Rose’ Tinted Glasses Mocktail and Oishii Strawberries

Happy Summer!

I spent summer solstice weekend at gorgeous Lake George near the Adirondacks in upstate NY. It takes us about 40 minutes from our house to get there. I feel so fortunate that the the cleanest lake in the US is just a short trip. My husband and I like to kayak with our Shiba Inu, Mikan. He likes to be our beautiful masthead. He gets lots of smiles and “awws” as we pass by. We spent 5 hours in the water and traveled into the Dunham Bay Marsh this trip. Beautiful water lillies everywhere!

It’s still a bit challenging for us to find places to eat out with our dog and that has healthier vegan options. We like Spice Gyro and Kabob . They have several vegetarian options that you can ask to be made vegan by leaving off the feta cheese and yogurt.

So with summer comes the heat and the need to have nice refreshing drinks and cooling desserts.

Here is a recipe that I want to share with you. See my YouTube video below:

The recipe uses Oishii strawberries that are in both the tincture and blended with the lychee.
These strawberries are vertically farmed in New Jersey. They have several varieties: Omakase, Koyo, and Nikko. The ones I purchased via Weee were the Koyo berry. Omakase berries are in the tincture.
If you can’t find Oishii strawberries in your area or if you don’t want to spend a lot on them (they cost anywhere from 9.99 to 11.99 for each clamshell), feel free to use local or the best strawberries available to you. Also the tincture is optional but highly recommended. All of the flowers, fruit and mushrooms offer cognitive and mood benefits along with promoting liver and skin health.

I created this collage on Zeen. It’s an app that helps fashion bloggers make shoppable collages for social media. If you’d like to try the Limited Edition Rose’ Tinted Glasses Omakase Berries Tincture for Mood Support, click the image above or Click HERE.

I love to take the tincture straight or add it to a small amount of liquid. I’ve also been adding it to basil seed pudding. Basil seeds are a hydrophilic wonder similar to chia seeds. They absorb a lot of liquid. It can be plain water or your favorite non-dairy milk. The first time I saw basil seeds that we’re not for growing in your garden was in MT Supermarket in Austin, TX. They had basil seed drinks. You can find bags for basil seeds in Asian and some Middle Eastern markets. The best ones that I’ve found so far are made by a company called Zen Basil and they sell them on Amazon.

Bonus Recipe for reading further!

Let me know if you try any of these recipes! What’s your favorite way to spend summer and your favorite dish to eat. Leave a comment below to share with others! To stay in touch with me and to know when I post to the blog, sign up for my monthly newsletter below.

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