Who in Whoville wouldn't like to be served Grinch Punch? Thank you Dr. Seuss for such a disgusting villain to love! Serve this at a Christmas party or whenever during the Christmas season. In a bowl mix 1 scoop of vanilla ice cream for every 12 ounces of green soda (like Jones Green Apple Soda) or just add food coloring to 7-Up. Dip the … [Read more...]
Naughty or Nice? Don’t Put These on Your Credit Card
(Red cocktail recipes linked at bottom of this post.)This time of year someone is watching you--watching to see if you are naughty or nice.Your credit card company is taking note if they see you put certain "naughty" purchases on your card. What kinds of items are red flags to them?Some are kind of obvious, like purchases at a pawn shop. They … [Read more...]
Make Pomegranate Liqueur to Gift or Serve
The color is a beautiful red from the pomegranates and looks great in a pretty bottle/decanter. This could be a nice liqueur to serve on Valentine's Day, Christmas, or 4th of July because of the color. It's also a great gift for many occasions.You need to start this a few weeks before giving/using it, so plan ahead. It's easy to make with vodka … [Read more...]
Holiday Drinks: Scandanavian Glogg
We used to have neighbors from Sweden that we enjoyed very much. At Christmas they would invite us over for a Christmas party and hand us a cup of glogg. It seemed like they pronouned it more like "glug." It's a hot spiced wine and you definitely wouldn't be glugging it down. It's for sipping. I liked the fact that it had raisins and almonds in … [Read more...]
Christmas Hot Cranberry Punch (non-alcoholic)
Make and serve this in the slow cooker for an easy tasty punch.48 ounces of sweetened cranberry juice (called cranberry juice cocktail sometimes)1 cup firmly packed brown sugar1 cup orange juice1 cup lemonade (can be made from a mix, like Kool-Aid)1 cup pineapple juice3-4 cinnamon sticks broken in halfOptional: 1 orange and whole cloves for … [Read more...]
The Diet Buster: Frozen Hot Chocolate
Warning:Frozen hot chocolate has been known to melt the strongest determination of a dieter. Proceed at your own risk.This has chopped bits of really good chocolate mixed in. That's the deadly part that can't be resisted. Also if you make it you have to do the chopping--so tempting to sample. Use the Serendipity Hot Chocolate Mix for best … [Read more...]
My Favorite Things: Amazing Eggnog to Make
You won't want to buy eggnog anymore after tasting this eggnog. It's totally safe to drink because of the cooking method. Some people said the alcohol content was too high for them, so you might want to add it "to taste." The cook is the taster, so enjoy your job. You don't have to add any alcohol at all if you want. Or just add it to … [Read more...]