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Luscious Liqueurs
In this collection of 50 easy recipes, illustrated with gorgeous color photos, master mixologist A.J. Rathbun shows readers how to create their own liqueurs - infusions that meld liquor with fruit, herbs, and spices - for any occasion. Chapters include citrus mixes such as Limoncello and Mandarino; fruit flavors such as A Fair Pear; nutty/spicy liqueurs such as Anisetter and Basil Grappa; exotic mixtures such as Persephonia; and sweet treats such as Mocha Cream. The introduction covers all the basic rules, tips, and necessary tools, as well as information on gift-giving, storing, and packaging, and cocktail suggestions.
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Party Snacks!
This book presents 50 recipes for savory finger foods, along with a brief introduction featuring general tips for serving food and drink at any kind of home party, from informal get-togethers to carefully planned cocktail parties. In five concise recipe chapters, A.J. Rathbun offers stuffed, skewered, baked, dipped, spreadable, and speedy party snacks. Recipes including Classic Southwestern Crudites, Creamy Cauliflower Crisps, Sweet Speared Shrimp, Eggplant Parmesan Nibblers, and Heroic Tiny Ham and Cheesers make it easy to create a superior spread of party snacks!
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IACP Cookbook Award Winner
Good Spirits by A.J. Rathbun
Imagine the perfect party, where drinks, good humor, wit, and lively company are abundant and free-flowing. If that mood can be captured in book form, this is that book. Vivacious, witty, and genial mixologist A.J. Rathbun presents 450 recipes featuring every type of spirit, mix, and garnish you might expect, plus many more that will surprise and delight you, with some recipes scaled up (those in Pacifying a Crown particularly), some scaled for two (those intimate numbers in Dinner for Two), and many scaled for a single drink (from the classics in The Gold Standards to the newbies in Fresh Faces and everything in between).
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