Mouse poops helped me give up coffee
Some people might think this is blasphemy, but I gave up my coffee habit. I work overnights. I wake up when the rest of the world goes to bed. As you can imagine, it’s not particularly easy to go to bed at 2pm. Nor is it easy to wake up at 9:30pm. I was intrigued when a radio DJ I follow on twitter — who works about the same hours I do — mentioned that he had given up caffeine for a while, and had never slept better.
Megan-simple kale salad (with bonus scavenger cocktail action)
It seems my friends make EVERYTHING with kale — salads, risottos, pastas, and even drinks. I go to my buddy Jessica’s house once a week so that she can make sure I’m eating at least one meal that’s not microwavable, and this time I stopped drinking wine long enough to document her incredible kale salad recipe. (Not only that, but we got a little creative and made a cocktail out of the leftover kale stocks.)
Don’t force-drunk your friends: Let them spike their own punch
Those who want boozey punch can make their own punch boozey and those who don’t have a delicious refreshment available sans alcohol.
Make real German homemade Glühwein from this secret family recipe
Glühwein (mulled wine) is really popular in Germany at Christmas. You get it in every Christmas Market and a lot of people make their own at home. Glühwein is a hot drink traditionally made of red wine, tea, spices and sugar. So if you want to try it, I show you how.
Make your own “12 Beers of Christmas” gifts
It can be a challenge when it comes to Christmas shopping for your spouse, friend, parent, or co-worker… but the gift of booze is usually a win! The downside, however, is that a pre-packaged box or carton of booze can also come across as “easy” or “thoughtless.” Well, I recently stumbled across a box that gave me an idea — a 12 bottle storage box could be transformed into “The 12 Beers of Christmas!”
Megan-simple hot spiced cider (with optional whiskey)
For those of us in the middle of the fall season where EVERYTHING MUST BE APPLE AND PUMPKIN, here’s my Megan-simple Hot Spiced Cider recipe!
Use these haunted bottle labels for your Halloween party
These bottle labels will either make your Halloween party that much more awesome OR completely discourage drinking and thereby ruin your party vibe. (I keed I keed.)
Tea-sy science-y cocktails for summer parties
I just discovered the Tea Forte Mixology Set which basically makes summer cocktails ridiculously easy!
This is the three-step process of looking like a genius mixologist at your next party: