I love cold and hot cocoas. I especially like the ones that are spicy. This treasure certainly hits the spot. I hope that you will enjoy this lovely treat. Make ice cubes with your leftover coffee. It...
This was a perfect punch to serve up for the chili cook-off I had this past weekend. I must say that it disappeared more quickly than I had anticipated. I did enjoy using the very large pumpkin that cost...
I made this liqueur for Christmas 2012, it was so good! delicious, smooth, light, people did not believe that it was home made!! I actually had doubts about it but I decided to make it anyway. It was a...
There are many versions of this recipe, and this one is one of the easiest for making NYC's famous Egg Cream. It's a bit baffling why this classic drink was given such a name, since it contains neither...
This is a very basic Aquavit recipe. If you like, you can also add coriander seeds, cardamom pods, lemon peel.... the world awaits your choice. TIME DOES NOT INCLUDE SOAKING TIME OF 24 HOURS.
This is a delicious way to get in a breakfast in the morning. Instead of coffee, quickly whip up one of these in the morning and put in a mug that will fit into your cup holder in your car. To make it...
I really enjoy Coffee Mate's Italian Sweet Cream Coffee Creamer. I've read the ingredients (those I can pronounce) and decided "There's got to be a better way". After searching for a good copycat recipe,...
This is 1 of my late wife's recipes. She was a member on Just A Pinch.com http://www.justapinch.com/me/mbf Brenda Kay Friley...May 27, 1965 - September 19, 2012 We was married on October 9, 2010...pictures...
Marg (CaymanDesigns) at food.com, inspired me to make this lemonade. The maraschino cherry juice gave this lemonade a lovely shade of pink and a hint of cherry flavor. When making this lemonade, I used...
Though I am not a beer drinker myself (can't stand the taste) an awful lot of Germans are and drink it with every meal. Here are a few of the many types of bier (beer) they consume.
An authentic, and very simple, sangria from Valencia, Spain. You can use any kind of fruit you want, including fresh berries, nectarines, etc. Calvados can be used in place of the orange liqueur.
I happen to come across this iced tea recipe at food.com which Nif originally posted the recipe, but I did tweak the recipe to suit my taste. When making the tea, I used fresh spearmint leaves from my...
I have been making Iced or Hot Cafe Mochas for so long all the way back as a kid. We always had espresso in the house because we drank that regularly instead of American Coffee. When I was 15 I became...
If you know you will have people, you can make the sour mix ahead of time, saving money. It doesn't take that long and you can always tell when things are fresh.
Sima is a type of mead which is bubbly and very refreshing. It's made with lemon and sugar and it's commonly served on May Day. The raisins in the drink are meant to be an indicator of the right fermentation...
This liqueur, with its smooth, fruity apricot flavor has been a long time favorite. As an added bonus, the apricots left from the liqueur make a superb ice cream topping or addition to a compote.
I've made this delicious iced caramel latte several times. I've also made it using the caramel ice cream topping, and also with the caramel sundae syrup, but I have to say... I really didn't care for the...
This classic Arnold Palmer Drink is a refreshing combination of tea and homemade lemonade. It is one of my favorite summer beverages and perfect for pool parties, patio and deck parties, and picnics. So...
Although the syrup is the goal here, it's also a byproduct of making poached quince. After you strain off the syrup, the poached quince are perfect for pies or tarts or just over your morning yogurt...
Yeah Yeah Everyone has a favorite Ice Tea they like but I use to have to put my very easy simple recipe on the frig door for my boy's so when we ran out of tea they could make it. They still call and ask...
I love a glass or two of eggnog during the holiday season. But the stuff you can buy at the grocer leaves me feeling flat, and the pre-mix you can pick up at the liquor store, uses cheap booze, and the...
I love watermelon, but my husband is not crazy about it. He will eat one or two wedges and he is done. Because it is just the two of us, most of it goes to waste. BUT...this past week, I bought a bottle...
French Press: this is a manual brewing process where grounds are soaked in hot water. Using a French press is very easy, but there are a few things that aren't automatically initiated by a "start" button--use...
These are so good... MAKE SURE TO USED INSTANT PUDDING....Don't know where it originated from but it's all over the web.... I've also used vanilla pudding... I wonder how a key lime pudding mix would be...
You haven't tasted ginger ale until you've had a glass of this brew . . . you'll never go back to the canned stuff again! The fresh ginger adds zip without being too spicy. And besides being totally irresistible,...
I got this recipe years ago from Gourmet Magazine. I make it for Christmas presents and put it in little glass bottles with Christmas oraments tied to them. Even eggnog haters have been converted after...