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White Wine Sangria With a Twist

Posted in Drinks, tagged , , , , , , , , on October 1, 2016| 2 Comments »

White Wine Sangria

White Wine Sangria With A Twist

Even though Fall is officially here we still have some wonderful warm days left here in Virginia and a White Wine Sangria is still a refreshing choice for a Saturday evening with good company. Here is my favorite Sangria! Instead of a regular glass of white wine, which can sometimes be a little strong, this Sangria is light and refreshing with a citrous touch. The White Wine Sangria is the perfect alternative, if you like me, prefer to avoid red wine and I’m confident that you’ll really enjoy it 🙂

White Wine Sangria With A Twist (makes 8 serving)

Ingredients:

1 bottle Chardoney

1/4 cup super fine sugar (50 gram)

1 lime, sliced thin

1 lemon, sliced thin

1/2 Granny Smith apple, cored and sliced thin

1 cup apple juice

pinch of salt

12 oz seltzer water

ice cubes

Directions:

In a large pitcher combine wine and sugar, stir until sugar is completely dissolved. Add lime, lemon, apple, apple juice and salt, mix well. Refrigerate pitcher and at least 1 hour or up to 4 hours. Just before serving add seltzer and ice cubes. Enjoy!

Source: adapted from Brian Boitano

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Hvid Gløgg – White Mulled Wine

Posted in Christmas, Danish, Drinks, tagged , , , , , , , , , on December 20, 2015| 3 Comments »

White Gløgg

Hvid Gløgg

It is the time of year, my most favorite, when you cozy up with a warm glass of Gløgg and munch on some delicious Danish Æbleskiver. Gløgg made with red wine is traditional in Denmark and taste wonderful but this Gløgg made with white wine and elderflower concentrate is fantastic. So if you can get your hands on some elderflower concentrate, which is sold by IKEA and a couple of online stores, you simply must try this white wine Gløgg. I used 100 grams of sugar in the recipe but it can probably be cut back to 50 grams, taste as you go along and see how much sugar you like. Enjoy and Merry Christmas to everyone.

Hvid Gløgg

Ingredients:

1 bottle white wine (Chardonnay)

2 deciliter rum(Bacardi) (200 ml or 6.7 fl oz)

2 deciliter Elderflower concentrate (200 ml or 6.7 fl oz)

4 whole cinnamon sticks

8 cardamon pods

50-100 gram sugar (1.8-3.5 oz)

1 organic lemon, sliced

Directions:

Combine all ingredients into a saucepan and warm over low heat. Do not boil or simmer. Serve warm and Enjoy!

Hvid Gløgg

Hvid Gløgg

Source: adapted from politiken.dk

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Varm Chokolade Med Amaretto – Hot Chocolate With Amaretto

Posted in Autumn, Chocolate, Christmas, Comfort food, Drinks, Quick and Easy, tagged , , , , , , , , , on January 12, 2015| 7 Comments »

Varm Chokolade Med Amaretto

Varm Chokolade Med Amaretto

When the weather turns cold there is nothing like a nice cup of hot chocolate to keep you warm. These days I like mine with a shot of Amaretto, just to warm my bones a little more. Adding Amaretto is of course completely optional, but chocolate and Amaretto is a pair made in heaven.

Homemade hot chocolate is not overly sweet, as the store-bought kind, and I love a dollop of whipped cream on top for extra creaminess. Or if you are serving it for children, marshmallows would be a lot more fun. 🙂 Stay warm out there.

Hot Chocolate With Amaretto (Makes 2 large servings)

Ingredients:

5 deciliter (or 16.9 fluid oz) milk

75 gram (or 2.6 oz) dark chocolate 60 %

2 shots Amaretto

whipping cream, optional, for topping

Directions:

If you want a dollop of whipped cream on top of your hot chocolate, whip then cream and set aside.

Chop chocolate finely. Heat milk to 85 degrees C (185 degrees F) which is hot, but not simmering. Remove from heat and add chopped chocolate. Stir until chocolate is dissolved. Add Amaretto and stir. Pour into serving glass and top with a dollop of whipped cream if desired, serve immediately or store hot chocolate in a thermos for later. Enjoy

Hot Chocolate With Amaretto

Hot Chocolate With Amaretto

Source: My Danish Kitchen

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Rhubarb juice

Posted in Canning, Drinks, tagged , , , , on August 25, 2013| 9 Comments »

Rhubarb Juice

Rhubarb Juice

As summer is finally winding down I wanted to make just one more recipe with Rhubarbs. This is a wonderful Rhubarb juice which I have been enjoying with my “bubble water” (Perrier water) and I also mixed it with some champagne or you could use your favorite sparkling wine, all very delicious. This late in the season it gets more challenging finding good Rhubarbs so when you shop for it, make sure the stalks are bright in color and crisp (no bending stalks here).

