Adam@Home by Rob Harrell for December 15, 2015

It wasn’t always like a marinade.All those cookies and hot cocoa became like a marinade when Santa started to add a shot of Peppermint Schnapps to the hot cocoa..Hot chocolate with Peppermint Schnapps.

Ingredients

1 quart milk (skim, 2 percent or whole) or half-and-half6 ounces bittersweet or semisweet chocolate, chopped (recommended: Scharffenberger)9 ounces peppermint schnappsWhipped cream, for serving6 peppermint sticks, for serving

Directions

Heat 1 cup of the milk in a medium saucepan over low heat. Add chocolate, stirring constantly, until melted. When the chocolate has melted, increase heat to medium and add the remainder of the milk while whisking rapidly. Do not allow to boil.

Serve in small cups fortified with a jigger (1 1/2 ounces) of peppermint schnapps and a dollop of whipped cream. Add a peppermint stick to stir.

Recipe courtesy of Michael Chiarello

Read more at: http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/michael-chiarello/hot-chocolate-with-peppermint-schnapps-recipe.html?oc=linkback

Only in the US. In the UK it’s alcohol (sherry, brandy, rum , whisky etc.) and mince-pies, because Santa is a grown-up! ;-) .

Very few Amurikans are grown ups.

@NeedaChuckle: I’m holding my breath until you take that back!

The Most Interesting Zombie in the World…

Sorry, Kids, I’ll just take some of the cookies. :))

More like marmalade, if you ask me…

I, for one, will be infinitely grateful when the Zombie craze ends. Enough, already!