Hy-Vee Recipes and Ideas

Adorn a Chocolate Bourbon Russian, Vanilla Martini or Eggnog Cocktail with a tiny gingerbread house cookie. Simply cut a small slit up the center, about an inch.

Dress up a Negroni, Cosmopolitan, or Martini with a deliciously edible candy-ribbon tree. Thread sour watermelon-flavored candy tape onto a small bamboo skewer. Cut a star from a yellow Starburst candy to top the tree. Then insert the skewer into the drink.

Spice up an Apple Cider Mule with apple and cinnamon. Turn an apple on its side and cut thin slices. Use a toothpick to remove the seeds from each slice, exposing the star-shaped center. Dip an apple slice and cinnamon stick in each drink.

Trim a Tom Collins with frosted mint leaves and fresh raspberries. Hold a mint sprig from its stem and lightly toss the leaves in granulated sugar. Set the mint on the rim of the glass, then drop in a couple whole raspberries.

Brighten an Old-Fashioned with a cheery garnish of rosemary sprig antlers and a maraschino cherry nose.