COCKTAILS: Sparkling New Year’s Eve Cocktails

For your imbibing pleasure, we present the final two cocktails of the year. Both are made with your choice of sparkling wine: Cava, Champagne, or Prosecco. Cava and Prosecco are less expensive and work just as well in mixed drinks. First, the Ginger Sparkler, created by New York City caterer Canard, Inc. It combines vodka…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Candy Cane Martini

Turn your Martini into a Candy Cane Martini. Photo courtesy Bagatelle Restaurant | NYC.   You can turn any Martini into a Candy Cane Martini by adding a half ounce peppermint schnaps (or more to taste). At Bagatelle, a bistro with locations in Los Angeles and New York, they’ve turned the concept into what they…
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GIFT: Grand Marnier Cherry

A limited-edition treat: grab a bottle or two. Photo courtesy Grand Marnier.   Grab a bottle of the limited release Grand Marnier Cherry, the new, elegant, complex expression from Grand Marnier. In fact, grab several: one for yourself and others for gifts. Grand Marnier’s famous flavor of wild tropical oranges and fine Cognac is enhanced…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Customize A Holiday Cocktail

Guests can have their favorite alcohol mixed into this holiday cocktail. Photo courtesy Toy Restaurant | NYC.   A number of people we know like to have a signature cocktail at their parties. But what if your guest doesn’t want tequila, vodka or whatever you’ve chosen as the base? Here’s a way to have a…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Uses For Cardamom

Green cardamom. Photo courtesy Suvir Saran | Indian Home Cooking.   Cardamom, a member of the ginger family (Zingiberaceae), is a highly aromatic and flavorful spice from from a plant native to India and its northern neighbors, Bhutan and Nepal. The name derives from the Latin cardamomum and the Greek kardamon, which referred to a…
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