Beverages
Two Minute Eggnog
Ingredients Serves 4 to 6 2 pints premium-quality vanilla ice cream 1/2 cup rum, cognac, or bourbon or more to taste Pinch freshly grated nutmeg Place the ice cream in a large covered glasss or stainless steel bowl in the refrigerator to thaw. Stir in the rum or desired flavoring…
Two Minute Eggnog
Serves 4 to 6 2 pints premium-quality vanilla ice cream 1/2 cup rum, cognac, or bourbon or more to taste Pinch freshly grated nutmeg Place the ice cream in a large covered glasss or stainless steel bowl in the refrigerator to thaw. Stir in the rum or desired flavoring…
Deep Hot Chocolate
The most extraordinarily delicious hot chocolate I have ever consumed was served at a teahouse called Angelina’s near the Louvre in Paris. Dubbed chocolat africain, it was so rich you could nearly stand a spoon in it. I am not quite sure how they make it, but I suspect from…
Watermelon Screwdrivers
Serves 4 to 6 Hands-on time: 20 minutes Total preparation time: 4 1/2 hours (Due to freezing) 1 pound cubed watermelon flesh, about 5 cups 1 quart orange juice, preferably fresh 3/4 cup vodka or to taste Remove all the seeds from the watermelon and place in a blender.…
Looking for a show stopping drink for your holiday? Look right here.
The secret to Amanda Cohen’s (of @dirtcandy) Kentucky Lemonade is 1. Roast your lemons and 2. Bourbon. And how does it get that unusual color? Well you’ll just have to check out the recipe.
Ginger Beer and Dark and Stormy
DIY GINGER BEER Note: We recommend using the smaller amount of sugar the first time you make this recipe. Makes about 1 quart 1 quart water 1 cup coarsely chopped ginger Zest and juice of one lime Zest and juice of 1 orange 1 ¼ – 2 cups sugar 3…
Another Discovery from the Fancy Food Show; fresh coconut water right from the coconut!
I drank fresh coconut water right out of the coconut (ridiculously refreshing) at Melissa’s Produce, a company out of California, that brings all sorts of unusual fruits and vegetables to supermarkets around the country. Sometimes known as a Fire Coconut, these coconuts are a product of Vietnam. Here’s what Melissa’s…
10 Day Limoncello
10-DAY LIMONCELLO Recipe courtesy of Chef Kathryn Kelly Makes one 750-ML bottle of Limoncello Hands on preparation time: 30 minutes Total preparation time: 10 days 5 fresh, unwaxed lemons 1 (750-ml) bottle of good vodka 2 cups sugar 1 cup water DAY ONE: Wash the lemons well. Using a vegetable…
Kentucky Lemonade
Hands-on-time: 10 minutes Total prep time: 55 minutes There are two secrets to making great lemonade: Secret #1 – Roast your lemons. Secret #2 – Bourbon. Fortunately, this recipe incorporates both those tips to deliver one of the greatest summer taste sensations of them all: Kentucky Lemonade. You can use…
Cool Summer Drinks
It’s summertime, the sun is blazing, and, if you’re lucky, you’re sitting on the beach or by the pool. But wherever you are, city or country, there’s one thing you want more than anything else: an ice-cold drink. Three of my favorites appeared in Sara Moulton Cooks at Home and…
Watermelon Screwdriver
It’s summertime, the sun is blazing, and, if you’re lucky, you’re sitting on the beach or by the pool. But wherever you are, city or country, there’s one thing you want more than anything else: an ice-cold drink. This one fits the bill, especially if you take the trouble to…
Fresh Lemonade
This trio of summertime beverages can offer a time out from the latest heat wave. Try my Fresh Lemonade plain, with fresh berries, or crushed fresh mint. Special ice cubes intensify the flavor of my Watermelon Screwdriver and Frozen Café au Lait. The Fresh Lemonade recipe follows; you’ll find the…
Frozen Café au Lait
This is my homemade version of the frozen coffee drinks that have become hugely popular at the gourmet coffee franchises in the last few years. As lip-smackingly good as the commercial concoctions, mine is also much lower in calories because it doesn’t use cream or half-and-half and it isn’t loaded…