A Nice Cuppa

Mighty Leaf hits another high note with its Organic Green Dragon tea. Made from the unique Dragonwell green tea leaves, Green Dragon, which contains less caffeine than black teas, offers a complex tea experience that is at once soothing and invigorating.
Dragonwell tea leaves, grown in China’s Zhejiang Province, are valued for their aroma and flavor, as well as […]

Just when I thought the Venga Volkswagon designer energy drinks that help you zoom around all energized with vitamin juicy tea, in my local deli I found the Borba Be Beautiful skin balance waters!  Borba is a high-end organic cosmeceutical skin care company which I can barely afford to sample. I tried the Acai Be […]

I am in love with a blue haired granny. The Sweet Leaf Tea Granny.  There, I have said it. How could this be, you ask?  Well, it was love at first sight… [insert love story music here.]
Granny and I first met in the Kroger Natural Foods aisle under the 10 for $10 sale sign.  Granny’s welcoming […]

While completing my weekly trip to Wal-Mart, reaching for my four one-gallon jugs of distilled water, I turned and saw something that looked like a coffee to go. Hillside Double Shot Latte by OnTech.  Upon first glance, the canister that resembled the tumbler I transport my coffee from home looked oh-so convenient and quite original.  […]

The Japanese are onto something with their tea ceremonies. Tea tends to be process-oriented and can be a bit fussy when you are pressed for time, but when you have a few extra moments, the attention to detail it requires slows you down. This, in turn, brings a welcome change of pace that reminds me […]

For those who would prefer a little Giddy Crimson drama with their Asti or Champagne?

Just found this beautiful royal flower, for the likes of a near operatic entry of 2008’s Midsummer Nights velvet curtain stage! Or is it the shiny hibiscus delerium during Snow White’s sonambulist dreams? This sipper has got costume, attitude and a […]

Sublime recipes for cool summer tea infusions…
Take off your shoes, shut your oven off for at least a tiny bit and let nature soothe you with some a cool brew fresh tea leaf infusions. One summer, when my air conditioner was not in the mood to be cool, I wanted to make some iced tea and could […]

I keep wanting to call these sparkling juices fizzy lifting drinks, a la Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, because the name and the drinks are just that whimsical and fruity. But they won’t make you burp, Charlie. The New York-based Fizzy Lizzy, so named for founder Elizabeth Morrill, sells eight gently carbonated juices that […]

Somewhere between lunch and dinner, I am sinking into the cozy cocoon science-minded folk like to refer to as the postprandial dip. My head nods, I reread the same passage of the same page over and over without grasping a shred of meaning, I look at the computer screen and find mysteriously miscast words and long skirls […]

So, having heard all the hullabaloo about Starbucks’ new coffee (and having gotten one of those snappy little cards in the paper), I sipped for myself last week. First thought? Wow — it doesn’t taste burnt (sometimes I think I’m the only person on the planet who notices that black Starbucks coffee tastes like tar. […]