Amy Chaplin

POSTED ON February 13, 2016

Posted in Breakfast, Dessert, drinks, Gluten free, Uncategorized

The idea for a rose infused almond milk has been with me for a while and although I knew the taste would be delicate and intriguing, I wondered about getting the perfect rosy color—once steeped, rose tea is more golden than pink. Then the solution came to me; a few months [...] continue reading ->

Matcha Latte

POSTED ON June 18, 2015

Posted in drinks

It’s no secret that I love green tea; in recent years I’ve come to appreciate (and totally adore) matcha. When made properly with ceremonial grade tea it not only tastes deliciously rich and grassy with a nice caffeine boost, but it’s also a mood enhancer. Matcha promotes clear, focused thinking, which is why Japanese [...] continue reading ->

Lemon spring tonic

POSTED ON April 17, 2015

Posted in cleanse, drinks, Soup, Uncategorized

While rummaging recently in a box of old notebooks, I found a recipe for green spring tonic. It was something that my friend Gloria and I used to teach in our whole food cooking classes back in the day. I also had a client who would request it the moment wild dandelion appeared at [...] continue reading ->

tiger nuts + tiger nut milk

POSTED ON March 26, 2015

Posted in drinks

If you’ve entered a health food store or raw food shop in the last few months, you may have noticed the increasingly large presence of tiger nuts. The little brown, shriveled nuts are not actually nuts as their name suggests; they are small, round tuber root vegetables. Sound interesting? You can find these tubers [...] continue reading ->

chai + homemade almond milk that won’t curdle

POSTED ON February 25, 2015

Posted in drinks

chai + homemade almond milk that won’t curdle

Tis the season of chai in my house

The weather this winter, marked by months of sub-zero temperatures, snow and even blizzards has me craving warm, invigorating drinks. I’ve always liked chai, the spicy Indian tea when it’s well made – not that easy to find outside of your own kitchen– but haven’t, up [...] continue reading ->

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