Warming Up Lemons

Are you a person who freezes when the temperature falls below 10C? And a real horror starts when it falls below -10C? Are you slowly getting more and more hopeless trying to warm yourself up? Well - here is a perfect idea for an evening warm up, when you don't need to bother about driving anywhere (cause we all remember, no driving after alcohol :) ). These lemons are just a perfect match with a hot tea, during a cold, winter evening :) Easy, cheap, really works :) If you are not an adult or you would like to give it to your children - prepare it without Rum.

Why didn't my grandparents tell me about it earlier? Or - why didn't I think of it earlier? Well... better late than never ;)

Before preparing:

• Make sure your lemons are scalded precisely.
• Lemon's skin may give a little bitter taste, so the skin can be peeled to avoid it.

Ingredients:

• 0,5kg of lemons (4-5 lemons, choose those with thin skin, beautifully yellow, with no darker spots)
• 100-150g of honey
• 20-40ml of Golden Rum (or more, depending on a personal taste)
• 1-2 teaspoons of sugar (optionally)

Preparation:

1. Prepare a clean jar.
2. Wash lemons and scald them with hot, boiling water.
3. Cut both edges of every lemon, throw them away.
4. Cut lemons into slices, put inside the jar.
5. Take a glass, put honey inside, add Rum(optionally) and stir precisely.
6. If desired - add sugar and stir till it melts.
7. Pour the mixture to the jar with lemons.
8. Close the jar and leave it in peace for 2-3 days.
9. It is good to shake the jar from time to time (for example once a day).
10. Bon Appetit!! :)

Hot chocoa

A perfect liquid when the weather starts getting colder and colder... :) More natural then ready-made products you can buy in a shop and stir with milk... and for sure it contains more cocoa than any artificial product :) One important caution - if you won't add any sugar it will be really bitter.

Recipe comes from my mum and my mind :)

Ingredients (for one cup/mug):

• 200-300 ml of milk
• 3-4 teaspoons of baking cocoa (bitter one, for baking purposes)

Optional ingredients:

• 3-5 teaspoons of sugar
• a pinch of (for example): cinammon, cardamom, nutmeg or even ground chilli pepper
• decoration: whipped cream, chocolate chips

Preparation:

1. Take a pot. Put the milk inside, start boiling it, stiring from time to time so that it doesn't burn. 
2. When it reaches 100C, add cocoa, and stir to avoid the lumps.
3. Here is the time to add sugar.
4. Boil for a while, turn off the heat.
5. Put in a mug/cup, add spice(s) and decorate.
6. Bon Appetit! :)