Cocktail recipes on Texas Cooking.
By Patricia Mitchell Cracking “The Colada Code” Piña Colada’s are the quintessential poolside cocktail. Just one sip and your surroundings are transformed to a tropical beach somewhere in the Caribbean. One sniff of the coconut milk takes you back to those carefree days when you didn’t care what the sun did to your skin. Just […]
By Steve Labinski Who Won the Derby? As we all know, it’s hot in Texas in the summertime — very hot. It’s hard to get motivated to venture outside in the heat, except for walking (very quickly) from the house to the car. We southerners live and respect the summer heat, thanks to air conditioning.
By Patricia Mitchell Upholding tradition is vital to most of us when celebrating the holidays. That’s why we eat the same food, sing the same songs and lovingly bring out the same decorations year after year. Eggnog is a tradition that goes back at least to the 1700s and, judging from the number of requests
By Cheryl Hill-Burrier Abaye said, now that you have said that an omen is significant, at the beginning of each year, each person should accustom himself to eat gourds, black-eyed peas, fenugreek… Aside from celebrating New Year’s Eve with good friends and family, Texans have a few other traditions they enjoy like consuming interesting alcoholic
Vodka Direct from Austin, Texas By Randy Lankford The story of Tito’s Handmade Vodka, Texas’ only legally distilled spirit, is both inspirational and terrifying. And for pretty much the same reasons. It’s inspirational from the perseverance-pays-off perspective, and terrifying from the $80,000 in debt with two mortgages and 12 maxed out credit cards point of view. Austin’s Tito
By Trish Bales During the holidays, we entertain like mad, typically serving wine and champagne at parties and beer for those all-important holiday bowl football games. However, there are lots of other interesting drinks Texans are familiar with but maybe have forgotten about. They sure can spice up your holiday gathering and, with names like Massacre and Mexican
By Trish Bales It’s still winter out there-cold and dark. But I know of a fine way to keep warm — a hot toddy. I know the name sounds a bit old-fashioned, but don’t let that bother you. Our elders knew the medicinal benefits of a hot toddy. We recognize the benefits of this age-old
by Steve Labinski When it comes to spirits, the Irish know what they’re doing. Oh sure, you’ve got your White Russians, your French 75’s, your Flying Dutchmen, but Irish drinks are somehow validated merely by their association with the word “Irish.” An integral part of many Irish drinks, of course, is Irish whiskey. The whiskey of the Irish bears
by Pamela Slover Percival For best margaritas, taste test your ingredients. Although stories conflict about who originally invented the tangy Margarita, there is no disagreement about the cocktail’s popularity. Most experts on the subject agree that the Margarita is the most popular cocktail in America today. The basic concoction of fresh lime juice, orange liqueur and
By Trish Bales Mexican Martini: A tequila martini, direct from Austin. Developing your own Signature House Drink makes guests feel special, and they will begin to look forward to and even count on that certain drink recipe you’ve perfected. It also adds a unique twist to your entertaining skills and impresses new guests and long-time
Meet Steve’s from-scratch Texas Bloody Mary I confess that sometimes the work of running a website overshadows the fact that cooking is fun and enjoyable. Enjoyable! Pleasant! I know people who find preparing a large meal for dinner to be quite therapeutic. The simple daily habit of cooking creates a much needed time to relax
Did you know Texas has its own version of the Screwdriver cocktail? If you like tequila and the peach flavor of Southern Comfort, make one of these colorful beauties. Bottoms up!
Are you pecan ascendant? By Cheryl Hill-Burrier February is here and we all know what that means – Valentine’s Day! Remember that old singles meet-and-greet line, “What’s your sign?” Who started that one anyway? No, it wasn’t Bill Engvall; he says “Here’s your sign.” But from now on, it’s gonna be “What’s your chocolate?“ You
by Lori Grossman Tip #1: Never Shake the Bottle Whether it’s a celebration with a crowd of family and friends or a romantic tête à tête, a bottle of bubbly is usually the drink of choice. Unfortunately, champagne doesn’t come with a handy instruction booklet or DVD. So, here’s a short history, followed by some interesting
In the family of Long Island Iced Teas, you’ll see people drinking tall, potent versions of Texas Tea at college frat parties. Ah, youth! In The Craft of the Cocktail, Dale Degroff creates versions that actually taste good, and do not have to be an immediate ender to your evening. For a Dirty Texas Tea, use orange
Introducing the Texas Twirler! We wanted to create a special drink with vodka and Big Red soda. To make it more interesting, we used the delicious Red Creme Soda from the venerable Dublin Bottling Works in Dublin, Texas. (Dublin sodas are made with sugar instead of high fructose corn syrup.) The Texas Twirler is a
Here is a cocktail that ticks so many boxes! It’s purple. It has ginger ale. It has “Jesus” in its name. It would be a sin if I didn’t confess also that I did not invent this cocktail. It is a creation of Grady Spears, which I found in his marvelous book Cowboy Cocktails.
Texas Monthly magazine published this batched-version of the prickly pear margarita, which is served at the super cool Starlight Theater Restaurant & Saloon in Terlingua. The cocktail’s official name is Starlight Theater’s Prickly Pear’ita. We adapted the batched recipe for one drink. For the prickly pear syrup or nectar, choose a product that has real sugar. Avoid the
The ultimate tropical drink. A mixture of light and dark rum, as well as a bit of heavy cream and a dash of bitters creates a richer, more interesting taste. We like to use Texas-made Treaty Oak rum, but you can never go wrong with Myers. More in our article on making Piña Coladas.
The Paloma is the most popular tequila cocktail in Mexico. (In the United States, it’s second place to the margarita.) Make it with grapefruit juice and club soda, however it’s traditionaly made with a grapefruit soda, like Squirt soda. Yes. Squirt soda…. in the green bottles in the soda section of the grocery store. I