Alcohol & Other Drinks

Seriously, what is this drink?

If you want to mellow this out a bit, use strong coffee or a couple teaspoons of espresso powder instead of the freshly made espresso.

Any dark caramel-flavored liquor will work with this; it’s particularly good with rye whiskey or rum.

This power-breakfast smoothie will be extra smooth if you soak the nuts and oats in water overnight; drain before proceeding.

The secret to juicy, tender, delicately steamed white-meat chicken and squash? Going slow.

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It's the cashmere sweater of winter drinks.

Throwing a Friendsgiving? Meeting the in-laws? Hosting the whole family? Thanks to this handy guide, you'll be juuuust the right amount of buzzed for whatever situation you find yourself in this Thanksgiving.

This may just be the cocktail to end all Manischewitz jokes. You decide.

Two types of rum double the fun in this citrusy punch. If you can’t find kumquats, add another orange.

“Without the oleo-saccharum, the punch would be flat,” Jack McGarry, one of the owners of the Dead Rabbit in NYC, insists. “It’s vital.”

If you’re nervous about igniting the whiskey (honestly, who wouldn’t be), or you have an electric stove, simply let the spirit reduce in the pan. The flavor will be the same. On the other hand, if you’re into kitchen pyrotechnics, just do that step carefully and with the pan extended as far from your body as possible. This was created in partnership with Chef Watson.

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Cubist painter Pablo Picasso was also a prolific sculptor. And his little-known absinthe glass sculptures, currently at the MoMA, reveal what it was like to go to bars in 1914.

Apple cider isn't just for drinking—start with one of these cider cocktails, then use it in everything from whole grains to doughnuts to roasted pork.

Can't decide between coffee or tea? Hot or cold cereal? With this breakfast, you can actually have it all.

If you don’t have any (or don’t like) hazelnuts, try this autumnal treat with coconut flakes, pecans, walnuts, or peanuts—or simply leave them out.

Instead of lemon juice, you can use fresh grapefruit or orange juice; bourbon is a great sub for rye.

If you can remove the lemon peel in one unbroken spiral strip, it will look great in the bowl.

This recipe would also work with small cipolline onions or larger torpedo-shaped shallots.

Let's move this party to the living room: Here's how to stock your home bar with the best bottles of sipping neat and mixing.

These sugared doughnuts are craggy and crunchy on the outside, tender and moist on the inside. Apple butter (not sauce!) is key to their texture and flavor; look for it alongside jams and jellies in the supermarket, or at farmers’ markets, or make your own.

To maximize the tangy flavor of the rye flour, use rye whiskey instead of bourbon.