The Artisan Soda Workshop: 75 Homemade Recipes from Fountain Classics to Rhubarb Basil, Sea Salt Lime, Cold-Brew Coffee and Much Much More [Paperback]

Andrea Lynn (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 31, 2012

FLAVORFUL FIZZY SENSATIONS
Craft amazingly delicious and stunningly creative sodas using natural, gourmet syrups you make at home. Nothing is more refreshing than soda. But why settle for canned carbonation when you can make your own delectable sodas at home? Artisan Soda Workshop shows you how to take soda to the next level by making flavors like:

• Apricot-Cinnamon
• Riesling and Raspberry
• Mango Chile
• Prickly Pear
• Fizzy Cantaloupe Agua Fresca
• Lemon -Thyme
• Plum Vanilla
• Cranberry, Orange and Ginger

With step-by-step instructions and colorful photos, this book’s palate-pleasing recipes make it easy to create your own bubbly concoctions from exotic combinations of fruits, herbs and spices. These thirst-quenching drinks serve up parties bubblier, fill hot days with fizzy fun, and impress even the most discriminating of tastes.

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Obsessed about food from an early age, Andrea Lynn has always been happiest when in the kitchen dabbling with ingredients, making a career in food always in the cards. As a freelance writer and recipe developer, Andrea Lynn's articles and developed recipes have appeared in print and online for numerous publications. After a stint working at a New York Times three-star restaurant, she transitioned into cooking as a personal chef. She has worked as Senior Editor for Chile Pepper magazine and edited recipes for Art Culinaire. Andrea Lynn has a degree in English-creative writing from Agnes Scott College, in addition to a culinary degree from the Institute of Culinary Education.

Product Details

• Paperback: 144 pages
• Publisher: Ulysses Press; Original edition (July 31, 2012)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1612430678
• ISBN-13: 978-1612430676
• Product Dimensions: 5.8 x 0.2 x 7.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #20,836 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Obsessed about food from an early age, Andrea Lynn has always been happiest when in the kitchen dabbling with ingredients, making a career in food always in the cards. As a freelance writer and recipe developer, Andrea Lynn's articles and developed recipes have appeared in print and online for numerous publications. After a stint working at a New York Times three-star restaurant, she transitioned into cooking as a personal chef. She has worked as Senior Editor for Chile Pepper magazine and edited recipes for Art Culinaire. Andrea Lynn has a degree in English-creative writing from Agnes Scott College, in addition to a culinary degree from the Institute of Culinary Education. More information is available at www.andrealynnfoodwriter.com. Follow her on Twitter @AndreaLynn27.

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful

3.0 out of 5 stars Good book if you have a Soda Stream November 20, 2012

By Pacycrochets

Format:Kindle Edition|Amazon Verified Purchase

Basicaly her recipes are only for soda syrups to add carbonation too. If you are expecting to learn how to make a self carbonated soda like the old fashoned gingerales or rootbeers this is not for you.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Great way to make natural sodas and skip the artificial ingredients! October 19, 2012

By Diane Hoffmaster

Format:Paperback

This is a cute little book that is jam packed full of good recipes. The author starts out with a brief introduction that includes information about why you would want to make your own soda. She really stresses the natural ingredients in homemade soda and the fact that you can control just how much sugar you want to put in it. She discusses a few of the basic tools you will need for making the syrups (potato masher, strainer, etc). She recommends a Soda Stream unit for making the sodas but points out that you can use store bought seltzer water. I have a soda stream and can tell you it is incredibly easy to use and a great way to make cheap, carbonated water. You don't NEED one for these recipes but it makes them alot easier to make and more convenient.

I love that the recipes use all sorts of different sweeteners including agave, honey, raw cane syrup, maple syrup or regular sugar. They each have their own characteristics when it comes to flavor so your resulting syrups will also carry a touch of flavor from the sweeteners. The author starts out with 'basic' soda flavors like cola, lemon-lime, etc but quickly moves into unique pairings like kumquat with rosemary or blackberry lavender. When you are making your own sodas, the possibilities are truly endless when it comes to flavors!

