Recipes for Real Life
Here it is, Recipe Realism’s second-annual, year-end ‘Best of . . .’ list. As always, the decision wasn’t quite so obvious in some categories as it was in others. Recipes were rated on the following criteria: ease, time, and taste. See if any of your Recipe Realism favorites made the list! Beverage of the Year …
Lately I have started making homemade whipped cream. For a while a lot of the recipes I was making called for heavy whipping cream and I always ended up with leftover cream. Then I had recipes that I wanted to have whipped cream with. So I resolved to learn how to make my own whipped …
Hands-on Time: 5 minutes Total Time: 5 minutes Hot chocolate 2 pinches ground chili powder 2 pinches ground cinnamon 2 Tbsp sweetened whipped cream Mix the hot cocoa with half the chili powder and cinnamon. Top with the whipped cream. Sprinkle with the remaining chili powder and cinnamon. This is my favorite of the three …
Hands-on Time: 5 minutes Total Time: 5 minutes Hot chocolate ¼ c mint chocolate chip ice cream 1 sprig fresh mint, optional Top the hot cocoa with the ice cream and mint. The second recipe from Real Simple’s, ‘Start with Hot Chocolate’ does not disappoint. I love, love, love mint chocolate chip ice cream. I’ve even …
Hands-on Time: 5 minutes Total Time: 10 minutes Hot chocolate 3 marshmallows 3 Tbsp malted milk powder, optional Broil the marshmallows in the broiler or a toaster oven until just golden, about 30 seconds. Mix the hot cocoa with the malted milk powder. Top with the marshmallows. From Real Simple’s ‘Start with Hot Cocoa’ …