Beverages
Nutella Hot Chocolate
Stir Nutella into steaming hot milk for the tastiest version of hot chocolate ever! From the original site: This is a d’oh recipe. You’ll smack yourself upside the head for not doing it before this!
Basilrita
Basilrita = basil + margarita = fabulous! From the original site: My windowsill basil plant was calling my name, and it was 5 o’clock somewhere, so necessity being the mother of invention, this Basil Margarita was born.
Refreshing Pimm’s Cup Cocktail
“What is a Pimm’s Cup?” you might ask. Well, I’m here to tell you. It is one of the most refreshing cocktails you’ll ever imbibe. If you can get your hands on English-style fizzy lemonade, then this would be a much more authentic version. I have yet to find a completely authentic substitute in the US, so I have chosen to use Fresca, since it is not as sweet as Sprite or 7-Up or eve…
Nongu Paal (Palm Fruit Drink)
Nongu is nothing but palm fruit which is something similar to jelly like consistency. The abundant water content in the fruit soothes and cools your body. This is found mostly dry dessert areas. You can read more about palm fruit from here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palm_tree Special Instructions: Preparation Time: 30 minutes Cooking Time: 15 minutes( Chilling time for 3 to 4 hours) Serves 4 Ingre…
How to Make Eggnog
With the Holiday season approaching, I figured this was a good time to pull out my tutorial on making homemade eggnog. It’s really not that hard to do, and it’s so much better than just buying some of that dairy stuff. It’s great to serve at a holiday party. In case you’re hesitant, here’s a step by step pictorial on making it (either raw or cooked)! Click through to see the…
A Waffled Croque Madame
The Novice Chef is one of my fave food blogs! Check out this idea: What is the difference between a Croque Madame and a Croque Monsieur? Eggs. It’s how I always tell them apart…and the easiest way to remember. A Croque Monsieur is basically a type of bread, a type of swiss cheese, and ham. A Croque Madame is all of that, but with a fried or poached egg on top. Which is exactly why women are better than men a Croque M…
A sparkling champagne raspberry cocktail
Reader Karen over at Tasty Trials shares this deliciously different champagne cocktail with us today! What a fun combination, Raspberry, Orange and Basil… Karen writes: “As we lounged around on the couch watching the game, I was thinking about the raspberries that I needed to use, and soon. I wasn’t in the mood to bake and never need much of an excuse to open a bottle of champagne, so I asked…
Halloween Cocktail Ideas
Halloween is on the way! And I figured you guys would like some cocktails to celebrate the season.. Here is a lovely Scary Halloween cocktail collection from Dabbled, but the Spotlight today is on Janelle‘s fun spider tribute. It is that time of year again, and I don’t mean the time for Christmas songs or raking leaves, not the time that the mittens come out or the hot chocolate is stocked. For me, t…
Dirty Mojitos
Over at Crumpets and Cakes, we’re loving their latest cocktail experiment… Dirty Mojitos! “And finally we’ve started growing mint to support our ongoing taste-testing of summery mojitos. We’ve tried all kinds of different recipes and in the end settled on a dirty mojito as our favorite. This recipe calls for dark rum and brown sugar. They will both make your mojito loo…
Make Homemade Citron Vodka
Over at Dabbled, go check out the step by step tutorial on making your own citrus vodka from less expensive vodka. (Bonus, my elusive husband can be seen in the photos!) And you can make your own little fruit critters to go with it, just add googly eyes! Wouldn’t this be tasty in a Tangtini?
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