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Welcome to Prep My Recipe!
I am a multicultural Southern California native with a lifelong passion for all cuisines. A retired corporate executive, now loving life as a recipe developer and food blogger.
Micheline
Prep My Recipe is a food blog featuring California-style recipes, step-by-step instructions for how to make delicious food and drinks, printable recipe cards, helpful recipe videos and tips & tricks, as well as recommended products for all budgets. Blog pages also spotlight “Pimp My Recipe” ideas for how to customize each recipe for a variety of dietary preferences. Please go to the Recipes menu at the top of this website to browse all categories and access all recipes.
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Salted Caramel Iced Latte
Our Salted Caramel Iced Latte is so frothy and delicious, you’ll be surprised that it’s sugar-free, keto friendly, and dairy-free! Our easy, 3 ingredient recipe takes less than five minutes to make, which makes it the perfect pick-me-up afternoon drink. This recipe is extremely versatile, and can be made with full sugar and real dairy, as well. Try it anytime you feel like a cool and richly flavored coffee drink.
Blended Strawberry Margaritas
These Blended Strawberry Margaritas are the perfect cocktail to serve on a warm afternoon or summer evening. After the first sip, this deliciously sweet and salty libation will have you coming back for more. This cocktail recipe uses fresh strawberries and only five ingredients, so why not give it a try! Make sure to visit our Blog to find out how to Pimp Our Recipe!
Cheeky Cucumber Gimlet
Our Cheeky Cucumber Gimlet is a refreshing libation that is perfect to enjoy all year round, but especially during spring and summertime when fresh cucumbers are prolific in so many gardens. This easy cocktail recipe for two uses only 4-ingredients. It’s a great drink to serve when you are entertaining, as it can be made ahead of time and increased to entertain a crowd. This tasty drink has a cool and crisp flavor that is not too sweet and absolutely delicious!
Sparkling Strawberry Lemonade (non-alcoholic)
Our Sparkling Strawberry Lemonade is just as refreshing as it is vibrant in color! With the perfect balance of sweet and sour flavors, this tasty non-alcoholic beverage is a nice change from traditional lemonade. This 4-ingredient recipe can be made ahead, and is easy to make in large quantities, too! The festive color and fizz make this drink great for summer barbecues, pool parties, or gatherings with family and friends - especially when strawberries are in season.
Champagne Paloma Cocktail
Our Champagne Paloma Cocktail is the perfect grapefruit cocktail for spring or summertime! Full of tangy and bright citrus flavor, this tequila based cocktail is made with fresh squeezed juice, and topped off with a bit of Champagne (or Prosecco). The first sip of this light and effervescent cocktail will likely put a smile on your face.
Kumquat Martini
Our Kumquat Martini is a refreshingly sweet & sour cocktail. This 4-ingredient cocktail is so simple, yet stunning. Ripe kumquats are muddled in a cocktail shaker along with agave or simple syrup, then shaken with your favorite vodka. This icy cold libation is then poured into a sugar rimmed martini glass, and garnished with a few slices of fresh kumquats. What’s not to love about this deliciously fresh tasting cocktail?!
Marvelous Margarita
Our Marvelous Margarita is so smooth and deliciously refreshing. It’s perfectly balanced, so it’s not too sweet, not too tangy, and just right! Made with only the best ingredients, this on-the-rocks cocktail recipe is sure to please. Finished with a chili salt rim, this delightful margarita might easily become your go-to recipe for margs! This single serving cocktail recipe can easily be made for a crowd, so keep it on file for Game Day, Cinco de Mayo, or your next social gathering.
Vanilla Green Smoothie
Our Vanilla Green Smoothie makes healthy taste great! If you have sampled a variety of green drinks, you will likely agree that many have a grassy taste to them. Well, not ours! Our protein packed recipe uses lots of healthy ingredients to make this deliciously creamy green smoothie. Mango, banana, spinach, chia seeds, ground flaxseed, super green mix, and some vanilla protein powder, are blended together to give this smoothie a yummy flavor, while energizing your body with healthful ingredients. This smoothie has enough healthy ingredients to serve as a meal replacement, and will give you hours of energy!
Vesper Cocktail
Made famous by James Bond, this Vesper Cocktail is crafted with gin, vodka, and Lillet Blanc, then finished with a lemon twist. With subtle citrus and floral notes, this sophisticated cocktail is a lovely alternative to a straight martini. Simple but luxurious, this libation offers the best of both worlds to those that are partial to only one type of martini (either gin or vodka). Whether you like it shaken or stirred, this cocktail makes an impression from the first sip!
