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Just Say Yes. But not too often.

November 12, 2022

If you drink moderately, you'll live longer and have a lower risk of cardiovascular disease than people who don't drink at all. Really? Yup. Here's my summary of a 20-year study. And my thoughts for the holiday party season: get together with friends and have a little something to drink.

Apple-a-Day: Cider Two Ways

October 29, 2022

One day freezing. Next day balmy. Today: hot mulled cider. Tomorrow: spicy apple soda. It's terrific. Make your own soda. Dramatically improve your health. Save money. Save planetary wear and tear with something sweet, spicy and mellow.

Pink Soda: A No-Alcohol Rose Substitute

July 16, 2022

What to drink with a summer dinner when you don't want alcohol. No red, pink or white wine. No beer. Just something cold and refreshing with a lot of good, interesting flavor. Something you sip slowly. A great pairing with fish or shellfish. Or veal or chicken. Even hot dogs. Cheers!

Chocolate Banana Split Soda. Wow

April 28, 2022

Deeply flavorful, thoroughly refreshing and, yes, kinda sweet soda with a fraction of the sugar calories you'd get in a can of Coke. A low Glycemic Load soda where most of the sweetness comes from banana, not high fructose corn syrup.

What We Can Learn from Ginger Ale

April 6, 2022

You can make a glass of intensely flavorful, thoroughly refreshing and, yes, kinda sweet soda with a fraction of the sugar calories you'd get in a can or bottle of Coke or another industrial soda. This is the gateway homemade soda pop.

Irish Soda. No Bread. Pop.

March 16, 2022

Green soda. Way Better than green beer. Delicious. Five minutes to make a batch that'll keep in the fridge for five days. Just squirt in some sparkling water whenever you want a glass of soda. Make your own. Improve your health. Save money and planetary wear and tear.

Double Hot Chocolate

February 19, 2022

Have a cup of this rich, intensely delicious, spicy hot chocolate that's a low-calorie adult beverage with a Mexican accent. Super fragrant. A viscous, tongue-coating texture without milk or cream. And very healthy.

The Gift of Sparkle

December 2, 2021

Sparkling water. Blow-your-own-bubbles for Better Cheaper seltzer and soda pop. The gift that improves health, saves money and prevents planetary wear and tear. Not bad for something that costs $67 and fits under the smallest Christmas tree.

Watermelon, Mint & Lime: Soda for adults

August 28, 2021

Have a drink. Not a soft drink. Not a hard drink. A just right drink. For a summer afternoon when you don't want alcohol and shouldn't give in to a sugar- or chemical-laced can of soda.

Grow your own wine … substitute

August 21, 2021

Like a very good wine, it's refreshing. It's not sweet. If you were a wine taster-writer, you'd say it has citrus and herbal notes. Just slightly minty. A little flowery. A little earthy. A lovely pale golden color. Hey, I'm not kidding.