For the entire month of December, we’ve been painstakingly researching the perfect cup of hot chocolate. It was a delicious adventure.

We finally found a recipe that works for us. Not too sweet. Not too chocolaty. With a lingering a hint of fresh milk.

Combine:
2 tablespoons cocoa
3 tablespoons sugar
1/8 teaspoon salt

Add and stir well:
4 cups milk
1 teaspoon

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Shorel loves eggnog. Every year we make a couple of batches of our own nog between Thanksgiving and Christmas. We like this eggnog recipe because the eggs are cooked not raw.

INGREDIENTS

4 cups milk
5 whole cloves
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
12 egg yolks
1 1/2 cups sugar
2 cups light cream (Nestle Whipping Cream)
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1/2

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INGREDIENTS

2/3 cup instant coffee granules
1 cup powdered non-dairy creamer
1 cup powdered chocolate drink mix
1/2 cup white sugar
3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
3/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg

DIRECTIONS

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Toss into a crock-pot:

2 quarts water (8 cups)
8 bags black tea (or 8 tablespoons loose leaf)
3/4 cup sugar
16 whole cloves (丁香 ding xiang)
16 whole cardamom seeds ( 豆蔻 dòu kòu) with pods removed (optional, but we recommend it)
5 cinnamon sticks (肉桂 ròu guì)
8 skinny slices fresh ginger

Cover. Cook on high for 2 to 2.5

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Indian Chai

In India, “Chai” literally means “tea.” Indian Chai is a fragrant, sweet and milky mixture that tastes great.

COMBINE:

1 cup water
1 cup milk
1 tablespoon black tea
1 teaspoon sugar
1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
1/8 teaspoon ground cloves

Mix ingredients in a saucepan. Bring to a simmer. Stir constantly until the tea becomes a rich brown. Strain into two

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