YA Themed Recipes

I like to cook. I like to make cocktails. And I really, really love YA literature — so here’s a collection of the themed recipes I’ve made.

• The Empire’s Fire, a flaming tiki drink to celebrate Sabaa Tahir’s A Torch Against the Night
• A Diamond in a Rhinestone World, based on Julie Murphy’s Dumplin‘, and Dolly Parton, of course
• The Royal Tea, an earl-grey infused French 75 based on The Fug Girls’ The Royal We
• Under A Painted Rye, a pomegranate rye cocktail based on Stacey Lee’s Under A Painted Sky
• My Brew Love Gave To Me, a coffee and orange cocktail perfect for wintry nights and alongside Stephanie Perkins’ My True Love Gave To Me
• I’ll Peat You Pear, a scotch and pear cocktail based on Heather Demetrios’ I’ll Meet You There
• I’ll Give You The Rum, a cocktail based on Jandy Nelson’s I’ll Give You The Sun
• The Bite & Sting, a cocktail based on Marie Rutkoski’s The Winner’s Trilogy
• Gansey’s Pig, a cocktail based on Maggie Stiefvater’s The Raven Boys series
• The Girl Who Made Tiny Tarts in a Muffin Tin of Her Own Choosing, mini-tarts inspired by Catherynne Valente’s The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland In A Ship Of Her Own Making
• Astrid’s Deviled Eggs, based on A.S. King’s Ask the Passengers