Category: Cocktails & Spirits

RECIPE: Fruit Salad With Shrimp

Posted on by thenibble

We really like this idea from RA Sushi: A shrimp salad with watermelon cubes, kiwi slices, tangerine segments, baby arugula leaves and microgreens (you can substitute sprouts or herbs). RA Sushi serves it as an entrée, with a Watermelon Margarita to wash it down (the Margarita recipe is below). The fruit salad dressing recipes below…
Continue reading “RECIPE: Fruit Salad With Shrimp” →

FOOD FUN: Watermelon Sushi

Posted on by thenibble

We just finished National Watermelon Month (July), but National Watermelon Day is coming up on August 3rd. Here are two ways to enjoy it that may not yet be in your repertoire.   WATERMELON SUSHI ROLL Mango has been a familiar ingredient in sushi rolls for years. But it’s summertime, the season for for watermelon.…
Continue reading “FOOD FUN: Watermelon Sushi” →

Pisco Punch Recipes For Pisco Day

Posted on by thenibble

[1] Pisco Portón, one of the finest pisco brands (photo © Caraved Pisco). [2] Pisco Punch. Here’s another version of the recipe using pineapple gum syrup (photo © Liber & Co.).   Pisco (PEE-skoe), the national spirit of Peru, is celebrated with two holidays each year: Pisco Day on the fourth Sunday of July, and…
Continue reading “Pisco Punch Recipes For Pisco Day” →

TIP OF THE DAY: Know Your Tequilas

Posted on by thenibble

Tequila sales in the U.S. have exploded with the popularity of the Margarita, one of America’s most popular cocktails. The “Margarita glass” is used in Mexico for all tequila-based mixed drinks. Photo courtesy WiseGeek.   For National Tequila Day, July 24th, expand your knowledge of tequila. It’s not just a Margarita mixer, but comprises five…
Continue reading “TIP OF THE DAY: Know Your Tequilas” →

RECIPE: Spicy Pineapple Cocktail With A Special Garnish

Posted on by thenibble

A spicy pineapple-tequila cocktail with chile liqueur. Photo courtesy Butter & Scotch | Brooklyn.   At our request, mixologist Allison Kave of Butter & Scotch in Brooklyn sent us the recipe for her Grilled Pineapple Cocktail. The cocktail itself isn’t grilled, but the garnishes are. Allison uses a mix of tequila and mezcal, plus Ancho…
Continue reading “RECIPE: Spicy Pineapple Cocktail With A Special Garnish” →