Making an adult soda is an easy way to add some zing to any fruit juice you may have on hand. My definition of adult soda is a drink consisting of sparkling water mixed with a fruit juice. A good general rule is to use a 1:1 ratio of juice to water, but this varies depending on how sweet the juice is. I certainly didn't invent this concoction, but I started making it because drinking sparkling water by itself hurts my mouth. The bubbles, people! They're lethal. Emily of Just Eat Food makes a refreshing grapefruit soda with some fresh orange and grapefruit. A good way to get your citrus on. Just between you and me, I also think...
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I go crazy for curd. I will happily sit with curd, eating spoonfuls of it with cookies, pound cake, ice cream, or a mix of all three. Did you know curd goes with pretty much anything good in the universe? So of course, when I saw Hannah, of Honey & Jam, and her gorgeous grapefruit curd, I was smitten. I've only made lemon and lemon-lime curd before, so I'd love to try her version. Seriously though, watch out. I've sat down with a fresh batch of curd before and two hours later all I'm left with is a dirty spoon and cookie crumbs. It's both beautiful and sad....
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[xkcd, via Tim Murtaugh's Excuse for a Blog]...
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