The New Bee's Knees Recipes

Here’s an easy cocktail that is sure to be the buzz of your next dinner party. The Bee’s Knees gets its sweetness from a quick-to-prepare honey syrup. And we’ve given this classic drink a floral, Provençal twist by adding lavender. The result is unexpected and delicious: a perfect balance of sharp, fragrant, sweet, and strong.

Ingredients:

• 1/4 cup hot water
• 1 teaspoon dried lavender blossoms*
• 1/4 cup honey
• 6 tablespoons gin
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice

Instructions:

1. Mix hot water and dried lavender blossoms in bowl. Let steep 5 minutes. Whisk in 1/4 cup honey. Strain into another bowl. Add 3 tablespoons of the honey syrup, gin, and lemon juice; strain into cocktail shaker with ice. Shake well and strain into 2 chilled Martini glasses.

The New Bee’s Knees • Yield: 2 servings
Ingredients:

• 1/4 cup hot water
• 1 teaspoon dried lavender blossoms*
• 1/4 cup honey
• 6 tablespoons gin
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice

The New Bee’s Knees Nutrition Facts:
• Diet: Low-Fat
• Calories: 24.38
• Fat: 0.26
• Carbs: 24.24
• Protein: 0.42
• Cholesterol: 0.00
• Calcium: 2.41
• Sodium: 0.35

* E.g. 137.29 = 137mg or 137g – 29%
Nutrition Facts labels are not always factual.

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Cocktail Pelmeni Recipes

Ingredients:

• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1 package (1 lb.) frozen meat or chicken pelmeni
• 1 tablespoon chopped fresh dill

Cocktail Pelmeni • Yield: 50 servings
Ingredients:

• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1 package (1 lb.) frozen meat or chicken pelmeni
• 1 tablespoon chopped fresh dill

Cocktail Pelmeni Nutrition Facts:
• Diet: Low-Carb
• Calories: 39.68
• Fat: 44.86
• Carbs: 0.20
• Protein: 98.42
• Cholesterol: 115.61
• Calcium: 6.69
• Sodium: 15.08

* E.g. 137.29 = 137mg or 137g – 29%
Nutrition Facts labels are not always factual.

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Crimson Spice Champagne Cocktail Recipes

Ingredients:

• 2 quarts cranberry juice cocktail
• 8 slices (quarter size and about 1/8 in. thick) peeled fresh ginger
• 2 cinnamon sticks (about 3 in. long)
• 2 whole star anise
• 1/3 cup cognac or brandy
• 8 cups Champagne or other sparkling wine (about 2 2/3 bottles, 750 ml. each), chilled
• 32 to 48 fresh cranberries, rinsed, or frozen cranberries (optional)

Crimson Spice Champagne Cocktail • Yield: 16 servings
Ingredients:

• 2 quarts cranberry juice cocktail
• 8 slices (quarter size and about 1/8 in. thick) peeled fresh ginger
• 2 cinnamon sticks (about 3 in. long)
• 2 whole star anise
• 1/3 cup cognac or brandy
• 8 cups Champagne or other sparkling wine (about 2 2/3 bottles, 750 ml. each), chilled
• 32 to 48 fresh cranberries, rinsed, or frozen cranberries (optional)

Crimson Spice Champagne Cocktail Nutrition Facts:
• Diet: Low-Fat
• Calories: 149.53
• Fat: 3.01
• Carbs: 116.36
• Protein: 3.09
• Cholesterol: 0.00
• Calcium: 33.00
• Sodium: 6.10

* E.g. 137.29 = 137mg or 137g – 29%
Nutrition Facts labels are not always factual.

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Easterner Recipes

This sweet-tart cocktail will take you from Florida to Kentucky to Vermont for a sampling of eastern-state offerings.

