PHOTO: SAPNA PUNJABI-GUPTA
Buy Sapna’s chai blend online or at the Coppell Farmers Market. Or make your own with this recipe.
Makes 1 serving
1 cup water
2 thin slices of fresh ginger (about ½-inch thick)
1 whole green cardamom pod
1 teaspoon Indian black tea (see note)
1/3 cup whole milk or non-dairy milk (almond/soy/coconut)
Sweetener of choice (see note)
Begin heating water in a small pot.…
Makes 1 serving
2 dashes Angostura Bitters
½ ounce (1 tablespoon) maple syrup
½ ounce (1 tablespoon) orange juice
¾ ounce (1½ tablespoons) lemon juice
1½ ounces (1 jigger or 3 tablespoons) Texas bourbon
Garnish: Flamed orange wheel and rosemary
In a rocks glass, add first 5 ingredients with ice and stir.…
This bourbon-based cocktail combines the warmth of maple syrup with herbal notes that complement the season.
Makes 1 serving
1 ½ ounces bourbon
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 tablespoon maple syrup
3 to 4 sage leaves, torn, plus a few for garnish
Ice
Trinity Cider Deep Ellum Dry (or any dry hard cider)
Shake first 4 ingredients in a shaker with ice and strain into cocktail glass over rocks.…
From Effortless Entertaining Cookbook by Meredith Steele, Steelehousekitchen.com
Back in the days of flapper dresses and bathtub gin, a cocktail called The Bee’s Knees was secretly sipped on during the grand parties of the Prohibition Era.
Serves 8
¼ cup honey
¼ cup boiling hot water
4 sprigs thyme
2 cups gin
¾ cup fresh lemon juice
In a heatproof container, combine honey, water and thyme and stir until the honey has dissolved.…
