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Food and Booze

Make Seltzer at Home (Like They Do in the Movies)

by CodyMarch 11, 2010 Food and Booze
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After years and years of watching glamorous movie stars on celluloid float up to their well-appointed bars, drop two ice cubes in a rocks glass, add a generous pour of whiskey, and top it off with a spritz of seltzer hissed from an elegant bottle, I decided that my life was missing a seltzer maker. [...]

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Bottoms Up: The Brooklyn Martini and The Brooklyn Punch

by CodyMarch 1, 2010 Entertaining
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As you may have noticed, I am primarily a bourbon and whiskey drinker. The Brooklyn, one of my all-time favorite bourbon cocktails, is a fine warm-weather treat, but due to the magical warming properties of whiskey, fits the bill perfectly year-round.
Recently challenged to make The Brooklyn, a somewhat labor-intensive cocktail served straight up in a [...]

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No-Fail Peanut Sauce for Every Occasion

by CodyFebruary 18, 2010 Food and Booze
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We all need that recipe in our arsenal that’s not only yummy, but also can be made with items that you always have on hand. This is that for me. And now for you too.
Just got back from vacation? Empty fridge?  Faced with this scenario recently, I whipped up penne with peanut sauce and viola: dinner! [...]

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Valentine’s Day Cookies

by DianaFebruary 8, 2010 Food and Booze
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Just in time for Valentine’s Day… because nothing says “I love you” like triple bypass surgery. Okay, they’re not that bad for you, especially if you follow the original recipe and use carob chips and turbinadot. But really? Carob is not chocolate. In fact, I don’t recommend using any kind of chocolate you wouldn’t willingly [...]

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Fake It to Make It

by LauraFebruary 2, 2010 Entertaining
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No, not love-making related faking.  I know you might have thought that since The Holiday is upon us. But yeah no, I’m not really going to write anything about that. Not in, like, a bitter way or anything.  It’s just that I’m single and have no creative ideas to suggest, so go have dinner and [...]

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Got Hangover?

by CodyDecember 30, 2009 Food and Booze
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We’ve all over-indulged and woken up the next morning feeling less than spritely. Chances are some of you will be feeling that way Friday morning. (Especially if you decide to go through the entire list of our champagne cocktails).
It may be unavoidable, but first off, try to avoid the hangover all together. My top tips: [...]

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POP! Champagne Cocktails for New Year’s Eve

by CodyDecember 29, 2009 Entertaining
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New Year’s Eve just isn’t New Year’s Eve without that *POP* of the cork. All year ’round, whenever I crack open a bottle of bubbly, I say (usually to myself) “Happy New Year!”
For some, though, drinking champagne all night long could be a dangerous and/or costly proposition. By mixing things up a bit and offering [...]

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Bottoms Up: The (slightly modified) Pear Tree Martini (for groups)

by CodyDecember 22, 2009 Entertaining
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Especially if you’re in tight quarters, or on a budget, mixing custom drinks for everyone you’re entertaining (or for yourself while you wrap) can get exhausting, messy, and expensive. Serving one “specialty” cocktail is always a good way to avoid the headache (and price-tag) of an “open bar” at your place. Today’s cocktail recipe is [...]

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Sandy’s Potato Latke Recipe

by CodyDecember 15, 2009 Entertaining
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Always a fan of fried potatoes with salt, I love latkes, but due to the fact that they contain eggs, I rarely get to enjoy them. OMFGstyle contributor Ann Cohen, in the true Hanukkah spirit, generously shared her mom’s potato latke recipe with me. I was faced with the challenge of veganizing it. I have [...]

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Chai on Life

by CodyDecember 10, 2009 Food and Booze
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Nothing like a good pot of chai to warm you and your guests up on a chilly winter evening. This might not be the real way to make authentic chai—I wouldn’t know—but it certainly tastes better than anything you can get at the corner coffee shop. It was my mom’s best friend’s recipe and I [...]

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