Drinks

Peaches and Cream Iced Tea

4 · May 20, 2016 · Leave a Comment

+ This Peaches and Cream Iced Tea recipe is brought to you by International Delight +

Spring is in full bloom here in Lincoln. I’ve been having fun tending all of my new plants for this season. I’m a fairly novice gardener but, I’m giving it a good go. For years I’ve killed everything that I get my hands on. My husband will say when I walk in the door with new plants, “Are these this years victims?” NICE! This year I am determined to develop a green thumb! I will have fresh home grown tomatoes darn it!!

To me when I’m working out in the yard in the warm Spring and Summer sun the first thing that comes to mind is… “What refreshing drink shall we have!”

I grew up with a Father who loved peaches and let’s just say the peach didn’t fall too far from the tree. I’ve become a bit obsessed with peach lately. A few weeks ago I told you about a fun little concoction that I came up with for a Peach Melba Italian Soda and today, I want to share my Peaches and Cream Iced Tea.

When I was a kid, every once in a while when we would have a bunch of really good summer peaches, my Dad would cut up a couple of the juicy gems and put them in a bowl. Then he would pour a little bit of cream over the top and share this treat with me. It didn’t happen often, but when it did… My oh my, I was in heaven!

Now we are not currently in the hight of peach season BUT, I thought it would be fun to brew-up some herbal peach tea and create my own peaches and cream treat with the help of International Delight French Vanilla creamer…

All you need is your favorite peach tea, I like Celestial Seasonings Country Peach Passion and a tall glass of ice.

Fill your glass with the tea and then add a generous splash of International Delight French Vanilla Creamer.

Stir and enjoy! The I.D. gives the peach tea a little sweet pick me up with a smooth creamy finish. It’s lovely!

Perfect for those days of wrestling with Mother Nature… I will tame this garden this year!

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Peach Melba Italian Soda

0 · Apr 27, 2016 · Leave a Comment

+ This Peach Melba Italian Soda post is brought to you by International Delight +

It’s SPRING and things are starting to warm-up which only means one thing…

Summer is almost HERE! Time to starting thinking about all of those lovely summer flavors.

One of my favorite flavor combinations which just screams summer to me is the classic Peach Melba pairing…

Peach, Raspberry & Vanilla Ice Cream

There is nothing better than a juicy summer sweet peach drizzled with raspberry sauce over a bowl of vanilla ice cream. My Mom first introduced this dream dessert to us one summer when I was a kid and I’ve been hooked every since.

I was thinking the other day about those magical flavors and I thought it would make an amazing Italian Soda!

What is Italian Soda you ask?

Well it’s basically sparkling water and some type of flavored simple syrup added with a splash of cream, YUM!!

It’s a fantastic summer dessert drink for sure. Here is what you’ll need to make a round of your own.

Peach Melba Italian Soda Recipe

2 cans Sparkling Water – I use berry flavored La Croix

2 tablespoons Peach Torani syrup

2 teaspoons Raspberry Torani syrup

4 tablespoons International Delight Cold Stone Creamery™ Sweet Cream

Raspberries for garnish

I like to start with a nice cold glass from the freezer…

Add some ice and a few raspberries…

Add 1 tablespoon of peach syrup & 1 teaspoon of raspberry syrup to each glass…

Pour in your sparkling water…

Top with roughly 2 tablespoons each of the yummy International Delight Cold Stone Creamery™ Sweet Cream for that little kick of sweet vanilla to take this treat over the top!

Garnish on top with a few more raspberries and you’re all set.

This recipe makes enough for two, but can be easily made for a crowd. You’ll be the hit of the summer block party with this little treat up your sleeve!

This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of International Delight. The opinions and text are all mine.

Dirty Diet Coke Gift Basket with Free Printable Gift Tag

6 · Mar 18, 2016 ·

+ This Dirty Diet Coke post brought to you by the lovely folks at International Delights +

I’m a simple girl and I love simple things.

Spring rain showers, snuggles with my kiddos, date night with my sweetheart, clean white sheets after a long hot shower, tulips, foggy mornings, fireworks, reading a good book, driving with the windows down, being silly with my teenagers, binge watching great TV shows AND DIRTY DIET COKES!!

jar, lid & leather cuff by + the mason bar company

Yep, just a simple girl… It’s amazing how the simple things can bring such joy.

