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Very Berry Christmas Cocktail
Hello everyone! Not long time left until Christmas - only 29 days!!! Are you already get into festive mood?
Today I`m gonna share with you one great festive cocktail idea. It`s open for improvising and perfect to keep the spirit on at your Christmas party.
As you already know, I love cinnamon and all Christmas spices. So today`s recipe will be really jolly and spicy. It requires a little bit of preparation but trust me after that you won`t regret the effort.
First you need to prepare your Spicy Jolly Syrup. There are two ways of preparation. It all depends on you and your budget.
Type 1 Spicy Jolly Syrup:
500 ml Water
200 g Brown sugar
100 g Honey
100 g Fresh ginger
100 g Fresh cranberries
50 g Fresh Raspberries
Dry Cherries
Prunes
4 Cinnamon sticks
A few drops of Lemon juice
Type 2 Spicy Jolly Syrup:
500 ml Water
200 g Brown sugar
100 g Honey
100 g Fresh ginger
2-3 teaspoons Very berry tea ( or any forest fruits tea)
2-4 Cinnamon sticks
A few drops of Lemon juice
Preparation:
The directions are the same for both recipes. Boil the water, add all other ingredients in order - sugar, honey, ginger (diced), tea/berries, cinnamon, and finally squeeze a wedge of lemon. In my recipe I have used very nice festive tea from Ronnefeldt . It`s a blend of dried apple, pineapple, black currants, prunes,and elderflower already spiced with cinnamon, so I added just 2 cinnamon sticks in addition. After ten minutes remove from the heat and strain the syrup. Let it chill for a few hours. After pour into a hermetic bottle or jar and store in the fridge. One bottle is enough for about 30-35 cocktails (depends on your taste).
Great! Your Spicy Jolly Syrup is ready and you can use it trough the whole winter season. Now it`s time to prepare the cocktail.
Very Berry Christmas Cocktail:
15 ml Spicy Jolly Syrup (or more if you like it sweeter)
30 ml Vanilla flavoured vodka
15 ml Apple juice
5-10 ml Lemon juice
Champagne/Sparkling wine
Dry berries for garnish
Preparation:
Shake the vodka, apple juice, and lemon juice together with a lot of ice. Don`t worry if you don`t have a shaker at home! You can simply strain over the ice into a glass. Then slowly, using a spoon, add the Spicy Jolly Syrup. Because it`s heavier, it will go strait to the bottom of the glass and you will get a fancy looking multi-layered cocktail. Top up with a splash of baubles and garnish with dry berries.
Tips:
As I already said, this cocktail is open for improvising.
-If you are not a fan of vodka, you could replace it with gin ( best is elderflower flavoured gin ).
-You can make it a long drink with simply add some extra apple juice to your cocktail.
-You can improvise with the decoration. You can use cinnamon stick, fresh cranberries etc.
-Always serve with a cocktail straw or a stirrer (you can use a cinnamon stick, or sugar candy as a stirrer). It`s important the cocktail to be well stirred before consumption.
-You also can use the Spicy Jolly Syrup for making a lot of festive mocktails using fruit juices and soft drinks.
And now it`s time to enjoy this delicious drink!
Cheers!
xxx Your Christmas Fairy
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Spiced Apple Mulled Cider
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Good morning! New week approaches. Make it special!
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"When we recall Christmas past, we usually find that the simplest things - not the great occasions - give of the greatest glow of happiness." - Bob Hope
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Perfect Sunday evening! Relax at home with a shot of my favourite cinnamon liqueur. Smells like Christmas... Cheers!
xxx Your Christmas Fairy
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Christmas at Somerset House, London
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Jolly Snowballs
“`Tis the season to be jolly fa la la la la la la la la... “
If the first snow is still mirage, let`s make some holly jolly snowballs at home!
This delicious snowballs could be prepared in ten minutes or in two hours. It all depends on how much free time you have. The result is the same - simply amazing! Let`s talk about the recipe.
Ingredients:
Marzipan
White/Milk/Dark Chocolate or Nutella
Vanillin
Cinnamon
Ground coconut
Directions:
The first thing you should think about is are you gonna make your own Marzipan, or you will use a ready one from the shop. It`s gonna take quite longer time if you decide to make your own Marzipan but the pleasure will be double. In case you accept the challenge, you can find an easy recipe for home made marzipan from The Graceful Kitchen. But don`t worry even if you decide to use a ready one, your snowballs will still be delicious!
Once you have your Marzipan ready prepare two saucers - one with grated coconut, and one with the chocolate. You could use white, milk, or dark chocolate, melted in advance. Or you can simply use Nutella, as I did this time.
When you get your saucers ready you can start making your desserts.
Cut the marzipan in equal parts . The size is up to you and how big you`d like your snowballs. After shape a ball of each piece of the marzipan.
Then dip the balls into the chocolate, and after into the coconut
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You can have white snowballs using a white chocolate, or muddy snowballs (as on the photos) using milk, dark chocolate or Nutella.
Repeat this to all marzipan balls.
Once all your snowballs are ready sprinkle them with a mix of vanillin sugar and cinnamon.
Enjoy this delicious blend of almond, cinnamon, and coconut! So yummy!
xxx Your Christmas Fairy
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This is what I call a nightmare before Christmas 😃😱😆
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So many little tings to enjoy during the festive season...so much happiness around!
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Top 3 Christmas Movies of 2017
What is Christmas without Christmas movies?!
I already made for you an exciting Christmas Movies Advent Calendar with classic movies, which is gonna be available on 1 December 2017. There is one movie for each day of December until Christmas.
Now let`s have a look through the Christmas movies of 2017. Here is my Top 3.
1. Olaf`s Frozen adventure - Coming out last but on the first place in my list. Very funny Christmas-themed Walt Disney production. This time the story is about Olaf and Sven who will go on an epic adventure to find a perfect holiday tradition for Elsa and Anna. But are they going to make it on time for Christmas? Let`s watch and see :). Coming out soon - 22 November in US, 25 November in UK and rest of Europe.
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2. A Bad Moms Christmas - This is an exceptionally funny comedy about a group of under-appreciated mothers rebel against the expectations of Christmas. I love Mila Kunis and her presence as one of the main roles makes the experience of the movie even more excited for me. A Bad Moms Christmas is already out, and MUST BE SEEN!
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3. Daddy`s Home 2 - Another festive comedy that won`t let you stop laughing! It`s out in the cinemas, so why don`t you choose a nice company, grab a big bucket of popcorn, and have some fun?
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xxx Your Christmas Fairy
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