Cocktail Hour: Nolita Heat mocktail (DiceFood.com)

September 30, 2008 | By glarr00 In Secret Recipes |

Cocktail Hour: Nolita Heat mocktail

After a week spent wandering the halls of Tales of the Cocktail in July 2008, sipping many finely stirred and shaken libations; I said to myself, “These special cocktails need to be shared with the world.” So I bring you Cocktail Hour, a finer way to celebrate the end of the day; with these recipes. They have either been created specifically for Tales of the Cocktail, or re-designed for a new approach on the traditional version by some of the top Mixologists in the world. Many are being presented to the public here for the first time. Enjoy!

This is a non-alcoholic cocktail designed for expectant moms, designated drivers, and those who wish a fine cocktail; but without the kick.

Nolita Heat mocktail recipe after the jump

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Recipes, Newspapers, Middle East, Meat

New York Times story on how to make manti the easy way. Instead of hand-rolling and filling pasta dough, a delicate and time-consuming process, the author tosses sauteed lamb with pre-made bowtie pasta, yogurt, roasted eggplant, red-pepper-infused browned butter, garlic and mint. Yum.

You can deconstruct all kinds of complicated pasta dishes. I like taking the flavors from my favorite butternut squash ravioli and letting it all hang out, tossing together sauteed squash cubes, orcchiette, sage, brown butter and Parmesan. Oprah’s got a similar recipe.

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Vegetarian/Vegan

I have always been an omnivore, happily eating all manner of meat, dairy, grain and veg. I’m one of those people who, if deprived of animal protein for several days, will start to get physically shaky and off balance until a small piece of turkey or a couple of meatballs have been consumed. However, I can and often do go a day or two without eating meat, mostly because there are so many other delicious foods in the world crying out to be eaten and I just can’t fit them all in single day.

This Wednesday, October 1st is World Vegetarian Day and on that day, I’ll intentionally be preparing a series of meatless meals for my little household, in order to participate in the effort. October is Vegetarian Awareness Month, during which folks around the country will be holding potlucks, parties, discussion groups and other activities to raise the profile of vegetarian meals.

For those of you who can’t imagine giving up meat, remember that as food costs rise, reducing the number of your meals that are meat-dependent can be one way of keeping your budget in check. Check out the World Vegetarian Day website for tips and information about how you can get involved.

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