NEWS: Fiji Water Has Trouble In Paradise

Ah, controversy. We were catching up on our in-box and were startled to find that Fiji Water announced on November 30th that it was ceasing operations in Fiji. It later announced that the plant would reopen. A deep underground aquifer on the South Pacific island nation has been the source of one of the world’s…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Bitters & Water

Start the event with a two glasses ofwater. Photo by Fred Redhat | Dreamstime.   An article in a medical journal, recently reported by The New York Times, scientifically confirmed the efficacy of an old dieting trick: Water drunk before meals helps to aid in weight loss, by filling the stomach so one is more…
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THANKSGIVING: Spiced Cider Recipe

If it’s nippy outside over Thanksgiving, greet dinner guests and holiday weekend visitors with a glass of hot spiced cider. Add some rum, and you’ve got an apple rum toddy. A toddy is a warm cocktail made with spirits or sherry, boiling water, sugar and spices. Warm alcoholic beverages such as glögg, mulled wine and…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Thanksgiving Drinks For Non-Drinkers

Make your Thanksgiving more elegant by skipping the soda and serving unsweetened flavored water. These refreshing waters also are a change of pace for people who drink mineral water or club soda, as well as for designated drivers and others who aren’t drinking wine. Kids typically enjoy them, too, so it’s an opportunity to show…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Things To Do With Fudge Sauce

No cocoa? Mix milk with fudge sauce. Photo by Elton Lin | THE NIBBLE. If that jar of fudge sauce (a.k.a. chocolate sauce or hot fudge sauce) has been sitting on the shelf because you’re not into ice cream sundaes, how about turning it into hot chocolate, a milkshake or some mocha coffee? For hot…
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