Make Brazilian Limeade With That Last Bit of Condensed Milk
Sweetened condensed milk has two main spheres of use: Desserts and drinks. And while most dessert recipes call for a whole can of the stuff, smaller treats—like fruity shaved ice—and…
Make This Easy, Creamy Four-Ingredient Lemon Dessert
If you saw “lemon curdled cream” listed on a dessert menu, you’d probably pass over it in favor of lava cake. Understandably: “Curdled” is an inherently unsexy word. But while…
You Should Add Eggnog to Your Christmas Morning Pancakes
Photo: Chitaika (Shutterstock) Eggnog is as Christmas as chunky, colorful lights–it’s not for everyone, but some households are all about it. Whether you have a yearly event concocting your family’s…
Class Up Your Christmas Morning Mimosa With Cocktail Bitters
A mimosa is a welcome start to any day, but it’s needed on Christmas morning, just to take the harsh edge off the sound of ripping wrapping paper. The combination…
Put a Turkey Baster in Your Punch Bowl
Photo: Allie Chanthorn Reinmann Holiday parties aren’t complete without snacks, music, and festive drinks. (Oh, and friends too, but back to the drinks.) Selecting the very best holiday drink is…
Winterize Your Gin Cocktail
The martini knows no season, but your brain is very aware of them, and right now your brain is probably craving festive, holiday-themed treats and libations. Cocktail-wise, this usually means…
You Can Make Your Own Mulling Spices
It is autumn, which means you can find fancy little packets of fancy little mulling spices at fancy little grocery stores. They’re convenient, especially if you’re the type of person…
Let Those ‘I-Don’t-Care’ Days Begin With a Fancy Free
Photo: Devojka There are two key signifiers that cement the fact that I am, officially, unambiguously, and regrettably, an adult. It isn’t my age (which, depending on the day and…
You Can Make a Daiquiri (or any Sour) Without Simple Syrup
Back at the beginning of the pandemic, beverage writer David Wondrich did us all a huge favor by tweeting a “Drink of the Day,” live from his kitchen with “who-gives-a-shit…
This Cucumber Gimlet Is a Weekend Necessity
Photo: Devojka If necessity is The Mother of Invention, then it would seem that capitalism is The Father 0f Superfluity. How many skin care lines or podcasts or artisanal gins…