Make-It-Mine Mulled Wine
The best thing about this mulled wine recipe is that you can customize it to your favorite flavors (or whatever you ve got on hand). Simply pick your spices, wine, fruit and type of juice from our suggestions and let it simmer in your slow cooker. Up your hot alcoholic drink skills even more by adding brandy, bourbon or spiced rum. Raspberry Cocoa with Hazelnut Cream
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Spike your hot cocoa with chocolate-hazelnut spread (and, oh yeah, raspberry liqueur) for a party in a glass. This cozy hot chocolate recipe stays warm in the slow cooker so you can enjoy it all evening long. Of course, you can also serve some variations of hot chocolate for non-alcohol drinkers.
How to Make French Press Coffee
It s not a hard process to make French press coffee, but it s important to follow some essential steps to avoid a bitter, murky cup. This is my go-to method for making my daily pot of French press coffee. For reference, these instructions are for an 8-cup French press ($40, Amazon). Adjust the measurements to the amount you want or the size of your pot. Step 1: Boil Water
Whether making coffee or tea, it s important to use freshly-boiled, filtered water. Any kettle will work, but a gooseneck kettle ($35, Amazon) with a long spout is ideal for making French press or pour-over coffee because it controls the flow of water better and avoids spillage. Boil enough water to fill the pot, in this case, 32 ounces.
How to Bake Pork Chops Using Our Test Kitchen s Tried-and-True Method Whip up a delicious dinner from scratch in no time with quick-cooking pork chops. Learn our best tips and tricks on how to bake pork chops, including the crucial information of how long to bake pork chops (because tough, dry pork chops are the worst!). Of course, we also include the juicy details for breaded baked pork chops, too because we know you love them and the reduced guilt from not frying. By Sheena Chihak and Katlyn Moncada Updated December 16, 2020 Each product we feature has been independently selected and reviewed by our editorial team. If you make a purchase using the links included, we may earn commission.
We will enthusiastically devour an entire cheese plate any time of year, but they can be extra delicious around the holidays. The humble cheese plate has been elevated in recent years to decadent charcuterie boards filled with cold meats, nuts, and fruit in a beautiful display. And it turns out, we re not the only ones who love a good holiday board searches for cheese boards and charcuterie spike at the end of December every year.
This year, we re seeing holiday spirit (and impressive food-styling skills) in food boards that go above and beyond our expectations. Christmas charcutewreath boards (meat and cheese boards styled to look like a holiday wreath) and hot cocoa boards are just a couple of creative spreads we ve spotted in the holiday season.
Native to certain states of Mexico, mezcal is making its way North onto cocktail menus all over the country. In fact, Business Wire predicts the market demand for the agave-based alcohol will grow by more than $980 million in the next four years. But what is mezcal, anyway? If you re like me and not a mixologist or well-versed in types of alcohol, you might wonder what the difference is between mezcal and tequila. They are both agave-based spirits, after all. While this is true, their succulent plant roots are the only relation shared. There are more than 200 varieties of agave. Tequila is solely made from blue Weber agave. Mezcal is made from one (or a combination) of about 30 types of agave that are roasted and fermented. Tequila is a type of mezcal (aka all tequila is mezcal), but all mezcal isn t tequila. Still confused? Totally fine. Read on to learn more about mezcal as well as some delicious ways to drink it if you decide to give it a try.