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Yum!

President’s Choice has done it again…. Mocktails!

I haven’t tried it yet as I just got the e-mail from PC about it (I’ll try and find it in store tomorrow and let you guys know how I rang my new year with this).

So what is it?  PC claims that it’s a “colourful and refreshing twist on the contemporary raspberry martini, perfect for non-drinkers, designated drivers or for anyone who wants to sip a flavourful non-alcoholic drink. Serve chilled or poured over ice in a stemmed martini glass and topped with a lemon twist.”

Ingredients involved are:  Carbonated water, sugar/glucose-fructose, citric acid, natural flavour, potassium citrate, potassium benzoate, calcium disodium edta, colour.

Check out their nutritional value as well at PC’s website

Don’t you just hate it when your ice comes out of your frezer looking like this??

All cloudy and gross?! Sometimes even smelly?

Ever wonder how restaurants and those packaged ice looks crystal clear??

Here is how:

1. You’ll need a couple bottles of distilled water (have them on hand for the parties)

2. Bring a pot of distilled water to a boil.

3. Let it sit and cool down.

4. Bring it the same pot of distilled water to a boil (so boil it twice!)

5. Let it sit and cool down.

6. Pour the 2x boiled distilled water in your ice-cube trays.

7. Let it freeze!

That’s it! That’s all you need to do! Now you can impress your friends for the next party!!!

Numi is celebrating Fair Trade Month!

From now through 10/31, use our Promo Coupon Code NUMFT9 which is good for 15% off any purchase of Numi’s Fair Trade teas.

Numi’s commitment to Fair Trade products has returned $135,000 directly back to tea farming families to improve their quality of life, aid communinity development and maintain sustainable farming practices.

Ok so as mentioned before, ever since working for a tea company, I am out to try everything tea that’s out there.  Tetley has decided to jump on the single serving wagon and created a liquid tea mix (away from the crystal stuff).

“Tetley Infusions is Canada’s healthy new way to flavour water, a first-of-its-kind, pure and natural liquid tea mix. It instantly dissolves in water for the refreshing taste and goodness of real-brewed, naturally sweetened Tetley tea with no artificial colours, flavours or sweeteners. Flavours include: Green Tea, Green Tea with Pomegranate, Classic Tea with Mediterranean Lemon and White Tea with Blueberry.” – Market Wire

I purchased a box of the basic Green tea flavoured packet the other day. A box of 6 packet 30ml packet is around $4-5 CAD.  Instruction says use 1 packet for 500ml bottle of water.

Well, I just tried it… I’d have to say there is NOTHING natural about it… it tastes SO nasty. It taste like…rotten plum. The only thing I figure made it nasty is their natural sweetener? Natural green tea does not taste like rotten plum!

I’ve tasted the Tetley Iced Tea Pomegranate flavor and it taste delicious…MAYBE…just maybe I’ll give these single serving flavoring another try…but with flavor.

So far…This Green Tea Tetley Infusion = 2 thumbs down!