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Cut the squash into 1/2-inch slices. In a large skillet over high heat, heat the olive oil, add the squash, and stir. Continue to cook the squash, stirring occasionally. Lower the flame to medium-low, ...

What better way to kanpai (cheers) to the end of summer than with the sunset hue of a refreshing spritz. This simple Italian aperitivo, a premeal drink, has a long history in northern Italy, but only ...

Everyone’s used to drinking sake, that delicious rice wine, at Japanese restaurants, but what if you used it as a marinade for your salmon fillet? You’d get a delicious piece of fish for dinner. I ...

If you're in the Northeast and want something a little stronger than hot chocolate to warm you up during what meteorologists are predicting could be the biggest snow storm in a hundred years, try this ...

Pour ingredients into a cocktail shaker with ice. Pour into a martini glass. Garnish optionally with a whole lychee impaled on a cocktail pick. Pour ingredients into a cocktail shaker with ice. Strain ...

To make sorbet, place sugar and 250 ml water in a saucepan over medium heat and stir until sugar dissolves. Increase heat to high, add lemon juice and bring to the boil. Remove from heat, stir in sake ...

This rich, shreddable pork shoulder soaks up all the flavors of the braising liquid as it becomes tender, absorbing the mixture of sake, light soy sauce, ginger, hon-dashi and black sugar. You can ...

The best new idea in cocktails for spring -- fruit-infused sake -- is all about freshness. Take a spirit with a short (two-week) shelf life, infuse the freshest fruits in it, and the result is ...