The Hot Beverage Reinvented
Your choices are multiple; delicious
herbal, fruit or aromatic teas and, of course, smooth or
full-flavoured coffees. For those who seek a little taste of
comfort, there are hot beverages – just as heavenly as they’re
unusual – whose scents will fill the home.
Among the tea's many benefits, it's believed to help reduce the risks in the development of certain types of cancer and cardiovascular diseases.
Coffee, in reasonable quantities of 400 to 450 mg a day – is believed to help prevent cancers of the liver and colon, and to protect against certain types of degenerative diseases. It's also considered an effective antidepressant.
Now's the time to reinvent the classics and include the more innovative beverages to your routine!
If you're a sweet-tooth or, simply, a lover of culinary
delights:
- To make 4 cups, heat together 300 ml of milk, ½ teaspoon of vanilla, ½ stick of cinnamon and 1teaspoon of brown sugar.
- Let simmer, then add 350 ml of cream and mix for 2 minutes.
- Incorporate 200 g of finely grated 70% or more black chocolate.
- Then whip for 4 minutes, making sure the mixture doesn't boil.
Remove from heat and continue to whip, or put in the blender for a
foamier hot chocolate.
Enjoy this passage into Indian flavours.
- To make 4 cups, bring 400 ml of water and the following spice mix to a boil: 5 cardamom seeds (or 1 teaspoon of cardamom powder), ½ tablespoon of freshly grated ginger, 1 teaspoon of cinnamon, 5 black peppercorns and 2 cloves.
- Once the water is boiling, remove from heat and add 4 teaspoons of black tea and 2 teaspoons of sugar.
- Infuse for 3 minutes.
- Then, filter and add 400 ml of hot milk.
A beverage that comforts, calms and relaxes. And it's an excellent remedy to soothe children's stomachaches.
- Add 2 tablespoons of orange-flower water to 500 ml of boiling water.
- Then add 2 tablespoons of brown sugar.
- Once the mixture has come to a boil, remove from heat and cover
for a few minutes. Enjoy its comforting effects.
Ideal to bring along on a hike!
Mix 8 cups of apple cider or juice, 2 or 3 cloves, 3 cinnamon
sticks and a generous piece of orange rind, and bring to a boil.
Simmer for 5 minutes and enjoy!
A healthy and nutritious drink, which just so happens to be delicious!
- In a large bowl, beat together 4 egg yolks and ½ cup of sugar.
- Add ¼ teaspoon of salt.
- Then, gradually add 4 cups of milk, 1 teaspoon of vanilla and a few drops of brandy or rum essence.
- In another bowl, beat together 4 egg whites and ½ cup of sugar until it forms stiff peaks, then incorporate to first mixture.
- Serve hot, as is, or topped with a dollop of whipped cream, and a pinch of nutmeg.
Click here to visit the Charming Coffee recipe; it's an interesting fusion of coffee and maraschino cherries. Take advantage of this opportunity to include it to your Metro.ca recipe book; it will only be a click away.