TIP OF THE DAY: Frozen Fruit “Ice Cubes”

We love to flavor water with fresh fruit, and to add fruit to ice cubes. Here’s a twist on conventional ice cubes: Use frozen fruit instead of ice cubes. We have long made “party ice cubes” with a strawberry or other fruit (plus herbs, or savory ice cubes like cherry tomatoes and basil) embedded in…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Flavor Your Water With Fresh Fruits (Spa Water)

You can buy a bottle of water flavored with extracts, or you can extract the flavor of fresh fruit by yourself. Whether we’re home alone or expecting guests, we usually flavor a pitcher of water with fresh fruits (or add your own mint or lemon extract into tap water). The subtle infusion from the fresh…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Try Bitters In Your Coffee & The History Of Bitters

Many “cocktail households” have a bottle of Angostura bitters, to splash into a Manhattan or other recipe. In fact, you can add bitters to still or sparkling water, regular or diet soda, hot or iced tea, and coffee. (There’s a recipe for iced coffee with bitters below.) If you follow food and beverage trends, you’ve…
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TIP OF THE DAY: How To Keep Home-Brewed Iced Tea Clear

[1] Iced tea should be clear (photo © Mighty Leaf Tea). [2] Black tea can cloud when you add juice or other flavorings, like this peach iced tea. Herbal teas can also be cloudy. But we got cloudy tea from plain English Breakfast. See the solution, below (photo © Peet’s).   We’re capable of consuming…
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TOP PICK OF THE WEEK: Pure Leaf Tea House Collection

The New Pure Leaf Teahouse Collection from Pepsico.   Pepsico has made iced tea more elegant with its new line of Pure Leaf bottled teas, the Tea House Collection. Debuting in select markets nationwide, the teas are certified USDA Organic—and so delicious, we can’t get enough of them! A super-premium line of the finest organic…
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