THE GIFT ~ 'WINTER SOLSTICE' .......... GOURMET ESPRESSO DRINKS (BRANDY-RUM MOCHACCINO & GRASSHOPPER CAPPUCCINO)

"Never are voices so beautiful as on a winter's evening, when dusk almost hides the body, and they seem to issue from nothingness with a note of intimacy seldom heard by day."

~ Virginia Woolf

(Night and Day)

~ WINTER SOLSTICE (Hubbard Lake)

~ 'FATHER CHRISTMAS' (dressed for Winter)

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BRANDY-RUM MOCHACCINO

~ Warm yourself on frosty winter nights with this piping hot chocolate drink compliments of Mathew Tekulsky's Making Your Own Gourmet Coffee Drinks

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cup of hot espresso

1 1/2 tsp. brandy

1 1/2 tsp. rum

1 12 tsp. creme de cacao

1 Tbsp. chocolate syrup

3 oz. steamed milk

1/4 cup heavy whipped cream

ground cinnamon

ground nutmeg

thin wafer garnish

• Mix espresso, brandy, rum, creme de cacao, and chocolate syrup in a (warmed) glass.
• Add 1 1/2 oz. steamed milk and 1 1/2 oz. milk foam. Top with whipped cream, sprinkle with cinnamon and nutmeg. Garnish with thin wafer.

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GRASSHOPPER CAPPUCCINO

~ For the minty coffee lover from Matthew Tekulsky's

Making Your Own Gourmet Coffee Drinks

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cup of espresso

1 1/2 tsp. creme de menthe

1 1/2 tsp. creme de cacao

3 oz. steamed milk

1/4 cup heavy whipped cream

sweetened chocolate powder

fresh mint sprig for garnish

• Mix espresso, creme de menthe, and creme de cacao in a (warmed) glass.
• Add 1 1/2 oz. steamed milk and 1 1/2 cup milk foam. Top with whipped cream and chocolate powder. Garnish with fresh mint sprig. (Also good over ice)