Why Alka-Seltzer Is a Cleaning Secret Weapon
Photo: Serhii Moiseiev (Shutterstock) It has probably seen you through indigestion and hangovers, but Alka-Seltzer can do more than settle your stomach: It can also help clean your home. In…
11 of the Best Old-Timey Sodas to Drink This Summer
If you’re bringing cold drinks to the beach or barbecue this summer, don’t pack the cooler with boring Cokes and 7-Ups. Mark yourself as a person of distinction by shoving…
The Secret to New York Deli-Style Cream Cheese Is Seltzer
I don’t claim to be a great authority on bagels. I wasn’t even aware they existed until I moved from Aberdeen, Mississippi to Los Angeles at the tender age of…
Hack Your SodaStream for Cheaper, Better Tasting Bubbles
Early in the pandemic, as people were desperately searching for toilet paper, I was whining about a far less critical asset: SodaStream canisters. They’d become impossible to source, and the…
This Is the Best Way to Drink Diet Coke
If the Cult of Diet Coke were an actual cult, I would be its Squeaky Fromme (totally devoted, weirdly hot). Some of my earliest foodie memories are of pairing Diet…
How to Make Your Own Ranch Water
Photo: Agave Photo Studio (Shutterstock) Before we hit legal drinking age, my best friend and I usually hung out with her older boyfriend and his older friends, mostly because they…
Your Next Seltzer Needs Some Jam
Photo: Shutterstock (Shutterstock) Seltzer, or sparkling water if you’re fancy (“spicy water” if you’re my kid), has been having a moment since at least 2016. At my Target, there is…