Honey Simple Syrup

Don't you hate how sugar won't dissolve in cold drinks?! I've always preferred iced coffee to hot coffee for some reason (like, as soon as the temperature go above 30 degrees, I'm breaking out the cold brew coffee and doing a little dance). I used to use icky fake sweeteners, but I have since quit that nonsense and gone with either simple syrup (homemade of course...do NOT pay for sugar water! It's the easiest thing ever to make!) or just unsweetened vanilla almond milk.

But, I definitely like a little honey in my tea in the afternoons/evenings. I've noticed, though, that I can be a little heavy-handed with the honey. Teaspoon, shmeaspoon. So I just transferred the easiness of simple syrup to make honey simple syrup. Having homemade simple syrups on hand makes me feel like a barista!

Not very glamorous, but great to have on hand!

It's seriously so easy. Just equal parts honey and water heated in a saucepan/whisked until two become one. Easy-peasy.

Does anyone else stare at their tea until it's finished steeping? No? Just me?

Right now I'm liking my honey simple syrup with lemon ginger tea. Simple syrup is easier for me to measure than gloppy honey.

Happy Friday!

xoxo,

E

Wine/Beer Pairs

When it comes to wine, my knowledge pretty much begins and ends at "I really like red wine". For some reason, I've never been big on white wine, but I love a good (or just cheap) red.

For those of us who like wine and beer, but don't know much more than that, the kind folks at VinePair, a website dedicated to all things wine, made us this:

 

Helpful, right? You could use it to find a corresponding wine that matches up with your favorite beer OR the other way around. I've never tried a lambic beer, but I know I like pinot noir...so I'll have to give it a shot!

Happy sipping!

xoxo,

E