Old Fashioned Hot Buttered Rum

admin | October 23, 2008

Two recipes for this post, as they are sort of related.  First is the Old Fashioned Hot Buttered Rum — ice cream, apple cider, rum.. mmmmmm. Takes at least overnight for this recipe to come to fruition, but it is fantastic, in the end.
The second Hot Buttered Cider –  quick and nice to serve anytime [...]

Halloween – Slushy Orange Punch

admin | October 21, 2008

This is a great punch — it works well for kids parties, as well as other occasions.  We’ve used this at New Years, and Halloween and the kids all loved it.  It looks really festive, and suits the Halloween holiday.
For Halloween, we served this in a Witches cauldron, which was sitting in a large platter [...]

Introduction to Tea

admin | October 3, 2008

Introduction to Tea
The topic of tea will be continual — I plan on at least 5 posts – A basic introduction; All about pots, filters, & containers; How to prepare teas, The different kinds of teas (which may end up into a multi post as well); and then a few recipes utilizing tea.

The US is [...]