Versión en Español The Chilean pisco sour is a cocktail of pisco, Chile’s grape brandy, with lime juice and sugar blended or shaken with ice, served very cold in a cocktail glass with a light foam. It takes 5 minutes and no cooking for 4 glasses. What sets the Chilean version apart is Chilean pisco and Pica lime, a small, aromatic lime similar to the key lime, in a ratio of three parts pisco to…
Versión en Español Homemade iced tea with lemon and mint is tea bags and half the mint steeped in hot water at about 70°C (158°F) for 5 minutes, then added to a pitcher of cold water with lemon slices, lemon juice, the remaining mint, and sugar, and chilled for 30 minutes over ice. It takes 10 minutes of preparation and 5 minutes of steeping, and serves 4. A favorite summer drink: fresh, inexpensive, and made…
Versión en Español Natural green juice is cucumber, green apple, celery, pineapple, spinach, lemon juice, and an optional seeded green chili blended with cold water, first at medium and then at high speed, until smooth. It takes 10 minutes and serves 2. A popular, filling drink made mostly with green fruits and vegetables. How to Make Green Juice? Balance the ingredients: celery, cucumber, chard, spinach, kale, lettuce, pineapple, apple, melon, and even chili all work.…
Versión en Español Chilean homemade lemonade is lemon juice and sugar stirred until dissolved, topped up with cold water, and served over ice with thin slices of pica lemon and fresh mint leaves. It takes 10 minutes and serves 2. A refreshing drink especially popular in Chile during the hot summer months. How to Make Homemade Lemonade? Chilean lemonade uses yellow lemons and pica limes, sugar, and water, a simple, versatile drink you can adjust…
Versión en Español A spinach and lemon smoothie is fresh spinach blended with lemon juice, a ripe banana, honey, and water until smooth, then blended again with ice and served right away. It takes 5 minutes and serves 2. A refreshing, nutritious drink to start the day with energy or to enjoy as a healthy snack. How to Make a Spinach and Lemon Smoothie? It is a quick, tasty way to add greens to your…
Versión en Español Mapuche pine nut muday, or muday de piñones, is a traditional drink of araucaria pine nuts boiled for about an hour, peeled, ground, and mixed with water and honey, then rested in the cold for at least 12 hours and served chilled. It takes 30 minutes of preparation and 60 minutes of cooking, and serves 20. Pine nuts, called nguillio, come from the araucaria or pewen tree and have been a staple…
Versión en Español Homemade almond milk is raw almonds soaked overnight, rinsed, blended at high speed with 4 cups of fresh water, and strained through a nut milk bag, then optionally flavored with vanilla and a natural sweetener. It takes 10 minutes of preparation plus 12 hours of soaking and makes 4 servings. A plant based, lactose free alternative to milk for breakfasts, smoothies, and recipes, with no additives. How to Make Almond Milk? All…
Versión en Español Bougainvillea flower drink, or agua de bugambilia, is a cup of washed bougainvillea bracts simmered in a liter of water for 5 to 10 minutes, strained, and sweetened with honey and lemon juice, served hot or over ice. It takes 10 minutes of preparation and 10 minutes of cooking, and serves 4. A Mexican folk drink with a mild flavor and striking color, traditionally used as a home remedy for coughs and…
Versión en Español Homemade ginger beer is a lightly fizzy drink made by simmering grated ginger with sugar in water, adding lemon juice and peel, straining, topping up with water, and fermenting with a pinch of dry yeast in a sealed bottle for 24 to 48 hours before chilling. It takes 15 minutes of preparation and 10 minutes of cooking, plus fermentation, and serves 8. A spicy, refreshing, naturally fermented drink with less than 0.5%…
Versión en Español Homemade kombucha is sweetened black or green tea fermented with a SCOBY and 100 ml of starter kombucha for 7 to 10 days, then bottled with fruit or herbs for a 2 to 3 day second fermentation that adds fizz. It takes 30 minutes of preparation and about 10 days of fermentation, and makes 4 servings. A fermented tea with ancient roots in northeastern China, lightly sour, naturally fizzy, and full of…