I remember the first time I introduced the famous Dirty Diet Coke to some friends here in Nebraska, far away from the Swig universe. Their eyes just lit-up with pure joy the minute the first taste past their lips.

YEP, that scrumptious!

With something that good, I thought it would be a great gift to take to friends or family for all kinds of reasons; birthdays, feeling blue, get well soon, girls night out, new baby, just because I LOVE you!

Many, many fabulous reasons.

That’s why I worked up this Dirty Diet Coke gift Basket with some simple printables to help make your gift extra special.

No need for fancy tools. Just print and cut out the tags with your scissors. Tie them onto your basket with ribbon, twine or wire. I used copper wire that matches the basket I found at Michaels.

Now all you have to do is gather your Dirty Diet Coke supplies…

Dirty Diet Coke Supply List

Diet Coke

Coconut Syrup

Lime

International Delight Cold Stone Creamery™ Sweet Cream

Those are the basics… If you are putting together a gift basket you may want to include a bottle opener if you have traditional soda bottles, a small cutting board and knife if you’re going to be away from the kitchen and cups as well.

Make sure to include the recipe card so they know how to mix-up this sweet treat.

You can download the Dirty Diet Coke Printable HERE

To me the REAL MAGIC happens when you add the International Delight Cold Stone Creamery™ Sweet Cream…

That creamy twist on the Dirty Diet Coke is just divine! It’s like the best part of a float with all kinds of flavor goodness from the lime and coconut syrup working in harmony with the Diet Coke… It’s aaaamazing!

A perfect treat for any occasion!

This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of International Delight. The opinions and text are all mine.

Learning to RELAX

0 · Feb 2, 2016 ·

I don’t know about you, but I have forgotten how to just sit back and RELAX.

Especially during the mad rush that is September thru December.

It seems like school starts and the race is on through the holidays. Toss in two businesses in my case and a girl can get a little worn out.

I found myself this year, the day after Christmas, with a tank on EMPTY.

I had been running 10-12 hours straight every single day with a to-do list a mile long and I felt rotten!

My family was suffering, I was suffering and I knew that something had to give. I needed some mental clarity, I needed to find balance.

For years, I have felt that if I just worked hard enough, all of my dreams would come true. I would have the perfect home, the perfect family, the perfect lifestyle that I had been dreaming of my whole life. And truly yes, to achieve great success you do need to work hard BUT what I had forgotten was…

No matter what kind of success you achieve, if you have forgotten how to slow down and have some down time, you will NEVER be able to appreciate what you have accomplished. You will miss those tender years when your kiddos are young, you will miss that precious time with your spouse that keeps that fragile connection between the two of you strong, you will miss those simple moments of just being present. You know those times when you are physically THERE, but your mind is running through 50 different to-do items, 50 more ideas to take your work to the next level. You are THERE, but you aren’t PRESENT.

For me, this all came to a head the day after Christmas. I had worked my tail-off for months and then felt pressure to create a magical holiday for my family and I was plum tuckered out…

Funny enough I was really struggling mentally and my first thought was, I’m going to run to Home Goods and just wander to see if I can calm my mind. Isn’t it crazy how we women think some times… Let’s run shopping to solve all of my problems. The crazy thing is, this simple shopping trip helped me find a little clarity.

I found this mug as I was wondering through the store…

And crazy as it sounds, it was the AH, HA moment I truly needed. I realized I had forgotten how to RELAX.

I had forgotten how to calm my mind and take some simple time to myself. Time to relax and recharge. Time to be in the moment with my kids and NOT think about the 50 things on my to-do list. Time to just be with my sweet husband where I focus on HIM and not constantly think about what I should be doing in the back of my mind.

It all started with this mug AND I taught myself to knit…

I vowed to take some simple time each morning to have a cup of Choffy (I’m not a coffee drinker, but I LOVE Choffy, it’s brewed Chocolate) with a dash of my favorite International Delights Sweet Cream creamer.

Then I sit and listen to something that fills my soul, sip my Sweet Cream Choffy and KNIT!

I can’t even tell you how grateful I am to that mug…

I feel so much more balanced and connected to those I love AND…

I can make pretty things…

How do you find peace and clarity in a busy world? How do you RELAX? Does your morning coffee or Choffy play a little role in that? It sure does for me with a little ID Sweet Cream for sure!

This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of International Delight. The opinions and text are all mine.

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