Happy New Year!

May all you scurvy knaves have a great New Year's Eve tonight and a wonderful day tomorrow! Happy New Year to the lot of you!

Christmas Recipes

     I hope everyone is having a merry holiday so far. As a special treat for all of you (and because I forgot to post last week), here's two recipes for you! The first has become a Christmas morning tradition in my house, ham and cheese quiche, followed by a special treat for the adults, spiked mint cocoa.

 

Ham and Cheese Quiche

Ingredients:

2 Eggs

1 Cup Half & Half

Pinch of Nutmeg

8 oz diced Ham

Shredded Sharp Cheddar Cheese

9-inch Pie Shell

Directions:

1) Preheat the oven to 350°F

2) While the oven is preheating, whisk together the eggs, half & half, and nutmeg.

3) Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil and center the pie shell on it, leave it in the aluminum that

     it comes in but remove the plastic top.

4) Evenly distribute the diced ham in the shell

5) Sprinkle enough cheese to mostly cover the ham

6) Once the oven is ready, place the cookie sheet on the open door and pour in the wet ingredients to

     about 1/4 inch from the top of the pie shell

7) Place in oven and cook for 35-45 minutes, or until the edges are set and the center is still a little

     jiggly.

8) Remove and let cool for 30 minutes, then enjoy!

 

Spiked Mint Cocoa

Ingredients:

4 Tbl of Land O' Lakes Chocolate Supreme Cocoa Mix

8 oz of water

1 tsp of Hot Fudge topping

3/4 oz Rumple Minze

Directions:

1) Place water in kettle and turn to high to bring to a boil

2) Place cocoa in drinking mug

3) Fill halfway with boiling water and stir to dissolve cocoa mix

4) Add hot fudge topping and Rumple Minze to cocoa and stir to dissolve and mix

5) Fill the rest of the way with boiling water and continue stirring until everything is well mixed

6) Let cool just enough to drink and enjoy!

Jolly Pirate Cocktail

     I hope everyone's holiday season is going well for them this year. Since it is the holidays, I'm going to post a different recipe every week this month for you all to enjoy and hopefully bring you some of the holiday spirit!

     First up, we have the Jolly Pirate cocktail, a fast and easy drink that warms you from the inside while you sip this cool beverage.

 

Jolly Pirate Cocktail

by

The Pirate Chef

Ingredients:

1 1/2 oz of Code Rum Spiced

4 1/2 oz of Apple Cider

2-3 Ice Cubes

Directions:

1) Place the ice in a rocks glass

2) Add the rum and the cider

3) Stir gently

4) Drink and enjoy!