Jac: We’d been making references to eggnog here and there ever since the Christmas season began and so yesterday feeling down and out from a persistent bug that reared it’s ugly head again on a weekend no less, I told bran that I wanted eggnog. Eggnog, gingerbread cookies, roasted cured ham, turkey and a warm fireplace. Well two out of five ain’t that bad I suppose

Bran: Poor Jac had been sickly and craving all sorts of things to eat, and eggnog seemed simple enough. I was curious about how it would turn out, so we set off on a quest, after making quick work of some soba and sushi at Sushi King. Yes, only Jac would crave Japanese noodles and then want to have eggnog and gingerbread men…

Eggnog and giant gingerbread man
(minus the roast ham, turkey and fireplace

Bran’s Eggnog Recipe:

Serves 4-5

500ml Milk
300ml Cream
4 Eggs (yolks and whites separated)
1/3 cup + 1 tablespoon of sugar
1 teaspoon of Nutmeg
2 sticks of cinnamon
100ml 0f Tequila & Grand Marnier Cointreau (traditionally rum, brandy, whisky or bourbon is used instead)

1. Bring milk, cream, cinnamon and nutmeg to a boil in a saucepan and turn off the heat as soon as it does.

2. Whisk the egg yolks with 1/3cup of sugar until it pales and then beat the egg white with 1 tablespoon of sugar, until it’s so fluffy and stiff that you can put the bowl over your head, a la Gordon Ramsay.

3. Add the boiled mixture very gradually into the blended egg yolk and sugar, whisking constantly.

4. Fold in the whisked egg white gently.

5. Chill or serve warm with a sprinkling of nutmeg powder.

6. Settle down in front of a warm fireplace with snow gently falling outside the frosted windows and enjoy..

After the cannibals had their fill of ‘ol ginger man
(minus arms, legs and one eye :p)

Jac: Now there’s still some eggnog leftover from last night, so I’m off to get some comfort for my tummy

Bran: In the end, the final result was alright. The mixture of orange liquor (triple sec, which is what Grand Marnier is) and eggnog didn’t quite mix well for me. But Jac has a different opinion, of course.