Great Gifts for Cocktail, Wine, and Beer Lovers

Way Better Than Booze No Images? Click here   Great Gifts for Cocktail, Wine, and Beer Lovers​ When it's the holiday season, alcohol-related gifts tend to be guaranteed crowd-pleasers. Most hosts will be swimming in actual booze from their guests, but you can stand out from the crowd with a bar cart–worthy drink accessory, be it a decanter and glassware set or a remarkably classy-looking carbonation system. Our collection of gifts for drink lovers pairs attractive design with the kind of functionality that'll last far longer than a bottle of wine. Here are a few of our time-honored favorites, along with some new items we've fallen in love with in 2018.   Cocktail Books This year we were delighted by the release of not one but two excellent cocktail books written by Serious Eats alums. Organized by spirit, Maggie Hoffman's The One-Bottle Cocktail is all about making the most of your favorite booze. Meanwhile, Carey Jones and husband John McCarthy recently published Be Your Own Bartender, which features over a dozen flowcharts to guide you to the perfect drink for every mood and occasion.  A Nice Mixing Glass and Stirrer​ Treat your giftee to a refined cocktail-making experience with an etched mixing glass and bar spoon (currently on sale)—essential items that happen to look mighty good set atop a bar cart. This spoon is particularly useful for stirred cocktails—its slender profile will easily navigate ice while minimizing splashing and spilling.   A Pretty Pitcher​ We consider a nice pitcher a super-versatile gift. Sure, it's wonderful for pouring big-batch cocktails, decanting wine, and holding water handsomely for group dinners. But when you're not entertaining, pitchers make fabulous vases. Given its versatility and recognizable name brand, this pitcher will please grandmothers, newlyweds, and roommates alike.   A Corkscrew That Actually Works​ We've all been there when the party is getting started—you grab a bottle of wine, twist in your corkscrew, and...the cork breaks. Twenty messy minutes of cork-pushing and wine-filtering ensue, dashing everyone's hopes for a nice, crisp sip. Avoid this situation with a corkscrew that actually works. We tested quite a few and found this lever model to work smoothly and easily, puncturing only corks and never dreams. See the Rest Right Here     Serious Eats 88 35th St Ste 602 Brooklyn, NY 11232 Click Preferences to control which emails you receive from Serious Eats. Clicking Unsubscribe will remove you from all Serious Eats emails…which would be sad. Preferences  |  Unsubscribe

From Our Partner: What to Do With Your New Roccbox

SPONSORED So you got a Roccbox (our favorite pizza oven). Here's what to do with it.  We've been waxing rhapsodic about Gozney's Roccbox for a while now. It’s vastly superior to most portable pizza ovens, reaching temperatures of up to 932°F (500°C) and producing pizza with a lovely crispy crust and pillowy interior in just 60 seconds.  So now that you have your oven, let us help you get started. We have a ton of recipes, like this halloumi and cherry tomato–topped pie, this truffle-scented pizza with lots of charred mushrooms, and a sausage pie topped with radicchio. Plus, Roccbox isn't just for pizza—you can use it to make a whole host of other recipes, like stuffed pork tenderloin and plank-cooked prawns. You can find even more inspiration on the Gozney website. If you're reading this email and you don’t yet own a Roccbox, get yours today.   Learn More Serious Eats 88 35th St Ste 602 Brooklyn, NY 11232 Preferences  |  Unsubscribe

Your Next Weeknight Meal Plan (And Weekend Cooking Project!)

What to Cook Next Week No Images? Click here   After a busy day, the last thing you want to do is spend hours in the kitchen pulling dinner together. Luckily, we have a wealth of delicious weeknight meals that will have you in and out of the kitchen in one hour or less. Meet our weekly dinner plan: Five easy dinners for five busy weeknights, all sent in advance so you can get your shopping done ahead of time. Cook along with us!   Your Week Ahead MONDAY Pasta al Limone Lemon zest and juice perk up this classic buttery and cheesy pasta dish. The secret lies in emulsifying the sauce to a satiny consistency using the starchy pasta water, not cream.   TUESDAY Pressure Cooker French Onion Soup Traditional techniques for caramelizing onions can take hours to deliver extra-sweet, complex flavor. The pressure cooker reduces that time down to about 30 minutes of hands-off cooking.  WEDNESDAY Fried Rice With Blistered Green Beans and Basil Get your mid-week greens in with this easy fried rice—over and done with in fifteen minutes flat, because we know how busy you are. THURSDAY Creamy Risotto alla Milanese Saffron-scented risotto alla milanese is one of the most luxurious—and simplest—of risottos. This tradition-busting method guarantees the creamiest, silkiest, most delicious version possible. FRIDAY Takeout-Style Kung Pao Chicken (Diced Chicken With Peppers and Peanuts) Just because it's a Chinese-American standard, complete with slightly-gloppy-sauce and mild heat doesn't make diced chicken with peppers and peanuts any less delicious.     Your Weekend Project Ah, the weekend. Visions of time-consuming kitchen endeavors dancing in your head all week long, and finally you have the time to pursue them. But which one to choose? Let us help you guide your efforts with what we're taking on over the weekend.  Homemade Ramen Noodles Making good ramen noodles at home is a simple process, so long as you have a few key ingredients and a decent amount of time. In total, it takes 24 hours—so gather your ingredients tonight, prep the noodles tomorrow, then make our new pressure cooker chintan shoyu broth for Sunday supper.     Serious Eats 88 35th St Ste 602 Brooklyn, NY 11232-2017 Click Preferences to control which emails you receive from Serious Eats. Clicking Unsubscribe will remove you from all Serious Eats emails…which would be sad. Preferences  |  Unsubscribe