PRODUCT: Diet Snapple Half ‘n Half

Photo courtesy Snapple.   Snapple didn’t invent the “Half ‘n Half,” a refreshing beverage made of half iced tea, half lemonade. The drink was popularized by golfing great Arnold Palmer. As the story goes, in the 1960s, after a long day spent designing a golf course in Palm Springs, Palmer asked a bartender for a…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Clean Your Water Bottle

  If you carry a refillable bottle of water, or reuse disposable water bottles for water, that’s great for the environment. But, says Prevention magazine, you should clean your water bottle daily to wash away the germs that collect. This video shows how. We must admit to using both refillable bottles and disposable bottles several…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Host A Monthly Tea Party

You don’t need a fancy tea set to host a tea party; everyday cups will do. Photo by Sara Sang | IST.   Afternoon tea—not high tea*—is a traditional British meal taken in mid-afternoon. It’s an elegant snack and social hour between lunch and dinner. A pot of tea plus nibbles—a choice of finger sandwiches,…
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GIFT OF THE DAY: A Caddy Of Tea From Le Palais Des Thés

Today’s gift recommendation is a line of fine loose teas in decorative caddies*, from a renowned French firm, Le Palais des Thés (luh pah-LAY day tay, “The Tea Palace”). The company was founded in 1986 by a group of French tea enthusiasts, who went into the tea business so they could have the freshest, highest-quality…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Make Hot Chocolate Marshmallows

Make hot chocolate dippers. Photo courtesy Petrossian.com.   As a child, we dreamed of being locked overnight in a candy store. As a young adult, we wanted to be locked in a sushi bar. As we mature, we realize there’s only one place in the world to be locked in: Petrossian’s New York restaurant and…
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