A Nice Cuppa

Bikinis and low-riders and tea? Oh my! Marketing iced tea to the hot and thirsty has come a long way since the Lipton plunge. Remember the image of a fully clothed middle-aged man falling into a pool with an iced Lipton tea? That commercial is tame compared to Fuze’s summer advertising. […]

I???m my daddy???s girl. Like pop, I roam the grocery aisles. While Dad gets his thrills price checking at Wal-Mart (his skill would stun Bob Barker), I prefer looking for funky-packaged fruit purees (my skill is drink-making) at Asian markets.

The flavor of the day is Mango. The drink is Mango-Lychee Bubble Tea. […]

White sugar doesn???t contain calcium, phosphorous, iron or potassium. These nutrients are removed from table sugar during bleaching, a process that gives sugar the texture and color of dry snow. White sugar is monochromatic in flavor. It provides one sensation: Sweet. I use processed sugar when baking because its […]

It???s late. I can???t sleep???perhaps a snack will help. I???m thinking of going to the kitchen and nibbling on leftover mac n??? cheese and maybe sampling the new flavor of Ben & Jerry???s stashed in the freezer–there is always a new flavor of Ben & Jerry???s. But I don???t. Instead I […]