Ingredients:

• 2 ounces (1/4 cup) fresh grapefruit juice
• 1 1/2 ounces (3 tablespoons) rye whiskey
• 1/2 teaspoon pure maple syrup
• 1 1/2 teaspoons grenadine
• Special equipment: a cocktail shaker with cocktail strainer

Instructions:

1. Fill a cocktail shaker with ice cubes, then add all ingredients and shake 15 seconds. Strain into a Martini glass.

Easterner • Yield: 2 servings
Ingredients:

• 2 ounces (1/4 cup) fresh grapefruit juice
• 1 1/2 ounces (3 tablespoons) rye whiskey
• 1/2 teaspoon pure maple syrup
• 1 1/2 teaspoons grenadine
• Special equipment: a cocktail shaker with cocktail strainer

Easterner Nutrition Facts:
• Diet: Low-Fat
• Calories: 8.19
• Fat: 0.06
• Carbs: 4.73
• Protein: 0.28
• Cholesterol: 0.00
• Calcium: 0.91
• Sodium: 0.15

* E.g. 137.29 = 137mg or 137g – 29%
Nutrition Facts labels are not always factual.

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Eggless Raspberry & Coconut Tiramisu Recipes

A poetic take on Tiramisu…blended with a bit of summer

Ingredients:

• 1 cup fresh raspberries
• 1 heaped tablespoon raw sugar
• 6 tablespoons brandy or any fruit liqueur
• 8 oz mascarpone cheese, at room temperature
• 1 cup coconut milk
• 1 cup whipped cream
• ½ cup raw sugar
• ½ cup coconut flakes
• 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• 1 packet chocolate ladyfingers (16 pieces)
• ½ cup strong espresso (or 2 tablespoons instant coffee in hot water)
• 1 cup raspberries for layering
• Drinking chocolate for dusting

Instructions:

1. Heat 1-cup raspberries with the sugar in a non-stick pan on medium heat. Cover and cook till the raspberries are soft and melt down. Continue to cook till the sugar and raspberries blend and form a jam like mixture. Remove from heat and cool. Once cooled, add 4 tablespoons of the brandy or liqueur in and keep aside to let the flavors fuse.
2. Using an electric mixer or eggbeater, beat the coconut milk, cream, sugar, and vanilla in a large bowl until the mixture thickens slightly and soft peaks form. Slowly fold in the mascarpone into this. Now fold the raspberry jam in, spoon by spoon. Do not over mix but let it form ribbons of pink in the white. We do not want it to be a homogeneous pink mixture. Keep aside.
3. Combine the espresso with the remaining 2 tablespoons of brandy. Line your dessert bowl with half of the ladyfingers and soak them in the espresso. Make sure you get each corner of the biscuits soaked well. Spread half of the mascarpone mixture over the ladyfingers and cover with some fresh raspberries and coconut flakes. Repeat the layering with the remaining ladyfingers, mascarpone mixture, coconut flakes and raspberries. In the end, dust with cocoa powder. Cover and refrigerate overnight. I let it sit for 24 hours as the longer it sits, the better it will taste!
4. You will be happy you made (and ate) this!

Eggless Raspberry & Coconut Tiramisu • Yield: 6 servings
Ingredients:

• 1 cup fresh raspberries
• 1 heaped tablespoon raw sugar
• 6 tablespoons brandy or any fruit liqueur
• 8 oz mascarpone cheese, at room temperature
• 1 cup coconut milk
• 1 cup whipped cream
• ½ cup raw sugar
• ½ cup coconut flakes
• 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• 1 packet chocolate ladyfingers (16 pieces)
• ½ cup strong espresso (or 2 tablespoons instant coffee in hot water)
• 1 cup raspberries for layering
• Drinking chocolate for dusting

Eggless Raspberry & Coconut Tiramisu Nutrition Facts:
• Diet:
• Calories: 125.35
• Fat: 169.75
• Carbs: 66.82
• Protein: 27.33
• Cholesterol: 106.46
• Calcium: 47.29
• Sodium: 39.36

* E.g. 137.29 = 137mg or 137g – 29%
Nutrition Facts labels are not always factual.

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Pomegranate Cocktail Recipes

Ingredients:

• 2 cups pomegranate juice
• 1 1/2 cups vodka
• 1 cup grenadine
• 1 cup fresh blood orange juice (about 2 oranges)
• 1/2 cup fresh lime juice (about 2 limes)

Pomegranate Cocktail • Yield: 12 servings
Ingredients:

• 2 cups pomegranate juice
• 1 1/2 cups vodka
• 1 cup grenadine
• 1 cup fresh blood orange juice (about 2 oranges)
• 1/2 cup fresh lime juice (about 2 limes)

Pomegranate Cocktail Nutrition Facts:
• Diet: Low-Fat
• Calories: 101.95
• Fat: 2.02
• Carbs: 105.16
• Protein: 2.99
• Cholesterol: 0.00
• Calcium: 11.82
• Sodium: 5.81

* E.g. 137.29 = 137mg or 137g – 29%
Nutrition Facts labels are not always factual.

