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  • Bitters for My Birthday from Brooklyn Hemispherical Bitters

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    One of my favorite birthday gifts this year was a selection of Brooklyn Hemispherical Bitters to dose the SodaStream seltzer I drink all day long. Rhubarb has always been a favorite flavor for me and who wouldn't love Black Mission Fig, but the standout is the Sriracha bitters. 

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    My current afternoon pick-me-up mixture is a slice or two of local, young ginger from Old Friends Farm with a few drops of Sriracha bitters – just the thing to keep you going through a long session of photo editing. 

    I'm also tinkering with bitters as a flavor enhancer in my cooking. When I master a use, I'll tell you about it right here.

    My supply came from Formaggio South End. But, if you're one of our readers from elsewhere in the country, the Brooklyn Hemispherical Bitters website has a list of places where you can buy their products.

    Do you have an Amazon Gift Certificate to use? Or do you need to buy one for a Birthday or Holiday Gift? Remember to click over to Amazon from here to support this site!

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    Words: Penny Cherubino
    Photography: © 2013 Penny Cherubino  

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  • Flavoring Homemade Seltzer: An Archived Readers’ Choice

    For the past two weeks, many readers have been finding our posts about living with a Soda Stream Seltzer Maker.

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    A favorite seems to be Flavor Your Home-Made Seltzer. So, we thought we would spotlight that one, for those who missed it, and do an update with Penny’s new favorite flavors.

    Fee Brothers Rhubarb Bitters is currently leading the pack as the flavor du jour. A couple of shakes of this lovely concoction will flavor a tall glass with just a hint of sweet/tart balance.

    And, of course, delicious little clementines can add a dash of taste in so many ways. You can drop a couple of segments in the glass, strip off some zest and drop that in, or cut one in half and squeeze in the juice.

    Here’s the original flavor post with more ideas, plus two more related posts:

    Flavor Your Home-Made Seltzer

    Cool as a Cucumber Summer Sips

    How Sodastream Set Me Free!

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    Words: Penny & Ed Cherubino
    Photography: © 2013 Penny Cherubino  

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  • Flavoring Homemade Seltzer: An Archived Readers’ Choice

    For the past two weeks, many readers have been finding our posts about living with a Soda Stream Seltzer Maker.

    DSC_1615 - Version 22013-01-08-rhubarb-bitters-fee- bros-seltzer-clementines-© 2011 Penny Cherubino

    A favorite seems to be Flavor Your Home-Made Seltzer. So, we thought we would spotlight that one, for those who missed it, and do an update with Penny’s new favorite flavors.

    Fee Brothers Rhubarb Bitters is currently leading the pack as the flavor du jour. A couple of shakes of this lovely concoction will flavor a tall glass with just a hint of sweet/tart balance.

    And, of course, delicious little clementines can add a dash of taste in so many ways. You can drop a couple of segments in the glass, strip off some zest and drop that in, or cut one in half and squeeze in the juice.

    Here’s the original flavor post with more ideas, plus two more related posts:

    Flavor Your Home-Made Seltzer

    Cool as a Cucumber Summer Sips

    How Sodastream Set Me Free!

    What’s on your Green Living Shopping List? Remember to click over to Amazon from here to support this site!

      

    Details:

    Words: Penny & Ed Cherubino
    Photography: © 2013 Penny Cherubino  

    Note on Comments: We monitor comments constantly and anything that is pure spam, inappropriate, or nasty is swept away. In addition to readers comments, we welcome hearing from the people, places, and services we cover. Often those add a great insights for our readers. As long as it doesn’t become a pure ad, we’d love to hear from you.

    Related articles
    Have a Bubbly New Year!
    Watching the Frog Pond Skaters…
    Here’s Where You’ll Find Yesterday’s Attention to Detail Clue
    Leaves and Angles
    Enhanced by Zemanta

  • Flavoring Homemade Seltzer: An Archived Readers’ Choice

    For the past two weeks, many readers have been finding our posts about living with a Soda Stream Seltzer Maker.

    DSC_1615 - Version 22013-01-08-rhubarb-bitters-fee- bros-seltzer-clementines-© 2011 Penny Cherubino

    A favorite seems to be Flavor Your Home-Made Seltzer. So, we thought we would spotlight that one, for those who missed it, and do an update with Penny’s new favorite flavors.

    Fee Brothers Rhubarb Bitters is currently leading the pack as the flavor du jour. A couple of shakes of this lovely concoction will flavor a tall glass with just a hint of sweet/tart balance.

    And, of course, delicious little clementines can add a dash of taste in so many ways. You can drop a couple of segments in the glass, strip off some zest and drop that in, or cut one in half and squeeze in the juice.

    Here’s the original flavor post with more ideas, plus two more related posts:

    Flavor Your Home-Made Seltzer

    Cool as a Cucumber Summer Sips

    How Sodastream Set Me Free!

    What’s on your Green Living Shopping List? Remember to click over to Amazon from here to support this site!

      

    Details:

    Words: Penny & Ed Cherubino
    Photography: © 2013 Penny Cherubino  

    Note on Comments: We monitor comments constantly and anything that is pure spam, inappropriate, or nasty is swept away. In addition to readers comments, we welcome hearing from the people, places, and services we cover. Often those add a great insights for our readers. As long as it doesn’t become a pure ad, we’d love to hear from you.

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    Have a Bubbly New Year!
    Watching the Frog Pond Skaters…
    Here’s Where You’ll Find Yesterday’s Attention to Detail Clue
    Leaves and Angles
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  • Romancing the Rhubarb

    It was a rhubarb spring for me. Looking at the photos I took during an early season trip to Provincetown, a big smile crossed my face as I recalled taking these pictures early one morning in our Chandler House kitchen, before enjoying a perfect breakfast.

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    That little, lovely jar, shining in the morning sun, was full of rhubarb preserves from PB Boulangerie in Wellfleet.

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    We always stop there on our way into P-Town to supply ourself with their crusty baguettes, buttery croissants, and bike trail cookies. 

    These oh-so-satisfying, sweet/tart preserves (made by the owner's mother when she visits from France) inspired me to seek out rhubarb in other forms all spring.

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    I bought fresh rhubarb at the Copley Square Farmers' Market and, following my Grandpa's lessons, turned it into a rhubarb compote. He didn't actually use recipes. He just cut the rhubarb in his back yard, removed the leaves, washed it, chopped it, and then cooked it down with a bit of cinnamon, nutmeg, and a touch of water. 

    Here is a basic recipe. But, read the comments. There are great ideas there that I'm going to try.

    I've spotted strawberry rhubarb pies at the markets. Barbara Hamiltion of Hamilton Orchards said she's planning to make some rhubarb preserves and may even make some with low sugar or honey for those who like a touch of sour.

    On my tasting list are Fee Brothers Rhubarb Cocktail Bitters, Rhubarb soda, and– when she makes them– Vianne Chocolat's Raspberry Rhubarb Truffles!

    What's on your rhubarb shopping list? Remember to click over to Amazon from here to support this site!

         

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