Connection and chill Knowledge Focus Group

Connection and chill

Cocktails and streaming content for the casual consumer

Each quarter, the YAF Knowledge Focus Group curates streaming video content and a cocktail concoction to salute each Connection issue theme. In Q1, our curations are inspired by climate action and sustainability.

Cocktail Recipe: “When Life Gives You Lemons”

Do you discard lemon peel? How about plastic container lids or even the liquid from chickpea cans? This recipe reclaims items that are typically tossed to create a sustainable version of a limoncello fizz.

Ingredients Limoncello Three lemons (local/organic preferred) 1.25 cups vodka or non-alchololic substitue (locally made preferred) 1 cup sugar (local or organic) 1.25 cups water 2 tbsp aquafaba (excess liquid from canned chickpeas, aka vegan egg whites) 2 oz club soda or 7-Up The leftover plastic container lid Bitters (pour into reused, sanitized spray bottle) Instructions Limoncello: Peel lemons using a vegetable peeler, removing only the outer yellow layer. Place peel in an airtight jar with vodka and let infuse for 4 days minimum. Strain vodka. Prepare a simple syrup by boiling together sugar and water until sugar dissolves. Combine cooled syrup into infused vodka to create limoncello and store in the fridge.

Create a stencil with the plastic lid by cutting out shapes, letters, etc.

In a shaker, combine 2 tbsp aquafaba with ice and shake vigorously until foamy. In a shallow glass, stir 2 oz limoncello with 1 oz lemon juice and top with 2 oz club soda. Top with aquafaba foam so that it fills up to the glass rim. Immediately place the stencil onto the rim and spray bitters in stencil void. Remove stencil and celebrate your creative concoction. Cheers!

Aquafaba from chickpea can Lemon peel into limoncello and bitters in spray bottle Mixed drink w/foam top and stencil ready for bitters Completed cocktail. Enjoy!

Streaming Recommendations (available on Netflix):

In the spirit of climate action, we hope these shows inspire an appreciation for our planet, reduction of waste in your daily life, and overall happiness.

David Attenborough: A Life On Our Planet (2020)

Kiss the Ground (2020)

Public Trust (2020)

Minimalism: A Documentary About the Important Things (2015)

Tiny House Nation (2014-2017) Allie Ditzel, AIA; Ashley Hartshorn, AIA, NCARB; Kiara Luers, AIA; Caitlin Osepchuk, AIA; Jason Takeuchi, AIA, NCARB, NOMA

The YAF Knowledge Focus Group is dedicated to identifying important issues of recently licensed architects and the creation of knowledge resources to enable young architects to advance their careers.

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