12 the perfect drop Recipes

drops angostura bitters, grand marnier orange liqueur, lime wedges (or 1/2 oz juice), ginger beer

mint leaves (plus more for garnish if desired), simple syrup, light rum, lime juice, club soda, drops bitters, lime wedge (for garnish if desired)

sharp cheddar cheese, finely grated, mayonnaise, drops hot sauce

red kidney red beans , preferably camellia brand, washed and drained, onions, chopped, celery ribs, chopped, bay leaves, drops tabasco sauce or 24 drops hot sauce, onion powder, garlic powder, worcestershire sauce, worcestershire sauce, soy sauce, kitchen bouquet, water, ham seasoning, cut up, cooked long-grain rice , for serving

all-purpose bleached flour (she notes: this flour is softer than unbleached flour and helps to make tender pancakes), sugar, salt, baking powder, baking soda, buttermilk, milk, egg, unsalted butter, melted, vanilla extract, vegetable oil for griddle, variations, lemon poppy seed pancakes : follow pancake recipe, whisking 1 tsp. of finely grated lemon zest and 1 tsp. of poppy seeds into the dry ingredients., orange cardamom pancakes : follow pancake recipe, whisking 1tsp. of finely grated orange zest and 1/4 tsp. ground cardamom into the dry ingredients., gingerbread pancakes : follow pancake recipe, substituting 4 tsps. of molasses for the sugar and adding it to the wet ingredients, then whisking 1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon, 1 1/2 tsps. ground ginger and 1/8 tsp. ground cloves into the dry ingredients., chocolate chip pancakes : follow pancake recipe, sprinkling 1 tbsp. of miniature chocolate chips over the uncooked side of each pancake as it cooks., banana nutmeg : follow pancake recipe, whisking 1/2 tsp. nutmeg into the dry ingredients and dropping 5 or 6 thin slices of banana (you ll need 2 small bananas total) over the uncooked side of each pancake as it cooks., ginger pancakes : follow pancake recipe, whisking 1 tsp. ginger into the dry ingredients and sprinkling 1 tbsp. of finely chopped crystallized ginger (about 1/2 cup total) over the uncooked side of each pancake as it cooks., lemon blueberry : follow pancake recipe, whisking 1 tsp. finely grated lemon zest into the dry ingredients and sprinkling about 2 tbsp. frozen blueberries (you ll need about 1 cup total) over the uncooked side of each pancake as it cooks., almond pancakes : follow pancake recipe, substituting 1 tsp. of almond extract for the vanilla extract., corn pancakes : flowwow pancake recipe, reducing flour to 3/4 cup and whisking 1/2 cup fine yellow corn meal into dry ingredients, and sprinkling 2 tbsp. of frozen corn (about 1 cup total) over the uncooked side of each pancake as it cooks.

cooked shrimp, cucumber, avocado (on the firm side but ripe ), limes, green onion (finely chopped ), catsup, tabasco sauce (i use about 2-3 drops )

vodka, red wine, wine and sherry mix, not available commercially, recipe follows, celery salt, salt and pepper, drops worcestershire sauce, drops hot sauce, tomato juice, celery stalks, tomatoes

unsweetened chocolate, cut into chunks, unsalted butter, eggs, sugar, chopped walnuts, flour, very strong freshly brewed coffee, vanilla, drops almond extract, perfect walnut halves

potatoes, cooked, carrot, cooked, rabbit, cooked (meat from ribs and neck is perfect), pickled cucumber , in brine, green onion, cheddar cheese, grated, egg, hardboiled, baby green peas, canned, mayonnaise, salt , to taste, drops tabasco sauce , to taste