Fun Rhubarb fact: did you know that back in the 1940’s a New York court decided that Rhubarbs should be referred to as a fruit rather than a vegetable, due to fact that it’s usually paired with other fruits when cooking (guilty by association) 🙂

Rhubarb juice (makes 2 3/4 cups)

Ingredients:

5 rhubarb stalks (580 grams or 20.5 oz)

200 grams sugar (7 oz or 1 cup)

4.5 deciliter water (or 2 cups)

Directions:

Wash bottle or other glass container in hot soapy water, rinse well. Bring a kettle of water to a boil and poor into cleaned class container, allow to sit until rhubarb juice is ready.

Rinse and chop rhubarbs into 2 cm (3/4 inch) pieces. Place rhubarb into a cooking pot, add sugar and water. Bring up to a slow boil and simmer uncovered for 15 minutes.  Strain through a fine mesh sieve into a bowl. Return juice back into cleaned cooking pot, bring back to a simmer and poor into sterilized glass container. Store in refrigerator for up to 1 month. Enjoy!

Source: inspired by Downton Abbey Cooks

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Carrabba’s Razzamatini

Posted in Drinks, tagged , , , , , on April 29, 2013|

Carrabba's Razzamatini

Carrabba’s Razzamatini

One of our favorite place to eat is Carrabba’s Italian Grill. Since it’s just the two of us we always sit by the grill and watch the staff prepare the food, it makes for great entertainment. We don’t usually buy alcoholic drinks with our meal but when we were dinning there with my In-laws I went outside our normal routine. I ordered the Carrabba’s Raspberry Martini (Razzamatini) and it was so delicious I could have sucked the entire drink down in one mouthful…but I behaved myself 🙂

Razzamatini

Razzamatini

After our visit there I started searching for a recipe for the Razzamatini and I actually found one. When I first tested the Razzamatini it was a little bitter and so I did just a slight adjustment and I think it’s pretty much right on, at least the way it was served for me that night. I tried it first using Smirnoff Raspberry Vodka and it was very good and then I tried it with Stolichnaya Raspberry Vodka (Stoli Razberi) and it was even better, so if you can get Stoli Razberi Vodka I would recommend that particular brand. I hope you enjoy this delicious drink, SkĂĄl and Cheers!

Razzamatini, makes 1 drink

Ingredients:

2 oz Raspberry Vodka

1 oz Chambord

1 oz Sour Mix

1 oz Cran-Raspberry juice

Directions:

Pour all ingredients into a cocktail mixer with a handful of ice. Shake and pour into your glass.  Garnish with fresh raspberries or blackberries if you like. Cheers and enjoy!

Source: adapted from Cincinnati Mom

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Hyldeblomst Saft – Elderflower Drink

Posted in Danish, Drinks, tagged , , , , , , on June 4, 2012| 4 Comments »

Hyldeblomst Saft

Hyldeblomster (Elderflowers) has played a big role in Nordic mythology. It was believed that the goddess Freja lived by the Elderflowers and that the bushes provided protection from evil. The flowers were also thought to give relief from ailments such as toothaches, fevers, depression and insomnia. In today’s modern Denmark Elderflowers are still very popular but for different reasons. Today the mature flowers are used to make a wonderful tasty juice concentrate. The Elderflower bushes can be found growing wild in the woods, fields or parks and the time to harvest the fragrant flowers is in early June. I have never come across Elderflowers here where we live, then again, I haven’t really gone scavenger hunting for them either. In any case, I did come across some delicious Elderflower concentrate at my all-time favorite store IKEA and wanted to share with you this refreshing drink which is perfect for the hot summer days here in Virginia.

Hyldeblomst Saft – Elderflower Concentrate

Ingredients:

Makes 1 glass

Hyldeblomst (Elderflower) with Water

1/4 cup Elderflower concentrate

3/4 cup ice-cold water

ice cubes

lemon slice

Hyldeblomst (Elderflower) with Carbonated Water (and Rum)

1/4 cup Elderflower concentrate

3/4 cup carbonated water (such as Perrier)

ice cubes

1 shot Captain Morgan’s Spiced Rum (optional)

Directions:

Making sure the water or carbonated water is ice-cold, mix with concentrate. Add ice cubes and remaining ingredients such as lemon slice and rum if desired. Enjoy!

Hyldeblomst Saft mixed in blender with ice.

Source: My Danish Kitchen

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