Holiday Spirits: Muscadine Mimosa

Here’s a sweet beverage treat idea for your holiday gatherings … Muscadine Mimosas! See how it’s done (using white or red muscadine grape juice) at the Post Winery in Altus.

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Harvesting and Processing Muscadine Grapes

Six generations of the Post family have been making juice and wine in Arkansas for more than 100 years. You can learn more about them here. Earlier this month, Post Winery in Altus completed its muscadine harvest and processing of the grapes to make juice and wine. Watch the videos to see and hear how […]

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Green Smoothies

St. Patrick’s Day inspired this recipe. However, this yummy smoothie is a great breakfast or snack any day of the year. With all these healthy green ingredients, you’ll be feeling the luck of the Irish or, even better, an energy boost to get through the day. Adults need at least 7 cups of fruits and […]

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Hot Drink Bar

A hot drink bar is a warm, tasty cure for cold-hearted winter blues. When the weather is dreary and children need to warm their bones, it’s time to set out the makings for delicious drink selections the whole family, and perhaps a few friends, will appreciate. For a scrumptious hot drink bar, you’ll need: cold […]

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Hot Buttered Apple Cider

by Arkansas Women Bloggers member Tiffany Selvey of Songbird Gardens Pumpkin spice season is in full-swing. In Arkansas, however, our agricultural history says we should be celebrating the apple instead. It’s apple season and they’re showing up at farmers markets, in pies and in homemade applesauce. Naturally, this tasty ingredient should be included in the cocktail hour. Hot […]

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Fruity Drinks {Kids in the Kitchen}

by Arkansas Women Blogger member Rhonda Franz of CaptainMom.net My children, thirsty fruit-lovers throughout the summer months, enjoy the occasional cold drink as much as anyone else. This summer, we took our drink experience up a notch by experimenting with new concoctions involving lots of fresh fruit (and a little bit of sugar).   We […]

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Roasted Beet and Strawberry Smoothie

After years of being terrified of beets, I finally gave in and tried them. A friend had us over for dinner and started the meal with a delicious roasted beet salad with arugula, goat cheese and toasted walnuts. It was fantastic, and I’m so glad I gave into peer pressure to try them. Beets are […]

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Infused Water

Water is so good for you. Drinking water helps you stay hydrated, helps keep your skin healthy and can even help you lose weight. Water is abundant (at least here in the US) and is practically free. Yet, I constantly hear people say they don’t like water or that water is boring.  It doesn’t have […]

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Confessions of a Smoothie Skeptic

Have you ever had a moment of realization when it hit you that you were wrong? Dead wrong? I’m coming clean to tell you I was dead wrong about smoothies. Whenever I heard the word “smoothie” or someone mentioning “I had a smoothie today,” I thought it was cover for something akin to a having […]

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