Holiday Punch Recipes

Set a large bowl filled with punch in the center of a party and step back. Watch the merrymakers gather, the conversation flow and the awkward moments be thwarted through the offering of another ladleful. This, after all, is the magic of a great punch, and, while punch’s exact origins remain unknown, revelers have enjoyed…

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Plantains Are Everyday Superstars

A few weeks ago, my uninsulated home had a chill in it that I couldn’t chase away. I don’t think it’s a coincidence that I started craving my grandmother’s matoke — the small, thick, green bananas she simmers with sautéed onion, tomato and spices until the sauce turns dark and glossy, and the starchy bananas…

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Why Throw a Cocktail?

When James Bond famously ordered his martini “shaken and not stirred,” he was only telling two-thirds of the story. Because those aren’t the only bartending techniques available. There is also throwing, in which a drink repeatedly cascades through the air from one vessel to another. Advocates for throwing contend that it aerates the drink, resulting…

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