Some of us are menu-impaired, meaning dinnertime sneaks up on us. Clueless no more. Assemble one of these Crafty Crock-Pot Meals in the morning and come home to tantalizing aromas and dinner on the table in no time flat with Crock-Pot “crack” such as honey garlic chicken and veggies, Mongolian beef, chicken and dumplings, vegetarian taco soup, four-ingredient macaroni and cheese and chicken Caesar sandwiches.
While summer is made for mojitos, winter’s bluster musters up recipes to Warm Up with a Cup o’ Cheer. Our Pinterest board steams with drinks to sip around the fireplace and Harry Potter cocktails, hot buttered rums and Jamies, German mulled wine, Crock-Pot cranberry cider and hot chocolate gussied up with amaretto, mint, pumpkin and more. Winter wedding? Create a hot chocolate bar for your guests!
Colder weather usually sneaks into Atlanta with the new year, and Marlow's Tavern is ready with the hot and hearty comfort foods Atlantans crave. Seasonal ingredients in savory dishes lead to highly satisfying dinner fare including: goat cheese French toast served with wild mushrooms; goat cheese "stuffed" turkey burger with sweet and spicy red pepper relish; grilled Prestige Farms chicken paillard with hand-cut pappardelle pasta, asparagus, Roma tomato, caramelized onion, wild mushroom cream and shaved Parmigiano-Reggiano; grilled turkey meatloaf made from Golden Legacy organic turkey with shaved Brussels sprouts on the side; and crispy Carolina trout with sautéed spinach, applewood smoked bacon and Pommery mustard cream sauce ($9-$17). Dessert brings out a hot and flakey pecan and apple turnover dolloped with hand-dipped vanilla ice cream ($6). A wintry mix of craft cocktails ($9-$11) features Blackthorn Suppressor with Byrrh aperitif and jasmine liqueur; Blueberry Buck 3.0 with Hanger Blueberry and fresh lime; Classic Martinez of Hayman's Old Tom Gin, Cocchi Vermouth di Torino, Leopold Brother's Maraschino and orange bitters; St. George Gin Sour with St. George Botanivore Gin, Rothman & Winter Peach Liqueur, Cardamaro, fresh lemon juice, simple syrup, Fee Brothers Aromatic Bitters and club soda; and the Orchard Manhattan apple-y spin on the classic Manhattan using Riverboat Rye Whiskey. Saintsbury Chardonnay, Carneros, 2010 and Left Coast Cellars Pinot Noir, Willamette Valley, 2011 are available by the glass or bottle ($12/$50). Bun warmers, Marlow's Tavern definitely has you beat.
