230 ice see Recipes

golden rum, simple syrup (see note ), lime juice, freshly squeezed, passion fruit juice, orgeat (almond-flavored syrup), angostura bitters, crushed ice, blue curacao, orange and lime wheels, for garnish

ingredients for basic butter cookies, decorating icing (optional), ing in various colors (optional), garnish: edible glitter and nonpareils (see cooks note, below)

pineapple chunks with any juice (see notes), chopped peeled fresh ginger, vanilla ice cream, rum (optional)

crushed ice, cranberry sauce (see below ), bourbon whiskey, brandy-based orange liqueur (such as grand marnier), aromatic bitters, cold water

blanched almonds, coconut (aussie cup is 250 mls), sugar (see above), butter, sour cream, salt, icing sugar, orange juice, grated orange rind, vanilla, sliced peaches, cream

sugar, water, white wine, orange liqueur , see cook s note, lemon juice, kiwi fruits, peeled and cut in thin slices (save a few slices for garnish), green apples, with skin cored and cut in 1/2-inch cubes, green seedless grapes, soda water, ice cube

brown sugar, milk, corn syrup, butter, peanut butter, vanilla ice cream, chopped peanuts, chocolate hearts (see page 58), optional

lavender flowers (fresh or dried, see note ), caster sugar, boiling water, glenfiddich scotch whisky (see note ), pear liqueur (see note ), fresh passion fruit pulp (from 1-2 passionfruits), ice cube, plus extra to serve, fresh lavender, to serve

fresh strawberries, hulled and rinsed , or frozen strawberries (see note), sugar, sour cream, ice water, chilled white wine

unsalted butter, light brown sugar, cinnamon, ripe pineapple-peeled, cored and cut into 8 long spears (see note ), dark rum, vanilla ice cream , for serving

salt , to coat the rim of glass, ice cube, bloody mary mix , recipe follows, vodka, see note, jalapeno pepper (to garnish )

schweppes tonic water , to create 4 ice cubes (see note below.), gin, tonic water, freshly squeezed lime juice, lime wedge, for garnich

vanilla ice cream, softened, chocolate candy bars, mixed candy coarsely chopped (see note below), graham cracker pie crust, prepared

cake flour, baking powder, salt, butter, vanilla extract, sugar, eggs, milk, orange , zest finely grated, a few spoonfuls melted , strained apricot preserves, fluffy white icing , recipe follows, grated, toasted coconut, see note, note: fresh coconut, freshly grated , is a rare treat. if possible, use it. fresh coconut is moist. if you use canned coconut, use the moist type and the most finely shredded.

vodka or gin, fresh lime juice, simple syrup (see notes ), ice, lime zest (optional)

clementines (see notes ), clementine sorbet or 1 pint mango or lemon sorbet, premium vanilla ice cream, egg whites, at room temperature, sugar, salt

oaxacan mezcal, limonada, triple sec, drops (1 1/2 to 2 tsp) orange bitters (store-bought or homemade ), ice, heaping tsp finely chopped orange zest (colored peel only; see cook s note)