Showing posts with label eggnog. Show all posts
Showing posts with label eggnog. Show all posts

Friday, December 24, 2010

food glorious food

My contribution to our Christmas dinner will be scalloped potatoes because, as my mother put it: "You like potato stuff right?" She was, of course, referring to my obsession with mashed potatoes.

I looked up a scalloped potato recipe online, and the first hit had many positive reviews, including one that began with this line: "I got a call from the man saying he had a yearning for scalloped potatoes."

Come quick! There's a man on the phone and he has a yearning for scalloped potatoes.

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Swedes don't do eggnog. Actually, many people don't – it seems to be one of those love/hate items. I happen to be a lover. (Yes, you can quote me on that out of context). I believe I spent my sophomore and junior Novembers in college sitting outside of Vons having eggnog chugging contests in the car. My other California years, bereft of fellow eggnog lovers, I simply stocked the fridge and drank them by myself.

Eggnog Time!

This year, without the (Southern) comfort of the easily accessible nectar, I decided to make it myself. I looked up a recipe online and was happy with the results.

I also made roasted cinnamon almonds. I highly recommend the recipe.

Here's some cooking
Life Advice :

1) Whiskey and eggnog don't make a wonderful combination. (Possibly a personal taste...)
2) Egg whites will not stiffen if they are compromised with a touch of any other substance. It doesn't matter how long you beat them.
3) Internet recipes with reviews are wonderful. It's a community effort to tweak and adjust recipes until they're perfect.
4) If your family is immature, expect silly comments about taking photos of your nuts.