Tag: lime

  • Our Collection of 7 Cooling Tips for Hot Days!

    With years of posts behind us, we sometimes forget how many tips we have for something like a heat wave. Here's what you need to know for the temperatures they're forecasting for the next few days.

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    Bonus tip: go find a cool place to sit and relax like a dock along the Charles!

    Cool Summer Sips – A couple of cool drink ideas to welcome summer to Boston

    Someplace Cool to Walk… If you still want to get some exercise, we have some air-conditioned paths to follow.

    Surviving a Heat Wave – What You Need to Know – Tips from everyone from the city to the CDC.

    Cool Food for a Hot Day - One of our favorite hot day suppers

    Miss lilibeth and Gisselle are Issuing a Hot Car Alert – Be sure to protect your pets inside and out!

    Poached Chicken Becomes Curried Chicken Salad – Another cool supper and you can make it with take-out chicken too!

    Maggie says, “Drink Up!” – Tips on giving your dog a drink when you're out and about.

    What's on your Summer heat shopping list? Shop Amazon – Get Ready for Summer – Everything You Need and support this site!

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    Words: Penny & Ed Cherubino
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  • Flavor Your Home-Made Seltzer

    Seltzer is my drink of choice and I'm a fussy drinker. Ed told you a while ago how much he loves our Soda Stream Soda Maker.  He used to lug those cases of selzer for me, now I just make it with my SodaStream.

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    I like my seltzer very fizzy and with a touch of tart flavor. My favorite water flavor profile has always been a few dashes of Angostura Bitters and a squeeze of fresh lime. In summer I may switch to cucumber.

    Lately, I've been experimenting with the ever growing selection of bitters that the cocktail culture has brought to the market. I like some of the Fee Brothers Bitters flavors, lime is my current favorite.

    Update October 2015: My new favorite bitters addition is Bittermens Boston Bittahs. I'll do a new post about this bitters and the company who makes it soon, but for now, give it a try if you see it on local shelves or do as I do when I can't find it and buy it from Amazon.

    Over the weekend a friend and I discussed alternative ways to add flavor without sweetness to seltzer. She put me onto a bit of pomegranate molasses or flavored tea to the glass. (Thanks Liz!)

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    Our conversation sent me searching for new ideas. And, I found a great blog, Former Chef with some wonderful ideas for flavored seltzers. I can't wait to try this ginger mix. Thank you, Chef Kristina! Keep those great flavors coming our way!

    Tummy Tamer Soda Syrup; Orange, Mint, Ginger and Anise

    Homemade Ginger Syrup and the SodaStream Soda Maker

    Home Made Key Lime Syrup

    (Be sure to explore the archives when you visit Former Chef, there's lots of great food information on those pages!)

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    Ed is a straight water guy. No flavor or bubbles needed. But, he was always willing to indulge my love of sparkle. And, I'm sure he's happy now that he only has to carry tiny bottles of bitters to keep me supplied with my favorite flavors. 

    Related Posts:

    Cool as a Cucumber Summer Sips

    How Sodastream Set Me Free!

    What's on your food lover's shopping list?

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    Words: Penny & Ed Cherubino
    Photography: © 2012 Penny & Ed Cherubino  

  • Pomelo Season: Readers’ Choice

    Thanks to BostonZest readers, we remembered to look for pomelos last week. As the BostonZest archives grow and grow, we're letting readers' choices guide us to favorites from the past. If you come across a post you think should get a new spotlight, let us know. This post is from our archives but the fruit is around and still wonderful.

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    Here's the beautiful, heavy, lush pomelo we brought home from Whole Foods on River Street in Cambridge. We added a tangerine and lime to give you an idea of the size.

    Add a comment to let us know if you spot Pomelos where you shop. Sometimes they can be hard to find.

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    Here's an even better measure of the size– this one is just 17 inches around. And, this is not the largest one we've had, it's average!

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    Inside is the prettiest pink citrus fruit!

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    The rind is very thick, and you can break the fruit into lovely pieces that are perfect when mixed with some romaine lettuce, toasted almond slices, and a raspberry vinaigrette dressing.

    To learn more about Pomelos, here are links to those previous posts our readers were viewing…

    6a00e54fc42bb8883400e55234b2398834-800wi River Street Whole Foods has Pomelos

    6a00e54fc42bb88834010535efc5b1970b-320wi Florida Pomelos At Costco

    What's on your food lover's shopping list?

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    Photos: © 2008-2011 Penny Cherubino