To get the full aromatic flush and fizzy burn of fresh ginger, you have to make your own ginger beer. It is amazingly simple. There's no sterilization needed, and this method is forgiving - you can actually...
Author: Toby Cecchini
This sweet tea toes the line between just right and puckery sweet. The formula reflects the way my grandmother Leona Johnson made sweet tea: strong tea, lots of lemon juice and even more sugar. Start by...
Author: Vallery Lomas
Sweetened with peaches, freshly puréed or from store-bought juice, this beverage tastes extra refreshing in warm weather. The fruit complements strongly brewed tea, and a little lemon juice further accentuates...
Author: Vallery Lomas
Author: Julia Moskin
Gently seasoned with a touch of chile powder, cinnamon and vanilla, this fragrant hot chocolate recipe is not too sweet and very complex. Using both cocoa powder and chocolate gives the roundest, deepest...
Author: Melissa Clark
Cold-brewed coffee is actually dirt simple to make at home using a Mason jar and a sieve. You just add water to coffee, stir, cover it and leave it out on the counter overnight. A quick two-step filtering...
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Atole, a hot, corn-based drink popular in Central America, provides warmth and comfort when the chilly weather hits. This Mexican-style version, from Veronica Ruiz, a home cook who grew up in Mexico City...
Author: Kiera Wright-Ruiz
Making chocolate milk from scratch is fast, easy and delivers a deep chocolate flavor. The base syrup here doubles down on chocolate, combining unsweetened cocoa powder with chocolate containing 100 percent...
Author: Genevieve Ko
Red drinks are central to Juneteenth celebrations, as the color red represents the blood shed by enslaved people. Strawberry soda is commonly served, but this punch builds on that tradition, adding hibiscus,...
Author: Millie Peartree
This homemade Thai iced tea gets its complex flavor from black tea, rooibos tea, star anise and cloves, and its sweetness from condensed milk. Adapted from the cookbook "Bangkok" by Leela Punyaratabandhu,...
Author: Alexa Weibel
Fudgy, decadent, slightly bitter from the cocoa and very, very creamy, this treat is a cup of hot chocolate good enough to serve to a lactose-free Valentine.
Author: Melissa Clark
The recipe for this batch drink, from Nicole Taylor's book, "Watermelon and Red Birds," includes the juice from a red-fleshed watermelon, ideally from one with seeds. (They can be hard to find; seedless...
Author: Nicole Taylor
A little sweet, lightly sour and a touch briny: This spritz is inspired by the salty lemonade found in Vietnam as a way to beat the heat. Without ice and ginger beer, this mix keeps well in the fridge,...
Author: Alison Roman
This beloved kids' drink was named after the late child star Shirley Temple Black, although she had no involvement in its invention in the 1930s. Saccharine to many adult palates, the grenadine-and-soda...
Author: Becky Hughes
Author: Jacques Pepin
Mai tai recipes call for a seldom-employed artificial almond syrup called orgeat, or orzata, depending on whether you're buying the faux-French version or the faux-Italian one. The problem is that faux-ness....
Author: Toby Cecchini
Light and refreshing with a slight bite from fresh ginger, this cooling cucumber drink is perfect on days when the warmth of the sun bakes everything in its path. A simple syrup of bruised mint and sugar...
Author: Yewande Komolafe
Author: Julia Moskin
Cordials can be a bit cowlick-y, sticking out here and there: kind of tart, kind of sweet, a bit bitter, and all a touch in disarray. But giving them 24 hours to mellow or cure in the refrigerator somehow...
Author: Toby Cecchini
At Gotham Bar and Grill in Manhattan, the house lemonade is flavored with fresh ginger and whatever berries are in season. The ginger lends a peppery note to the combination, whether strawberries, raspberries...
Author: Melissa Clark
This bright beverage, inspired by Caribbean sorrel drink and Mexican agua de Jamaica, is made by steeping hibiscus flowers to extract flavor - and color. It is then lightly sweetened and served chilled,...
Author: David Tanis
Author: William Norwich
A floral twist on a classic, this delicious fizzy limeade is the perfect front-porch sipper on a warm afternoon. The chamomile adds some sunshine to this refresher, and little ones will love it as well....
Author: Cassie Winslow
An evolution of soda water with bitters, think of this as a spin on the gin and tonic. Vegetal cucumber and herby mint replace the botanicals in the gin. If tonic water is too bitter for you, swap in soda...
Author: Alison Roman
Squeezing lemons and limes into watermelon juice and adding some seltzer produces a sparkling watermelon punch. It's a cut above lemonade. Keep a pitcher of it on ice for summer afternoons.
Author: Pete Wells
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Author: Elaine Louie
I got this recipe from my father-in-law. I just love it and wanted to share it. I hope you enjoy it, too.
Author: Kim Vore
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Author: Melissa Clark
What is tonic? Like its partner gin, tonic can be a blend of many different things, depending on the recipe, which is generally proprietary. But, also like gin (which, no matter what other ingredients,...
Author: Eric Asimov
When you don't want an entire pitcher of lemonade hanging about but just one glass will do.
Author: Sue L
Strongly brewed black tea anchors this nonalcoholic take on a classic Dark 'n' Stormy, lending its rich tannins to the final drink. When choosing a black tea, look to Darjeeling, English or Irish breakfast,...
Author: Rebekah Peppler
Author: Amanda Hesser
Funky, salty and exceedingly sour, nimbu pani is a cool reprieve from the sweltering summer days in Lahore and across most parts of South Asia. It also makes for an excellent iftar drink: It's instantly...
Author: Zainab Shah
Horchata is a Latin American beverage that's made by soaking nuts and grains in water then seasoning the mixture with sugar and spices. The drink originated in Spain over 1,000 years ago, but many countries...
Author: Kiera Wright-Ruiz
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Author: Molly O'Neill
My mother-in-law made Iced Tea Punch for my wedding rehersal dinner. Folks have always enjoyed it - it's not to sweet and just plain good.
Author: Carie Turner
There isn't much to the shakerato: a shot of espresso poured over ice cubes and simple syrup, then shaken. But when those three elements are rattled around in a cocktail shaker for what seems like an eternity...
Author: Oliver Strand
Serve this bright, refreshing nonalcoholic mixed drink up in a chilled cocktail glass, or stretch it by pouring it over ice in a lowball glass and topping with a splash of soda water or tonic. However...
Author: Rebekah Peppler
This year, besides the canning jars, I have some really cute Christmas jars from the dollar store! (photo of some on this page). I am excited to get started! I give these as a little gift by themselves...
Author: Colleen Sowa
This recipe is my mother's. Someone in one of my groups wanted a boiled custard recipe and in going thru her recipes I found one in her own writing. She loved boiled custard at Christmas in one of her...
Author: Donna Brown
Author: Melissa Clark
Sweetened, spiced hot tea is sold all over India by chai wallahs, or tea sellers. This version, which is adapted from "Street Food of India" by Sephi Bergerson, is made with black tea, fresh ginger, green...
Author: Julia Moskin
Author: Oliver Strand