TravelingChris Posted December 20, 2012 Share Posted December 20, 2012 I have had a lot of years when I couldn't drink at all. This year, I am off all the medications that preclude drinking and I will start again. (Since after college, I was always a light drinker and I plan to continue that tradition again). Let's see, for my first drink in over ten years- how about a white zinfandel? I used to like that wine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nono Posted December 20, 2012 Share Posted December 20, 2012 Well not virtual but for real I am having a Blue Lady, which I found (conveniently) in the Ultimate Book of Cocktails, hanging around with my cookbooks. It's 1 1/2 parts blue curacao, 1/2 part creme de cocoa, 1/2 part heavy cream. All found in my kitchen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baseball mom Posted December 20, 2012 Share Posted December 20, 2012 I just remembered Hot Buttered Rum! Lovely and cozy to sip and it can be as strong or weak as one wants. I haven't had this before but it sounds good!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juniper Posted December 20, 2012 Share Posted December 20, 2012 Is it bad that I am lurking on here for drink ideas?!!! :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parrothead Posted December 20, 2012 Share Posted December 20, 2012 "Sometimes you wanna go where everybody knows your naaaame" Can I please be Norm? I like Norm. After today, and in preparation for my crazy weekend.....bourbon on the rocks, please. Maybe Woodford Reserve. Sure. go ahead and be Norm. I'm going to break out the steel drums and the guitars in a moment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MFG Posted December 20, 2012 Share Posted December 20, 2012 Well not virtual but for real I am having a Blue Lady, which I found (conveniently) in the Ultimate Book of Cocktails, hanging around with my cookbooks. It's 1 1/2 parts blue curacao, 1/2 part creme de cocoa, 1/2 part heavy cream. All found in my kitchen. I call that a well stocked pantry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luckymama Posted December 20, 2012 Share Posted December 20, 2012 So should I have one of the last of dh's homebrewed IPAs or a Strongbow cider?? Dh is going to Costco tonight to restock our cupboard :D We're out of vodka, Bailey's, Triple Sec, gin, and wine :eek: As for food, I'm making boneless chicken thighs tossed with Frank's hot sauce and then baked.mi think they count as appetizers. Would anyone like some? We also have some very crusty bread to share. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happi duck Posted December 20, 2012 Share Posted December 20, 2012 "Sometimes you wanna go where everybody knows your naaaame" Can I please be Norm? I like Norm. After today, and in preparation for my crazy weekend.....bourbon on the rocks, please. Maybe Woodford Reserve. NORM!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlmiraGulch Posted December 20, 2012 Share Posted December 20, 2012 Sure. go ahead and be Norm. I'm going to break out the steel drums and the guitars in a moment. I'm retiring in Key West. You can visit me there, and we can have our drinks with our toes in the sand, listening to steel drums. And my husband can play us some guitar. :thumbup: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parrothead Posted December 20, 2012 Share Posted December 20, 2012 WendyK!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlmiraGulch Posted December 20, 2012 Share Posted December 20, 2012 In case anyone is interested, I skipped the bourbon and went for Merlot instead. I don't even like Merlot much, but it was the first thing I could get my hands on. It'll do. Not very "Norm"-ish of me, though. Maybe I should crack open a beer next? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happi duck Posted December 20, 2012 Share Posted December 20, 2012 How do you make this? I am a big fan of the hot Toddy, and buttered rum just sounds divine. I have never had one and I really want one. I haven't had this before but it sounds good!! This is a recipe from The Frugal Gourmet Celebrates Christmas. Attn: This is not diet food and it will get your 'healthy eater' card revoked...I am not to blame! It's all Jeff Smith's fault! Hot Buttered Rum serves the neighborhood 1 pound light brown sugar 1 pound confectioners' sugar 1/2 pound (two sticks) butter, room temp 1 quart vanilla ice cream, slightly melted light rum ground nutmeg for garnish Mix the first four ingredients together. (cookbook notes using a stand mixer) To make one drink, put 2 Tablespoons of mixture in a mug. Add one jigger of rum and fill the mug with boiling water. Stir and garnish with nutmeg if desired. Freeze the mixture for future use. Still yummy without the rum...but cozier with the rum! