Will Run For Peas: Will Run For Snog (or Soy Nog) Lattes

Sunday 13 November 2011

Will Run For Snog (or Soy Nog) Lattes

snog

Christmas (or Winter Solstice) is coming,

the goose is getting fat,

stick a feather in the old man's hat...

There will be no goose at Christmas dinner but that doesn't stop me from singing the song for weeks before and after the holiday. Those birds are scary! Especially when PB quacks at them as we waddle by and they decide that they want to hiss and waddle towards us.

Christmas is coming which means that Soy Nog is also coming! If you aren't into raw eggs in a carton but you love nutmeg, cinnamon & cloves (and rum) you just might like a snog latte or a cup o' snog or maybe just some snogging.

Snog Latte

(serves 2)

ingredients

1 cup of unsweetened soy milk (use coconut milk if you are looking for a more decadent drink)

1 cup strong coffee

1/8 tsp tumeric

1/4 tsp cinnamon

1/8 tsp cloves

1/8-1/4 tsp freshly grated nutmeg

buckwheat honey (optional)

turbinado sugar (optional)

spiced rum (optional)

Place milk and spices in a large mason jar and heat in the microwave until the mixture is hot and steamy (alternatively heat on the stove top ensuring that the mixture does not come to a boil). After ensuring that the lid is on securely (hot and steamy disaster otherwise!) shake your mason jar until your milk is frothy.

Alternatively, you can place hot and steamy milk in a blender assuming of course that you didn't forget a spoon in your blender the last time you used it fusing both pieces of your blender together so that it is no longer functional.

Divide coffee between two medium sized mason jars or two regular mugs. Divide milk and foam.

coffee + soynog

Top with buckwheat honey and cinnamon and/or nutmeg. Alternatively, you can coat the rim of your jars or mugs with a mixture of turbinado sugar, cinnamon and nutmeg.

Enjoy.