These crisp, puffed fried flour tortilla chips are a decadent alternative to store-bought. As with any deep frying, be sure not to fill the pot more than halfway up its sides with oil, or it risks boiling over and igniting.
Originally a blend of tomato juice and vodka, the Bloody Mary has taken to include ingredients as diverse as basil and roasted garlic. I stick with a pretty classic version -- no big surprises.
This recipe comes from Rob Chirico's Hair of the Dog. For more of Rob's great cocktails, buy his Field Guide to Cocktails.
The meat that clings to the fins and collarbones of smoked salmon is sold as lox wings in delis that slice their own fish. To substitute regular smoked salmon, just add it for the last 5 minutes of simmering.
This recipe is part of Andrew Schloss's Sunday Dinners.
These heavenly smelling spiced pistachios will get more crispy as they cool, but good luck keeping your fingers out of them.
Read more about this recipe at Cook & Eat.
Some say this cocktail is named after the Mexican Revolution’s General Augusto Michel, who supposedly drank his beer with hot sauce and lemon juice.
This recipe comes from Rob Chirico's Hair of the Dog. For more of Rob's great cocktails, buy his Field Guide to Cocktails.
Few classic cocktails of such appealing character have such appalling names. The Martini, the Manhattan, the Monkey Gland? Case closed.
This recipe comes from Rob Chirico's Hair of the Dog. For more of Rob's great cocktails, buy his Field Guide to Cocktails.
