So, I’ve heard there are quite a few dishes from cakes to chicken recipes that you can make with diet coke. I enjoy a can of the stuff every now and then, and usually have a few of them sitting in the fridge. Might as well put them to good use and cook some new dishes for my family.

So far there’s only one recipe I’ve ever made with diet coke and that was a brownie like cake. You basically just mix a box of chocolate cake mix with a can of diet coke and bake it according to the box instructions. It turned out really good… like a gooey brownie.

How about you? Do you cook with diet coke (or any soda for that matter). If so, please leave your favorite recipe as a comment below.

We love Lemonade at our house and I almost always have a pitcher of it sitting in the fridge. We drink plenty of lemonade and ice tea all summer long. I’m much more comfortable with everyone drinking it than soda all day long.

Since it’s still pretty cool around here, and we were all nursing a cold, I thought about something my mother used to make for us as kids, which was basically a hot lemonade, sweetened with honey. So I grabbed a mug of lemonade and heated it in the microwave and it turned out great. Not only does it taste yummy, it feels wonderful on my throat and the steam helps loosen up congestion.

That got me thinking…are there any other uses and recipes for lemonade. I’m sure you can use it to flavor all kinds of different stuff.

A few weeks ago my local grocery store had cranberry juice on sale. I like the juice and know it’s good for the health of your urinary tract to drink cranberry juice regularly, but to be honest, after two weeks of drinking a glass of the stuff every morning, I’m starting to get a little tired of it and I still have a couple of bottles left. Any ideas on what I can make with cranberry juice?

I know it’s pretty good with some vodka, but I’m trying to stay away from alcohol and would love to make some healthy dishes with the juice. I’d love to hear your ideas and recipes.

Egg nog is sooo creamy-licious. I just love it. (And, yes, I DO know how incredibly fattening it is.. but it’s just too creamy-good!)

What do you make with Egg Nog? My favorite thing around the holidays is to add egg nog to my coffee in the morning with a little bit of milk to make a really creamy, festive drink.

Are there any recipes that give you the feel for egg nog without all the fat? Or any other uses for egg nog that make you look forward to the holidays?

Let me have it!

I’m at home with two sick babies. (Well, they are actually 5 and 9 years old, but they are my babies, none-the-less.)

Both have the stomach flu so I had my hubby run out and buy some Sprite to help soothe their bellies. Now that they’re feeling better, I’m eyeing up the Sprite and I had to run over here to get some good ideas from you.

So, dear friends, what can I make with Sprite? Any fun food recipes or drink recipes for me that include Sprite or 7-up? Let me have it! I’m ready to experiment.

I know Green Tea is good for you. I’ve read about the Benefits of Green Tea and even the Green Tea Diet.

But, honestly — BLECK. I KNOW it’s good for me, but it tastes NASTY. (Yes, I sound like my 4 year old right now, when she has to eat her vegetables. lol)

So, are there are tricks to brewing green tea? Any ways to make it less bitter? I’d love to reap the rewards of this amazing drink, but I need some help to get the green tea into my system without too much suffering.

Can I bake with it? Are there drink recipes that make green tea taste good? I’d love to hear it.

I bought some Smirnoff’s Twist of Vanilla Vodka and it smells heavenly.

I’ve tried adding some to Diet Coke and it’s wonderful, but I’m wondering what else I can do with this great drink?

Do you have any good cocktail recipes using Smirnoff’s Vanilla Vodka? If so, please share.

I love my red wine. Anyone who knows me knows that. Show up with a bottle of red wine any old time and I’ll share a glass with you.

However, I’d love to hear from some creative moms what you do with your red wine. Do you have a Sangria recipe? Or another family specialty that you’re willing to share?

Lay it on me.

Orange juice is the perfect drink on a hot summer day. It’s full of vitamins for kids, and it mixes well with Malibu Rum for us adults.

What are some of your favorite uses for Orange Juice? Do you bake with it? Have a favorite Orange Chicken recipe? Let’s hear it.

I’d drink just about anything if it had coffee in it. I’m a coffee addict.

If it has coffee beans somewhere on the label, I’ll buy it. I drool over coffee recipes.

So, creative moms, what can I Make with COFFEE?