Simple Cooking

If you prefer, you can bake these muffins in a standard muffin tin; spoon 1/4 cup batter into each cup.

Cachaça is a potent sugarcane liquor. If you can’t find it, use light rum instead.

Like a creamy orange ice-cream pop, this cocktail marries vanilla and orange. But the drink includes two liqueurs, so it’s for adults only.

White Lily flour is widely used throughout the South. Made with only soft winter wheat, it is finer, lighter, and whiter than other types of flour.

We love our sweet twist on a daiquiri: mango mixed with dark rum, sugar syrup, and lemon juice (in place of the traditional lime).

If you prefer to serve alcohol-free cocktails, omit the tequila—the drink is still delicious.

Chanterais melons, also called Cavaillon, are a delicious alternative to cantaloupes. Look for them at farmers’ markets and gourmet stores.

Pineapple and coconut rum give this drink the taste of the tropics.