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lavender's green Posted December 21, 2012 Share Posted December 21, 2012 I am drinking a hot buttered rum in real life. Cheers, y'all. Life is good. http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/emeril-lagasse/hot-buttered-rum-cocktail-recipe/index.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I talk to the trees Posted December 21, 2012 Share Posted December 21, 2012 Ever since that doggone cupcake thread, I have been dying to try one of these. So that's what I'm ordering! (And no, I didn't bother bookmarking the page, nor did I note the name of the item, so yes, I had to dig through that whole monstrosity to find the link to the recipe. :willy_nilly: ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sun Posted December 21, 2012 Author Share Posted December 21, 2012 It's happy hour time on the west coast here. Time for some more appetizers? Maybe a plate of cheeses and crackers, with a side of something crunchy and fried? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nmoira Posted December 21, 2012 Share Posted December 21, 2012 Hmmmm. Was waiting until Christmas Eve for hot buttered rum, thanks to this thread I've made the base... and it's chilling. If you give Moira spiced butter/brown sugar base, she'll want a mug of hot buttered rum. Stat. Fact, that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happi duck Posted December 21, 2012 Share Posted December 21, 2012 Ever since that doggone cupcake thread, I have been dying to try one of these. So that's what I'm ordering! (And no, I didn't bother bookmarking the page, nor did I note the name of the item, so yes, I had to dig through that whole monstrosity to find the link to the recipe. :willy_nilly: ) Now THAT'S dedication... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karen in CO Posted December 21, 2012 Share Posted December 21, 2012 I have 3 kinds of hummus (garlic, roasted red pepper and plain) along with some pita chips, fries, sweet potato fries and a veggie plate. Time to bring in the food for happy hour. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jane in NC Posted December 21, 2012 Share Posted December 21, 2012 I have 3 kinds of hummus (garlic, roasted red pepper and plain) along with some pita chips, fries, sweet potato fries and a veggie plate. Time to bring in the food for happy hour. I'll bring the crab dip and persimmon cupcakes. Not that these two should be consumed together... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baseball mom Posted December 21, 2012 Share Posted December 21, 2012 I guess I could say I am having Jack and coke. I was drinking a coke and dh popped down a container of Jack Daniels Whiskey Praline Pecans. I will bring some of them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happi duck Posted December 23, 2012 Share Posted December 23, 2012 So did anyone come up with a rum ball recipe? Martha Stewart has one that is basically from-scratch brownies crumbled with rum added and then rolled into balls. I'm thinking of trying it for a christmas party! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pod's mum Posted December 23, 2012 Share Posted December 23, 2012 It is so hot here, real bushfire weather. So I'll also go a virtual Margarita, while waiting on the cool change. I had a cocktail night with a good friend last year and had tracked down and saved a stack of rude-named cocktails to try. I couldn't find where I'd saved them on the computer and it took us ages to find them listed in Mum's File- "Self Education". Made perfect sence once we found it :lol: . Dang it I'll up that virtual Margarita and make it a REAL Strongbow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nmoira Posted December 23, 2012 Share Posted December 23, 2012 No rum ball recipes, and the thread is now gone. :( Let me know how the Martha Stewart ones turn out. The rum bundt cake was a big hit at the party tonight though, and I had one too many hot buttered rums (that would be two). Mmmmmm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Impish Posted December 23, 2012 Share Posted December 23, 2012 Give me the shot now. We'll walk to swim practice. Just found out my Mom had an apparent seizure today at the nursing home. :blink: :grouphug: Since virtual drinks have no actual booze, I'll have a ryecoke please. woke up at 4 freaking am, for no reason. Maybe it would help me go back to bed for a cpl of hrs... