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314/365. wait, what? 30 year old la croix sparkling water is the hot, new beverage trend?

314/365. wait, what? 30 year old la croix sparkling water is the hot, new beverage trend?

it started about six months ago on social media. seemingly overnight people were overflowing wit their love of la croix sparkling water and tweeting pictures of being in heaven with their tech startup fridge being stocked full of the product that’s been around since before more than a few of their employees were born. could it be that the beverage originally founded and marketed by a local brewery, g. heileman brewing company, in la crosse, wisconsin is the hot, new beverage trend?

sure enough, the new york times is ON IT, gizmodo is running cocktail recipe articles, grubaholic says its taking over and bloomberg recently jumped in with how la croix beat coke and pepsi in the sparkling water wars.

we’re such beverage hipsters, we’ve been drinking it for almost 10 years since we first discovered it after moving to southwest wisconsin 🙂

312/365. thinking about pistachios.

312/365. thinking about pistachios.

munching on some pistachios, thinking about how a nut that’s been cultivated since at least 6,750 B.C. could explode in popularity with farmers and consumers. they’re everywhere and were even featured in a super bowl commercial with stephen colbert! it’s an interesting, evolving story that includes the owner of fiji water and pom wonderful, the california drought and other climate change issues and the iran deal.

310/365. recipe: maple eggnog with freshly grated nutmeg.

310/365. recipe: maple eggnog with freshly grated nutmeg.

since we’re getting into the swing of eggnog season, i thought it’d be fun to do a semi-occasional series on some of my favorite eggnog drink recipes. some will probably contain alcohol, but not this one. it’s super simple to make and really tasty. resist the temptation to overdo the maple syrup. the ratios provided give the eggnog just the right amount of maple flavor without overpowering it.

ingredients
1/2 C organic valley eggnog
1T maple syrup
freshly grated nutmeg

directions
combine eggnog and maple syrup and chill. top with grated nutmeg and enjoy!