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Chicha Morada – Peruvian Beverage with Purple Corn

Do you shop impulsively? Sometimes this happens to me when I buy groceries. I was in a Latino store and suddely this purple corn (in Spanisch maíz morado) caught my eye. I was like, I had never seen anything like this before, so I needed to buy it. When I got home, I sat down and googled what to make out of it. I soon found out that chicha morada seemed to be the most common recipe. It is a refreshing beverage from Peru that does NOT contain any alcohol and has a crazy cool color. Sounded super interesting. So I had to try it. The hardest part was the waiting part because it had to chill. But then finally my husband and me gave it a try. Wow, it was completely different. We drank it on a hot day and it was truly refreshing. Yes, it does contain some sugar, but seriously, I hate sodas that contain so much sugar, you have to drink a lot of water afterwards to quench your thirst. My husband (Colombian) had tried it several times before. For me it was the second time. We were both delighted, this was so much better than what we had tried before. I had only tried it once at a festival, but was not too excited. You can skip the chopped fruit and drink it pure. It is really amazing.

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Aged Eggnog

I actually don’t think I have taken pictures of anything this fast. I believe I gave this eggnog three minutes on my balcony. It was about -3 and during the shot it was snowing heavily. But then, when I could get inside and enjoy a nice cup of eggnog, it was all worth it. Eggnpg is a mix of cream and/or milk, alcohol, eggs, and spices.  This eggnog is prepared with raw eggs, so be sure that they are fresh. It is aged over time, thus you will not need to heat anything.  With age it matures in flavor. The original recipe says to start two to weeks prior consumption, so this is the perfect time if you want to enjoy it for Christmas.

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Simple Hot Chocolate

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I had a weird quirk for a while, every time I went to a café, I would order hot chocolate if they had it, regardless of the season. I was often amazed as to what I was served. I remember eating some sort of custard one time, another time it seemed to be pure melted chocolate, and many times it was something in between. Today I am going to introduce to you some simple hot chocolate I do enjoy and which is very easy to prepare. If you so desire, you can also make it vegan. I have been meaning to publish this recipe here and finally I have gotten around to it, let’s have some hot chocolate!

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