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mommylawyer Posted December 23, 2012 Share Posted December 23, 2012 Can I have a virtual beer or glass of wine if I'm pregnant in reality? And, yes, I realize it's only 7:30 a.m. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lizzie in Ma Posted December 23, 2012 Share Posted December 23, 2012 Wachuset Bluberry please! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radiobrain Posted December 23, 2012 Share Posted December 23, 2012 I need a little Kahlua in this here coffee! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Serenade Posted December 23, 2012 Share Posted December 23, 2012 Is it too early for tequila? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Serenade Posted December 23, 2012 Share Posted December 23, 2012 So did anyone come up with a rum ball recipe? Martha Stewart has one that is basically from-scratch brownies crumbled with rum added and then rolled into balls. I'm thinking of trying it for a christmas party! I made these yesterday. http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/676572 I thought they were pretty decent -- nice and rummy, but the true test will be how they become in a couple of days. This is a nut free recipe because I have a kid who has a nut allergy. Although I guess he shouldn't be eating rumballs, anyhow, huh? I should have gone with the pecans! Sigh. I miss the days when a kid could eat a rumball and nobody thought twice about it. Heck, I made rumballs myself growing up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sisyphus Posted December 23, 2012 Share Posted December 23, 2012 Virtual drinks are all I'll get- at the teetotaling relatives for the week. Dh asked about getting some wine for Christmas eve- you'd have thought he mentioned brewing up meth in the kitchen. Respect for others rules and all, I get it. But dang, I'd sure like a beer... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Impish Posted December 23, 2012 Share Posted December 23, 2012 Can I have a virtual beer or glass of wine if I'm pregnant in reality? And, yes, I realize it's only 7:30 a.m. I'm saying YES, since there's no ingestion of booze. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karen in CO Posted December 23, 2012 Share Posted December 23, 2012 I made these yesterday. http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/676572 I thought they were pretty decent -- nice and rummy, but the true test will be how they become in a couple of days. This is a nut free recipe because I have a kid who has a nut allergy. Although I guess he shouldn't be eating rumballs, anyhow, huh? I should have gone with the pecans! Sigh. I miss the days when a kid could eat a rumball and nobody thought twice about it. Heck, I made rumballs myself growing up. Ooops... You know i always ate them growing up too. Hmm. Are you sure we can't give them to kids? Where is the rule? My Grandma always made a cake at the holidays called a Lane Cake or something like that. She never, ever drank but she loved her lane cake - it was made with both rum and some cheap blackberry wine of MD20/20 quality. It was a really good cake with nuts, dried fruits and a white frosting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happi duck Posted December 23, 2012 Share Posted December 23, 2012 I made these yesterday. http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/676572 I thought they were pretty decent -- nice and rummy, but the true test will be how they become in a couple of days. This is a nut free recipe because I have a kid who has a nut allergy. Although I guess he shouldn't be eating rumballs, anyhow, huh? I should have gone with the pecans! Sigh. I miss the days when a kid could eat a rumball and nobody thought twice about it. Heck, I made rumballs myself growing up. Thanks for the link. I want to make these because they're a childhood memory of eating rum balls at Christmas...I was the only kid who liked them! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scrapbookbuzz Posted December 23, 2012 Share Posted December 23, 2012 If alcohol is truly a disinfectant, as touted by a previous poster, than give me a double appletini, please, so I can get rid of this stupid cold! