Purely for medicinal purposes…
I have been a bit poorly lately… full of cold and feeling pretty damn miserable 😦 The weather down here in Melbourne, Australia is wet, wild and windy. Not nice. 
I’ve been in bed, or on the couch for a couple of days – housebound for sure; not exactly tied to my bed …. definitely not like some of these guys in the link to the right. But be warned before you take the leap – they are NSFW. At. All.
It cheered me up some, looking for suitable photos….. I’m all about the research and putting in long hours poring over photos. It’s a tough job!
In keeping with the Poor Me theme I thought I would share my favourite winter warmer recipe. There is nothing nicer than curling up around a large glass of Gluwhein, in front of a roaring fire, with a good book to read. Or nice pictures to look at 🙂
Barb’s Gluwhein
2 bottles inexpensive red wine
1 “splash” Cointreau
1 cup demerara sugar
3 cups water
2 oranges cut into quarters
20 whole cloves
6 to 8 cinnamon sticks broken in half
1 orange, sliced for garnish
Put everything in the pot and stir until sugar is completely dissolved; then simmer gently for 20mins. I often make it the day before and reheat when needed – like curries, the flavours really improve overnight!
Very very nice pics! Ahhh Gluwhein – takes me back to my days living in Austria! Love it but haven’t even thought to make it since living back here….
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I make a huge pot every winter..at least once 🙂
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Haha! Here in Colorado when we talk about “purely for medicinal purposes” we don’t mean alcohol. 😀
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You really need to come Down Under 🙂
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I would love to. BTW – I hope you’re feeling better.
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Sounds good. Hope you feel better 😦
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I suspect Colorado and California have similar meanings for “medicinal” substances.
The winter we had this year wasn’t really cold enough for warmed booze. I did make a fantastic pumpkin hot toddy, but I was sweating when I drank it.
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