TIP OF THE DAY: Iced Tea Party

This Bodum iced tea pitcher is very handy for infusing mint and fruit. Photo courtesy BodumUSA.com. Hot enough for you? Where we live, it’s day five of a heat wave. Gather your friends and neighbors—or your work colleagues or business network—to discuss the weather at an iced tea party. We’ve got suggestions for different types…
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RECIPES: Ice Cream Sodas With Iced Coffee & Iced Tea

Here are two ideas for cooling-off drinks, courtesy of ChocolateBox Café in Malibu, California. Instead of an ice cream soda, scoop gelato or ice cream into an iced espresso and sorbet into iced tea. Iced Coffee Float. Coffee lovers can pair an iced espresso with gelato in chocolate chip, coffee, hazelnut, tiramisu or vanilla (you…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Brew Your Iced Tea

In the cool weather we drink hot tea all day. In the warm weather, we’ve been drinking eight or so bottles of iced tea daily. A key difference: Hot tea doesn’t create landfill; bottled iced tea does. So as much as we love certain bottled teas and still enjoy them, we’ve been focusing on brewing…
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