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nono Posted December 23, 2012 Share Posted December 23, 2012 Virtual drinks are all I'll get- at the teetotaling relatives for the week. Dh asked about getting some wine for Christmas eve- you'd have thought he mentioned brewing up meth in the kitchen. Respect for others rules and all, I get it. But dang, I'd sure like a beer... See, that would totally turn my into a child. I would for sure, be packing a pony bottle of Rolling Rock (or any other beer that comes in a pony), and sneaking it in the car while parked in the driveway...you know under the guise of searching for something that's missing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nmoira Posted December 23, 2012 Share Posted December 23, 2012 If alcohol is truly a disinfectant, as touted by a previous poster, than give me a double appletini, please, so I can get rid of this stupid cold! Didja hear this on Science Friday a few weeks back? I wouldn't want the salmonella laced eggnog (and the scientists didn't drink it, even though it tested sterile), but here's the original recipe they've used for 40 years (link on the page above). The bolded just boggles my mind: DR. REBECCA LANCEFIELD'S EGGNOG 1 dozen eggs 1 quart heavy cream 1 quart light cream 1 pint bourbon 1 quart rum nutmeg sugar to taste (1/2 - 3/4 lb) Beat eggs, add bourbon and rum slowly with stirring to prevent precipitation of egg proteins. Beat heavy cream separately until it peaks and add to the egg/bourbon/rum mix. Add the light cream with stirring. Add the sugar to taste with mixing (1 pound/batch), then add nutmeg to taste. Leave standing at least overnight with lid slightly ajar in refrigerator. Serve after 2-3 weeks in the cold. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janie Grace Posted December 23, 2012 Share Posted December 23, 2012 Virtual drinks are all I'll get- at the teetotaling relatives for the week. Dh asked about getting some wine for Christmas eve- you'd have thought he mentioned brewing up meth in the kitchen. Respect for others rules and all, I get it. But dang, I'd sure like a beer... Bummer! I feel for you. It's only 3:30 but I want a cranberry martini. I've been wrapping presents and cleaning for the past three hours and I'm ready for a break. Poor dh is sick in bed... maybe he needs a hot toddy. My hair is really short, but I guess since this is virtual, I'll let it down. There, it's down. By the way, that eggnog in the fridge for three weeks recipe is FRIGHTENING. Gross! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scrapbookbuzz Posted December 23, 2012 Share Posted December 23, 2012 My sweet husband came home from church and not only made lunch for me but made a Cosmo for me too! :) I'm seriously considering asking him to take me to one of the local restaurants later for that appletini. I am SO done with this virus! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sun Posted December 23, 2012 Author Share Posted December 23, 2012 My sweet husband came home from church and not only made lunch for me but made a Cosmo for me too! :) I'm seriously considering asking him to take me to one of the local restaurants later for that appletini. I am SO done with this virus! I don't know about the appletini...maybe you need something citrus-y for the Vitamin C? I think a margarita made with real lime would be the perfect thing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scrapbookbuzz Posted December 23, 2012 Share Posted December 23, 2012 Well, I still want the appletini for the calming effect. I won't belly up to the bar, though. I'll go sit in one of the corner booths so when I cough, it won't land on anyone. :p Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jane in NC Posted December 23, 2012 Share Posted December 23, 2012 Off to make "Tom and Jerry"s using my Mom's recipe. She is no longer with us, but seeing her handwriting on this recipe card makes me smile. :cheers2: Here's to you, Mom! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supertechmom Posted December 24, 2012 Share Posted December 24, 2012 Sigh, I don't drink but I could use something! It is too depressing to rain on everyone's good time but what helps booster morale?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scrapbookbuzz Posted December 24, 2012 Share Posted December 24, 2012 Going to sleep, all! Hoping to feel much better tomorrow.i have errands to run and studying to do! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss Mousie Posted December 24, 2012 Share Posted December 24, 2012 DH and I will be drinking screwdrivers tomorrow morning. It is all I can do to deny myself a practice run right now! I am hiding in my office. I finished wrapping gifts nearly an hour ago, but I need a longer break from DS. He was up at 5:15; DH told him to go back to bed, but he got right up as soon as DH left for work and continued playing with the Legos he got yesterday at MIL's. So I got up at 5:30 and told DS, "it's not even dawn yet on Christmas Eve. Is this really how you want to start the day?" :glare: It's going to be a loooooong one..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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