4235 solstice cocktail Recipes

butter, divided, golden brown sugar, chopped fresh thyme, divided, cornish game hen, halved , backbone removed, rinsed, patted dry, all purpose flour, low-salt chicken broth, white grape juice, frozen cranberry juice cocktail concentrate, thawed, dried sweetened cranberries

fresh bratwurst sausages, smoked bratwurst sausages, mexican chorizo (spicy fresh pork sausages), dozen oysters , well scrubbed, dozen small hard-shelled (littleneck) clams, well scrubbed, beer (not dark ), accompaniments: lowcountry aioli , cocktail sauce, lemon wedges, and melted butter

firm-ripe bosc or bartlett pears (about 6 oz each), cranberry-raspberry juice cocktail, sugar, bay leaves, julienne orange zest

fresh cranberries, dried apricots, quartered, golden brown sugar, dried currants, minced peeled fresh ginger, cranberry juice cocktail, ground cinnamon, cayenne pepper

sugar, frozen strawberries in syrup, thawed, fresh lime juice, brandy, chilled club soda, chilled champagne, strawberries, sliced thin, for garnish if desired, lime slices, halved, for garnish if desired

thick slices french bread (each about 6 x 4 inches), hulled strawberries (about 6 oz), frozen unsweetened raspberries , unthawed, frozen unsweetened blueberries , unthawed, frozen unsweetened blackberries , unthawed, sugar, cranberry juice cocktail, lightly sweetened whipped cream

brandy, sugar, framboise eau-de-vie (clear raspberry brandy), strawberries, hulled, chilled brut champagne

ice cubes, french brandy, curacao, a lemon twist for garnish if desired

gin, fresh orange juice, dry vermouth, sweet vermouth, angostura bitters

sugar, water, gin (preferably english dry ), fresh lemon juice, well-chilled champagne, garnish: julienned lemon zest

fresh italian parsley sprigs, sarticious , tanqueray no. ten, or martin miller s gin, very thin slices green onion tops, fresh lemon juice, white verjus or white grape juice, simple syrup, pickling liquid reserved from pickled pearl onions, ice cubes, pickled pearl onions

vanilla sandwich cookies (such as vienna fingers; 6 1/2 oz),broken into pieces, unsalted butter, cut into pieces, room temperature, sugar, vanilla beans , split lengthwise, whipping cream, cream cheese, room temperature, sugar, salt, eggs, fresh or frozen cranberries, sugar, frozen cranberry juice cocktail, thawed, water

sugar, water, lightly salted husked cocktail peanuts (about 4 oz), butter, sesame seeds, toasted, vanilla ice cream or frozen yogurt, rum

red-wine vinegar, sugar , or to taste, salt , or to taste, extra-virgin olive oil, clementines (7 to 11), belgian endives (6 to 8), pale inner ribs of celery , including leaves, kalamata or other brine-cured black olives, pitted and cut lengthwise into slivers, drained cocktail (pickled ) onions (5 oz), quartered, loosely packed fresh flat-leaf parsley leaves

mango chutney, fresh lime juice, grated lime peel, mayonnaise, fully cooked smoked cocktail-size sausages, dark brown sugar, ketchup, worcestershire sauce, dijon mustard, hot pepper sauce (such as tabasco)

orange juice, fresh lemon juice, ketchup, vodka, hot pepper sauce, olive oil, cooked peeled large shrimp, red onion, thinly sliced (about 1 3/4 cups), chopped fresh cilantro