Tantalize your happy hour with this Cranberry Shrub Cocktail recipe from 'Very Merry Cocktails' by Jessica Strand (Chronicle Books, September 2020). CRANBERRY SHRUB COCKTAIL This drink takes a couple of extra steps due to the tantalizingly tart shrub (a mixture of sugar, apple cider, and fruit), but the effort is all worth it for this delicious, healthy-ish cocktail. MAKES 1 DRINK Ingredients and Directions: Cranberry Shrub (BELOW) 3½ oz [100 ml] vodka Ginger ale, for...

Buckets of snow are coming to Jersey on Wednesday. Actually wet snowflakes are falling as I write this, a sneak preview to bigger event. So béchamel your pizza for extra warmth with this Brussels Sprouts Pizza Carbonara recipe by Ina Garten from Modern Comfort Food (Published by Clarkson Potter, an imprint of Penguin Random House- October 2020). Brussels Sprouts Pizza Carbonara Makes 4 (9-inch) Individual Pizzas Ingredients For the béchamel: 1½ cups whole milk 2...