13 stars and cocktail Recipes

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

chopped fresh ginger, sugar, chinese five-spice powder, chopped crystallized ginger, whole star anise, champagne or sparkling wine

cranberry juice cocktail, pineapple juice, orange juice, ginger ale, chilled, light rum, garnish: 1 star fruit , cut into 1/4-inch slices

tonic water, ice cubes, pineapple juice, chilled, orange juice, chilled, light cranberry juice cocktail, chilled, lime, sliced, orange, sliced, carambola (star fruit), sliced

mango nectar, star anise, cinnamon stick, black peppercorns, red pepper flakes, champagne or sparkling wine

vodka, strawberry puree (made by blending fresh strawberries), champagne, to top up glass, star fruit, to garnish

whole allspice, star anise, cinnamon stick, broken in half, apple cider, cranberry juice cocktail, brown sugar, orange slices, star anise (optional), orange slices (optional)

qt cranberry juice cocktail, sugar, cinnamon sticks, whole star anise, gingerroot, peeled and thinly sliced, amber or dark rum

green roasted chilies (or your own roasted hatch if you have it), tomato juice, quartered jalapeno, cumin, salt, pepper, tabasco sauce, vodka, ice

ruby port, cranberry juice cocktail, sugar, x 1-inch strip orange peel (orange part only), whole star anise, firm but ripe bosc or bartlett pears (about 8 oz each), peeled, halved, cored, plain low-fat yogurt, powdered sugar, mint sprigs (optional)