Don’t try to make your own clay cup, or smash your favorite mug today.  But make some homemade chai and try, even if for five minutes, to ease your mind into the present moment.  Sipping hot, homemade chai tea.  Doesn’t that feel good?

With a big warm smile, the bartender handed me a Carajillo.  It’s a cocktail made from liquor and coffee.  Sometimes it’s served hot, but mine was cold.  And damn was it good. 

Heart-shaped marshmallows or not, you’ll love this coffee.  Blended with coconut oil, it becomes creamy and frothy but without any dairy.  And, the coconut oil generally keeps me full for awhile.

Just thinking about milk and vodka makes my stomach turn, so I created this version using coconut milk instead.  You don’t taste the coconut flavor, but it gives the cocktail a rich, creamy texture. 

I’m a ‘tini girl.  I’ll ask even the burliest, tattoo-sleeved bartender, “Can you make a lemon drop?”  Is it the strong vodka and the tart lemon juice?  No ma’am.  It’s that festive glass and sugared rim.  Ohhh that sugared rim.  I’ve got a little trick that will make every party guest swoon.