Cocktail Party

A Portuguese classic, these diminutive shrimp turnovers boast a filling that’s creamy and comforting yet made interesting with a little heat. All tidily packaged in fried dough.

• (4)
• 2 H
• 2 H
• 15

The spirits summoned for this ghostly glow-in-the-dark Jello hail from a bottle, not the supernatural. (It’s just a gin and tonic under a black light. Who knew?!)

• (1)
• 25 M
• 11 H, 35 M
• 34

This is not the Chex mix of your childhood. This is something completely different. And its greatness simply must be experienced to be truly understood.

• Quick Glance
• 25 M
• 1 H, 25 M
• 0

Mint. Muddled. Mine. When we’ve got this gin-based mojito on our minds, those are about the only words we can muster. Well, maybe add “More.”

• (1)
• 5 M
• 5 M
• 12

Yep. We smoked, pickled, and fried these spuds. And we’ve no regrets. David divulges—and indulges—all in this blog post.

• (3)
• 30 M
• 11 H
• 45

Whatever the occasion, whether game day or late-night craving, these unconventionally spiced wings will handle your hankering.

• (2)
• 15 M
• 40 M
• 4

Should red wine go to that popsicle place? Heck yeah. They don’t call ’em sultry summer evenings for nothing. (But please, not your best bottle of Châteauneuf-du-Pape.)

• (1)
• 20 M
• 8 H, 40 M
• 6

Anyone else ready for another weekend? If so, we’ve got an especially seasonal riff on the sultry Spanish sipper that’ll get everyone in the mood…for what, you tell us.

• (1)
• 30 M
• 5 H, 30 M
• 2

Bacon. Bourbon. Boom. The smokiness of cured pork lends its subtle loveliness to the South’s smoothest booze.

• (1)
• 15 M
• 12 H
• 6

Smoky mezcal and Damiana liqueur stand in for gin in this Mexican-inspired riff on the classic Negroni. Caution: You may never go back to your old ways.

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• 5 M
• 5 M
• 0