Get Smashed Sean Kenyon-Style
11.23.10 by Shirley
Nothing excessive about it: Pack a mixing glass full of fresh fruit, spirits, herbs and muddle, and you’ll get the ever-stylish smash cocktail. It’s an experience you want to remember in the morning.
Read MorePardon Me, Sir, is that Mustard at Your Happy Hour?
11.01.10 by Shirley
If not, it should be. Not only is it the perfect condiment for many of your small plates, it subs into cocktail recipes in place of wasabi, horseradish and ginger. Doubters, reserve judgment until you’ve had a hand-crafted mustard bloody mary.
Read MoreWine Gone Wild: Chai Sangria
08.18.10 by Stacy
It’s not enough to add a little sauce to your pitcher, now you’ve got to add some spice. This recipe uses tea bags to the booze with a memorable zing. Just add wine.
Read MoreSippin’ on Gin and Juice: Pickled Martinis
Garnish your signature cocktail with a chic new accessory: pickled anything. Your breath will reek, but you’ll look hip and your taste buds will be happy. No one likes a close talker anyway.
Read MoreThe Post-Vaca “Detox”
07.28.10 by served raw
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Summer air allows me to let loose any stringent moralities that fall, winter or spring held fast. I find myself indulging in alcohol and smoking more frequently than I’d like. The crushing guilt of the morning after, when I am forced to confront my gray skin, sunken eyes and overall unhealthy feeling, sparked this
Spiked Spreads. Sweet Jesus.
07.28.10 by Shirley
Preservationist Maggie Davidson’s basic recipes for jams and chutneys are simple, but there’s more to their flavor than meets the eye. Taste her unholy take on apple butter laced with brandy and you’ll wonder why you haven’t been boozing up all your spreads.
Read MoreHand-crafted Grenadine: Hello, Rose’s? 2002 Called. You’re Expired.
07.21.10 by Shirley
Add this sweet pomegranate syrup to your sideboard’s lineup of house-made ingredients and begin your cocktail experimentation. Add a touch to your signature drink recipe to off-road your after-5 office detox.
Read MoreNail Your “Salt Tooth” With Veggie Chips
07.16.10 by served raw
Our take: sounds unappealing, tastes great. When you’re craving something savory and crunchy, test-drive the recipes below, proving that sexy snacks don’t have to come out of a bag.
Read MorePickled Berries Separate Men from Boys
07.15.10 by Stacy
Fruit pickles aren’t new (ask the entire Asian continent if you need another opinion), but our unabashed, unbridled obsession with them is. Yes, you can serve pickles or fruit, but the cats bringing the big guns put everything in one sweet-sour bite. Meow.
Read MoreSouped Up Fruit
07.02.10 by served raw
For those who like slurping melted sorbet from their cups and cones, fruit soup is a new way to sip and savor summer produce. A splash of spirits at the end makes it more grown up.
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