Favourite holiday drink

[pacific breeze]

Eggnog is too sweet for me, but I do love this easy punch. It makes the house smell great, too.

Apple/Cranberry Punch

Pour a healthy amount of apple cider (not juice) into a deep pot. Add half as much cranberry juice.

Make a bouquet garni of about 5-6 whole cloves, 2-3 star anise and 7-8 whole allspice and throw into pot. Add a couple of good-sized cinnamon sticks.

Slice a lemon and an orange and throw slices in pot.

Heat slowly -- it smells incredible. When hot, ladle into cup or glass and pour in a shot of brandy or vodka (optional). Heaven.

[FierceKiten]

Some Smirnoff will do it for me

[LynnieD]

Preferrably Vodka, but whatever alcohol happens to be laying around is fine.

[SammysMom]

Baily's Irish Cream everytime for me

[Fonzarelli23]

*You should like this one Lynnie---it's got 3 Vodkas!!!

Spiced Martini

1/2 cup cinnamon vodka
3/4 cup vanilla vodka
3/4 plain vodka
4 ounces Amareto

In a pitcher combine 1/2 cup cinnamon vodka, 3/4 cup vanilla vodka, and 3/4 plain vodka
For your martini, measure 3 ounces spiced vodka and 1 ounce Amaretto

[Fonzarelli23]

Spiked Hot Chocolate


1 quart milk (skim, 2 percent or whole) or half-and-half
6 ounces bittersweet or semisweet chocolate, chopped (recommended: Scharffenberger)
9 ounces peppermint schnapps
Whipped cream, for serving
6 peppermint sticks, for serving

Heat 1 cup of the milk in a medium saucepan over low heat. Add chocolate, stirring constantly, until melted. When the chocolate has melted, increase heat to medium and add the remainder of the milk while whisking rapidly. Do not allow to boil.
Serve hot chocolate with as much schanpps as you need and a dollop of whipped cream. Add a peppermint stick to stir.

And for the lazy (such as myself sometimes) just use the packet, mix in milk and the schnapps. After enough of these, you won't know the difference anyways!!!!


(Excuse the double post---wanted to seperate the recipes)

*edited b/c I copied all the info from my on-line recipe box, not just the necessary stuff.

[pacific breeze]

Damn, that hot chocolate recipe sounds good. Might have to make that. Sometimes I do the old hot cocoa and brandy thing, but this sounds way better.

[FierceKiten]

My heart belongs to Corona and lovely morning view of my toilet.

[Fonzarelli23]

Originally Posted by pacific breeze

Damn, that hot chocolate recipe sounds good. Might have to make that. Sometimes I do the old hot cocoa and brandy thing, but this sounds way better.

It is soooo good. I want one right now. But considering I'm at work and have been on the internet all day with you guys----drinking might be the final straw and I'll be out of a job.

But you should definitely try it PB.

[SammysMom]

Fonz are you a bartender or is that your BF?

[Fonzarelli23]

Originally Posted by SammysMom

Fonz are you a bartender or is that your BF?

That's my boyfriend! Wow---I feel very appreciated that you remember that!

[LynnieD]

[quote=Fonzarelli23;73774]*You should like this one Lynnie---it's got 3 Vodkas!!!

You are correct! I love all of your holiday drink recipes! And cannot wait to try them! Even if it's just ME trying them! More for me!!!! YEA!!!


Thanks Fonz!

[mermaiddelsol]

man oH man this one sounds delish!!! thanks postin' it fonz....gonna try it!

Originally Posted by Fonzarelli23

Spiked Hot Chocolate


1 quart milk (skim, 2 percent or whole) or half-and-half
6 ounces bittersweet or semisweet chocolate, chopped (recommended: Scharffenberger)
9 ounces peppermint schnapps
Whipped cream, for serving
6 peppermint sticks, for serving

Heat 1 cup of the milk in a medium saucepan over low heat. Add chocolate, stirring constantly, until melted. When the chocolate has melted, increase heat to medium and add the remainder of the milk while whisking rapidly. Do not allow to boil.
Serve hot chocolate with as much schanpps as you need and a dollop of whipped cream. Add a peppermint stick to stir.

And for the lazy (such as myself sometimes) just use the packet, mix in milk and the schnapps. After enough of these, you won't know the difference anyways!!!!


(Excuse the double post---wanted to seperate the recipes)

*edited b/c I copied all the info from my on-line recipe box, not just the necessary stuff.