Along with traditional syrups there are also things like aqua frescas, shrubs, and even some concentrates for adding to alcoholic drinks like the Hot Buttered Bourbon. You can use the syrups for icecream floats, cocktails, or many other drinks. Personally, I think some of them would go great just drizzled over a bowl of oatmeal!

There are several very attractive photos scattered throughout the book and the recipes are very easy to follow.... If you are interested in switching to a more natural diet but don't see yourself giving up soda, I think you will really appreciate this book!

Disclaimer: I received one copy of this book at no charge in exchange for my honest review. Read more ›

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Unique drinks, great for parties August 1, 2012

By Stef D.

Format:Paperback

What a fun and unique recipe guide. I recently brought a couple jars of various syrups to a July 4 party and I can't tell you how many compliments I got on my contribution. Folks loved mixing the Rhubarb-Grapefruit syrup with vodka--what a hit on a warm summer afternoon! I plan to make syrups my new gift in 2012/13 and am already thinking about the upcoming fall holidays.

Andrea's recipes are easy to follow, ingredients are minimal and the book itself is just so darn cute. This would make a great stocking stuffer (along with a jar of your favorite concoction).

6 of 8 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Make Your Own Soda and Save Money August 8, 2012

By M. G. Gagliano VINE™ VOICE

Format:Paperback

The 411 by Maria:
WOW...I am in love with this book and have made two pints of homemade Fresca already. One for me and one for a friend to try. Pictures to come. It is super easy and shockingly tasty. Who knew?!

I am not a big soda drinker and probably only soda, once a month and not a full glass either but occasionally I enjoy it.

Last year I wanted to get myself a SodaStream but financially there was never enough in the extra cash pile to do so, mostly because there is never an extra cash pile. However, you don't need a Soda Stream to use these recipes if you use Seltzer. As non soda drinkers, we have seltzer in the house most of the time and all these recipes can be used with Seltzer.

There are some pretty interesting ideas here too.

Make your syrup add it to the seltzer and you had homemade soda.

I even loaned the book out to a friend of mine who owns an Inn because I thought the recipes were so unique that she may want to use some of the ideas for specials on her menu.

The homemade Fresca I made was only seltzer, red grapefruit and agave syrup. So easy and delicious.

I am thinking of making myself a jar of Banana-Brown Sugar Syrup to put on top of my morning oatmeal. Sounds so good, I am craving it right now.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Sodastream goes to the next level! December 26, 2012

By Texaricańo

Format:Kindle Edition|Amazon Verified Purchase

Bought the sodastream as a christmas gift but like you have read 1000 times, or discovered first hand, the flavors are lacking... Besides, if you invested the money and time into a do it yourself home fountain you are either being cost conscious or the creative side had a part in what you could do with your own fizzy bubbles.
Well this book was an awesome start. She utilizes a soda stream so she gets it already.... Then moves to cocktails.. A Great start to taking my sodastream to the next level!

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars An interesting book! December 14, 2012

By I. Darren

Format:Paperback

Ready-made beverages are convenient, consistent and satisfy a certain need, but what can be better than the fruit of your own labours? Yet so many of us don't know how to make our own beverages from the ground up.

This slim book can help! Featuring 70 different recipes for soda fountain favourites or "copycats" as the book calls them such as cherry cola and root beer syrup to more spicier things like sea salt-lime syrup, lemongrass syrup and persimmon-black pepper shrub, you certainly won't go thirsty. This reviewer is sceptical to some of the more esoteric recipes on offer but that can be part of the fun of trying something new and possibly liking (or hating?) it.

The book starts with a great introduction and mini history about soda drinks in America, before touching on the health benefits of making your own soda and explaining why this can be such a big deal. Then it is straight onto the recipes, split into six distinct chapters or major types.

The recipes themselves are fairly brief, which acts as testament to their relative simplicity, comprising of a short introduction to the beverage before the ingredients' list and instructions are presented. Unfortunately not every drink has a colour photograph, which is a shame as it would have been great to see how something should appear and help massage the visual taste buds.

There's not a lot more to say! This is an interesting little book, competitively priced, that covers an interesting and often overlooked subject. Why not mix up a soda or two and serve with your next meal at home?