Recipes

Sweet potato and pear soup

Summer Soup Recipes

Soup is not just for warming your innards in winter – it’s a year-round treat with flavors that flow with the seasons. Here we’ve got

Pipián Verde

Alan Molina of Mica Restaurant shares his recipe for pipián sauce, or pipián verde, a sauce from the molé family that is traditionally served over roast chicken or enchiladas.

Winter Cocktails

These seasonally inspired cocktail recipes from four of our favorite local bars and restaurants will pull you out of the doldrums. So grab a glass and a shaker, and unleash your inner mixologist!

Candy Cap Maple Rye Cocktail

MacCallum’s house mixologist, Tony de la Torre, drew his inspiration for this cocktail from a few of his favorite things: the classic pisco sour, the classic whiskey sour with egg white, and candy cap mushroom ice cream.

Sprig of Winter

This festive and fruity concoction from the Golden Pig in Hopland offers a wintery herbaceous twist on the ever-popular Cosmopolitan.

Kelseyville Autumn Frost

This clever and original cocktail from The Saw Shop in Kelseyville was inspired in part by pumpkin spice latte and the espresso martini.

Spiritus Cocktail

This striking Bourbon-based creation was created by Mendocino Spirits in Redwood Valley, and Hoolis C. Nation, head bartender at The Sign of the Whale in Point Arena.

Wild Mushroom Crepe

This scrumptious vegan crepe from Stanford Inn by the Sea in Mendocino may take some time to prepare, but is well worth the effort! You can use a combination of boletes, porcini, chanterelle or hedgehog mushrooms.