Sips & Apps CLASSIC AND CONTEMPORARY RECIPES FOR COCKTAILS AND APPETIZERS by Kathy Casey Photographs by Angie Norwood Browne I would like to dedicate this book to John Casey, my love, my husband, my personal supporter, and my chief taste-tester. Thank you for our delicious life together. Contents Acknowledgments Introduction GENERAL RECIPE NOTES FOR SIPS & APPS REPERTOIRE FOR TODAY’S BAR Bar Equipment & Glassware Techniques & Tricks of the Trade Creative Cocktails Fortunella Amante Picante Red Square Martini So’ Fresh Hot Mango Love Rouge Pulp Blue Thai Mojito Grapefruit Cosmo Tuscan Rosemary Lemon Drop Pear Thyme Fizz Kiwi Caipirinha Summer Bourbon Sparkling Cider Douglas Fir Sparkletini Strawberry Shag Lush Preso Ginger Sake Cocktail “Sushi” Black Feather Gin Flower Crush Cheladas Cosmo Chi Chi Lill’pertif Inspired Classics Ultra Martini Bar Green-Eye Daiquiri Peach 75 Montréal Dubious Manhattan Celery ‘N’ Tonic Fresh Apple Mojito Poppy’s Margarita The Añejo Highball Ramos Passion Fizz Luxury Bloody Mary Grapefruit Negroni Bistro Sidecar Rusty Martini English Old Fashioned Pineapple Pisco Sour Fresh Raspberry Bellini Mango Mai Tai Sunshine Sour Rocapulco Red Cocktails for a Crowd Summer Melon Sangria Berrylicious Sangria Cheaters Blended Margarita Sake Sangria Lilikoi Rum Punch Hibiscus Rum Punch Bliss Wedding Punch Cosmo Cooler for a Crowd Spiked Southern Iced Tea Punch Clear-Headed Cocktails Blackberry Lemonade Clear Conscience Cucumber Elderflower Fizz Pomarose Cherry-Almond Spritzer Herbalicious H2O Liquid Desserts & Hot Drinks Lemon Meringue Puff ‘Fogato Chill Berry Orange Creamsicle Coconut Cake Colada Shot Mayan Hot Chocolate Royal Coffee with Brown-Sugar Cream Holiday Hot-Buttered Rum Warm Spiced White Wine Harvest Pumpkin Toddy Minty Mocha Key Lime Pie Blueberry’cello Appetizers Sausage Olive Poppers Bollywood Chicken Skewers with Spiced Yogurt Dip Cha Cha Cashews Bacon, Blue Cheese & Pecan Cocktail Cookies Coriander Citrus Shrimp “Lollipops” Pineapple Avocado Salsa Romesco Roasted Red Pepper & Almond Spread Lamb “Sliders” on Homemade Rosemary Buns Chipotle Deviled Eggs Olive Tapenade Piccolo Caprese Picks with Quick Basil Aioli Mini Scallion Biscuits with Smoked Salmon Spread & Pickled Onions Seared Thai Beef Lettuce Cups with Lemongrass & Lime Greek Salsa with Pita Crisps Pita Crisps Sexy Olive Mix Creamy White Bean Dip with Garlic & Rosemary Sassy Sherry-Roasted Peppers Grilled Bread with Bruschetta Tomatoes Sicilian Mini Meatballs Soy-Glazed Seared Tuna on Green Onion Pancakes Orange-Pistachio Cocktail Cookies Fennel-Roasted Walnuts Prosciutto Scallop Pops with Lemon Artichoke Pesto Asian Shrimp Cakes with Sweet Chili Sauce D’Lish Peppadew Peppers Sake Teriyaki Sticky Chicken Wings Oysters on the Half Shell with Citrus Splash Mushroom & Fontina Purses California Crab “Truffles” “Cocktail Shrimp” with Martini Aioli Creole Crab “Cupcakes” Warm Brie & Almond Crostini with Harvest Apple Chutney Zen Turkey Dumplings with Peanut Sauce Croque Monsieur Puffs Roasted Pear Crostini with Gorgonzola Sources: Where The Pros Get It Index Hangover Helper