22 wine beer spirit recipes

French onion soup from Paris brasserie Au Pied de Cochon. Slowly caramelized onions, dry wine, chicken broth, and toasted baguettes under bubbling Gruyère.

Raspberry truffle trifle layered with sponge cake, homemade custard, raspberry sauce, and chocolate truffle sauce. A showstopping make-ahead dessert for 16.

Homemade pear liqueur infused with ripe Bartletts, vodka, warm spices, and a touch of sugar syrup. A six-week steep yields a fragrant, autumn-perfect cordial for sipping or cocktails.

Homemade blueberry liqueur infuses crushed berries in vodka with lemon peel and clove for a deep ruby-purple cordial. A long, slow steep delivers a gift-worthy fruit liqueur.

Rum pecans candied with dark rum, instant coffee, cinnamon, and sugar in one saucepan. Only 3 ingredients beyond the nuts and ready in 20 minutes flat.

Homemade almond-flavored tequila liqueur infused with dark roasted almonds, vanilla bean, and cinnamon. Gift-worthy Mexican spirit that steeps for 4 weeks total.

Hand-dipped chocolate truffles made with heavy cream, butter, and orange liqueur, coated in dark chocolate. A luxurious homemade candy that rivals any chocolatier.

Hot wassail punch with apple cider, apricot nectar, dark rum, brown sugar, and clove-studded oranges simmered low with cinnamon sticks. A big-batch holiday warmer for a party crowd.

Linguine with garlic shrimp in a Marsala wine and chicken broth sauce thickened with a light roux. Italian parsley, three cloves of garlic, and a pound of shrimp make this a weeknight favorite.

Bacardi Chocolate Rum Cake starts with a chocolate cake mix spiked with dark rum and chocolate pudding mix, then gets split and frosted with a boozy chocolate whipped cream. Rich, moist, and dangerously easy to make.

Warm up your winter with this savory dish that will have you licking your lips after every bite.

Pan-seared chicken livers in a rich wine and beef gravy sauce spooned over hot rice. A budget-friendly comfort meal ready in 25 minutes.

Warm up your winter with this delicious tomato soup the whole family can enjoy!

Fruits afire is a flambe dessert with canned pears, apricots, and bing cherries in a reduced cinnamon-apricot syrup, finished tableside with flaming rum. A dramatic, retro showstopper.

Strawberries Elegante pairs ripe sliced strawberries with orange liqueur and a silky brown-sugar cream cheese sauce. A 10-minute no-cook dessert that tastes like more work.

Pasta Chimayo tosses penne in a smoky ancho chile cream sauce with tequila-flambéed shrimp. A New Mexican-meets-Italian fusion dish that brings serious restaurant flair to weeknight dinner.