Top each stack with a chocolate wafer (you will have 6 or 7 wafers left over).

Food & Wine / Lyres.This Australian-made, grape-based aperitivo is flavored with a range of botanicals.

Miguel Vargas, who oversees the beverage program at Chileno Bay, Auberge Resorts Collection in Los Cabos, Mexico, says, “I mix it with Mionetto’s nonalcoholic sparkling wine, a splash of mineral water, and an orange wedge.The Mionetto retains the Prosecco-like flavor, while Lyre’s Italian Spritz balances the cocktail.Adding a splash of fresh lemon juice as well highlights the spirit’s bittersweet citrus notes.”.

Pathfinder ($40).Food & Wine / The Pathfinder.

“I love the Pathfinder nonalcoholic amaro,” says Ektoras Binikos, co-founder/partner at NYC’s Sugar Monk, Bitter Monk, and Atheras Spirits.

“It’s hemp-based, fermented and distilled, which gives it great intensity of flavors, especially for a nonalcoholic product.” Binikos finds this woodsy, slightly bitter product, with its notes of Seville orange, anise, pine, and root beer, to be ideal in a zero-proof Negroni Sbagliato, “topped with house-made, zero-proof, sweet vermouth, Fever Tree tonic water, and sparkling water.”"I haven't met a bean or pea that I didn't love," says chef and cookbook author Steven Satterfield, who highlights the latter in this classic split pea soup recipe.This unit is sleek and compact so it takes up very little counter space, and it accommodates a tall 8-inch travel mug, too.. Hamilton Beach 6-Quart Set & Forget Programmable Slow Cooker.

Even with the best intentions, I sometimes forget to meal plan the night before.So when I wake up in the morning, I need to prepare a throw-and-go meal before heading out the door to work.

That’s where this Hamilton Beach slow cooker would come in handy.I could simply open the refrigerator, take out some chicken, and toss in a jar of my favorite tikka masala sauce.