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Home Made Irish Cream

March 4, 2012 By 44 Comments

1 can (14oz) sweetened condensed milk

8 oz heavy cream

4 eggs

16 oz Irish whiskey (I used Jamesons)

2 oz espresso

1 oz chocolate syrup

1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

1/4 teaspoon almond extract

Beat the condensed milk, cream and eggs in a glass bowl.  Place the bowl over a pan of simmering water and continue to gently whisk until the mixture reaches 160°F on your thermometer.  The mixture should also lightly coat the back of a metal spoon.  Remove this from the heat and let it cool to room temperature.  Add the whiskey, coffee, chocolate syrup, vanilla and almond extracts.  Stir well.  This recipe makes about 1 1/4 quarts, but since it is fresh, it must be stored in the refrigerator.  It will keep for up to 1 month.

As always when I post a cocktail, I’m going to share a favorite piece of music with you!  I love Patty Griffin!  And this song always brings me such a feeling of clarity, simplicity and joy.  I’m not Irish, but my blessing to you is that it will make you feel the same!  Enjoy this Irish cream and have yourselves a Heavenly Day!

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Warm Irish Cream Shots

September 9, 2011 By 32 Comments

1/4 cup Bailey’s Irish Cream

2 TBSP Kahlua

1/2 cup heavy cream

1/4 cup milk

Warm all ingredients over low heat in a small saucepan.  Pour into shot glasses.  Serve with palmiers (recipe to follow a little later).

Well…..we are going on 4 days straight of down pouring rain here in D.C.   I know there are some areas of the country that are in desperate need of rain and I wish we could have shared ours with you!  But this happy hour, I thought it appropriate to drink something sweet and warm and comforting.  And this creamy little shot (or 2 or 3!) were just that!

So kick your feet up, dry off your socks, and enjoy this little drink with a sweet palmier; and a clip that can’t help but make me smile…..even on the dreariest of days.  GENE KELLY with the classic SINGING IN THE RAIN!

Have a sweet happy hour and a GREAT weekend everyone!

 

 

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Coconut Irish Cream Truffles

July 6, 2011 By 14 Comments

“IF NOT FOR CHOCOLATE, THERE WOULD BE NO NEED FOR CONTROL TOP PANTYHOSE.  AN ENTIRE GARMENT INDUSTRY WOULD BE DEVASTATED.”    Author unknown

 

I have been wanting to make some form of candy for some time now.  What better way to start than with TRUFFLES!!!  I had a few fits and starts.  The first batch a few weeks ago to include my old nemesis the strawberry….turned out like bubble gum!  And today, though the cream center had set quite nicely….I initially scooped them out a little bit large!  And after rolling the first few in chocolate and then coconut…..well they ended up looking more like meatballs than truffles!  (Hey!  I’m all for eating a Coconut Irish Cream Meatball!!!)

So to get the really easy recipe for these, with a slight variation, and to laugh with me at the picture of the ‘meatballs’ I’ve also posted….come on in……. [Read more...]

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Irish Cream Mousse Bites

June 14, 2011 By 10 Comments

“WRITER’S BLOCK IS A FANCY TERM MADE UP BY WHINERS SO THEY CAN HAVE AN EXCUSE TO DRINK ALCOHOL.”  Steve Martin

 Today, I had the day off.  And I love having a quiet day, all to myself, in my kitchen.  I always imagine it as an opportunity to make something more challenging than usual.  But today, I had a “writer’s block” of sorts.  I have a million cookbooks, a bazillion magazine articles clipped out, and access to a gazillion recipes online.

Maybe I was just overstimulated….because I couldn’t decide what to make!  Isn’t that crazy?  So yes….I gravitated to alcohol….Bailey’s to be exact!  And I am glad I did.  These are such a sweet little treat and easy because……. [Read more...]

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