#gingerwine

I just wish Elex would stop using her for cheap Girl Power™︎ 95% of the time when she appears though :(

Chai lattes and pumpkin spice lattes

Ginger wine (non alcoholic tastes best)

Hot chocolate or warm milk (with sugar and cinnamon)

Stewed apples

Pies!! All the pies!!!!

Warming homemade soup

Homemade muffins or bread

Cookies!!

Nuts (monkey nuts!) and oranges

Roasted marshmallows

Noodles!! (Not as seasonal, but they make a heck of a good comfort food)

Feel free to add!

Gingersnap

I've been waiting for a long time to make this cocktail, weighing making my own ginger wine or using a store-bought liqueur being part of my hesitancy. But a cold snap finally made up my mind and I went with a homemade ginger liqueur to pull this one off. The reason for my hesitancy is that the recipe calls for ginger wine, a spirit you brew yourself like a beer but with sugar water and fresh ginger using wine yeast. Who does that? Even I was daunted by the process. I felt that the flavor of ginger wine, however would be more authentic, and funky tasting than a store bought ginger liqueur. My solution of a homemade liqueur was a good compromise. Ages ago, I set aside some ginger slices in vodka. After a few days I strained out the solids and added sugar syrup. This ginger liqueur was hot and sweet, but less strong than the vodka was itself. I had just enough of it left to make this drink. I bought candied ginger and used it to good effect to flavor the drink even further.