What better way to stay warm then with some festive cocktails. The babes at your party will be more then pleased because we all know booty shorts aren’t exactly fall attire.

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Below are some recipes intended to keep you cozy, festive, and the man of the hour.

1. The Hot Toddy! This is probably the most popular of the warmed cocktail variety. The recipes vary but I found an easy, fool proof one at Drink and Surf.

*Whiskey!!!!!! (1-2 shots depending on “how cold it is”). Jameson is my whiskey of choice!

*Hot Water

*Ground Cinnamon

*Lemon

*Honey

2. Hot Cider with Spiced Rum! We all remember bobbing for apples as kids (and failing miserably) looking up with soaked, half frozen faces and cursing the cold. Then Mom or Dad would save the day with hot apple cider! Want to know what’s better then that? Hot apple cider with BOOZE!

*1 Cup of Rum (or more).

*1 Apple

*2 Teaspoons of Whole Cloves

*2 Quarts of Apple Cider

*1/2 Cup of Brown Sugar

*1 Teaspoon of Allspice

*Pinch of Nutmeg

*Thinly Sliced Oranges

*Cinnamon Sticks for Garnish

Ok, Ok don’t get your knickers in a twist. I realize there are a lot of ingredients but I assure you it will be worth it. Just think of ‘Lil Miss Police Officer at your party shivering in the corner.

All you have to do is stick the cloves in the apple and throw it in a pot with all of the above ingredients (except the rum because the booze will burn off dummy). Bring it to a boil, remove from heat and THEN add the rum. Rum=yum!

Image and Recipe Courtesy of Zaya Rum.

3. The Holiday Pie. If the above recipe is too much work then here is a really simple one. It’s a drink where dessert and party collide. Again it’s like those nights as a kid where you would go for a hay ride and be freezing your @$$ off, whispering to yourself while rocking back and forth ‘it’s for the hot chocolate, it’s for the hot chocolate‘.

*1.5 Shots of Canadian Club Classic 12 (the good stuff)

*1 Shot of Starbucks Cream Liqueur (mmmmmm)

*Hot Chocolate!!!!!!!!!!

*Sprinkle with Pumpkin Pie Spice (when your guy friends aren’t looking)

So there you have it! Three amazing cocktails that will not only keep you (and your lady friends) warm but will make this Halloween one to remember (or forget).

Drink responsibly!

xoxo,

Brittany

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It’s Getting Hot (Toddy) in Here

I’m a day late. Feel free to shake your finger and “tsk tsk” me. What can I say? It was Halloween yesterday, and I didn’t have time to post! But, since I’m coming to you a day late, this is an extra-special game day recipe of the week: PIE. Mmmmm….who doesn’t love pie? And really, for all my readers with a penis, this one is so easy to make that you can impress your wives and girlfriends with this with no worries of messing it up!

Chocolate-Caramel Banana Cream Pie
Time to make: 2 hours of bake time, 1 hour of cool time, 15 minutes of prep time
Cost to make: About $6 (more if you buy brand name)
Serves: 6-8 people

• 2 medium-sized bananas
• 2 cans of sweeten, condensed milk
• 1 ready-made graham cracker crust
• 1 or 2 ready-made “snack pack” chocolate puddings (because really, it’s easier than making a whole batch of pudding)
• 1 container of cool whip OR 1 can of whipped cream (the whipped cream looks prettier, the cool whip is sweeter
• 1 chocolate bar or a handful of chocolate chips

1. Dump the two cans of milk into a medium-sized cake pan or loaf pan (whatever you have). Cover with tin foil and place the filled pan into a larger cake pan. Fill the outside pan with water until it is about 1/2 way up the sides of the smaller pan.

2. Bake that at 300 degrees for  2 hours. At about 1 1/2 hours, check it by stirring it around and making sure that nothing is burning.

