TIP OF THE DAY: Lemon Wheel Vs. Lemon Wedge

A reader writes: “When I order a beverage, sometimes it comes with a wedge of lime or lemon, sometimes a wheel (a circular slice). Is there a substantive difference or is it just an individual choice?” The difference is style over substance. Whether your beverage is a soft drink, juice, water, tea/iced tea or a…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Check Your Bottled Water Quality

What’s in bottled water besides water? You have a right to know.   If you’re going to buy bottled water, shouldn’t it meet the same purity standards as tap water? Here’s a surprise: While tap water must meet municipal standards for purity, bottled waters don’t have to disclose anything about water quality. We simply don’t…
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TOP PICK OF THE WEEK: The Best Coconut Water

You can buy lychee-coconut water or take advantage of lychee season and enjoy fresh lychee. Photo by Deasy Setiawati Widjaja | Dreamstime.   If you’ve seen the uber-trendy Rihanna posing in ads with a container of Vita Coco coconut water, you know that chilled juice from green coconuts is a hot drink. When Vita Coco…
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COOKING VIDEO: How To Make Coconut Water

  If you enjoy a refreshing glass of coconut water (a.k.a. coconut juice), you may like to see how it’s made. Actually, Mother Nature makes the coconut water. The challenge is to get it from the inside of the coconut. First, you need a machete. Then, if you enjoy relieving your frustration/anger/whatever by hacking open…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Make A Club Soda Drink

Are you acting as designated driver, not drinking alcohol or looking for a tasty non-caloric mocktail or a sweetener-free soft drink? An enhanced glass of club soda is a delicious drink, inexpensive to make and virtually calorie-free. For a refreshing drink, flavor a glass of club soda with one or more herbs or fruits. Lemon…
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