Name: It's the End of the Year as We Know It Recipe
Total time: 4 min
Yield: Serves 1
Ingredients: 1 1/2 ounces spiced apple cider; 1/2 ounce fresh lemon juice; 1/2 ounce simple syrup; 1/2 ounce fresh ginger juice (from about 2 ounces fresh ginger); 4 ounces dry cava; Orange peel for garnish

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By Betty Hallock

Dec. 29, 2011

Perfect to end the year with, this drink is made with winter flavors: spiced apple cider, fresh lemon and ginger juice and dry cava.

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1 ½ ounces spiced apple cider

½ ounce fresh lemon juice

½ ounce simple syrup

½ ounce fresh ginger juice (from about 2 ounces fresh ginger)

4 ounces dry cava

Orange peel for garnish

Into a chilled Champagne flute, pour the cider, then lemon juice, simple syrup and finally the ginger juice. Top with the cava and garnish with orange peel.

From Devon Espinosa of Ink. You can use your favorite apple cider; Espinosa uses Zeigler’s organic. To make simple syrup, combine equal parts water and sugar in a saucepan and heat until the sugar dissolves. Remove from heat and cool before using. To juice the ginger, puree the ginger root and strain, discarding the solids.

Betty Hallock

Betty Hallock is deputy Food editor at the Los Angeles Times. She has co-written four cookbooks, including “Bäco: Vivid Recipes from the Heart of Los Angeles,” “Amá: A Modern Tex-Mex Kitchen” and “Baking at République.” She started her journalism career at the Wall Street Journal and Scientific American in New York, worked on the L.A. Times’ Business desk, and was interim food editor at Los Angeles Magazine. Hallock also helped launch a food and nutrition vertical for wellness app RoundGlass. She’s a graduate of UCLA and New York University.