3. Cool the milk (which should be caramel-y and gooey) for about 1 hour in the fridge or freezer. If you’re using whipped cream and plan to serve the pie right away, start thawing it now so you can spoon it out onto the pie.

4. Spoon the chocolate pudding into the ready-made pie crust. If you’re really feeling naughty, you can use an Oreo cookie crust instead of a graham cracker crust!

5. Pour about 1/2 of the caramel-milk into the crust on top of the pudding.

6. Peel the bananas and slice into small coin shapes. Add a layer of banana to the pie, saving a few  slices for garnish.

7. Add the rest of the caramel.

8. Finish the pie with the whipped cream. Place the leftover banana slices in the center of the pie as garnish and top with chocolate shavings or chocolate chips. Mmmmmmmmm…..

I like to keep my pie in the freezer so it’s less goopy, but you should at least have it in the fridge.

Going to make these for your game day? If you do, drop me a note and let me know – take a picture and I’ll post it!

Oh, and if you have a recipe that you’d like to submit, email me at allison.boyer -at- yahoo.com!

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Game Day Recipe of the Week: Chocolate-Caramel Banana Cream Pie

I hope you’ll check it out, especially because they’re also included a number of other amazing fall-flavored recipes. I for one plan to check out a few of them! If you try any, email me or leave a comment to let me know!

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Halloween Recipes

Easy Ice Cream Sandwiches
Time to make: 10 minutes
Cost for ingredients: around $5 (a bit more if you go for name-brand)
Serves: 10+ people

• A Packages of 20+ Chocolate Chip Cookies
• 1 container of Vanilla Ice Cream
• 1 Package of Mini Bittersweet Chocolate Chips

This is an easy one. Just use two chocolate chip cookies to make an ice cream sandwich (really fill ‘em up), and then role the egde in chocolate chips laid out on a plate. You have so many options witch this one. Use small cookies for bite-sized sandwiches or large store-made cookies for bigger sandwiches. If you’re feeling extra ambitious, make your own cookies and use them – just be sure that you let them cool before you add the ice cream.

Or, play around with flavors. Use peanut butter cookies and chocolate ice cream. Add extras, like a gob of marshmallow cream or few cherries before you top the cookie. Try rolling in mini M&Ms instead of chocolate chips, or even break up some pretzels on a plate to use as the rolling material.

This is a fun one to get the kids involved too. Even little hands can help roll tiny sandwiches.

Of course, since they’re frozen, these treats don’t transport well to a tailgating party unless you put ‘em on dry ice. Keep these for home parties instead!

Going to make these for your game day? If you do, drop me a note and let me know – take a picture and I’ll post it!

Oh, and if you have a recipe that you’d like to submit, email me at allison.boyer -at- yahoo.com!

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Game Day Recipe: Easy Ice Cream Sandwiches

S’mores Bars

Time to make: 20 minutes
Cost for ingredients: around $5 (a bit more if you have to buy butter or if you go for name-brand)
Serves: 5-10 people

Ingredients:
Graham Crackers
Two or Three Handfuls of Mini Marshmallows
1 Package of Chocolate Chips (milk, dark, semi, white…even pb chips work! Choose your fave or mix and match)
3/4 cup butter
3/4 cup brown sugar

• Preheat over to 350 degrees.
• Melt butter in the microwave.
•  Spray a cookie sheet with pam or use a non-stick cookie sheet.
• Layout enough graham crackers to cover the cookie sheet.
• Sprinkle mini marshmallows and chips over the graham crackers.
• Mix brown sugar into butter. Use a spoon to drizzle over the cookie sheet.
• Bake for about 10 minutes. The marshmallows should be all puffy and gooey and brown, but the bottom of the bars should not be black.
• Cool before trying to cut.

Going to make these for your game day? If you do, drop me a note and let me know – take a picture and I’ll post it!

Oh, and if you have a recipe that you’d like to submit, email me at allison.boyer -at- yahoo.com!

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Game Day Recipe of the Week: S’mores Bars