Recipes and food experiments
From Mikropolis Bar in Copenhagen. The menu on the wall said “Tequila, Agave, Coriander, Lime, Chili.” I found a recipe online that estimated it as 60 ml tequila (they used Ocho) 40 ml lime 25 ml agave syrup fresh coriander leaves (aka cilantro) 2 drops saline solution For the chili, this recipe used chili infused …
Gin Mare is a delightful gin my son recommended to me. It has olives, thyme and rosemary as primary favors, so I created a G&T to honor it. 2 oz Gin Mare Fever Tree Mediterranean Tonic Fresh rosemary sprig Note: no lime, it doesn’t belong here. The rosemary spring adds a delightful olefactory element to …
A gin drink with lemon juice for acid and honey for sweet. I’ve seen it on quite a few menus, but online recipes disagree on the ratios of lemon and honey. Most recipes start with 2 oz. of gin, and then various combinations of .5 oz and .75 oz of lemon juice and honey is …
1 tbsp brown sugar 1 tsp kosher salt 2 tsp ancho chili powder (sometimes I halve this) 1 tsp ground cumin 1/2 tsp black pepper Mix together. Makes enough for a couple large filets. Spread generous amount on salmon before cooking on a cedar plank.
I first heard about this one at the Copper Beech Inn in Essex, CT. Per request of a bar patron, she added basil – and loved it. From supergolden bakes: The Red Queen Serves 2 100ml | 3 fl oz cranberry juice 80ml | 2.7 fl oz ( 1/3 cup) Hendricks gin 40ml | St …
Inspired by Dave Arnold’s Liquid Intelligence: The Art and Science of the Perfect Cocktail, I tried to make clarified lime juice for cocktails. And it worked! His simple method for home uses agar to create a viscous gelatin that holds in the particles while allowing the clear juice to weep out. I ordered my agar …