Hubby spent a couple of hours on three different occasions this year ringing his little heart out. Because we share a car and have our trade-off times carefully mapped out, his donation of time was an inconvenience to us all. Still as I read this post today, I knew it had been worth it.
Brother, we’re going to see the cousins today!
-Oh, wow! The cousins!
Yes. We will see K. and I. and J. and Baby E.
-Baby E. isn’t a cousin. (disdainfully)
Yes, she is.
-No mama. Unfortately, babies can’t be cousins.
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Yes, he’s three and yes, he really did say “unfortunately.”
Here’s a super easy recipe for eggnog that we tried for the first time this year. Previously, we waited expectantly for the first carton to appear on the grocery store shelves then promptly took it home and cut it by half with milk because it was so disgustingly thick. This is MUCH better. I will never buy store-made again. Well, I probably will because I said I “never” would and of course, as soon as you say you “never will” anything then it happens. Anyway…. here’s the recipe (in bold) the rest is just noise.
Super, Easy Eggnog
*6 eggs (We used very fresh, organic eggs. I kind of wished we still had our own chickens because then I could have been absolutely sure about where those eggs had been. Though I suppose anything that comes out of an animals backside underside? is probably a little suspect regardless of who that animal belongs to. Anyway, I say all that because this is a no cook recipe which means raw eggs in and raw eggs out so, you know, be careful about your egg choice.)
*1 cup sugar (Will was the chef for this one so since it said sugar he used sugar. I probably would have replaced this with some agave nectar to taste…. but that’s just me.)
*1 tsp vanilla (For heaven’s sake please use the real stuff. Why do you even have that bottle of imitation in your cupboard?)
*1/4 tsp nutmeg (I’m not even going to suggest you grate this fresh because I know you won’t…. okay, okay, I didn’t either.)
*2 cups milk (We used organic, whole milk but I’m going to try again after the first of the year with fresh raw milk because I finally found someone local who will sell us some.)
*2 cups heavy whipping cream (That ingredient alone should convince you this is going to be good.)
*1/4 cup dark rum (Okay, maybe it was that ingredient that convinced you. To be truthful, the original recipe called for 3/4 cup rum and 3/4 cup brandy. We scaled it back to just the rum on our first try and then back further still so the alcohol wouldn’t overpower the other flavors.)
For best results, chill everything before you start. Beat the eggs until they are frothy then beat in the sugar, vanilla, and nutmeg. Slowly stir in the rum, cream and milk. Chill your completed eggnog again and serve very cold with nutmeg sprinkled on top.
Let me know if you try this!
Look!
Christmas is here,
Gifts everywhere, Merry,
merry, merry Christmas - Merry,
merry, merry Christmas - Into the stores,
out of the doors, Funds going down, Ads all around
Merry, merry, merry Christmas - Merry, merry, merry Christmas.
Ching!
Driving in the car:
“Mom, is there such a thing as an-brothers?
—- “an-what?”
“An-brothers, you know, like an-sisters.
Aunt R walks in to find her own year old daughter and Brother dancing to some music while Sister sits watching on a nearby chair.
—- “Sister, don’t you want to dance with Baby E and Brother?”
“No, I don’t think so. You know Aunt R., older people just don’t have as much energy as the younger ones.”
the wife of my best friend and the mother of two incredible little teachers. Each day we explore our world and when there is time I come here to share our discoveries with you. My name is Toni. Thanks for stopping by.
