Beverage recipe collection

Brennan's-style banana beignets fried golden in a light beer batter, dusted with powdered sugar, and drizzled with homemade bourbon caramel sauce. A New Orleans classic you can make at home.

Classic Cafe Royale: hot strong coffee with flambeed brandy and a sugar cube. A dramatic 3-ingredient after-dinner coffee drink with a tableside flame presentation.

Three ingredients, zero effort, all indulgence. Hot coffee meets creme de cacao and a scoop of mint chocolate chip ice cream for a boozy, creamy after-dinner float.

Creamy chocolate punch with melted semi-sweet chocolate, milk, vanilla ice cream, club soda, and whipped cream. A bubbly, kid-friendly party drink that serves 12.

This is an excellent authentic classic Christmas Egg Nog that I make every year. You will never go back to store bought nog after trying this. Well worth the effort to make your own.

Brewed tea mixed with fresh lemon juice, orange juice, and sugar, then topped off with fizzy lemon-lime soda over ice. A refreshing pitcher drink ready in 15 minutes for hot summer days and cookouts.

A delicious warm drink made that's perfect to enjoy while reading a book in front of the fireplace.

A hearty meatless three-bean chili with kidney beans, chickpeas, and refried beans simmered in beer and chicken broth. Topped with sharp cheddar and croutons. Feeds 6 to 8.

Old-fashioned cranberry shrub made from simmered cranberry juice, sugar, and lemon. Serve this tart, syrupy concentrate over ice with club soda or topped with sherbet.

Classic homemade eggnog with bourbon, separated eggs, and a full pint of heavy cream. Old-school holiday punch bowl recipe that gets richer overnight in the fridge.

An easy to prepare mustard that is good with sausage, cold cuts, or as an accompaniment to an English plowman's lunch of cheese, bread, pickled onions, and radishes.

Eva's beans: Mexican-style pinto beans simmered in beer and bacon with cumin, Mexican oregano, tomatoes, and jalapeño. Hearty, smoky, and ready to serve as side or soup.

Flounder fillets poached in a sweet-sour beer sauce with brown sugar, cloves, and peppercorns. A quick stovetop fish dinner with bold Northern European flavors.

Fruit juice cooler mixing peach nectar, orange juice, grapefruit juice, and lemon juice with sparkling water. A refreshing, no-sugar-added punch served over ice.

Old-fashioned homemade lemonade syrup concentrate with citric and tartaric acid. Bottle once, refrigerate, and mix 1:5 with water for instant fresh lemonade all summer.

Homemade licorice liqueur made by steeping real licorice root in vodka for a week, then sweetening with sugar syrup. Three ingredients, two weeks, and a bold anise-flavored spirit.