Tart, tangy, and nonalcoholic, shrubs are among the best ways to showcase seasonal fruits and herbs. Bright strawberries find balance from dried chiles de árbol, while balsamic vinegar adds a ...

Sip on one of these cold summer drinks to quench your thirst on a hot day. Whether you’re sitting inside to escape the sun or embracing the heat next to the water, we’ve got just what you need in this ...

She wrote an article about shrubs: concentrated, nonalcoholic syrups traditionally made by macerating fruit and sugar in ...

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Stay-Put Cooking is a frequent kitchen dispatch while you're stuck at home social distancing. Check out the archive for more tips and tricks. The fruit smoothie is certainly a fine thirst quencher, ...

Before Prohibition, indeed before the Civil War, one of the most popular alcoholic beverages in America was the shrub. If you've never heard of it you're not alone, as the drink has fallen out of the ...

We have a little more than a month before fall begins. But it's not like Sept. 22 automatically spells relief from Houston heat, as we all know. We need to cool off any way we can. Which is why Kata ...

Cocktail Queries is a Paste series that examines and answers basic, common questions that drinkers may have about mixed drinks, cocktails and spirits. Check out every entry in the series to date. If ...

Shrubs -- they’re not just for hiding in! Tart, acidic and weirdly, wonderfully refreshing, drinking vinegars known as “shrubs” are finding a savory home on a growing number of Los Angeles drink menus ...

There are only a few certainties in life: Death. Taxes. The fact that locally-grown strawberries always taste better than the ones at the grocery store. How many times have you picked out a carton of ...