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July 17, 2011

A Refreshing Alternative to Soda

beverages alternative sodas

Tired of that same old diet soda? Here’s a fun, healthy and flavorful alternative. IZZE esque is a low-calorie carbonated beverage made of 25% fruit juice and sparkling water. At 50 calories per 12 ounces it is light and fruity, sans the cloying sweetness of some sodas and juices. The IZZE Beverage Company is debuting a new watermelon flavor [...]

June 26, 2011

Herb Garden Lemonade

Print Herb Garden Lemonade Author: culinarythymes.com Recipe Type: beverage Prep Time:  10 mins Total Time:  10 mins Serves: 6   Ingredients 6 lemons, juiced 2 quarts water 1 cup sugar 1 lemon, thinly sliced lemon basil and mint for garnish Instructions Combine the lemon juice, water and sugar. Add the lemon slices and fresh herbs for garnish and [...]

June 26, 2011

Indika’s Spiced Lassi

Print Indika’s Spiced Lassi Author: Recipe courtesy of Anita Jaisinghani, chef/owner of Restaurant Indika, located in Houston, http://www.indikausa.com. Recipe Type: beverage Prep Time:  10 mins Total Time:  10 mins Serves: 6   Ingredients 1 lbs. plain whole milk yogurt 2½ cups water ½ tsp ground cumin ¼ tsp Indian rock salt, or kosher salt ¼ tsp black pepper [...]

February 12, 2010

More on Chocolate, Less Guilt!

If you’ve overindulged a bit in chocolate this month, don’t beat yourself up too badly about it. You’ve probably heard there are health benefits to chocolate, dark chocolate, that is. To get to the heart of the matter, I asked registered, licenced dietitian Catherine Kruppa, who works out of The Houstonian Hotel, Club & Spa, to [...]