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Egg Nog

TedSki — Wed, 26 Dec 2007 16:25:38 +0000

This is a simple eggnog recipe. It has bourbon in it and then you add rum to taste when serving. This recipe contains raw eggs. The USDA cautions against eating raw or uncooked eggs.

4 eggs, separated
1/3 c sugar, plus 1 tbsp
2 c whole milk
1 c heavy cream
3.5 oz bourbon
1 tsp fresh ground nutmeg
Good quality dark rum (I use Mount Gay Barbados Rum)

Beat egg yolks until they change color. Slowly add 1/3 cup sugar until combined. Stir in milk, cream, bourbon and nutmeg. Whip egg whites to soft peaks, add 1 tbsp sugar and beat until stiff peaks form. Fold into egg mixture and chill. Pour 1.5 oz rum into chilled glasses and top with eggnog.

Sleepy Hollow Cider

TedSki — Wed, 29 Nov 2006 00:21:03 +0000

I found this recipe in the October 2005 issue of Sunset Magazine. The recipe is originally from the Luna Park restaurant in San Francisco. The idea is to let folks add their own amount of pumpkin- and vanilla-bean-infused vodka to hot spiced cider.

Hot Spiced Cider

2 bottles (64 oz. each) apple cider or juice
2 cinnamon sticks
3/4 tsp whole cloves
1/2 of a whole nutmeg

Combine all ingredients in a 5- to 6-quart pan. Cook, covered, over medium-high heat until steaming, about 15 minutes. Reduce heat to low and keep hot. Transfer pan to a warming tray or hot plate.

Pumpkin Spice-infused Vodka

1 vanilla bean
1 small pumpkin
1/2 of a whole nutmeg
1 750 ml bottle of quality vodka

Cut vanilla bean in half lengthwise. Quarter the pumpkin lengthwise and remove the seeds. With a vegetable peeler, shave 12 thin ribbons off a rinsed piece of pumpkin. Put the pumpkin shavings, vanilla bean, and nutmeg into vodka. Let stand at least 4 days or up to 3 months. The flavor intensifies the longer it stands.

Caipirinha

TedSki — Sun, 11 Jun 2006 20:35:38 +0000

This is one of Ellen’s favorite cocktails, which she first had when she was studying abroad in Bonn, Germany. She most frequently indulged in caipirinhas at the outdoor bier garten of Casa Del Gato amidst friends drinking sangria and eating Margherita pizzas. She likes their sweet but tart flavor with the texture of crushed limes mixed with brown sugar and crushed ice.

2 teaspoons brown sugar
1 lime, cut in wedges
1.5 oz Cachaca (Brazilian sugar cane rum)

Muddle lime with sugar in the glass. Fill with crushed ice. Add Cachaca and stir well.