Apartment Therapy Tagged: garnish

Easy Garnishes for Simple Soups

If you've got a hearty, chunky, colorful soup, it's usually good to go on its own (maybe a sprinkle of cheese on some chili). But a simple, puréed soup can look a little plain—and a quick gar...

Cocktail Dressing: Pickled Garnishes for Bloody Marys

Yesterday we posted a recipe from the Los Angeles Times for bloody marys made with fresh tomatoes and garnished with pickled green beans. Since we've also been talking about pickling quite a bit la...

Easier Than You Think: Candied Mint Leaves

We're not ones to spend a ton of time gussying up our food, but if we've put some effort into a recipe, it is nice to present it with a little flair every now and then. These mint leaves — sugared, ...

Recipe Review: Melissa Clark’s DIY Maraschino Cherries
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Last summer I spotted Melissa Clark’s ultra-simple and delicious-sounding recipe for homemade maraschino cherries in the food section of The New York Times, and was intrigued. I made a mental note o...

Straight Up: How to Rim a Cocktail Glass for Margaritas - and More

It's a beautiful warm day, perfect for the cooling tang of a Margarita. You have everything you need to make a top-shelf, hand-crafted drink: fresh limes for juicing, Cointreau, a good quality “silv...

Straight Up: DIY Cocktail Onions

There's nothing like the briny crunch of a cocktail onion to complement a Gibson's bracing coolness (in fact, garnished any other way, the drink would just be called a Martini). We like to leave ours ...