Archive for December 14th, 2007

Oh, the weather outside is frightful…

Published by Hal on December 14, 2007 in off-topic. 2 Comments

We’re on the verge of our first winter storm for the season. Our dog has made herself comfortable:

I hope you enjoyed the minor diversion :)

Another reason to hate Paula Deen?

Published by Hal on December 14, 2007 in funny. 0 Comments

As a follow up to my post last night, a friend sent me a link to this picture:

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I can’t help but think this has to be a joke. That, or this shopping cart program just really sucks.

I hope you got a chuckle from this. Happy Saturday (almost!).

Similarly Tasty Winter Alcoholic Beverages

Published by Hal on December 14, 2007 in cooking in the media and recipes. 2 Comments

My friend, Scott, gave me a couple new sites to check out, which I’ll post to the blog roll after I’ve had a chance to check them out for a few days. In the meantime, I thought I’d share with you a few recipes that struck me today.

I normally do not like eggnog. I think it’s something about drinking a custard for a beverage, but it just doesn’t work for me. It seems like it can be a little intimidating to make, being that it has several ingredients, requires separated eggs, and it uses raw eggs!

As an alternative, Milk Punch was posted over at Serious Eats and it looked interesting. And, it couldn’t possibly get any simpler. If we actually kept milk in the house, I might be tempted to try it tonight (but, maybe not–that almost seems like a bourbon blasphemy!). If you don’t want to follow the link through, here is the recipe:

  • 1 oz brandy (or bourbon)
  • 1 oz dark rum (or bourbon)
  • 1 tsp sugar
  • 2 dashes (this is an actual measurement) vanilla extract
  • 4 to 6 oz whole milk

Stir everything together with ice and strain into a large goblet over fresh ice. Alternatively, you could combine the first four ingredients in a mug and pour hot milk over the alcohol.

If eggnog is more your thing, check out Alton Brown’s recipe. I thought it interesting that we had two takes on a holiday, dairy, alcoholic beverage in the same day. But, I guess it is only 10 days until Christmas!

What is your holiday beverage of choice?