Okay y'all, it's time to ride the crimson wave and go EPIC with everyone's favorite "hair of the dog" day-drinkin' booze-fest cocktail! Go BIG on that Mary or go home! Below I've summed up some essential ingredients and prep hints, some exotic "pro" ingredients, some epic garnishes, and even the beginnings of an epic music playlist, perfect for your next Bloody Mary blowout. (BTW, some of you may be underwhelmed by this, but I am an epic VIRGIN Mary devotee — they are just as

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The Chinese Party Cookbook: 42 Recipes and Tips in Full Color , by Constance D. Chang Let's get this party started! Ms. Chang shows you how it's done, in, as she says, "one of the most authentic cookbooks ever published." Terrific photos too. Behold the festive cover. 🇨🇳 💚 🐓 🌿 🍚 🐲 🥕 🐄 🍉 ☕️ 🦞 🇨🇳 What did the cup of tea say to the other cup of tea during their conversation? You talk for oolong. (Sorry.) Now that's art. I'm ready to try this. A-tisket, a-tasket, I

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Zydeco Chop Chop dehydrated Cajun Trinity is a key ingredient in my Toe-Curlin' Creole Cocktail Sauce (Recipe down below!) Not to mention my crowd-favorite, Pimento Cheese Saint Peter, just to name two of the taste-sensation recipes of mine that come to mind. My Toe-Curlin' Cocktail Sauce and Pimento Cheese recipes are from "The Infinite Feast: How to Host the Ones You Love—Recipes from the Big Easy . . . and Beyond" by Brian Theis, 2020 Click here for more on my best-sellin