Peppermint White Hot Chocolate
Our Peppermint White Hot Chocolate is a cozy winter drink that is perfect for the holiday season. Notes of vanilla and peppermint are combined with white chocolate and milk to form a comforting drink for cold weather months. Top with whipped cream and sprinkle with crushed peppermint candy to give it that festive feel! This quick and easy recipe uses only 4 main ingredients, making this delectable peppermint hot cocoa recipe a must for the holidays!
Pumpkin Spice White Russian
Our Pumpkin Spice White Russian is a twist on the traditional White Russian Cocktail. Bringing autumn flavors into this classic dessert cocktail, we used three simple ingredients to create a deliciously sweet, coffee flavored libation that provides the perfect boozy finish to any autumn meal. Our version of the White Russian takes it up a notch by frothing the creamer and garnishing with a cinnamon stick and a sprinkling of pumpkin spice.
Magic Lemonade
Transforming everyday lemonade into something truly magical, our Magic Lemonade is both stunning and refreshingly tangy. Made with agave lemonade, this vibrant drink is mesmerizing to watch, as the kaleidoscope of colors continually change when the lemonade and butterfly tea slowly combine. We have joined two super easy and tasty drink recipes to create this beautiful non-alcoholic beverage that is great for adults and kids alike. The flavor and look of this lemonade provides a unique appeal for all ages, which makes this a great make ahead recipe for entertaining, and a wonderful drink to serve a crowd.
Almond Milk
This Almond Milk is so thick and creamy, and is ridiculously easy to make. Homemade almond milk has a decadent mouthfeel, but it is healthy, full of nutrients, and free of additives and stabilizers. It can be made unsweetened or sweetened with no refined sugar. It is quite delicious and the best part is it makes amazing lattes! This homemade almond milk actually froths like cream! And, there are so many recipes you can make with almond pulp, which is a byproduct of this recipe.
Blood Orange Mimosa
This Blood Orange Mimosa is delightfully refreshing, and the bright crimson color makes this cocktail a show stopper! Mimosas are not just for brunch, and this brilliant cocktail can definitely be served any time of day! Our Blood Orange Mimosa can easily be made ahead, which makes this the perfect drink for entertaining.
Butterfly Martini
Similar to a butterfly, this cocktail transforms into something absolutely magical and elegant. Our vodka based Butterfly Martini recipe uses lemon and ginger, for a uniquely exotic flavor profile. This beautiful cocktail comes alive when combined with butterfly pea flower tea, it mysteriously changes from a light blue color into a lovely lavender hue, when fresh lemon juice is added. A touch of ginger syrup adds an exotic flavor, and turns this delicate drink into something special.
Blood Orange Spritzer (non-alcoholic)
Our Blood Orange Spritzer is vibrant in color and just as bright in flavor. This non-alcoholic spritzer is a twist on the syrupy sweet Italian sodas, and a deliciously refreshing change to plain sparkling water. Although this recipe does use a bit of agave nectar, we used no refined sugar in this drink. So, if you are looking for a healthy alternative to your everyday soda or lemonade, then this is it!
Easy Rum Lemonade
Our Easy Rum Lemonade is so refreshing and perfect for a warm summer day. This thirst quenching libation just hits the spot! Fresh lemonade, mixed with our favorite dark rum, and some fresh mint, makes this drink a bit more interesting than the usual rum lemonade. Try it with your favorite rum and enjoy!
Fresh Lime Margarita
This deliciously Fresh Lime Margarita comes together quickly with natural ingredients that will leave you feeling guilt free! Reposado tequila, fresh juices, and no refined sugar give this intoxicating cocktail a smooth and crisp finish.
Keto Mexican Hot Chocolate
Our Keto Mexican Hot Chocolate recipe is not only rich and chocolatey, but non-dairy, too! We started with unsweetened Dutch process cocoa (gluten-free), then added a touch of cinnamon, a smidgen of cayenne pepper, and a secret ingredient to give it a bit of a kick! This cozy sugar-free beverage is finished with frothed hot cocoa to give it a luxurious mouthfeel. We think you will love it, even if you are not on Keto!
Pomegranate Lemon Spritzer (non-alcoholic)
This thirst-quenching beverage marries the sweetness and tartness of both pomegranates and lemons. The beautiful ruby red color, combined with the bright flavor and pop of color from the lemon, makes this Pomegranate Lemon Spritzer a lovely non-alcoholic drink for any time of year.