AlfaTech & AT-PD INSIGHTS: Quarter 4 | 2021

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HOLIDAY DRINK Champagne Holiday Punch By Pam Brandon When it comes to holiday entertaining, especially for larger groups it’s hard to beat punch. Rather than getting stuck in the kitchen or behind the bar all night making drinks, you can make a large bowl ahead of time and leave yourself free to socialize. And if you’re looking for a holiday recipe that’s light on its toes but still has depth, Erick Castro’s punch checks all the boxes. This Champagne Holiday Punch has a blend of holiday flavors in a convivial and bubbly format. It’s a drink that will take your holiday

HOLIDAY RECIPE Sweet Potato Casserole By Caelan Robinson Ingredients: • 3 pounds sweet potatoes peeled and cut into cubes • ½ cup brown sugar packed • ⅓ cup butter softened • ½ teaspoon vanilla extract • ¾ cup pecans chopped, divided • ¼ teaspoon cinnamon or to taste • salt and pepper to taste • 2 cups miniature marshmallows Instructions: 1. Preheat oven to 375°F. Grease a 9 x 13 pan OR cast iron pot. 2. Place sweet potatoes in a pot of boiling water. Simmer for 15 minutes or until fork tender. Drain. 3. In a large bowl (or in the pot the potatoes were cooked in), mash the sweet potatoes with brown sugar, butter, cinnamon, vanilla and salt & pepper. 4. Fold in half of the pecans and spread into prepared pan. 5. Sprinkle with the marshmallows and the remaining pecans. 6. Bake for 15 minutes or until marshmallows are golden brown and potatoes are heated through.

toast up a notch! Ingredients: •

1 1/2 cups jenever (a malt-accented beverage rich with baking spice, but the beauty of the drink is that it works with virtually any spirit imaginable) 1 cup Champagne (or any kind of high-quality bubbles, dry not sweet)

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1/2 cup Cointreau (or dry curaçao or a good triple sec)

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1 cup club soda

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3/4 cup lemon juice, freshly squeezed

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1/2 cup simple syrup

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8 dashes Old Fashioned bitters

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Garnish: pineapple slice Garnish: star anise pods Garnish: grated nutmeg

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Serves at least 8.

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Instructions: 1. Add a large block of ice into a punch bowl, or 2 cups of ice cubes. 2. Add the jenever, Champagne, Cointreau, club soda, lemon juice, simple syrup and bitters into the bowl and stir gently to combine. 3. Garnish with pineapple slices, whole star anise pods and grated nutmeg.

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