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Kumquat Digestif

I’ll be honest. The reason why I made this digestif to begin with is because it looked so pretty. Bright orange kumquats floating in a pool of vodka – in a gorgeous decanter, no less. I adapted this recipe from Sunset magazine, but with a few tweaks. Less sugar, more kumquats, and I doubled the [...]

Coconut-Pineapple Batidas

Nothing says summer more than fresh fruit, preferably in icy, liquid form. Pineapples are in season, and paired with the rich flavor of coconuts, these batidas were wonderfully refreshing. Ingredients: 1/2 fresh pineapple, peeled, cored and cut into chunks 1/2 cup unsweetened coconut milk, stirred 3 T fresh lime juice 1 T sugar 1 1/2 [...]