Ina Garten

So, first thing we need is three quarters of a cup of cranberry juice, and it's actually cranberry juice cocktail, so it's got a little sugar in it.

Half a cup of good vodka. Ooh, this is from the freezer. It's from the freezer, yeah. Quarter of a cup of triple sec. Which is a sweet liqueur. Orange liqueur, exactly. Is that perfectly measured? And now we need a cup of ice. And this is the key to cocktails with ice, is you have to shake it for 30 seconds.

Half a cup of good vodka. Ooh, this is from the freezer. It's from the freezer, yeah. Quarter of a cup of triple sec. Which is a sweet liqueur. Orange liqueur, exactly. Is that perfectly measured? And now we need a cup of ice. And this is the key to cocktails with ice, is you have to shake it for 30 seconds.

And what it does is dilute the cocktail enough so that it's not like that, like really harsh. So it's absolutely delicious. So how about you do 30 seconds and I'll time it. Okay. Go. It's longer than you think. That's only five seconds.

And what it does is dilute the cocktail enough so that it's not like that, like really harsh. So it's absolutely delicious. So how about you do 30 seconds and I'll time it. Okay. Go. It's longer than you think. That's only five seconds.

Doesn't it seem like more than 30 seconds?

Doesn't it seem like more than 30 seconds?

Especially when you're thirsty. That's 30 seconds. Okay, I'm getting the glasses in the freezer.

Especially when you're thirsty. That's 30 seconds. Okay, I'm getting the glasses in the freezer.

This is a day to cheer. It's really nice. Isn't that good? Yeah. You know what I love? It has no bite. It has no bite, exactly. But also, the flavors are layered perfectly, and it doesn't have that hit of vodka, even though you and I know how much is in there. The orange and the cranberry kind of bubble up a little bit. It's not too sweet, not too tart.

This is a day to cheer. It's really nice. Isn't that good? Yeah. You know what I love? It has no bite. It has no bite, exactly. But also, the flavors are layered perfectly, and it doesn't have that hit of vodka, even though you and I know how much is in there. The orange and the cranberry kind of bubble up a little bit. It's not too sweet, not too tart.

That would be the ham. Ham's ready. Okay. Well, it smells pretty good, doesn't it? It does. That's the first test. How's that look?

That would be the ham. Ham's ready. Okay. Well, it smells pretty good, doesn't it? It does. That's the first test. How's that look?

Isn't it? And then, so what I like to do is I like to serve it like a slice of ham with a little bit of the glaze from the pan.

Isn't it? And then, so what I like to do is I like to serve it like a slice of ham with a little bit of the glaze from the pan.

Isn't that, it'll be our little secret. It's just something I whipped up in the few minutes before you got here, and I actually did. And you actually did, because you planned it out.

Isn't that, it'll be our little secret. It's just something I whipped up in the few minutes before you got here, and I actually did. And you actually did, because you planned it out.

Isn't that delicious?

Isn't that delicious?

But it doesn't overpower the smoked ham. I think it's really important that the intrinsic flavor of the thing that you're cooking shines through and the ingredients just make them taste better. Kind of layers of mustard and orange and chutney. Not bad, is it?