Vanilla Aphrodisiac Smoothie

Vanilla Aphrodisiac Smoothie Ingredients: 1 cup milk 15 whole cloves 15 cardamom pods 2 cinnamon sticks 1 vanilla pod, split 1 cup vanilla frozen yogurt honey to taste Place milk, cloves, cardamom, and cinnamon in a saucepan Scrape in vanilla seeds from pod. Heat milk but do not boil. Remove from heat and allow to cool, then refrigerate … Continue reading Vanilla Aphrodisiac Smoothie

Notions Potions & Spells: Spring Equinox

Ostara/Spring Equinox notions potions and spells bring you potions for spring scents, and Spells to bless a spring garden. Spring fever Potion 5 drops pure vanilla [from the kitchen] 5 drops lavender essential oil 1/2 cup warm water 4 oz spray bottle Drop the essential oil and vanilla … Continue reading Notions Potions & Spells: Spring Equinox

Food52 Community Pick! Coffee-Infused Upside-Down Banana Skillet Cake

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Valentine Potion

Be My Valentine Potion 2 cups of milk 1 teaspoon sweetened cocoa a Dash of cinnamon a Few Drops of Vanilla 9 Marshmallows Heat milk slowly stirring in each ingredient ..Add the marshmallows last With each Marshmallow you put into the potion Imagine your Valentine being yours and feeling fantastic pour into cups and sip … Continue reading Valentine Potion

Winter Solstice Brew

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Infused liquors are great around the holidays, and require basically nothing more rigorous than a bit of chopping and some pouring.

This vanilla and citrus infused brandy will be perfect around the Yule fire, and will also make a killer sidecar.

Now, truth be told, I may have left this a bit too late this year. It needs 2 weeks of brewing, and then 1-3 weeks of mellowing after it’s strained. So, if you start now, it will be just about ready for Yule. But then again, it’s not like you won’t want to drink it after the holiday, because you will.

And did I mention how easy it is?

The ingredients

You’ll need a bottle of decent brandy. Don’t feel like you need to go crazy (probably won’t want to use a bottle of $80 cognac), but you’ll want something that’s fairly good quality because this isn’t like cooking. You’ll…

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