Lemongrass-lime leaf syrup

This syrup can be used to make soda or as its own for cocktails.

1/4 cup lemon zest (from 6 lemons)
1/4 cup lime zest (from 8 limes)
20 kaffir lime leaves
2 stalks lemongrass, roughly chopped
3/4 cup Simple Syrup (click for recipe)
6 cups soda water, divided

Satan's Circus

2 ounces rye whiskey
3/4 ounce Heering Cherry Liqueur
3/4 ounce Chile-Infused Aperol (see below)
3/4 ounce fresh lemon juice

Shake with ice until outside of shaker is frosty, about 30 seconds. Strain into a coupe glass.

Via Read More http://www.bonappetit.com/recipes/2013/05/satans-circus

For the chile-infused aperol, combine 6 ounces Aperol and 1 halved small red Thai bird chile (including stem and seeds) in a glass and let stand 10 minutes. Taste mixture; let stand 5 minutes longer for more heat, if desired. Strain through a fine-mesh sieve into a small jar.

St. Germain Mimosa

2 cups fresh pink grapefruit juice (from 2-3 grapefruits)
1/2 cup St-Germain (elderflower liqueur)
1/4 cup Campari
1 750-ml. bottle chilled sparkling wine

Combine grapefruit juice, St-Germain, and Campari in a large pitcher. Cover and chill until cold, about 2 hours (can be prepared 1 day in advance).

Divide grapefruit mixture among glasses and top off with sparkling wine.

Via Bon Appetit, http://www.bonappetit.com/recipes/2013/05/522-north-pinckney-cocktail, the 522 North Pinckney Cocktail is an upgraded mimosa named for bar and spirits director Brian Bartels's former address.

Orange Aperol Spritz

1/2 oz Aperol
1/2 oz orange juice
Prosecco
thin orange slices (for garnish)

In lowballs with ice, add Aperol and orange juice, stir together, top with prosecco, garnish with a slice of orange

Via Bon Appetit: http://www.bonappetit.com/recipes/cookingclub/2009/03/orange_aperol_sun

Spring Vegetable Celebration Menu

Spring has been a bit late in showing up here in DC this year, so apologies if we seem to be going a bit… overboard with it.

Sunday: Shrimp and Hearts of Palm Rémoulade (http://www.bonappetit.com/recipes/2012/01/shrimp-and-hearts-of-palm-remo...) with Rhubarb compote (http://www.bonappetit.com/recipes/quick-recipes/2008/05/rhubarb_and_stra...) for dessert

Monday: Bagels and lox with scallion cream cheese

Chicken, Rice and Beans

Chicken Rice and Beans

We originally intended to make this Bon Appetit recipe, but we morphed it to save some time. In the proportions here, this recipe will make two easy week-night meals. The rice and beans can be made the first night and reheated the second. A rotisserie chicken bought on the first night can be reheated in the oven or shredded and "fried" on the stovetop with a bit of olive oil.

1 store-bought rotisserie chicken

2 tablespoons olive oil, divided

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Gin Rickey

DC's signature drink, the Rickey, is "an airconditioner in a glass" as Columbia Room's Derek Brown puts it, and fiendishly simple. While the original uses bourbon, I prefer the gin version.

In a highball with ice, add in:
The juice of a key lime (and both shells, or the juice of 1/2 of a normal lime and a dash of simple syrup or an orange syrup)
2-3 oz of gin - and, for DC's own drink, use Green Hat, DC's own gin.
fill the glass with sparkling mineral water (pellegrino works well)

Sushi

Sushi (crab rolls in the foreground)

SUSHI!

More to follow. Maybe.

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Mimosa

1 part champagne (or other sparkling wine)
1 part orange or other citrus fruit juice

Stirred, served in a tall champagne flute and sometimes garnished with a little grenadine or a cherry in the bottom

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