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Sunday, November 13, 2011

Apple Caramel Cider


Hi everyone! I’m kicking off the fall season with a few of my favorite autumn themed drink recipes. The first recipe I’m going to share with you is Caramel Apple Cider, which is one of my favorite drinks to cozy up with during a cool fall night while I read. There’s something really comforting about apple cider, which I think has something to do with all the apple juice I drank as a kid… It’s kinda funny how all my comfort foods are just variations of the things I ate when I was little. Anyway, here’s the recipe for one of my favorite spins on apple cider adapted from a recipe I saw on Food.com: Caramel Apple Cider.

Ingredients:

  • 1 ½ cups apple cider (You can buy it at any grocery store—just make sure you get “cider” and not “juice.”)
  • 1 ½ tablespoons caramel sauce or dip
  • ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
  • whipped cream
  • caramel flavored syrup

Instructions:

  1. Combine all ingredients into a sauce pan.
  2. Heat over medium-high heat and stir (don’t let all the caramel stick to the bottom of the pan).
  3. Once the cider is hot and all the caramel has melted, pour into a mug.
  4. Top off your drink with whipped cream and lightly drizzle caramel syrup to your liking… and enjoy!

MOVEMBER NAILS!


Don't worry I know it's Sunday!
But I thought I would show you my nails from yesterday, which I did to cheer up the start of the week!

Yes, kind of crazy but it works! Every time I look down at my nails with little different moustaches on them it makes me smile. Well I find moustaches in general hilarious but on my nails it's even better.



Moustache Mugs (£11.50) from Pere Ibruegger
I took my inspiration from the above picture and have to say I think I need to put one of those moustache mugs on my Christmas List!

To actually create the moustaches I have to admit it can be a bit tricky especially doing it with your other hand but I did do it with a fine tipped Sharpie pen which did help! But as for a tutorial I really couldn't explain how to draw them on to the nails - it's just a matter of copying each style of moustache slowly and then filling them in with the sharpie pen!

Really hope you like these and even try them out Monday to see if they
cheer up the start of your own week!