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Southside Cocktail Recipes

Ingredients:

• 2 ounces gin, such as Plymouth
• 1 ounce lime juice
• 3/4 ounce simple syrup
• 1 sprig mint
• 1 fresh mint leaf

Southside Cocktail • Yield: 1 servings
Ingredients:

• 2 ounces gin, such as Plymouth
• 1 ounce lime juice
• 3/4 ounce simple syrup
• 1 sprig mint
• 1 fresh mint leaf

Southside Cocktail Nutrition Facts:
• Diet: Low-Fat
• Calories: 10.92
• Fat: 0.10
• Carbs: 6.30
• Protein: 0.50
• Cholesterol: 0.00
• Calcium: 2.97
• Sodium: 0.73

* E.g. 137.29 = 137mg or 137g – 29%
Nutrition Facts labels are not always factual.

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Rose Cocktail Recipes

Ingredients:

• 2 oz. French vermouth
• 1 oz. kirsch (cherry brandy)
• 1 tsp. raspberry syrup, such as Monin
• 1 maraschino cherry, to garnish

Instructions:

1. Combine vermouth, kirsch, and syrup in a cocktail shaker filled with ice; cover and shake until chilled, about 15 seconds. Strain into a chilled martini glass and add cherry.

Rose Cocktail • Yield: 2 servings
Ingredients:

• 2 oz. French vermouth
• 1 oz. kirsch (cherry brandy)
• 1 tsp. raspberry syrup, such as Monin
• 1 maraschino cherry, to garnish

Rose Cocktail Nutrition Facts:
• Diet: Low-Fat
• Calories: 6.89
• Fat: 0.01
• Carbs: 2.68
• Protein: 0.05
• Cholesterol: 0.00
• Calcium: 1.39
• Sodium: 0.17

* E.g. 137.29 = 137mg or 137g – 29%
Nutrition Facts labels are not always factual.

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Orange Glaze Recipes

Ingredients:

• 2 cups confectioners' sugar
• 3 tbsp. fresh orange juice, plus 1 tbsp. finely grated zest
• 1 tbsp. orange liqueur
• ⅛ tsp. kosher salt

Instructions:

1. Whisk sugar, juice, zest, liqueur, and salt in a bowl until smooth.

Orange Glaze • Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients:

• 2 cups confectioners' sugar
• 3 tbsp. fresh orange juice, plus 1 tbsp. finely grated zest
• 1 tbsp. orange liqueur
• ⅛ tsp. kosher salt

Orange Glaze Nutrition Facts:
• Diet: Low-Fat
• Calories: 50.41
• Fat: 0.15
• Carbs: 83.30
• Protein: 0.34
• Cholesterol: 0.00
• Calcium: 0.78
• Sodium: 10.08

* E.g. 137.29 = 137mg or 137g – 29%
Nutrition Facts labels are not always factual.

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Stone Crab Claw and Shrimp Cocktail Recipes

Ingredients:

• 1⁄2 small celery root, peeled and julienned
• 1⁄4 cup white wine vinegar
• Salt
• 3 tbsp. mayonnaise
• 2 tsp. dijon mustard
• 2 tsp. fresh lemon juice
• 1⁄2 granny smith apple, peeled, cored, and julienned
• 24 large shrimp, peeled with tail shells intact, deveined, boiled, and chilled
• 3 cups baby spinach, washed, dried, and cut into thin strips
• 1 tbsp. extra-virgin olive oil
• Salt and freshly ground black pepper
• 3⁄4 cup seafood cocktail sauce
• 6 large stone crab claws, chilled, arms separated and reserved for another use
• 6 lemon wedges

Instructions:

1. For the rémoulade: Put celery root, vinegar, 1 cup water, and 2 pinches salt into a medium pot. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat and cook until celery root begins to soften, about 3 minutes. Remove pot from heat and set aside to allow celery root to cool in the cooking liquid, about 1 hour. Strain and set aside. Combine mayonnaise, mustard, and lemon juice in a medium bowl. Add celery root and apples and toss until well coated. Season to taste with salt. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate until chilled.
2. For the cocktail: Make 12 sets of interlocking shrimp by hooking 2 of them together at the waist, then set aside. Toss spinach and oil together in a large bowl until leaves are well coated, then season to taste with salt and pepper. Divide spinach equally among six 6-ounce martini glasses, spoon equal quantities of rémoulade over spinach in each glass, then spread equal quantities of cocktail sauce over rémoulade, smoothing surface with back of spoon. Tuck 1 crab claw, meat side down, into center of each cocktail and arrange 2 sets of shrimp on either side of claw. Chill in refrigerator for about 1 hour, then serve garnished with lemon wedges.

