Alcohol & Other Drinks

Don't use your best Champagne for this dessert--any affordable bottle of Cava or Prosecco will do. The key ingredient in this machine-free sorbet is the apricots: Choose the ripest, most fragrant ones you can find.

Pineapple adds sweetness and a tropical twist to this classic mojito. Make sure to choose a ripe one: It should be very fragrant, with no soft spots or bruises. Or use fresh precut pineapple.

Go big with garnishes--it should look like there's a garden growing in there.

Muddled peas add a fresh twist. Pouring through a fine-mesh strainer makes for a clean-drinking cocktail.

It goes without saying, but the sweeter and riper your strawberries, the better this adult slushy will taste (and look).

Martini drinker? Try this Italian take on the Vesper, which uses the slightly sweet aperitif Cocchi Americano.

This wine-spiked whiskey sour is our pick for comeback cocktail of the year.

This cocktail is incredibly simple and incredibly good. Green tea kombucha, homemade (three-ingredient) dill syrup, and vodka are all you need.

This pineapple-mint vodka recipe is pretty much the definition of refreshing.

This lightly sweetened, crepe-like dessert is a great way to end any meal, be it breakfast, lunch, or dinner. It's delicious with crème fraîche or vanilla ice cream.

A hearty, satisfying vegetarian take.

For this steak rub recipe, chef Josef Centeno, of Baco Mercat in Los Angeles, was inspired by the coffee rub his father used to make for grilling steaks. Basting with butter before transferring the pan to the oven helps bloom the dried spices and adds irresistible flavor to the meat.