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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.

Drinking & Walking: Red Wine Substitute

October 15, 2015

Like a good wine, it's refreshing. It's not sweet. You get "fruit" from apple. Sweet earthiness from beet. And herbal "notes" from sage, rosemary and mint. Really nice to sip with food. Per glass, 100 calories less than wine. And it may lower your blood pressure.

Father’s Day Gifts

June 16, 2015

Just five days left to get this together. Be thoughtful. What do you think Dad would like most? Something to do? Something to eat? Something to use? Here are a few thoughts.

Pineapple-Basil Soda Pop. Much smarter.

May 30, 2015

There's something about fresh pineapple that a blender turns into a creamy, frothy puree. A puree that bubbles into a big, foamy head when you squirt carbonated water into your glass. A big head on a very smart soft drink. Much smarter than a cola that makes you stupid.

Mint Julep Soda

May 2, 2015

I'm not a betting man, but if I were I'd bet you'll like this. Even if you're not having a Kentucky Derby party. Deeply flavorful, thoroughly refreshing and, yes, kinda sweet soda with a fraction of the sugar calories you'd get in a can of Coke.

Green Soda with Fish: Lemon-Basil-Mint

May 26, 2012

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

Banana & Strawberry. Soda. No sodium.

August 23, 2011

Back in the BCS Soda Lab again. Looking for a delicious all-natural soda with no sodium. And a lot of potassium. For Julia's niece. Because her medical condition requires this. Here it is. If your only requirement is great flavor, this one's for you, too.

Slower Sangria

May 28, 2011

Slower to lose its cool. Slower to lose its fruit flavor. Slower to intoxicate you on a hot day. It's all in the ice cubes. Or ice balls. Fresh frozen fruit juice and zest.