4 Exquisite Drinks I am Loving
Hello!
I thought that today was a great time to share with you some of the drinks I have been preparing lately at home. I am doing my best to remember to stay hydrated and enjoy myself at home.
The good weather it’s coming and sunny days give us a spike of positivity that we needed. However, we (I) should remember to hydrate ourselves every now and then.
This made at home beverages will make your empty day a bit sweeter and healthier.
I have also recorded myself preparing the drinks. I have edited the videos and added music to two of them. That way you can see how I prepare everything in just a few seconds!
That said, I will list the recipes in order of importance, starting with the most healthy and clean and ending with the most indulgent and caloric.
Immune Atomic Bomb
The best way to start the day is by creating a mix of juices and spices that will clean your body inside out. I am talking about a detox drink that will boost your immune system and clear your skin.
I got the inspiration from the Youtube channel “Flavcity“.
The ingredients you need are lemon, honey, ground ginger powder, ground turmeric powder, coconut and hot water. I drink it as soon as I prepare it, but you can leave it in a glass jar and drink it cold later in the day.
Here’s the video!
You can add some additional spice like black pepper or cardamon but it is always up to you. And of course, the fresher the ingredients the better. I happen to have some spices ready to use, but boiling fresh ginger instead of grounded ginger is also a great alternative!
Hydration Heaven
The second one in the day is a drink I always prepare when I don’t feel like drinking plain water. Also, I love the beautiful colour the drink gets after adding water.
It’s extremely easy and you only need some ice cubes, water, lemon or lime and frozen berries.
If you want to upgrade this refreshing beverage, I suggest you try it with sparkling water. And remember to add some fresh mint leaves! Unfortunately, I didn’t have at home, but the subtle flavour of the mint will make you feel as if you were sunbathing on an exotic island.
Sweet Indulgence
I prepare this drink every time I want to have something sweet and creamy. I also prepare it when I want to have the second coffee of the day but I don’t want to stay up all night.
If you want to prepare it, you will need to get some coffee ready in advance and freeze it in a tray for ice cubes. You will also need some caramel sauce (or any other syrup) and the milk you like. I love using the Oatly Barista Edition for coffee as it’s thicker and it doesn’t taste too “nutty”.
If you don’t mind adding caffeine, you can customize the beverage by adding an expresso shot. You can add some coffee creamer and make it thick as a shake from 5 Guys.
The flavour gets better and better as the coffee ice cubes melt.
And finally, to close the day whilst rewatching the second season of Succession for the third time, I have customized a drink that I will name:
The Jalapeno Marguerite
As you can guess, I inspired myself in the traditional Margarita and customized it with some jalapeno liquid and adding the juice of a lime.
The ingredients you need if you want to try it are limes, ice cubes, jalapenos in a jar and natural orange juice. If you want to make it alcoholic, I highly recommend adding a shot of tequila.
I just realized that, if you want to make a fun addition to the cocktail, you can freeze the drink of your choice and add it to the mix like the previous coffee ice cubes.
For example, you can freeze a tequila shot and add it to the cocktail. If, like me, you take a few minutes to finish your refreshments, the ice cubes will melt as you enjoy it and the last sips will get stronger and stronger as you have it!
Have you tried any food or drink lately?
What do you think of the videos? Do you prefer the ASMR version or it’s nicer with background music? I am looking forward to keeping you updated on the books, movies and tv shows that I have discovered during the last weeks (some of them are actually great!).
Stay safe, stay happy and have a wonderful day!
20 Comments
John Malone
I loved the videos you made to show how the drinks are made!! I enjoyed this new approach.
The drinks look fantastic, especially the margarita 🙂
Kiira Smith
It was fun recording and editing the videos. I hope I can find more topics to do the same thing!
Karen
Loved the video and I have to try the Hydration Heaven just today! I’m sure it’s great
I think the videos without music could be better but either is fine really in my opinion
Kiira Smith
Awesome, I hope you like the drink!
Jamie
Those videos were very fun and I loved them! Editing on point 🙂
I look forward to also hear about your latest discoveries! I am currently struggling to find new Tv shows…
Kiira Smith
Thank you!
Hopefully, the post will be published by next Wednesday 🙂
Emma Crawford-Nash
Loved your update! These current times are great to get more elaborate making drinks and food..
Kiira Smith
Thanks Emma, I’m glad you liked it!
Manon
That margarita sounds absolutely fantastic!
Kiira Smith
And you can measure the level of spiciness and sweetness, how cool is that!
Sharmaine
I am going to try tomorrow some of the drinks you mentioned, they sound great!
I look forward to hearing about your discoveries, I recently started watching Little Fires Everywhere and I think it’s pretty good!
Kiira Smith
I hope you like the drinks 🙂
Little Fires Everywhere is one of the TV Shows on my list for next week and I am thinking about reading the book too!
Abbie
I loved the videos, very fun to watch! Manybe without music is better?
Kiira Smith
Good to know, I’m glad you liked them!
Taylor
I am absolutely going to try that Margarita tonight!!
Kiira Smith
Great! Feel free to use more Jalapeno if you want it spicy or more juice if you like it very very sweet 🙂
Chris
Loved all of them, but specially the immune atomic bomb! I will buy the ingredients and try it soon 🙂
Kiira Smith
Awesome, I hope you like it!
Hugo
I did see your post last night and I adventured to try your ‘Jalapeno Marguerite’. It was fantastic! It was a bit salty, spicy from the jalapenos, and great with tequila and very refreshing. I will try it again soon, totally recommend 🙂
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Kiira Smith
That’s really cool, I will adventure myself to discover more drinks too!