True North Pure Energy Seltzer Review: We Love It!

Until now, we were not the target customer for an energy drink. While many of our generation gulped the newly-arrived-from-Austria Red Bull, the flavor was unbearable to our sophisticated palate. That was around 1990. Many energy drinks have come and gone since. Red Bull remains the best-selling energy drink in the world, with 7.9 billion…
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Enjoy This Horchata Recipe Celebrating National Horchata Day

[1] Some liken horchata to “drinkable rice pudding” because of the notes of rice, cinnamon, and vanilla. This recipe uses rice plus sweetened condensed milk (photo © Pampered Chef). [2] Parents sometimes add a spoonful of cocoa powder to children’s horchata (photo © Sunbasket). [3] This dairy-free recipe adds lime zest to the blend of…
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Use Frozen Grapes For Ice Cubes

This tip falls in the “food fun” category. Some of us keep grapes in the freezer as snacks. The icy grapes are like sorbet with no sugar added. The grapes have enough natural sugar, and enough water, to create the “sorbet” effect. You can be satisfied with a few frozen grapes, as opposed to digging…
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