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For a quick pasta sauce, pesto is one of my favorites. Although often made with basil, changing up the herb component brings bright variety to the garlicky sauce. This version—with parsley, cilantro, lemon, and pistachio, is a delicious combination. As with any pesto, you can add a bit more (or less) garlic to alter the

There’s no better way to celebrate Cinco de Mayo this weekend than with this spicy, Mezcal-infused cocktail. Featuring Código 1530, sourced from a small village of artisanal families who have been quietly making the finest mezcals in the world for centuries in the San Juan del Rio region of Oaxaca, Mexico, this red hot drink

Sablé is French for “sandy,” an apt description for the delicate crumbly texture of these buttery, almond-enriched cookies that originated in Sablé-sur-Sarthe, France. Also known as Sablé Breton, or French butter cookies, they are cousins to shortbread but are shaped into rounds rather than fingers. As I have been working more with natural sweeteners, these

Nothing says summer like a light and refreshing paloma—a classic cocktail made with just the right of tequila, lime, and fresh grapefruit juice. Spanish for the word “peace,” the paloma has been the drink of choice in Mexico for generations, often surpassing the margarita in popularity. Our recipe is made with Eleven20 Tequila, a premium

Chocolate lovers from around the Chicago region are invited to three days of pure imagination when the legendary Chocolate Fest returns to the historic streets of downtown Long Grove from now through Sunday, May 21. From hot chocolate eats to cold chocolate drinks, Chocolate Fest has it all! This year’s cocoa-crazed family festival is the

Corpse Revivers belong to a family of cocktails from the late 1800s, created as a cure for hangovers. Corpse Reviver No. 2—the most famous of the bunch—gained popularity when the recipe was printed in Harry Craddock’s classic compilation, Savoy Cocktail Book (1930). Craddock—who was head barman at London’s grand Savoy Hotel while penning the book—suggested