Bourbon Sour

This comes together in about the time it takes to order takeout, and is miles more nuanced than your average Chinese restaurant's sweet and sour sauce. Ketchup, soy sauce, sugar, and rice or cider vinegar are boiled together with water (though pineapple juice makes for a tasty tropical twist), and thickened to the perfect dipping consistency with a little cornstarch slurry. Serve this with egg rolls, wontons, rangoons, and whatever other fried foods you want to perk up. Feel free to add some heat to the sauce with minced ginger, garlic, or chiles (or all three).

Aquafaba, which is Latin for "water bean," is made from the cooking liquid of chickpeas. Who exactly decided to start whipping this stuff is unknown, but several bloggers and their attempts at using it made the internet sit up and take notice.

Despite what some might tell you, a Mint Julep is not a Mojito made with bourbon. It’s also definitely not a Mojito made with bourbon, sour mix, Rose’s lime juice and Sprite. Like most great cocktails, the Mint Julep is painfully easy to make - and just as easy to screw up. Hopefully this recipe will steer you in the right direction.