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Hot Mexican Fruit Punch

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This wasn't originally part of the Mexican Cooking Workshop that took place some days ago, but it was a cold day, so my friend Lucia made this to warm us. Everybody loved and asked for the recipe, and here it is. Ingredients: 10 guavas,[...]

Hot Chocolate on a Stick

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In previous years, around the holidays I've put together individual tins or trays of cookies to share with friends and family, but this year I took a slightly different approach.  I still made cookies, but instead of making a big tin for[...]

Nam Khing (Hot Ginger Tea)

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Ginger has a calming and soothing flavour with a touch of a bite to it that helps to keep you alert and calm. Ginger is commonly used to help an upset stomach, motion or travel sickness or general low-grade fevers. It is also excellent[...]

Coconut Tres Leches Hot Chocolate

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The day before my foot surgery, I ate the strangest assortment of foods because I knew I wasn't going to be able to get/make certain things for a while. We don't have Jamba Juice around here, but I love their smoothies.  I was about an hour[...]

Loony Toons ~ Subtitled Daffy Does Hot Pom Toddy

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Today was maybe not such a good way to start the New Year..or maybe a good way..I'll get it over with quick. I seem to have picked up a bug of sorts and have been hacking my brains out today. I'm not a big fan of cough syrup and rarely have any[...]

Dark Hot Chocolate with Bourbon Whipped Cream and Homemade Chocolate Marshmallows

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Fair warning- this post will contain far too many photos.  I seriously could not decide which ones I wanted to include.  And believe or not, I actually cut some from the pile.  Remember that I said this once you've made your way[...]

Mulled Beer - Hot Spiced Beer

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Hot beer?  Spicy beer?  I wasn't sure that I'd be a fan, but after moving beyond my initial shock at the idea, I enjoyed this several times last fall at Brovaria .  Think of it like as something similar to mulled wine; a warm[...]

Tea and Sympathy

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Recently a friend was in the midst of a personal conflict and was asked if I could suggest a good drink to comfort her. I remembered a drink that I had in the past by the name of ?Tea and Sympathy?. Sometimes things get tough and you just want a[...]

Kate?s Kahlua Rum Coffee

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There?s a thunderstorm outside. I hate thunderstorms. They creep me out. But they also make me want to wrap myself in my favorite cashmere blanket and curl up by the fireplace with a good book and a hot tasty drink? Speaking of hot tasty drinks[...]

Make Your Own Sipping Chocolate

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When I was marooned in the heart of a rainforest in Madagascar for over a year, the last thing I could find was chocolate.  Although Madagascar is renowned for its cacoa beans, the average  income of those who grow them is less than $250 a year. [...]