20080427

sidecar punch

recipe courtesy cuisine at home, 2008

makes two 4-oz cocktails

1/4 cup brandy
1/4 cup cherry juice from maraschino cherries (1/2 10-oz jar)
1/8 cup lemonade
1 tbsp lime juice, freshly-squeezed
1 tbsp cointreau

pour all ingredients into a pitcher. stir well.

combine brandy, cherry juice, lemonade, lime juice and cointreau in a cocktail shaker with a few ice cubes. shake vigorously to blend then strain into a pitcher with additional ice.

fill two cocktail glasses with crushed ice and punch.

20080421

never let go (e-squire remix)


never let go (e-squire remix)
whelan & di scala

treadstone

israeli hummus with paprika

courtesy michael solomonov

makes 4 cups

1/2 pound dried chickpeas
1 tablespoon baking soda
7 large garlic cloves, unpeeled
1/2 cup extra-virgin olive oil, plus more for drizzling
1 teaspoon ground cumin, plus more for garnish
1/2 cup tahini, at room temperature (see note)
1/4 cup plus 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
salt
paprika, for garnish
pita bread, for serving

in a medium bowl, cover the dried chickpeas with 2 inches of water and stir in the baking soda. refrigerate the chickpeas overnight. drain the chickpeas and rinse them under cold water.

in a medium saucepan, cover the chickpeas with 2 inches of fresh water. add the garlic cloves and bring to a boil. simmer over moderately low heat until the chickpeas are tender, about 40 minutes. drain, reserving 10 tablespoons of the cooking water and 2 tablespoons of the chickpeas. rinse the chickpeas under cold water. peel the garlic cloves.

in a food processor, puree the chickpeas with 1/2 cup of the reserved cooking water, 1/2 cup of the olive oil and 6 of the garlic cloves. add the cumin along with 1/4 cup each of the tahini and lemon juice and process until creamy. season the hummus with 1 tsp salt and transfer to a serving bowl.

grand melón mojito

20080402

(you're putting) a rush on me (moto blanco mix)


(you're putting) a rush on me (moto blanco mix)
eighteen featuring stephanie mills
2007

noaermix will be away 8th-14th april for a quick caribbean vacation. if you have any suggestions on places to visit in san juan, puerto rico, for great house music (or local music, for that matter), please let me know. gracias. thanks for listening.