, I love water and drink it 80% of my waking hours.
2. Milk. This list isn't getting too exciting is it?  Milk fills in about 15% of my drinking life.
3. Orange juice.  I love OJ, but this drink, with the rest of my list only fills in about 5% of my fluid consumption.
4. Hot Chocolate.  I'm not a coffee drinker, but pretend to be one with mug and hot chocolate in hand.
5. Fruit Smoothies.  My favorite breakfast drink when fresh fruit is available in our kitchen.
6. Iced Tea.  My mom only had kool-aid and iced tea in the fridge when we were kids.  I hated iced tea back then.  Now I love it...especially freshly brewed, then filled with ice.

All of these, hot and cold, fill my Tervis tumbler beautifully!  Woo-hoo!

A big thanks to Tervis and Foodbuzz for this fun gift.

Voting Day Again

After a long break it's time to vote again for Foodbuzz's Project Food Blog.

We are now immersed in Challenge #7: Video 411. If you'd like to take a peak at my video entry just click here.

Again, I encourage you to look at all the fabulous entries and vote for more than one! There are only 48 left...

My video was inspired by a recipe I posted in January 2010. Back then I used to include only half a banana, now I pop in a whole one. Yum-my.

The Most Important Meal of the Day

Breakfast is my favorite meal.

I've drawn a lot of breakfast illustrations, but these are two of my favorites.


Breakfast :: click here for original post
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Continental Breakfast :: click here for original post
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O is for Orange

My favorite drink for breakfast...especially with something salty like eggs benedict, hashbrowns and toast.

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Tequila Sunrise

Anything with orange juice is quite tasty.


Thanks to Sandy for this request.

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Smoothies

I love making smoothies with my new blender. My favorite (and easiest) includes half a banana, orange juice, vanilla yogurt....and ice. It's amazing how crisp a drink becomes with crushed ice.

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Breakfast

My favorite meal of the day is breakfast...especially when dining out. Nothing can beat hashbrowns, eggs benedict, toast, and orange juice. Of course, you can plug any breakfast food into that sentence and I'd be happy. {print available}

Orange Juice

Since we are talking about dessert substitutes...orange juice also falls into this category. Though I like it for breakfast, I often drink orange juice in the evening to satisfy a sugar craving. This is especially nice in the hot summer months. Add some orange slices to make it pretty too.