Happy New Year

Happy New Year everyone.

Pink Lady

A change of pace.

2 oz. gin
1 tsp. grenadine
1 tsp. half and half
1 tsp fresh lemon juice
1 egg white
Ice

Combine all ingredients with cracked ice in a cocktail shaker. Shake vigorously and strain into a chilled cocktail glass.

The cocktail shaker as we know it today was in use by the late 1800's. Their popularity really exploded after the repeal of Prohibition in 1933. They were a symbol of sophistication and the good life.

Merry Christmas

 

 

Eggnog

Erin Phraner

A great Christmas treat.  This is an eggnog recipe without eggs. Sounds easy to make. 

Easiest Ever Eggnog

Yields 8 to 10 servings
Total time 1 hour

1 container (1 3/4 quart) vanilla ice cream
1/3 cups of rum or bourban.  [Can also use brandy]
1/8 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg, plus more for sprinkling.
[Can also use cinnamon instead of nutmeg]


Directions:

1.  Put ice cream in a large microwave-safe bowl.  Microwave 2 to 3 minutes or until just melted, stirring ocasionally.
2.  Add rum and nutmeg and whisk until combined.  Cover tightly with plastic wrap and  refrigerate at least 1 hour or up to 1 day.
3. Whisk well before serving.  Transfer to a punch bowl or individual glasses.  Sprinkle with more nutmeg, if desired.

Read more: Easiest Ever Eggnog Recipe - Good Housekeeping

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Winter Breeze

                                                     

Winter Breeze

1 oz. Creme de cacao
1 oz. Vanilla Schnapps
1 oz. Irish Cream
Milk

Pour liquors into a beer mug and fill with milk.  Stir, and serve.


(drinksmixer.com)

Spiced Apple Cider



(photo source: Thinkstock)
 

Seems like Winter arrived a bit early. Another hot drink.

Ingredients:
(non-alcoholic)

1 gallon apple juice or cider
6 cinnamon sticks
1 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
1 tablespoon whole cloves
1 slice of orange rind

Directions:  Throw all of the ingredients into a slow cooker or into a large pot on the stove and heat. Once hot, ladle into mugs and garnish with a cinnamon stick.


(recipe: Minnesota.cbslocal.com)

Christmas Movies

A Christmas Carol (1938)

A Christmas Carol (2009)
A Christmas Story (1983)
A Christmas Tale (2008)
Arthur Christmas (2011)
Christmas in Connecticut (1945)
Elf (2003)
Holiday Affair (1949)
Holiday Inn (1942)
Home Alone (1990)
How The Grinch Stole Christmas (2000)
It's A Wonderful Life (1946)
Joyeux Noël (2005)
Love, Actually (2003)
Meet Me In St Louis (1944)
Miracle On 34th Street (1947)
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989)
Prancer (1989)
Santa Claus: The Movie (1985)
Scrooge (1935)
Scrooge (1951)
Scrooge (1970)
Scrooged (1988)
The Bishop’s Wife (1947)
The Family Stone (2005)
The Lemon Drop Kid (1951)
The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992)
The Polar Express (2004)
The Santa Clause (1994)
The Shop Around The Corner (1940)
White Christmas (1954)

Baby, it's cold outside

Kentucky Coffee

A great new wintertime coffee

Ingredients:
1 oz. Wild Turkey 101 bourbon whiskey
1 oz. Wild Turkey Honey liqueur
Hot coffee to fill
Whipped cream (optional)




1. In a coffee mug, add bourbon and liqueur
2. Top with hot coffee
3. Add whipped cream, if desired.  
Serve and enjoy.

(cocktails.about.com)

Snowshot recipe

3 oz Absolut® Citron vodka
1 scoop lemon sherbet
Juice of 1/2 lemons
1 sugar cube


Throw all ingredients into a blender.  Add sugar to taste.  Sweet lemons don't need more than one cube.  Blend until the consistency resembles a daquiri.  Serve in a highball glass.

(drinksmixer.com)

Autumn Leaves

Autumn Leaves Recipe

1 oz. Pisco Porton
1 oz. Drambuie
1/4 oz. Campari
1/4 oz. Lime Juice

Combine ingredients in a mixing glass filled with ice.  Stir well. Strain into a martini or cocktail glass.
Garnish with an orange wedge and a lime twist.

(About.com Cocktails)

Pisco is a colorless or yellowish-to-amber colored grape brandy produced in winemaking regions of Peru and Chile.

There are other drink recipes that go by the same name as Autumn Leaves.