Celebrate National Lemon Juice Day With These Tips & Tricks

Updated August 2026 August 29th is National Lemon Juice Day, a good nudge to us to highlight the versatility of this sunny fruit, well beyond standard recipes. We begin in defense of lemons: Why is a defective car called a lemon? In the 1906-1909 time frame, the phrase “to hand someone a lemon,” meaning to…
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PRODUCT: Pistachio Chewy Bites

A favorite snack: chewy pistachio bites. Photo by Elvira Kalviste | THE NIBBLE.   While several of us tried to determine the name of the company, we all agreed: These Pistachio Chewy Bites are good stuff. Simple and nutritious, they’re a blend of roasted pistachios and dried cranberries, bound in a honey-like mix of two…
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PRODUCT: Gourmet Lassi From That Indian Drink

We wish Ipshita Pall would invite us to dinner. Now that we’ve had her lassi yogurt drink, we’re dying to taste her food. Ms. Pall is a trained French culinary chef experienced in Indian-Latin fine dining. We enjoy all lassi, but so far, we like That Indian Drink’s products the best. Chef-crafted, they use fresh…
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