{Homemade Hot Chocolate}

Posted on October 24, 2010

This drink is perfect! My family loves it, so yummy and chocolatey!! Serve with a huge topping of Whipped Cream and some cinnamon sprinkled on top 🙂

1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder

1/2 cup white sugar

1 pinch salt

1/3 cup boiling water

3 1/2 cups milk

3/4 teaspoon vanilla extract

1/2 cup half-and-half cream

Combine the cocoa, sugar and pinch of salt in a saucepan. Blend in the boiling water. Bring this mixture to an boil while you stir. Simmer and stir for about 2 minutes. Watch that it doesn’t scorch. Stir in 3 1/2 cups of milk and heat until very hot, but do not boil! Remove from heat and add vanilla. Divide between 4 mugs. Add about 2 Tbs of cream to each of the mugs of cocoa to cool it to drinking temperature.

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{Strawberry Lemonade}

Posted on June 29, 2010

This is the perfect drink for hot summer days. I make this for my family or you could take it to a 4th of July BBQ, its always a hit! 🙂

1-1/2 cups sugar

4 cups water

2 cups fresh strawberries, cut off green top.

1 Tbs. finely shredded lemon peel

1 cup lemon juice (4 to 5 lemons)

In a small saucepan combine 1 cup of the sugar and 1 cup of the water; cook and stir over medium heat until sugar dissolves. Set aside to cool.

In a blender combine remaining 3 cups water, 1/2 cup sugar, and the strawberries; process until smooth. Transfer to a 2-quart pitcher; add cooled syrup, lemon peel, and lemon juice. Stir to combine. Add ice and serve.

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{St. Patrick’s Day Punch}

Posted on February 16, 2010

Happy St. Paddy’s day!!

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1 46oz can pineapple juice, chilled

1/2 gallon vanilla ice cream

1/2 gallon lime sherbet, softened

2-3 bottles ginger ale, chilled

1 Tbs nutmeg

Pour pineapple juice into a punch bowl. Add the ice cream, sherbet and ginger ale. Mix and sprinkle with nutmeg.

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