Stone Crab Claw and Shrimp Cocktail • Yield: 6 servings
Ingredients:

• 1⁄2 small celery root, peeled and julienned
• 1⁄4 cup white wine vinegar
• Salt
• 3 tbsp. mayonnaise
• 2 tsp. dijon mustard
• 2 tsp. fresh lemon juice
• 1⁄2 granny smith apple, peeled, cored, and julienned
• 24 large shrimp, peeled with tail shells intact, deveined, boiled, and chilled
• 3 cups baby spinach, washed, dried, and cut into thin strips
• 1 tbsp. extra-virgin olive oil
• Salt and freshly ground black pepper
• 3⁄4 cup seafood cocktail sauce
• 6 large stone crab claws, chilled, arms separated and reserved for another use
• 6 lemon wedges

Stone Crab Claw and Shrimp Cocktail Nutrition Facts:
• Diet: Low-Carb
• Calories: 39.69
• Fat: 51.26
• Carbs: 8.82
• Protein: 54.51
• Cholesterol: 117.14
• Calcium: 32.07
• Sodium: 77.44

* E.g. 137.29 = 137mg or 137g – 29%
Nutrition Facts labels are not always factual.

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Kentucky Vs. Morocco Cocktail Recipes

Ingredients:

• FOR THE INFUSED BOURBON
• 26 oz. bourbon
• 1 cup currants
• ½ cup golden raisins
• FOR THE MOROCCAN SIMPLE SYRUP
• 4 cups sugar
• ½ tsp. ground coriander
• ½ tsp. ground ginger
• ½ tsp. cinnamon
• ½ tsp. whole black peppercorns
• 3 cloves
• Pinch of salt
• Pinch of cayenne pepper
• FOR EACH COCKTAIL
• 1 oz. fresh lime juice
• 5 mint leaves, plus one mint sprig for garnish

Instructions:

1. Make the infused bourbon: Put all bourbon ingredients in a glass jar. Seal. Keep at room temperature, shake daily. Bourbon will be sufficiently infused after four weeks, but a longer infusion leads to deeper flavor. Bourbon will keep indefinitely.
2. Make the Moroccan simple syrup: Combine sugar with 4 cups water in a medium saucepan over medium-high heat. Bring to a boil, stir until sugar is fully dissolved. While simple syrup is still hot, add all spices. Cool to room temperature, transfer to an airtight container, and allow mixture to steep overnight. After 24 hours, strain out solids through cheesecloth or a coffee filter. Syrup will keep for up to 2 weeks, refrigerated.
3. Make the cocktail: In a 12 oz. tin cup, muddle mint leaves. Add bourbon (straining out any fruit solids) and lightly muddle again. Add lime juice and syrup, and fill cup halfway with crushed ice, adding more syrup if desired. Top with more crushed ice, and garnish with a sprig of mint.

Kentucky Vs. Morocco Cocktail • Yield: 10 servings
Ingredients:

• FOR THE INFUSED BOURBON
• 26 oz. bourbon
• 1 cup currants
• ½ cup golden raisins
• FOR THE MOROCCAN SIMPLE SYRUP
• 4 cups sugar
• ½ tsp. ground coriander
• ½ tsp. ground ginger
• ½ tsp. cinnamon
• ½ tsp. whole black peppercorns
• 3 cloves
• Pinch of salt
• Pinch of cayenne pepper
• FOR EACH COCKTAIL
• 1 oz. fresh lime juice
• 5 mint leaves, plus one mint sprig for garnish

Kentucky Vs. Morocco Cocktail Nutrition Facts:
• Diet: Low-Fat
• Calories: 279.59
• Fat: 1.17
• Carbs: 323.93
• Protein: 9.29
• Cholesterol: 0.00
• Calcium: 22.84
• Sodium: 7.59

* E.g. 137.29 = 137mg or 137g – 29%
Nutrition Facts labels are not always factual.

