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Mad Martinis (Not!)
Post | Kara Newman on 10.19.09 | No Comment
Mad Martinis (Not!)

These days, if you love cocktails it’s assumed you also love the hit TV series “Mad Men,” which in turn assumes you love a good dry martini (gin, natch, not vodka), one of the ad …

Catalina Citrus Sun Tea
Post | Linda Avery on 08.03.09 | No Comment
Catalina Citrus Sun Tea

by Sara Perry
from The Tea Deck
(Chronicle, 2008)
Serves 6 to 8
For a delightful citrus sun tea, simply set a pitcher of water with tea bags in a sunny spot, and within a few hours the clear …

Perfect Iced Tea
Post | Linda Avery on 08.03.09 | No Comment
Perfect Iced Tea

by Sara Perry
from The Tea Deck
(Chronicle, 2008)
Serves 4
Here are two methods for making perfect iced tea every time. Prepared in the traditional manner, with hot water, iced tea often becomes cloudy when chilled. Solution? Add …

Cappuccino
Post | Linda Avery on 07.28.09 | No Comment
Cappuccino

by Daniel Young
from Coffee Love: 50 Ways to Drink Your Java
(John Wiley & Sons, 2009)
Makes 1 espresso shot
This recipe is for an authentic Italian cappuccino. For a larger one, double the quantities. For a milkier …

Greek-Style Frappe
Post | Linda Avery on 07.28.09 | 2 Comments
Greek-Style Frappe

by Daniel Young
from Coffee Love: 50 Ways to Drink Your Java
(John Wiley & Sons, 2009)
Makes 1 serving
For the Greek who lives by this sensationally frothy iced coffee frappe and the non-Greek initiate who swears by …

Latte Macchiato
Post | Linda Avery on 07.28.09 | No Comment
Latte Macchiato

by Daniel Young
from Coffee Love: 50 Ways to Drink Your Java
(John Wiley & Sons, 2009)
Makes 1 serving
Distinct from both a latte and a caffe macchiato, a latte macchiato (pronounced ma-kee-YAH-toh, literally “marked milk”) is a …

Pineapple-Tequila Refresco
Post | Linda Avery on 07.13.09 | No Comment
Pineapple-Tequila Refresco

by Karl Petzke
from Tequila: Myth, Magic & Spirited Recipes
(Chronicle, 2009)
Makes 2 servings

This cocktail has a smoothie-like texture and the flowery, tropical taste of pineapple. The recipe calls for a whole pineapple, so you may want …

Raspberry-Meyer Lemonade with Tequila
Post | Linda Avery on 07.13.09 | No Comment
Raspberry-Meyer Lemonade with Tequila

by Karl Petzke
from Tequila: Myth, Magic & Spirited Recipes
(Chronicle, 2009)
Makes 1 drink

Raspberry lemonade—enlivened with tequila—may be the best of all summer-porch or backyard-patio drinks on a long, hot day. Thin-skinned and fragrant, Meyer lemons give …

Mexican Chocolate Shake with Chipotle and Almond
Post | Linda Avery on 07.10.09 | No Comment
Mexican Chocolate Shake with Chipotle and Almond

by Adam Ried
from Thoroughly Modern Milkshakes
(W.W. Norton, 2009)
Makes about 3 1/2 cups
In this classic Mexican combination of chocolate, almond, cinnamon, and chile I use powdered chipotles, which are dried, smoked jalapeños. The chipotle powder imparts …