Beverages

Hot Cocoa Mix

Best-Ever Hot Cocoa Mix
Source of Recipe
From Cook's Country February/March 2007
Serves/Makes/Yields
about 20 servings

We wanted a recipe for hot cocoa that was creamy, rich, and big on chocolate flavor. Nonfat dry milk lent our Hot Cocoa Mix recipe a sweet dairy flavor, especially when we reconstituted the mix with hot milk instead of hot water. Confectioners’ sugar worked best in our recipe because it dissolved quickly, and cornstarch helped thicken the hot cocoa. And for complex chocolate flavor and a soft, creamy texture, we used a combination of white chocolate and cocoa powder.

Horse's Neck

Horse's Neck
Source of Recipe
http://cocktails.about.com
Serves/Makes/Yields
1 drink

The key to a Horse's Neck is the lemon peel which hangs off the rim of the glass and resembles the neck of a horse hanging into the drink. Sometimes brandy is used instead of bourbon or it can served as a mocktail, which is what I believe was its original intention. For that simply skip the liquor and you'll have a fancy ginger ale.

White Sangria

This sangria takes five to 10 minutes to assemble in a large pitcher. Take the time to prepare it in the morning so the sangria has several hours to develop its fruity flavor. Pull it out when dinner is ready to serve that evening.

Peanut Limeade

Recipe Photo: Peanut Limeade
Source of Recipe
New York Times, 04/10/2012 - Adapted from Roberto Santibañez
Serves/Makes/Yields
4 servings

Make sure your limes are well washed. Cut limes into fourths and put them in a blenders jar together with the peanuts, the sugar and  water; blend at high speed for around 45 seconds until all ingredients are finely crushed. Strain mixture through a fine mesh strainer and into a glass jar, pressing down on the solids to obtain as much liquid out as possible. Incorporate the remaining water and stir well. Divide ice cubes into 4 large tumblers, garnish each with a lime wheel, pour in 2 tablespoons of rum into each if using and fill glasses with the peanut lemonade stir and enjoy.

Latté - Using Cold Brew Espresso Coffee

Recipe Photo: Latté - Using Cold Brew Espresso Coffee
Source of Recipe
toddycafe.com
Serves/Makes/Yields
1

Latté - cold brew espresso coffee beans in your Toddy- coarse grind

Steam 8 ounces of 2% milk (185 degrees) in a stainless pitcher
Pour steamed milk into your cappuccino cup

Cold-brewed Tea Concentrate (Toddy)

Recipe Photo: Cold-brewed Tea Concentrate (Toddy)
Source of Recipe
http://www.toddycafe.com
Serves/Makes/Yields
six cups (48 fluid ounces) of tea concentrate.

FILL - The Toddy brewing container is designed to hold 1/2 lb. of loose tealeaves and (9) nine cups (72 fluid ounces) of water.

Cold-brewed Coffee Concentrate (Toddy)

Recipe Photo: Cold-brewed Coffee Concentrate (Toddy)
Serves/Makes/Yields
6 cups of coffee concentrate

For the best flavor, start with coarsely ground coffee beans (fresh roasted is best) and filtered water.  The Toddy brewing container is designed to hold (1) one pound of coffee and (9) nine cups (72 fluid ounces) of water. (If your coffee is packaged in sizes larger or smaller than one pound, see note below for detailed proportion suggestions.)

 

Coffee Milkshake

Coffee Milkshake
Source of Recipe
msnbc.msn.com

Cold-brewed coffee has far more potential for cooking, including desserts.

Pomegranate-Ginger Champagne Cocktail

Recipe Photo: Pomegranate-Ginger Champagne Cocktail
Source of Recipe
Bon Appétit | December 2004
Serves/Makes/Yields
4

Look for pomegranate juice in the juice aisle or fresh juice section of the supermarket.