National Chili Day
Hi – Tim Bice here. It’s a cool and rainy day here in sunny south Florida so in honor of National Chili Day, my wife Karin and I decided to whip up a batch of chili! And we’d like to share it with you.

First I wanted to tell you a bit about how my mother taught me to cook.

When I got to driving age my mom found she neede…[Read more]

National Chili Day
Hi – Tim Bice here. It’s a cool and rainy day here in sunny south Florida so in honor of National Chili Day, my wife Karin and I decided to whip up a batch of chili! And we’d like to share it with you.

First I wanted to tell you a bit about how my mother taught me to cook.

When I got to driving age my mom found she neede…[Read more]

Virgin Punch

Serves Approximately 16 people

INGREDIENTS:

• One 46-oz. can unsweetened pineapple juice 3 cups apricot nectar
• 2 cups orange juice
• 1/4 cup lemon juice
• 1 quart club soda
• 1 quart pineapple sherbet

INSTRUCTIONS:

1. Chill all ingredients.
2. Mix all four juices in a punch bowl.
3. Just before serving, add the club…[Read more]

Coffee Ice Cream Punch

INGREDIENTS:

• 3 cups strong coffee (cooled)
• 1 gallon vanilla ice cream
• 1 pint whipped cream
• INSTRUCTIONS:

1. Mix all ingredients together just before serving.
2. This is a great “women’s get- together” punch!

Peppermint Patty

INGREDIENTS:

• Gingerbread crumbs
• 11/2 oz.vodka
• 1 oz. Godiva Chocolate Liqueur (okay, make it a little more!)
• Splash of peppermint schnapps
• Bite-size chocolate-covered peppermint patty (like a “York”)

INSTRUCTIONS:

1. Lightly wet the outside rim of a chilled martini glass and dip it in the gingerbread crumbs.
2. S…[Read more]

Candy Cane Martini

INGREDIENTS:

• Finely crushed peppermint candy 11/2 oz.vodka
• 1 oz. peppermint schnapps
• Small peppermint candy canes
INSTRUCTIONS:

1. Lightly wet the outside rim of a chilled martini glass and dip it in the crushed peppermint.
2. Shake up the vodka and peppermint schnapps and pour into your chilled martini glass…[Read more]

White Christmas Hot Chocolate

This is a very “Christmassy” recipe for hot chocolate. The rest of the year we make our hot chocolate a bit differently, but at Christmas we go
all out! Even some of the adults will pass on coffee and go for the hot chocolate!
INGREDIENTS:

• 12 oz. of milk (I make it really creamy with whole milk)
• 1 1/4 oz.…[Read more]

Quacky Eggnog

Makes approximately 20 cups

INGREDIENTS:

• 1 quart dairy eggnog
• 1 pint vanilla ice cream, softened 1 quart 7-Up

INSTRUCTIONS:

1. Just before serving, combine eggnog and softened ice cream.
2. Slowly add 7-Up.
3. You can add a little extra “flavor” by putting some brandy or whiskey directly into the punch. Or, if you are hav…[Read more]

PUMPKIN SPICE MARTINI

INGREDIENTS:

• 2 T. 100% pure pumpkin puree

• 3/4 oz. simple syrup*

• 2 oz. vanilla vodka

• 2 oz. Bailey’s Irish Cream liquor

• 1/8 tsp. pumpkin pie spice

INSTRUCTIONS:

1) Fill a cocktail shaker with ice. Add pumpkin puree, simple syrup, vodka, Bailey’s, and pumpkin pie spice; shake for about 30 seconds.…[Read more]