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Rossini Cocktail Recipes

Ingredients:

• 1 oz. puréed strawberries
• 3 oz. chilled prosecco
• 1 fresh strawberry, sliced, to garnish

Instructions:

1. Pour strawberry purée into a chilled champagne glass, and top with prosecco. Garnish glass with fresh strawberry.

Rossini Cocktail • Yield: 2 servings
Ingredients:

• 1 oz. puréed strawberries
• 3 oz. chilled prosecco
• 1 fresh strawberry, sliced, to garnish

Rossini Cocktail Nutrition Facts:
• Diet: Low-Fat
• Calories: 4.16
• Fat: 0.13
• Carbs: 1.81
• Protein: 0.34
• Cholesterol: 0.00
• Calcium: 1.43
• Sodium: 0.19

* E.g. 137.29 = 137mg or 137g – 29%
Nutrition Facts labels are not always factual.

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Bloody-Good Cranberry Punch Recipes

Ingredients:

• 1 64-oz. bottle cranberry juice cocktail, chilled
• 1 cup orange juice, chilled
• 2 cups club soda, chilled

Bloody-Good Cranberry Punch • Yield: 8 servings
Ingredients:

• 1 64-oz. bottle cranberry juice cocktail, chilled
• 1 cup orange juice, chilled
• 2 cups club soda, chilled

Bloody-Good Cranberry Punch Nutrition Facts:
• Diet: Low-Fat
• Calories: 54.57
• Fat: 2.31
• Carbs: 90.36
• Protein: 1.74
• Cholesterol: 0.00
• Calcium: 10.54
• Sodium: 5.76

* E.g. 137.29 = 137mg or 137g – 29%
Nutrition Facts labels are not always factual.

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Cosmopolitan Champagne Cocktail Recipes

We thought we would update the popular Cosmopolitan by substituting Champagne for the usual lemon vodka. We garnished the drinks with skewers of sugar-coated fresh cranberries (thawed frozen ones will work just fine, too).

Ingredients:

• 1 1/4 cups Cointreau or Grand Marnier
• 1 1/4 cups cranberry juice cocktail
• 1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
• 3 tablespoons superfine granulated sugar
• 4 cups chilled Champagne or other sparkling wine

Instructions:

1. Stir together Cointreau, juices, and sugar and chill, covered, 2 to 6 hours. Just before serving, divide among 10 Champagne flutes and top off with Champagne.

Cosmopolitan Champagne Cocktail • Yield: 10 servings
Ingredients:

• 1 1/4 cups Cointreau or Grand Marnier
• 1 1/4 cups cranberry juice cocktail
• 1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
• 3 tablespoons superfine granulated sugar
• 4 cups chilled Champagne or other sparkling wine

Cosmopolitan Champagne Cocktail Nutrition Facts:
• Diet: Low-Fat
• Calories: 88.61
• Fat: 0.42
• Carbs: 39.16
• Protein: 1.30
• Cholesterol: 0.00
• Calcium: 11.58
• Sodium: 2.48

* E.g. 137.29 = 137mg or 137g – 29%
Nutrition Facts labels are not always factual.

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Deluxe Cocktail Sausages Recipes

Ingredients:

• 1/2 cup butter
• 3 tablespoons brown sugar, packed
• 3 tablespoons honey
• 1/2 cup chopped pecans
• 1 8-oz. tube refrigerated crescent rolls, separated
• 24 smoked cocktail sausages

Deluxe Cocktail Sausages • Yield: 24 servings
Ingredients:

• 1/2 cup butter
• 3 tablespoons brown sugar, packed
• 3 tablespoons honey
• 1/2 cup chopped pecans
• 1 8-oz. tube refrigerated crescent rolls, separated
• 24 smoked cocktail sausages

Deluxe Cocktail Sausages Nutrition Facts:
• Diet: Low-Carb
• Calories: 196.26
• Fat: 305.68
• Carbs: 67.25
• Protein: 112.39
• Cholesterol: 221.34
• Calcium: 20.36
• Sodium: 286.84

* E.g. 137.29 = 137mg or 137g – 29%
Nutrition Facts labels are not always factual.

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